Ice Chips: Guhle returns to Canadiens' lineup
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Montreal Canadiens
Kaiden Guhle will return to the Montreal Canadiens' lineup and play Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks, the team announced.
Guhle, 21, has not played since Dec. 29 against the Florida Panthers, where he suffered a leg injury.
The Alberta-born rookie was taken with the 16th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft has scored two goals and tallied 14 points in 36 games.
Defenceman Joel Edmundson will not play tonight against the Sharks, TSN's Kenzie Lalonde reports.
The 29-year-old has not played since Jan. 26 against the Detroit Red Wings. Edmundson has six points in 39 games for the Canadiens this season.
Winnipeg Jets
Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower-body injury) did not take part in the Winnipeg Jets' morning skate on Tuesday, TSN's John Lu reports.
Head coach Rick Bowness told reporters Monday that the 24-year-old would be a game-time decision.
The Quebec-born forward has 24 goals in 55 games in his third season with the Jets.
Newly-acquired Jet Nino Neiderreiter will make his debut against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night, Lu adds.
The 30-year-old was picked up by the Jets in a deal with the Predators that sent a 2024 second round pick going to Nashville.
Lu later shared the Jets projected lineup without Dubois, who is a game-time decision:
Projected lineup (without Dubois):
Connor - Scheifele - Wheeler
Neiderreiter - Lowry - Ehlers
Barron - Stenlund - Kuhlman
Maënalanen - Gagner
Morrissey - DeMelo
Dillon - Pionk
Samberg - Schmidt
Stanley
Hellebuyck
Rittich
Scratches: Capobianco
IR: Perfetti, Gustafsson
Power play:
Wheeler
Scheifele - Neiderreiter - Connor
Morrissey
Gagner
Ehlers - Lowry - Schmidt
Pionk
Toronto Maple Leafs
TSN's Mark Masters shared the Toronto Maple Leafs' lines from their Tuesday practice.
Winger Mitch Marner was paired with centre Auston Matthews following a combined five-point night from the duo in a 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Newly-acquired defenceman Jake McCabe and T.J. Brodie headlined the defensinve pairings with Sam Lafferty flanking Alex Kerfoot and Noel Acciari on the fourth line.
Calgary Flames
Dan Vladar is slated to start in goal for the Calgary Flames against his former team in the Boston Bruins, TSN's Salim Valji reports
The 25-year-old Prague native has a 12-6-5 record in 23 games for the Flames this season with a 2.90 goals-against-average and a .898 save percentage.
Vladar surrendered four goals on 25 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
New York Rangers
New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad will not participate in practice today for maintenance reasons, the team announced.
Barclay Goodrow will also be out for maintenance while Ryan Carpenter (off-ice workout) is out as well.
Defenceman Ryan Lindgren remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The 29-year-old Zibanejad has 31 goals and 64 points in 60 games played for the Rangers this season.
Florida Panthers
Sergei Bobrovsky will start in goal for the Florida Panthers for their inter-state clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team announced.
The two-time Vezina Trophy winner ( 2012-13, 2016-17) has played in 38 games for the Panthers this season, posting a 17-16-2 record. He carries a 3.12 goals-against-average and a .902 save percentage.
Bobrovsky's last start came on Feb. 24 against the Buffalo Sabres, when he stopped 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.
Seattle Kraken
The Seattle Kraken announced that Martin Jones will start in goal against the St. Louis Blues.
Jones, a 33-year-old North Vancouver, B.C., native, has a record of 23-10-3 with a 2.93 GAA and a .892 save percentage.
Jones saw 35:32 minutes of action on Sunday against the Toronto Maple Leafs after starter Philipp Grubauer was pulled after allowing four goals.
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars announced Tuesday they have loaned Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.
Karlstrom, 25, made his season debut for the Stars on Feb. 17 against the Minnesota Wild.
The 24-year-old Olofsson has four points in 17 games played for the NHL club.