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Ottawa Senators

Defenceman Thomas Chabot will miss a second straight game Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers.

Head coach DJ Smith said Chabot, who skated Tuesday morning, remains day-to-day.

Marcus Hogberg will start in net Tuesday against the Oilers.


Toronto Maple Leafs

Head coach Sheldon Keefe said forward Alex Kerfoot is day-to-day after he did not take in the team portion of practice on Tuesday.

Kerfoot skated earlier in a grey sweater alongside injured forward Joe Thornton prior to the team practice.

Forward Nic Petan was added to the team's practice group for Tuesday's skate. Pierre Engvall took Kerfoot's spot at centre between Jimmy Vesey and Ilya Mikheyev on the third line:

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Colorado Avalanche

Centre Nathan MacKinnon was absent from Tuesday's skate after exiting Sunday's overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild with a lower-body injury. After the skate, head coach Jared Bednar announced MacKinnon is week-to-week with the injury.

MacKinnon, 25, has two goals and 14 points in 10 games this season.  

The Avalanche host the Wild on Tuesday night.

 


Columbus Blue Jackets

Finnish forward Patrik Laine, who was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets last month in a blockbuster deal involving Pierre Luc-Dubois, will his debut Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars, head coach John Tortorella confirmed.

Laine, 22, was acquired on Jan. 23, but needed to quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols. He has two goals and one assist in one game this season with the Jets before missing time with an upper-body injury. 

Laine skated with Alexandre Texier and Cam Atkinson during practice on Tuesday, but Tortorella hasn't said who he'll be playing with in his debut.


Chicago Blackhawks

Forward Alex DeBrincat and defenceman Nicolas Beaudin have been removed from the COVID-19 protocol list.

DeBrincat has two goals and four assists in six games this season, and Beaudin has appeared in two games this season.