May 1, 2022
Ice Chips: Leafs F Bunting back at practice, doubtful for Game 1
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
TSN.ca Staff
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forward Michael Bunting skated at Leafs practice in a regular practice jersey on Sunday but is doubtful for Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Bunting, 26, was injured during the Leafs' 3-2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on April 23 after being hit in the face with the puck and falling awkwardly in the aftermath.
The Leafs' rookie scored 23 goals and 63 points in 79 games during the regular season.
Forward Ondrej Kase is a game-time decision for Game 1 against the Lightning, according to Keefe.
Kase hasn't played since March 19 and was diagnosed with a concussion in April.
The 6-foot forward had 14 goals and 27 points in 50 games this season.
The Maple Leafs used these lines during Sunday's practice:
Kerfoot - Matthews - Marner
Mikheyev - Tavares - Kase
Nylander - Kampf - Engvall
Clifford - Blackwell - Simmonds
Rielly - Lybushkin
Muzzin - Brodie
Giordano - Liljegren
Extras: Spezza, Holl, Bunting Sandin
Edmonton Oilers
Defenceman Darnell Nurse practiced on Sunday ahead of the Oilers Game 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Kings, according to TSN's Ryan Rishaug.
Nurse, 27, suffered a lower-body injury during the Oilers 6-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on April 22 and missed the team's remaining four games.
The 6-foot-4 defenceman had nine goals and 35 points in 71 games this season.
Nurse later said "we'll see" when asked if he will play on Monday.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning used these lines at practice on Sunday, according to team reporter Chris Krenn.
Palat - Stamkos - Kucherov
Paul - Colton - Killorn
Hagel - Cirelli - Point
Maroon - Bellmare - Perry
PP1: Hedman, Killorn, Kucherov Point, Stamkos
PP2: Colton, Maroon, Palat, Perry, Sergachev
Minnesota Wild
Forwards Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno participated in Wild practice on Sunday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Zuccarello, 34, sustained a lower-body injury sustained on April 22 in a 6-3 win for the Seattle Kraken and has missed the team's last four games.
The 5-foot-8 forward registered 24 goals and 79 points in 70 games this season.
Foligno, 30, left Friday's season finale 5-1 victory against the Colorado Avalanche after being on the receiving end of a knee-on-knee collision by Avalanche defenceman Kurtis MacDermid.
MacDermid received a five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play. The NHL later fined MacDermid $2,187.50 for the incident.
Foligno tallied 23 goals and 42 points in 74 games during the regular season
Florida Panthers
Defenceman Aaron Ekblad was a full participant during Panthers practice on Sunday and the team is hopeful he can return to the lineup during the first round, according to interim head coach Andrew Brunette.
Ekblad, 26, suffered a lower-body in the Panthers 3-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on March 18 and has missed the team's last 20 games.
The 6-foot-4 defenceman had 15 goals and 57 points in 61 games during the regular season.
Carolina Hurricanes
Frederik Andersen skated on his own on Sunday but will not start in Game 1 against the Boston Bruins, according to Sara Civian of The Athletic
Andersen, 32, suffered a lower-body injury during the Hurricanes' 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on April 16 and has missed the team's last six games.
The 6-foot-4 goaltender registered a 35-14-3 record with a .922 save percentage and 2.17 goals-against average this season.
Boston Bruins
The Bruins used these lines during Sunday's practice:
Marchand - Bergeron - DeBrusk
Hall - Haula - Pastrnak
Frederic - Coyle - Smith
Foligno - Nosek - Lazar
Blidh - Wagner
Lindholm - McAvoy
Grzelcyk - Carlo
Forbort - Clifton
Reilly - Brown
Ullmark
Swayman
Washington Capitals
Forward Alex Ovechkin participated in practice on Sunday after missing the team's last three games with a lower-body injury, according to Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic
Ovechkin, 36, was injured during a 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs after tripping on Leafs goltender Erik Kallgren's stick and colliding awkwardly into the boards.
The 6-foot-3 forward had 50 goals and 90 points in 77 games this season.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Jason Zucker were deemed day-to-day and are not expected to be in the lineup to start their Round 1 series against the New York Rangers, head coach Mike Sullivan on Sunday.
Jarry, 27, suffered a lower-body injury during the Penguins 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on April 14 and missed the team's remaining six games of the regular season.
The 6-foot-2 goaltender registered a 34-18-6 record with a .919 save percentage and 2.42 goals-against average this season.
Zucker, 30, left the Penguins' 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers with a lower-body injury on April 26 and missed the club's final game of the regular season.
The 5-foot-11 goaltender had eight goals and 17 points in 41 games this season.
The Penguins used these lines at practice on Sunday, according to team reporter Michelle Crechiolo.
Guentzel - Crosby - Rust
Heinen - Malkin - Rakell
McGinn - Carter - Kapanen
Boyle - Blueger - Rodrigues
(O'Connor)
Dumoulin - Letang
Matheson - Ruhwedel
Pettersson - Marino
Beaulieu - Friedman
Colorado Avalanche
Captain Gabriel Landeskog and defenceman Ryan Murray practiced on Sunday in a regular practice jersey, according to Peter Baugh of The Athletic.
Landeskog, 29, has been out of the lineup since March 10 after having surgery on his knee.
The 6-foot-1 forward had 30 goals and 59 points in 51 games this season.
Murray, 28, suffered a lower-body injury after blocking a shot during the Avalanche's 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on March 21 and missed the team's last 19 games.
The 6-foot-1 defenceman had four assists in 37 games this season.
The Avalanche used these lines during practice on Sunday, according to Baugh:
Nichushkin - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Landeskog - Newhook - Lehkonen
Burakovsky - Compher - Aube-Kubel
Cogliano - Sturm - Helm - O'Connor
Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
Byram - E. Johnson
MacDermid - J. Johnson
Murray
St. Louis Blues
The Blues used these lines during Sunday's practice, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic:
Saad - O'Reilly - Perron
Buchnevich - Thomas - Tarasenko
Barbashev - Schenn - Kyrou
Toropchenko - Bozak - Walker
Extras: Brown, Joshua, MacEachern
Scandella - Parayko
Leddy - Faulk
Krug - Bortuzzo
Extras: Rosen, Mikkola
Husso
Binnington
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers used these lines during Sunday's practice, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post:
Kreider - Zibanejad - Vatrano
Panarin - Strome - Copp
Lafreniere - Chytil - Kakko
Hunt - Goodrow - Rooney - Reaves
Braun - Fox
Miller- Trouba
Nemeth - Schneider