Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.


Toronto Maple Leafs

Erik Källgren will make his first NHL start on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old was in the home net for the Leafs at their morning skate Tuesday ahead of this evening's matchup with the Dallas Stars, getting the nod over the struggling Petr Mrazek.

“We saw enough in the short time (he was) in the net for us and his time in the AHL to give him an opportunity,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said after the skate.

Källgren made his NHL debut last week in relief of Petr Mrazek, who was pulled against the Arizona Coyotes. Källgren stopped 10 of 11 shots as the Leafs went on to lose 5-4 in overtime.

Mrazek started Sunday at Tim Hortons Field against the Buffalo Sabres in the Heritage Classic but allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-2 defeat. For the season, Mrazek is 10-6-0 with a .884 save percentage and 3.48 goals-against average.

Meanwhile, after sitting out Sunday, Nick Robertson will return to the lineup on the second line and face his brother, Stars winger Jason Robertson, for the first time at the NHL level.

Here were Toronto's lines Tuesday morning courtesy of TSN's Mark Masters:

Bunting - Tavares - Marner 
Robertson - Kerfoot - Nylander
Mikheyev - Kampf - Engvall 
Clifford - Spezza - Kase 
Matthews, Simmonds

Rielly - Lyubushkin 
Brodie - Holl
Sandin - Liljegren 
Muzzin - Dermott 

Kallgren
Mrazek


Montreal Canadiens

Defenceman Ben Chiarot remained on the ice with the extra skaters after Montreal's morning skate, indicating he would not be in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Arizona Coyotes. Chiarot is listed at No. 3 on TSN's latest Trade Bait board with less than a week to go until the March 21 trade deadline.

Head coach Martin St. Louis later confirmed Chiarot would not play Tuesday night because of a management decision.

Sam Montembeault will get the nod in net.

Forward Atturi Lehkonen did not dress Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers but practised Tuesday morning, reports TSN's John Lu.

Forward Ryan Poehling will miss Tuesday's matchup because of an upper-body injury. He was injured in Sunday's game.

Meanwhile, forward Tyler Pitlick took part in Tuesday's morning skate in a non-contact jersey. He has not played since being dealt to the Habs in the Tyler Toffoli trade.

To round out the injury updates, forwards Christian Dvorak and Jonathan Drouin were wearing regular practice jerseys on Tuesday but have not yet been given the green light to return.


Colorado Avalanche

Defenceman Josh Manson will make his Avs debut Tuesday night against the Kings in Los Angeles, tweets The Athletic's Peter Baugh.

Manson was dealt to Colorado on Monday. Since there is no morning skate ahead of Tuesday's game, the first time Manson will take the ice with new teammates will be during pregame warmups.


Ottawa Senators

Forward Drake Batherson was in a non-contact jersey at Tuesday morning's skate, tweets Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch.

The 23-year-old has been out since Jan. 25 because of an ankle injury suffered against the Buffalo Sabres.


Dallas Stars

Stars general manager Jim Nill told reporters Tuesday that goaltender Anton Khudobin had surgery on his right hip and is expected to miss about six months.

The 35-year-old closes out his 2021-22 season with an .879 save percentage and a 3.63 goals-against average. It was his fourth season with the Stars. 


Calgary Flames

Oliver Kylington has taken a step towards returning to the Flames lineup.

The defenceman has been sidelined for a couple of games due to injury but was on the ice Tuesday for practice according to TSN's Salim Nadim Valji.


Winnipeg Jets

Andrew Copp, who has a history of concussions, left the ice after taking a hit from Oskar Sundqvist in Monday's game against St. Louis.

According to TSN's Sara Orlesky, the official word from Jets interim head coach Dave Lowry is that Copp continues to be evaluated and will be a game-time decision 


Vancouver Canucks 

Elias Pettersson didn't play for the Canucks against the Lightning and has been considered day-to-day with upper-body injury.

Head coach Bruce Boudreau said that it isn't a long term thing with Pettersson and hopes the forward will be available to play Thursday, but it will depend on if Pettersson can practice with the team Wednesday. 

The team also announced Tuesday that Nic Petan has been recalled from the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League. 


Buffalo Sabres 

Zemgus Girgensons looks like he might be close to making his return to the Sabres lineup. According to head coach Don Granato, the Buffalo goaltender is trending toward playing on Thursday in Edmonton. 

In other news, the team announced that Casey Fitzgerald isn't expected to make the trip to Western Canada with Buffalo.


Los Angeles Kings

As the Kings injury problems continue, the team announced a trio of players have been recalled from the Ontario Reign of the AHL.

Forward Martin Frk and defenceman Austin Strand and Christian Wolanin are all joining the Kings after being recalled from the AHL.


San Jose Sharks

What a great birthday present for James Reimer. 

The Sharks announced Tuesday, the goaltenders birthday, that Reimer was being activated off the injure reserve. 

Reimer has been sidelined since March 1st with a lower body injury but appears ready to go for the Sharks.