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Pittsburgh Penguins
Defenceman Erik Karlsson will be available to the Penguins for Tuesday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes despite missing Monday’s skate with an illness.
Karlsson was on the ice for Pittsburgh’s gameday session and said via team reporter Michelle Crechiolo that he had a rough couple days.
The three-time Norris Trophy winner played 16 shifts in 15:49 of ice time in the Penguins’ 7-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
He has three goals and 26 points in 37 games so far this season for the Pens.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs will be banged up for their tilt against the New Jersey Devils at home Tuesday night.
Star forward Auston Matthews is a game-time decision and William Nylander is out and considered day-to-day.
Matthews is dealing with a lower-body injury related to when he blocked a shot against the Detroit Red Wings over the weekend.
Defenceman Chris Tanev is also out with a lower-body injury, which is not related to the injury that forced him to miss 23 games throughout November and much of December.
Forward Dakota Joshua stayed back in Detroit and will not suit up Tuesday with what head coach Craig Berube described as a kidney injury.
Here were the lines at Toronto’s gameday skate courtesy of TSN’s Tony Ambrogio:
Knies-Tavares-Domi
Cowan-Roy-Robertson
Maccelli-Laughton-McMann
Lorentz-Quillan-Jarnkrok
Matthews is game-time decision
Out: Joshua
Rielly-Myers
McCabe-OEL
Benoit-St
echer
Extra: Benning, Carlo
Out: Tanev
Woll
Hildeby
Calgary Flames
The Flames and goaltender Devin Cooley reached a two-year, $2.7 million contract extension, it was announced Tuesday.
The deal carries an average annual value of $1.35 million.
The 28-year-old from Los Gatos, Calif., has been solid so far this season for Calgary, going 4-4-2 with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage.
Dallas Stars
Forward Nathan Bastian has been loaned to the AHL’s Texas Stars on a conditioning stint, it was announced Tuesday.
The 28-year-old has three goals in 20 games so far this season at the NHL level.
He’s been a healthy scratch often of late, but got back into the lineup over the weekend against the Chicago Blackhawks. He recorded three hits in 11 shifts over 8:59 of ice time.
