Ice Chips: Guenther rejoining Yotes after golden goal

Arizona Coyotes

Dylan Guenther is heading back to the NHL and rejoining the Arizona Coyotes after scoring the golden goal for Canada in overtime against Czechia on Thursday, TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston reports.

The 19-year-old forward last played for the Coyotes on Dec. 7 and has three goals and eight assists in 21 games this season.

Guenther, who is from Edmonton, made his NHL debut this season after being selected ninth overall by the Coyotes in 2021.

Guenther produced seven goals and three assists over seven games for Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championship.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman will miss Friday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets as his family is expecting the birth of their second child in the coming days, Chris Krenn reports.

Hedman, 32, has one goal, 24 assists and a plus-9 rating in 35 games this season.

TSN's John Lu reports that netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy is a game-time decision due to an injury.

Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets are getting some key reinforcements back in their lineup for Friday's clash against the Tampa Bay Lightning. 

Head coach Rick Bowness told the media that Nikolaj Ehlers, Cole Perfetti, Nate Schmidt and Blake Wheeler will all play against the Lightning on Friday after missing time with various injuries. 

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Projected lineup based on Thursday's practice as per TSN's John Lu:

Connor - Dubois - Ehlers
Perfetti - Scheifele - Wheeler
Barron - Lowry - Kuhlman
Jonsson-Fjallby - Stenlund - Gagner

Morrissey - DeMelo
Dillon - Pionk
Schmidt - Samberg

Hellebuyck
Rittich

Scratches: Gustafsson, Heinola, Capobianco

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators forward Mathieu Joseph, who has been sidelined since Dec. 8 with a lower-body injury, skated in a non-contact jersey at practice on Friday, Bruce Garrioch reports.

The Laval, Que., native has two goals and seven assists in 25 games this season. 

Garrioch also reports that defenceman Travis Hamonic was having difficulty skating and left early from practice. 

Hamonic logged over 16 minutes of ice time in the Senators' most recent game - a 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Jan. 3.

The St. Malo, Man., native has three goals, four assists and a minus-7 rating in 38 games this season.

The Senators are preparing to host the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.

Seattle Kraken

TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston reports that the Seattle Kraken have sent centre Shane Wright back to the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL.

The expectation is that Wright will be traded to another OHL team for the remainder of the season.  

The Burlington, Ont., native helped Canada capture gold at the 2023 World Junior Championship, tallying four goals and three assists in seven games.

Wright, 19, was selected fourth overall by the Kraken in the 2022 NHL entry draft.

Wright has registered one goal and one assist in eight games with the Kraken in 2022-23.

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday that blueliner Kaiden Guhle will be sidelined for a minimum of six-to-eight weeks with a lower-body injury.

The 20-year-old from Edmonton has two goals, 12 assists and a minus-14 rating in 36 games this season.

Minnesota Wild

Brandon Duhaime will return to the lineup for the Minnesota Wild for their game Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

The 25-year-old forward hasn't played since Nov. 23.

Duhaime has three goals and one assist in 14 games this season.

Smith also reported that Mats Zuccarello is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

The veteran forward, 35, got banged up in the Wild's most recent game against the Lightning on Wednesday.

Zuccarello has 16 goals and 24 assists in 37 games so far this season.

Chicago Blackhawks

Patrick Kane will not be in the lineup when the Chicago Blackhawks host the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

The 34-year-old forward played just under 13 minutes in the Blackhawks' 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

Kane has 7 goals and 20 assists in 37 games this season. 

The Blackhawks are currently last in the Central Division with a record of 8-25-4 and are 11 points behind the seventh-place Coyotes. 

Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames held an optional skate as they prepare to host the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Projected lineup based on Thursday's practice as per TSN's Salim Valji:

Dube-Lindholm-Toffoli
Lucic-Kadri-Huberdeau
Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman
Ruzicka-Zohorna-Lewis

Hanifin-Andersson
Weegar-Tanev
Zadorov-Stone
Mackey

Markstrom
Vladar