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Avs star defenceman Cale Makar shed his non-contact jersey and was a full participant in Tuesday’s session, according to Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.
Head coach Jared Bednar later told reporters Makar is trending toward playing one of Colorado’s preseason games this weekend.
Bednar revealed last week that the blueliner was dealing with a lower-body injury.
Last year’s Norris Trophy runner-up had 20 goals and 59 assists for 79 points in 75 games last season for the Avalanche.
Forward Matt Duchene remains sidelined during Tuesday’s session at training camp, according to Robert Triffin of NHL.com.
He has yet to appear in either of the Stars’ two preseason games, but the team doesn’t seem overly concerned.
“It’s just some maintenance. He came in great shape, skated the last, basically two weeks with the guys as they skated, but just wanted to be more precautionary here,” Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan told reporters via Mike Heika of NHL.com on Monday.
Forward Colin Blackwell was also not on the ice Tuesday, according to Triffin.
Meanwhile, Stars forward Cameron Hughes suffered an upper-body injury in Monday’s preseason contest against the St. Louis Blues, Gulutzan told reporters via Tiffin.
Gulutzan said the injury happened on a hit in his first shift of the game. He will be evaluated on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old played in three games with the Stars last season and had one goal. He also had 17 goals and 51 assists for 68 points in 67 games last season for the AHL’s Texas Stars.
Dustin Wolf will start in net Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks and will likely play the entire game, according to Pat Steinberg of Flames Now.
Devin Cooley got the start in the Flames’ preseason opener on Sunday, stopping 19 of 22 shots he faced.
The 25-year-old Wolf had a 2.99 goals-against average with an .899 save percentage in 57 games a season ago. Cooley had a 2.69 GAA with a .909 save percentage in 31 contests in 2025-26.
Star forward Alex Ovechkin may not play the rest of the preseason as he recovers from a lower-body injury.
The 41-year-old has yet to appear in a preseason game and did not practice on Monday for the second day in a row. He is day-to-day according to head coach Spencer Carbery.
“Right now, we’ll see how it goes this week,” Carbery said via NHL.com. “We’ll be off tomorrow and then we’ll come back and have two practice days, so I’ll be able to give you a more accurate update [after that] on when we see him play and how many games.”
The Capitals will wrap up their preseason with games Friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, Capitals forward Andrew Cristall has been fined $2,250.86 for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Hunter McDonald in Monday’s preseason game.
The penalty is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.
The Caps also made reductions to their training camp roster and waived forward Ludwig Persson in order to loan him to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
Devon Levi was in the starter’s net at Edmonton’s morning skate ahead of their preseason matchup with the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night according to The Athletic’s Janson Duench.
He is expected to be backed up by Connor Ungar.
Here were the Maple Leafs’ lines Tuesday at their training camp session, according to TSN’s Mark Masters:
Darren Raddysh quarterbacked the first power play unit alongside Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Jack Roslovic and John Tavares, while Morgan Rielly drew the second unit with Gavin McKenna, Easton Cowan, Nick Paul and Matthew Knies.
Defenceman Dante Fabbro did not skate after leaving Monday’s preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings with an upper-body injury, reports The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline.
Head coach Rick Bowness did not have an update on the 28-year-old defenceman.
Meanwhile, centre Luca Del Bel Belluz is dealing with a shoulder injury and skated wearing a yellow sweater.
Here were the Jets’ morning lines Tuesday ahead of their preseason matchup against the Edmonton Oilers.
This indicates Domenic DiVincentiis will get the start between the pipes for the first time this preseason, while Isaac Poulter will serve as the backup.
Forward Ville Koivunen will not play in Tuesday’s preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Forward Carter Sanderson has been added to the roster in his place.
Forwards Justin Brazeau and Ben Kindel will each not participate in Tuesday’s training camp sessions and are considered day-to-day.
Flyers forward Denver Barkey is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, head coach Rick Tocchet said via Jordan Hall of NBCS Philly.
Barkey left Monday’s game against the Washington Capitals early and did not return.
He had five goals and 12 assists for 17 points in 42 games last season for the Flyers as a rookie.