Ice Chips: Devils' Hughes, Pesce to make season debuts
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New Jersey Devils
Defencemen Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce will make their season debuts for the New Jersey Devils against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed.
Hughes missed all of training camp and has yet to play this season after hurting his shoulder during off-season training.
The 21-year-old defenceman appeared in all 82 games last season, recording nine goals and 47 points.
Pesce, 29, sustained a fractured fibula during last year's playoff while a member of the Carolina Hurricanes and had a week-to-week timeline for his return.
He signed a six-year, $33 million deal to join the Devils in the off-season.
Toronto Maple Leafs
It appears Joseph Woll is in line to make his season debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night as the team hosts the St. Louis Blues.
The Maple Leafs activated Woll off injured reserve Thursday morning and assigned Dennis Hildeby to the AHL, leaving the NHL club with two goaltenders on their roster in Woll and Anthony Stolarz.
Furthermore, forward Max Pacioretty was not on the ice for morning skate after sustaining a lower-body injury against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, David Alter reports.
Alter also notes that centre Fraser Minten, who was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury prior to the start of the season, skated in a grey extras jersey on Thursday.
New York Islanders
Anthony Duclair will be out four-to-six weeks due to a leg injury, the New York Islanders announced.
The 29-year-old winger has two goals and three points in five games with the Islanders this season after signing a four-year, $14 million contract on July 1. He was injured in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens.
The Islanders visit the New Jersey Devils on Friday.