Ice Chips: Leafs' Brodie skating as he continues rehab

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman T.J. Brodie was on the ice Tuesday morning as he continues to rehab from a rib injury suffered on Jan. 7.

TSN Leafs Insider Mark Masters reported that he was initially given a two week time frame for recovery, which puts him roughly on schedule now that he's started skating just 10 days after the injury.

Brodie has two goals and eight points in 28 games played this season. The Leafs have won twice and lost twice in four games since Brodie went down with the rib injury.

Additional lineup notes: forward Bobby McCann is going to play Tuesday against the Florida Panthers - Rasmus Sandin and Pontus Holmburg are recovering from illness and will not be in the lineup.

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens have placed forwards Jake Evans, Joel Armia and first-overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday.

Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Rem Pitlick have been called up to fill the vacant roster slots.

Armia suffered an upper-body injury, while Evans and Slafkovsky both were listed with lower-body injuries.

Additionally, forward Sean Monahan has been placed on long-term injured reserve as he recovers from a lower-body injury.

Mike Matheson is scheduled to make his return to the lineup Tuesday night as well, per reports.

Matheson, who was signed this off-season, has appeared in just 10 games with one goal and six points. He has dealt with an abdominal strain and a lower-body injury at separate points this season.

Edmonton Oilers

Per TSN's Ryan Rishaug, Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane will play in their game against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, his first game since suffering a gruesome skate cut on Nov. 8.

In 14 games this season, the 31-year-old scored five goals and totaled 13 points.

He was originally expected to miss three-to-four months, making his return just two months later a surprise for the team.

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins skated the following lines in practice on Tuesday:

The Bruins won 6-0 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, and their next game is against the New York Islanders on Wednesday.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks skated the following lines in practice ahead of their matchup with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night:

Petr Mrazek is scheduled to start in net.

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Peyton Krebs from the Rochester Americans of the AHL, the team announced Tuesday.

Krebs was selected 17th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights. He was traded to the Sabres on Nov. 4, 2021 as part of the Jack Eichel trade.

In 34 games at the NHL level this season, Krebs has three goals and nine points.

Washington Capitals 

Nic Dowd will be out of the lineup for the Washington Capitals when they host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, head coach Peter Laviolette said.

Dowd logged just 57 seconds of ice time in the Capitals' 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders on Monday.

The 32-year-old forward has 10 goals and nine assists in 44 games so far this season.

Laviolette also said Lars Eller will draw back into the lineup for tonight's game.