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Florida Panthers
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov skated on Tuesday, along with forwards Jonah Gadjovich, Tomas Nosek, and defenceman Dmitry Kulikov who are also on long-term injured reserve, according to George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
Barkov, 30, underwent surgery in September to repair ACL and MCL injuries and was given a 7-to-9 month timeline for his recovery.
General manager Bill Zito told The Palm Beach Post on Monday that he doesn’t expect Barkov to be ready to play during the regular season.
“I think his injuries are such that the time frame could be longer, but it’s never shorter,” said Zito. “That’s from the doctors. Hopefully we’re able to make the playoffs [and] at some point of the playoffs he would be available.”
“Spirits-wise, he’s doing great, he doesn’t really get too high or too low. He’s wonderful. It’s incumbent upon us to try to get there and give him a chance [to come back].”
Barkov registered 20 goals and 71 points in 67 games last season with the Panthers and won his third Frank Selke Trophy as the league’s best defensive forward.
He added six goals and 22 points in 23 playoff games as he led the Panthers to their second of back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.
Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to be in the net when the Panthers take on the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday, according to head coach Paul Maurice.
Bobrovsky, 37, has a 20-14-1 record this season with an .875 save percentage and 3.08 goals-against average.
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators assigned goaltender Mads Sogaard to the AHL’s Belleville Senators on Tuesday, leaving James Reimer and Linus Ullmark as the only goaltenders on the roster.
Ullmark, 32, hasn’t played since Dec. 27 for personal reasons and returned to practice on Jan. 16.
He served as Reimer’s backup during the team’s 7-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.
Head coach Travis Green told reporters that Ullmark was ready to play on Sunday if needed and that the goaltender will let the organization know when he’s ready to start.
The 6-foot-4 netminder has a 14-8-5 record this season with an .881 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average.
Reimer, 37, was signed for the remainder of this season on Jan. 12. He has a 1-2-1 record since joining the Senators with an .871 save percentage and 3.32 GAA.
Sogaard appeared in two games for the Senators this season, picking up the win against the Golden Knights on Sunday.
Additionally, the Senators recalled forward Xavier Bourgault from Belleville. He appeared in one game in Ottawa this season and has 14 goals and 37 points in the AHL.
The Senators used these lines during Tuesday’s practice, according Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch.
Montreal Canadiens
Jakub Dobes will start in net when the Canadiens take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
Dobes, 24, has won five of his last six starts and has a 15-5-3 record with an .887 save percentage and a 3.01 goals-against average this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joseph Woll will be in net when the Maple Leafs take on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, confirmed head coach Craig Berube.
Woll, 27, is looking to snap a personal four-game skid. He has an 11-6-4 record this season with a .913 save percentage and 2.86 goals-against average.
Additionally, forward Calle Jarnkrok will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Jarnkrok, 34, has six goals and seven points in 32 games this season.
Jacob Quillan will sit out to make room for Jarnkrok.
Winnipeg Jets
Defenceman Neal Pionk was one of the participants in the Jets’ optional skate on Tuesday as he continues to work himself back from an injury.
Pionk, 30, has missed the team’s last six games with an undisclosed injury and was given a week-to-week timeframe for his recovery.
The 6-foot, right-shot defenceman has two goals and eight points in 40 games this season while averaging 22:47 of ice time.
Winnipeg is projected to use these lines against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday:
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog skated on Tuesday as he continues to try to work his way back from an injury.
Landeskog, 33, missed the team’s last nine games while dealing with an upper-body injury.
The Stockholm, Sweden, native is also trying to work his way back so he can represent his country at The Winter Olympics in February, but head coach Jared Bednar told reporters on Sunday that “it’s going to be tight” for him to participate.
Landeskog has seven goals and 22 points in 41 games as he is participating in his first regular season since the 2021-22 campaign.
The 6-foot-1 winger missed the last three regular seasons while dealing with knee injuries.
Nashville Predators
The Predators recalled defenceman Andreas Englund from the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday.
Englund, 30, was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings last season.
The 6-foot-3, left shot defenceman has two goals and six points in 34 games in the AHL this season.
New Jersey Devils
Jake Allen gets the start in net on Tuesday when the Devils take on the Winnipeg Jets.
Allen, 35, has a 12-11-1 record this season with a .909 save percentage and 2.61 goals-against average.
The Devils used these lines during Tuesday’s morning skate prior to their game against the Jets:
Minnesota Wild
Defenceman Matt Kiersted was recalled from the AHL’s Iowa Wild on Tuesday.
The move comes as blueliner Zach Bogosian continues to be sidelined with a lower-body injury, missing the team’s last 10 games.
Kiersted, 27, joined the Wild organization as a free agent in the off-season. He appeared in one game in Minnesota this season recording an assist.
The 6-foot, left-shot defenceman also has four assists in 28 games in the AHL this season.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Defenceman Jack. St. Ivany had surgery on his hand and is expected to miss eight weeks, the team announced on Tuesday.
St. Ivany only skated 2:54 with the Penguins in their 3-2 victory over the Canucks on Sunday.
The 6-foot-4, right-shot defenceman appeared in 17 games in Pittsburgh this year, recording seven assists.
He also has a goal and five points in five AHL games this season.
St. Louis Blues
Forwards Robert Thomas and Oskar Sundqvist skated on Tuesday as they both work their way back from injuries, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Thomas, 26, has missed the team’s last six games while dealing with a lower-body injury.
The 6-foot centre has 11 goals and 33 points in 42 games this season.
Sundqvist, 31, missed the last three games after sustaining a cut on his ankle.
The 6-foot-3 centre has three goals and 13 points in 39 games this season.
San Jose Sharks
Forward Kiefer Sherwood participated in his first Sharks’ morning skate as they get set to take on his old team in the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, according to Sheng Peng of SJ Hockey Now.
Sherwood, 30, was acquired by the Sharks from the Canucks on Jan. 19 in exchange for defenceman Cole Clayton and two draft picks.
The 6-foot winger has yet to play a game for the Sharks while he’s been dealing with an undisclosed injury.
Sherwood has 17 goals and 23 points in 44 games as a Canuck this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning assigned forward Jakob Pelletier and defenceman Simon Lundmark to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch on Tuesday.
Pelletier, 24, appeared in two games with the Lightning this season and has 19 goals and 41 points in 35 games in the AHL this season.
Lundmark, 25, skated 16:45 with a plus-1 rating in the Lightning’s 8-5 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
The 6-foot-2, right-shot defenceman has five assists in 27 games in the AHL this season.
