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Toronto Maple Leafs

The Leafs have split up John Tavares and William Nylander at Thursday's morning skate, according to TSN's Mark Masters. Tavares is centering the second line between Nick Robertson and Ondrej Kase, while Nylander is playing on the third line beside Alex Kerfoot and Wayne Simmonds.

Jason Spezza remains out of practice. Head coach Sheldon Keefe says that he's spoken to Spezze about the situation. Sitting out Tuesday was load management on a back-to-back. Sitting out tonight will be for the Leafs to get a look at this specific forward alignment. Keefe says Spezza will be back in moving forward.

Defenceman Rasmus Sandin skated at Thursday's practice but did not practice with the rest of the defencemen. Keefe said on Tuesday that Sandin could probably play but is not yet at 100 per cent as he recovers from an illness.

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

Rielly - Liljegren 
Brodie - Holl 
Dermott - Lyubushkin 

 

Ottawa Senators

Senators forward Connor Brown will be a game-time decision for tonight's game against the Seattle Kraken.

Brown, 28, played over 17 minutes against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

Head coach D.J. Smith also said that Drake Batherson won't be ready to play on the Sens' current homestand as he recovers from an ankle injury. He skated on the top line in Brown's spot, according to TSN's Claire Hanna. It was his first time skating with the team since his injury. He had previously skated along with Shane Pinto while the Sens were on their road trip.

"Drake is still at least a little bit away. He's not ready but  it was just good to have him back with the guys," said Smith.

Tkachuk – Norris - ***C.Brown?***
Formenton – Stutzle – Gaudette
Paul – White – Sanford
Kelly- Gambrell – Watson

Chabot – Zub
Holden – Zaitsev
Brannstrom – J.Brown

Forsberg to start
Gustavsson backup

Goaltender Matt Murray is "not lose" to returning from an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old has not played since March 5 against the Coyotes.

Goaltender Anton Forsberg will get the start against the Kraken

Winnipeg Jets

Head coach Dave Lowry said that Eric Comrie will be the starting goaltender for tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils, giving him a a chance to face his former team. 

"We felt the schedule dictated this would be a good place. Obviously he spent some time here as well, and you always like to face your former team," said Lowry.

Comrie, 26, has posted a 6-2-1 record with a 2.47 GAA and .914 save percentage in 10 games this season. 

Vegas Golden Knights

Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner has been sent back to Las Vegas for 'some tests' relating to a lower-body injury, according to The Athletic's Jesse Granger. The 30-year-old has a 21-15-1 record with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 38 games this season.

Logan Thompson has joined the team in Buffalo, while Laurent Brossoit will start tonight against the Sabres.

Anaheim Ducks

The ducks have placed forward Ryan Getzlaf (lower-body injury) and Jakob Silfverberg (undisclosed) on injured reserve, the team announced on Thursday. The team recalled forwards Danny O'Regan, Vinni Letteri, and Buddy Robinson from the AHL's San Diego Gulls. 

Getzlaf, 36, has recorded three goals and 28 assists in 47 games this season. Getzlaf hasn't played since March 4 due to injury.

Silfverberg, 31, has five goals and 16 assists in 53 contests. 

Buffalo Sabres

According to head coach Don Granato, defenceman Henri Jokiharju will make his return to the lineup on Thursday. He has not played since Feb. 23 due to a lower-body injury. The 22-year-old has three goals and nine assists in 36 games this season.