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Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Vinni Lettieri and goaltender Artur Akhtyamov from the AHL's Marlies.
Lettieri, 31, has three goals with nine points in five games in the AHL this season. He led the Marlies in playoff scoring in 2025-26 with 11 goals and 26 points in 23 games to help the team capture the Calder Cup.
Akhtyamov is 2-1 to start the season with the Marlies while recording an .882 save percentage and 2.94 goals-against average.
The 24-year-old made his NHL debut last season, appearing in three games but has yet to pick up his first win in the NHL. He was named Calder Cup MVP after backstopping the Marlies to the AHL title.
Head coach Jim Hiller said that Akhtyamov will serve as the backup goaltender the next couple of games with Sergei Bobrovsky getting the start tonight against the San Jose Sharks and Anthony Stolarz starting tomorrow night against Columbus.
Bobrovsky, 38, is still searching for his first win at home as a Maple Leaf. He is 1-3-2 to start the season with an .891 save percentage and 3.29 GAA.
Forward William Nylander is a game-time decision after missing the morning skate with an illness.
The 30-year-old has five goals and 12 points in nine games this season.
Lines at Leafs skate per TSN's Mark Masters:
Groulx* - Matthews - Roslovic
Cowan - Paul - Marchenko
McKenna - Sissons - Lettieri
Duhaime - Blueger - MacEwen
McCabe - Raddysh
Rielly - Stecher
Ekman-Larsson - Blankenburg
Rifai
Bobrovsky starts
Stolarz
Akhtyamov
*Nylander absent (illness)
Lettieri, 31, has three goals with nine points in five games in the AHL this season. He led the Marlies in playoff scoring in 2025-26 with 11 goals and 26 points in 23 games to help the team capture the Calder Cup.
Akhtyamov is 2-1 to start the season with the Marlies while recording an .882 save percentage and 2.94 goals-against average.
The 24-year-old made his NHL debut last season, appearing in three games but has yet to pick up his first win in the NHL. He was named Calder Cup MVP after backstopping the Marlies to the AHL title.
Head coach Jim Hiller said that Akhtyamov will serve as the backup goaltender the next couple of games with Sergei Bobrovsky getting the start tonight against the San Jose Sharks and Anthony Stolarz starting tomorrow night against Columbus.
Bobrovsky, 38, is still searching for his first win at home as a Maple Leaf. He is 1-3-2 to start the season with an .891 save percentage and 3.29 GAA.
Forward William Nylander is a game-time decision after missing the morning skate with an illness.
The 30-year-old has five goals and 12 points in nine games this season.
Lines at Leafs skate per TSN's Mark Masters:
Groulx* - Matthews - Roslovic
Cowan - Paul - Marchenko
McKenna - Sissons - Lettieri
Duhaime - Blueger - MacEwen
McCabe - Raddysh
Rielly - Stecher
Ekman-Larsson - Blankenburg
Rifai
Bobrovsky starts
Stolarz
Akhtyamov
*Nylander absent (illness)
F Vinni Lettieri and G Artur Akhtyamov have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) October 19, 2026
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Dallas Stars
Forward Roope Hintz is good to go for Tuesday after suffering a hand injury on Saturday while new signing David Perron is not expected to play against the Boston Bruins, per Stars reporter Mike Heika.
Hintz, 29, hurt his hand in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored one goal in 16:53 TOI.
He has three goals and five points in eight games this season.
Perron signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with Dallas on Oct. 16. He split the 2025-26 season between Ottawa and Detroit. With the Senators, he scored 10 goals with 25 points in 40 games. In 16 games with the Red Wings, he scored three goals.
Per Heika, defenceman Esa Lindell had a maintenance day on Monday but should be good to go against Boston.
Hintz, 29, hurt his hand in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored one goal in 16:53 TOI.
He has three goals and five points in eight games this season.
Perron signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with Dallas on Oct. 16. He split the 2025-26 season between Ottawa and Detroit. With the Senators, he scored 10 goals with 25 points in 40 games. In 16 games with the Red Wings, he scored three goals.
Per Heika, defenceman Esa Lindell had a maintenance day on Monday but should be good to go against Boston.
Perron practiced.
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) October 19, 2026
Not likely to play Tuesday
Hintz (hand) practiced. Good to go
Lindell (lower body) had maintenance day. Should be good to go
Injury News
Buffalo Sabres
Captain Rasmus Dahlin returned to practice today and he "thinks he'll be ready" for Wednesday's game against Philadelphia.
Dahlin is recovering from an upper-body injury and has missed the past three games for the Sabres.
The 26-year-old has two goals and four points in six games this season while averaging 23:38 TOI.
Barring any setbacks, forward Jason Zucker is also on track to make his season debut on Wednesday after practising on the third line today. He is making his way back from sports hernia surgery he had in the off-season.
“He should be good to go," coach Lindy Ruff said of Zucker.
Forward Justin Danforth missed practice with an upper-body injury while forward Tyson Kozak was back on the ice after missing recent practices with an upper-body issue.
Dahlin is recovering from an upper-body injury and has missed the past three games for the Sabres.
The 26-year-old has two goals and four points in six games this season while averaging 23:38 TOI.
Barring any setbacks, forward Jason Zucker is also on track to make his season debut on Wednesday after practising on the third line today. He is making his way back from sports hernia surgery he had in the off-season.
“He should be good to go," coach Lindy Ruff said of Zucker.
Forward Justin Danforth missed practice with an upper-body injury while forward Tyson Kozak was back on the ice after missing recent practices with an upper-body issue.
Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin returned to practice today. He “thinks he’ll be ready” for Wednesday’s game against Philadelphia.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) October 19, 2026
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Ottawa Senators
Head coach Travis Green said that captain Thomas Chabot will probably be out a week to two weeks with an upper-body injury.
He added it was an injury that Chabot was dealing with.
"It might have happened the game before," said Green. "It happened early, finished the game."
Chabot played only 12:03 minutes in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers.
The 29-year-old has one goal and four assists in nine games this season while averaging 25:20 TOI. He was named Sens captain on Sept. 29.
Defenceman Jake Sanderson was on the ice for practice this morning and is expected to suit up on Wednesday against the Florida Panthers, per Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch.
Sanderson has missed the past eight games dealing with a lower-body injury. He last played in the Senators' opening game on Oct. 3 against the Maple Leafs, playing just 4:29 minutes before departing with the injury.
The 24-year-old scored 14 goals with 54 points in 67 games last season while averaging 24:50 of ice time.
The Senators are 6-3-0 to start the season and sit third in the Atlantic Division.
He added it was an injury that Chabot was dealing with.
"It might have happened the game before," said Green. "It happened early, finished the game."
Chabot played only 12:03 minutes in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers.
The 29-year-old has one goal and four assists in nine games this season while averaging 25:20 TOI. He was named Sens captain on Sept. 29.
Defenceman Jake Sanderson was on the ice for practice this morning and is expected to suit up on Wednesday against the Florida Panthers, per Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch.
Sanderson has missed the past eight games dealing with a lower-body injury. He last played in the Senators' opening game on Oct. 3 against the Maple Leafs, playing just 4:29 minutes before departing with the injury.
The 24-year-old scored 14 goals with 54 points in 67 games last season while averaging 24:50 of ice time.
The Senators are 6-3-0 to start the season and sit third in the Atlantic Division.
Travis Green says he doesn't want to be quoted on this but Thomas Chabot will probably be out a week to two weeks with an upper body injury.
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) October 19, 2026
It was also an injury Chabot was dealing with "It might have happened the game before. It happened early, finished the game." #Sens
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Winnipeg Jets
The Jets have recalled forward prospect Brayden Yager from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
Yager, 21, has five goals and nine points in six games with the Moose to start the season.
He went without a point in three games with the Jets last season, posting 10 goals and 30 points in 68 AHL games.
The 5-foot-11 centre was drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023 and then dealt to the Jets in August of 2024 in exchange for prospect Rutger McGroarty.
Yager played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors and Lethbridge Hurricanes. He helped Moose Jaw to a WHL championship in 2023-24.
He represented Canada twice at the World Juniors in 2024 and 2025, finishing fifth both times.
Lines at Jets practice per TSN's Danielle Bain:
Connor - Scheifele - Perfetti
Iafallo - Björck* - Vilardi
Niederreiter - Lowry - Rosén
Koepke - Barron - Lambert**
Extra: Yager* and Duehr** rotating in
Samberg - Pionk
Ferraro - DeMelo
Fleury - Bauer
Extra: St. Ivany
Skinner
Stevenson
Yager, 21, has five goals and nine points in six games with the Moose to start the season.
He went without a point in three games with the Jets last season, posting 10 goals and 30 points in 68 AHL games.
The 5-foot-11 centre was drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023 and then dealt to the Jets in August of 2024 in exchange for prospect Rutger McGroarty.
Yager played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors and Lethbridge Hurricanes. He helped Moose Jaw to a WHL championship in 2023-24.
He represented Canada twice at the World Juniors in 2024 and 2025, finishing fifth both times.
Lines at Jets practice per TSN's Danielle Bain:
Connor - Scheifele - Perfetti
Iafallo - Björck* - Vilardi
Niederreiter - Lowry - Rosén
Koepke - Barron - Lambert**
Extra: Yager* and Duehr** rotating in
Samberg - Pionk
Ferraro - DeMelo
Fleury - Bauer
Extra: St. Ivany
Skinner
Stevenson
TRANSACTIONS: The #NHLJets have recalled F - Brayden Yager from the Manitoba Moose (AHL). The Jets have also placed D - Josh Morrissey on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 7.
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) October 19, 2026
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New York Islanders
Head coach Pete DeBoer said on Monday that forwards Matias Maccelli and Cal Ritchie will not play this week after they suffered lower-body injuries in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
DeBoer added there is no other timeline yet on the two players.
Maccelli, 26, has two goals with six points in eight games this season, his first with New York.
Ritchie has one goal and one assist in eight games.
Forward Mitchell Chaffee was emergency recalled from AHL Hamilton Monday morning.
Chaffee, 28, has four goals and six points in six games with the Hammers this season.
In 2025-26, he spent the majority of the season with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch, where he scored 24 goals with 57 points in 54 games. He also appeared in 11 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he had one assist.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., native has skated in 109 career NHL games, scoring 16 goals with 26 points, split between the Minnesota Wild and the Lightning.
New York also officially placed Alexander Romanov on the injured reserve as he is not expected back until mid-April at the earliest due to a torn ACL he suffered on Oct. 6 against the Rangers.
The 26-year-old also missed most of last season after suffering a shoulder injury on Nov. 19 that eventually required surgery.
DeBoer added there is no other timeline yet on the two players.
Maccelli, 26, has two goals with six points in eight games this season, his first with New York.
Ritchie has one goal and one assist in eight games.
Forward Mitchell Chaffee was emergency recalled from AHL Hamilton Monday morning.
Chaffee, 28, has four goals and six points in six games with the Hammers this season.
In 2025-26, he spent the majority of the season with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch, where he scored 24 goals with 57 points in 54 games. He also appeared in 11 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he had one assist.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., native has skated in 109 career NHL games, scoring 16 goals with 26 points, split between the Minnesota Wild and the Lightning.
New York also officially placed Alexander Romanov on the injured reserve as he is not expected back until mid-April at the earliest due to a torn ACL he suffered on Oct. 6 against the Rangers.
The 26-year-old also missed most of last season after suffering a shoulder injury on Nov. 19 that eventually required surgery.
#Isles Transactions: Mitchell Chaffee has been emergency recalled from loan (Hamilton). Alexander Romanov has been placed on IR.
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 19, 2026
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Washington Capitals
Forward Justin Sourdif will miss Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Kings due to an illness.
Sourdif, 24, has one goal in seven games this season. On Sept. 15, he signed an eight-year, $50.8 million contract extension with an AAV of $6.35 million.
Pierre-Luc Dubois skated today after he was placed on injured reserve Saturday due to an illness. Dubois has missed four straight games for Washington.
The 28-year-old has four points in four games this season.
Sourdif, 24, has one goal in seven games this season. On Sept. 15, he signed an eight-year, $50.8 million contract extension with an AAV of $6.35 million.
Pierre-Luc Dubois skated today after he was placed on injured reserve Saturday due to an illness. Dubois has missed four straight games for Washington.
The 28-year-old has four points in four games this season.
Sourdif is day-to-day with illness, won’t play tomorrow. This was the first step back for Dubois skating today, will see about tomorrow.
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) October 19, 2026
Matt Roy skated again and is doing well, will also see where he’s at.
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Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes announced that forward Taylor Hall has been placed on the injured reserve as he is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Hall has three goals and five points in eight games this season.
In 2025-26, Hall scored 18 goals with 48 points in 80 regular-season and then had seven goals and 19 points in 19 playoff games to help the Hurricanes capture the Stanley Cup.
The first-overall pick by Edmonton in 2010, the 34-year-old has appeared in 997 career games, scoring 305 goals with 792 points, split between the Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Hurricanes.
Head coach Rod Brind'Amour added that forward Seth Jarvis, who is still recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, will travel with the team as they head out on a five-game road trip but hasn't been cleared to play yet.
Hall has three goals and five points in eight games this season.
In 2025-26, Hall scored 18 goals with 48 points in 80 regular-season and then had seven goals and 19 points in 19 playoff games to help the Hurricanes capture the Stanley Cup.
The first-overall pick by Edmonton in 2010, the 34-year-old has appeared in 997 career games, scoring 305 goals with 792 points, split between the Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Hurricanes.
Head coach Rod Brind'Amour added that forward Seth Jarvis, who is still recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, will travel with the team as they head out on a five-game road trip but hasn't been cleared to play yet.
The #Canes have placed forward Taylor Hall on injured reserve.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) October 19, 2026
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Philadelphia Flyers
Head coach Rick Tocchet said on Monday that forward Owen Tippett is out for tonight's contest against the Colorado Avalanche while forwards Sean Couturier and Tyson Foerster are game-time decisions. Defenceman Hunter McDonald is possible to play.
Forwards Alex Bump and Cole Knuble were recalled from the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms and both players are available to play for tonight's game.
Goaltender Joseph Woll gets the start.
Bump, 22, has seven goals with one assist in five games with Lehigh Valley this season. He has also skated in three games with Philadelphia but has yet to record a point.
He made his NHL debut last season, scoring five goals with nine points in 17 appearances with the Flyers, and added two goals in six playoff games.
Knuble has one goal with four points in six AHL games in 2026-27. He turned pro at the end of last season following his junior season at Notre Dame.
The Flyers finally picked up their first win of the season on Saturday night against Ottawa after starting the season 0-6-3.
Forwards Alex Bump and Cole Knuble were recalled from the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms and both players are available to play for tonight's game.
Goaltender Joseph Woll gets the start.
Bump, 22, has seven goals with one assist in five games with Lehigh Valley this season. He has also skated in three games with Philadelphia but has yet to record a point.
He made his NHL debut last season, scoring five goals with nine points in 17 appearances with the Flyers, and added two goals in six playoff games.
Knuble has one goal with four points in six AHL games in 2026-27. He turned pro at the end of last season following his junior season at Notre Dame.
The Flyers finally picked up their first win of the season on Saturday night against Ottawa after starting the season 0-6-3.
Flyers coach Rick Tocchet says Owen Tippett is out, Tyson Foerster and Sea Couturier will be game-time decisions, and Alex Bump and Cole Knuble are possibilities. Defenseman Hunter McDonald is possible to play.
— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) October 19, 2026
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Florida Panthers
Forward Cole Schwindt has been recalled from the AHL's Charlotte Checkers and forward Sam Lafferty has been loaned to the AHL.
Schwindt, 25, skated in 29 games with Florida last season, scoring five goals with seven points.
With Charlotte to start the season, he had three points in five games.
A third-round pick (81st overall) by Florida in 2019, Schwindt has appeared in 78 career NHL games, scoring six goals with 15 points, split between the Panthers, Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights.
Lafferty, who was recalled on Oct. 3, played in five games with Florida but did not record a point.
Schwindt, 25, skated in 29 games with Florida last season, scoring five goals with seven points.
With Charlotte to start the season, he had three points in five games.
A third-round pick (81st overall) by Florida in 2019, Schwindt has appeared in 78 career NHL games, scoring six goals with 15 points, split between the Panthers, Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights.
Lafferty, who was recalled on Oct. 3, played in five games with Florida but did not record a point.
We have loaned forward Sam Lafferty to @CheckersHockey and recalled forward Cole Schwindt.
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) October 19, 2026
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New York Rangers
The Rangers have signed veteran forward Luke Glendening to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).
Glendening, 37, split the the 2025-26 season between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers. He had four assists in 52 games with the Devils before being waived. Claimed by Philadelphia, Glendening had one goal and five points in 18 regular-season games with the team. He also added one goal in 10 playoff games.
He originally signed a PTO to attend training camp with Tampa Bay on Sept. 16 but was released by the team ahead of the regular season.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., native has skated in 934 career NHL games, scoring 85 goals with 175 points, split between the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Devils and Flyers.
Glendening, 37, split the the 2025-26 season between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers. He had four assists in 52 games with the Devils before being waived. Claimed by Philadelphia, Glendening had one goal and five points in 18 regular-season games with the team. He also added one goal in 10 playoff games.
He originally signed a PTO to attend training camp with Tampa Bay on Sept. 16 but was released by the team ahead of the regular season.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., native has skated in 934 career NHL games, scoring 85 goals with 175 points, split between the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Devils and Flyers.
The Rangers have signed forward Luke Glendening to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).
— NY Rangers PR (@NYR_PR) October 19, 2026