Ice Chips: Laine (upper-body) on ice for Habs practice
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Montreal Canadiens
Winger Patrik Laine is on the ice for practice this morning.
Laine missed Games 3 and 4 of the series against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury.
He last appeared in Game 2, where he played just 10:10 minutes and was benched for the entire third period in the 3-1 loss.
In two playoff appearances so far this year, he has one assist.
Laine had 20 goals and 33 points in 52 regular-season games after missing the first two months of the season recovering from a knee injury suffered during the preseason.
Brendan Gallagher, Josh Anderson and David Savard are all taking maintenance days while defenceman Alexandre Carrier is day-to-day.
The Canadiens are down 3-1 against the Capitals with Game 5 on Wednesday in Washington.
Winnipeg Jets
Per TSN's John Lu, forward Gabriel Vilardi is wearing a navy sweater at practice, indicating his usual top line deployment alongside Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor.
Vilardi has been out since late March with an upper-body injury and returned to practice on April 21.
The Jets back in action for Game 5 on Wednesday as they are tied 2-2 with the St. Louis Blues.
Jets practice lines:
Connor - Scheifele - Vilardi
Iafallo - Namestnikov - Perfetti
Niederreiter - Lowry - Appleton
Tanev - Barron - Anderson-Dolan
Gustafsson, Kupari
Morrissey - DeMelo
Samberg - Pionk
Stanley - Schenn
Miller - Fleury
Heinola
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin (maintenance day) is not on the ice for Capitals practice this morning.
Ovechkin has three goals and one assist through the first four games of the playoffs as the Capitals have a 3-1 series lead over the Montreal Canadiens.
During the regular season, the 39-year-old winger had 44 goals and 73 points in 65 games, and scored his 895th career NHL goal against the New York Islanders on April to break Wayne Gretzky's previous goals record of 894.
The Capitals host the Canadiens Wednesday night in Game 5 with an opportunity to advance to the second round with a win.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Head coach Craig Berube is not making any lineup changes for Game 5 tonight against the Ottawa Senators.
"I've liked our game so I don't see a reason to change it right now," said Berube.
The Maple Leafs have a 3-1 series lead over Ottawa and could punch their ticket to the second round tonight with a win.
Captain Auston Matthews was back on the ice this morning after missing yesterday's practice due to rest.
Matthews is doing a skills session with player development's Patrick O'Sullivan and Max Domi.
The 27-year-old centre has one goal and four assists through the first four games of the team's first-round series
Matthews scored 33 goals with 78 points in 67 regular season games in 2024-25 as the Maple Leafs won the Atlantic Division for the first time in franchise history.
Goaltender Joseph Woll is also on the ice this morning after missing Monday's skate due to illness.
Woll has yet to appear in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs.
During the regular season, the 26-year-old posted a 27-14-1 record with a 2.73 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.
With the AHL's Marlies season finished, the Maple Leafs have recalled 14 players from the team as part of Toronto's taxi squad for the playoffs.
Carolina Hurricanes
Goaltender Frederik Andersen is not on the ice with an undisclosed injury as Pyotr Kochetkov is in the starter's crease.
Spencer Martin and Ruslan Khazheyev are the other goaltenders on the ice.
Andersen was injured in Sunday's Game 4 win over the New Jersey Devils after he was run into by Devils forward Timo Meier.
In four playoff appearances this year, Andersen has a .936 save percentage and 1.59 GAA with three wins.
Carolina Hurricanes reporter Walt Ruff says the team is running a similar setup to Sunday's Game 4 victory except forwards Seth Jarvis and William Carrier have switched spots. Forwards Jaco Roslovic and Tyson Jost also appear to be healthy scratches.
The Hurricanes have a 3-1 series lead over the Devils and can clinch a spot in the second round tonight with a win in Game 5.
Lines per Hurricanes' Walt Ruff:
Svechnikov - Aho - Blake
Hall - Kotkaniemi - Carrier
Martinook - Staal - Jarvis
Robinson - Jankowski - Stankoven
Slavin - Burns
Orlov - Chatfield
Gostisbehere - Walker
Nikishin - Stillman
Kochetkov | Martin | Khazheyev