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Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki did not participate in practice on Wednesday morning.
The team announced that the 26-year-old Suzuki was given a therapy day ahead of Thursday’s tilt against the Dallas Stars.
Suzuki missed a pair of practices last week while nursing a foot injury, but logged 18:12 of ice time in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings
The London, Ont. native has played in 471 consecutive games since entering the league during the 2019-20 season, and holds the second-longest active ironman streak behind Colorado Avalanche defenceman Brent Burns (942).
Suzuki has scored four goals in 16 games played this season, and leads all Montreal skaters in points (20) and assists (16).
With Suzuki on the sidelines, Cole Caufield, Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen, Alex Newhook, and Juraj Slafkovsky all rotated during line drills, the team said.
Head coach Martin St. Louis rolled out the following lines on Wednesday:
Caufield - N/A - Slafkovsky
Newhook - Kapanen - Demidov
Bolduc - Dach - Gallagher
Anderson - Evans - Veleno
Matheson - Dobson
Struble - Hutson
Xhekaj - Carrier
St. Louis also confirmed to reporters that Jakub Dobes would get the start against the Stars.
Dobes, 24, has not lost in regulation this season, holding a 6-0-1 record through seven starts for the Canadiens.
The Ostrava, Czechia native carries a 2.25 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage into Thursday’s game, where he will look to rebound after allowing a season-high four goals last time out against the New Jersey Devils.
Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Vladar will make his ninth start of the season on Wednesday night as the Philadelphia Flyers play host to the Edmonton Oilers.
The Prague, Czechia native has posted a 6-3-0 record with a 2.18 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage this season.
Vladar last appeared on Nov. 6 against the Nashville Predators, and allowed one goal on 24 shots in the 3-1 victory.
The sixth-year goalie holds a 55-37-16 record, 2.93 goals-against average, and an .896 save percentage for his career in time split between the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, and Flyers.
He joined Philadelphia on a two-year, $6.7 million deal over the summer.
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot will miss Thursday’s game against the Boston Bruins while undergoing evaluation for an upper-body injury, Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch reports.
Chabot left Tuesday night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars after the first period and did not return.
The veteran blueliner logged 6:51 of ice time before departing.
Head coach Travis Green told reporters after the game that the veteran blueliner was injured while “reaching for a puck”, but Chabot was also on the receiving end of a hit from Colin Blackwell before making the early exit.
In 17 games played this season, the Sainte-Marie, Que. native has recorded two goals and eight assists in 21:55 of action per game.
A former first-round pick of the team in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Chabot has scored 73 goals and 314 points in 529 career games skated for Ottawa.
New Jersey Devils
Jacob Markstrom was seen in the starter’s net at New Jersey Devils practice on Wednesday afternoon and is in line to get to patrol the blue paint against the Chicago Blackhawks, according to team reproter Amanda Stein.
Chicago is countering with Spencer Knight, Stein adds.
Markstrom, 35, has played to a 4-2-1 record with a 3.82 goals-against average and an .872 save percentage in six starts for the Devils this season.
The Gavle, Sweden native allowed three goals on 24 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders in his last appearance on Monday.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe shuffled his lines at practice ahead of Wednesday’s game, bumping rookie Arseny Gritsyuk and Dawson Mercer up the top line to play with Jack Hughes.
Grisyuk - Hughes - Mercer
Meier - Hischier - Bratt
Palat - Glass - Noesen
Cotter - Glendening - MacEwen
Siegenthaler - Nemec
Dillon - Hughes
Cholowski - White
Markstrom
Allen
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers have agreed to a two-year deal with goaltender Spencer Martin, general manager Chris Drury announced on Wednesday.
Martin, 30, had spent the beginning of the 2025-26 season in the Kontinental Hockey League with CSKA Moscow, posting a 2.69 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage in 14 games played before having his contract terminated on Tuesday.
The Oakville, Ont. native split time between the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Wolves (AHL) last season. He made nine NHL appearances for Carolina in 2024-25, carrying a 3-4-1 record, 3.89 goals-against average, and an .846 save percentage.
Martin, a third-round pick of Colorado in the 2013 draft, has compiled a 24-30-8 record, 3.56 GAA, and an .883 save percentage in 66 career games played at the NHL level with the Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Hurricanes.
Vegas Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled forward Braeden Bowman from their AHL affiliate, Henderson Silver Knights, the team announced Wednesday.
Bowman, 22, signed with the Golden Knights as an undrafted free agent and has played in 80 career AHL games since debuting in the 2024-25 season.
A native of Kitchener, Ont., Bowman recorded 14 goals with 22 points in 68 appearances for Henderson last year, before scoring seven goals and five assists in 12 games to begin this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled Boris Katchouk and Scott Sabourin from the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch, the team announced Wednesday.
Katchouk, 27, has skated in 12 games in the AHL this season, tallying four goals and five assists.
Hailing from Vancouver, Katchouk is a veteran of 176 career NHL games dating back to his debut in the 2021-22 season, last appearing for the Ottawa Senators at then end of 2023-24.
Katchouk was a second-round selection of Tampa Bay in the 2016 draft, and has scored 15 goals and 36 points for his career in time split between the Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks, and Senators.
He rejoined the organization as a free agent this past summer.
Sabourin, 33, has totaled three goals and two assists across 11 games played for the Crunch this season.
The Orleans, Ont. native has appeared in 47 NHL games over his career, scoring two goals and 10 points in his time spent with the San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Tampa Bay plays host to the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, and are dealing with injuries to Anthony Cirelli, Pontus Holmberg, Nick Paul, and Dominic James among their forward group.