Mar 15, 2022
Ice Chips: Kallgren to make first start for Leafs
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
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.
Erik Kallgren is in the home net at Leafs morning skate
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 15, 2022
25-year-old set to start his first career NHL game tonight v Stars @TSN_Edge
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.
After being scratched on Sunday, Nick Robertson set to face his brother in the NHL for the first time
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 15, 2022
Jason Robertson leads the Stars with 30 goals
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.
#Habs St-Louis says Chiarot will not play tonight. @TSN_Edge
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) March 15, 2022
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.
#Habs Lehkonen will practise this morning. Poehling is out (UBI). @TSN_Edge
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) March 15, 2022
#Habs Tyler Pitlick is taking part in morning skate (non-contact). pic.twitter.com/Iw5vgpm13V
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) March 15, 2022
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.
Christian Dvorak et Jonathan Drouin pour des chandails réguliers, mais ils n'ont pas obtenu le feu vert pour leur retour.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 15, 2022
Christian Dvorak and Jonathan Drouin are wearing regular practice jerseys, but have not been given the green light to return. #GoHabsGo
Colorado Avalanche
Defenceman Josh Manson will make his Avs debut Tuesday night against the Kings in Los Angeles, tweets The Athletic's Peter Baugh.
Josh Manson will make his #Avs debut tonight, per a source. There’s no morning skate, so his first time on the ice with the team will be pregame warmups.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) March 15, 2022
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.
Drake Batherson in a non-contact jersey this morning. #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) March 15, 2022
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.
Stars general manager Jim Nill has made the following statement regarding goaltender Anton Khudobin: pic.twitter.com/c3h367NYnU
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 15, 2022
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.