Ice Chips: Sens were hoping Tkachuk would skate, but he does not
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Ottawa Senators
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk remains out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Head coach Travis Green told the media that there was hope he could skate with the team on Friday, but did not.
The 25-year-old American left winger, who has dealt with some injury problems since the 4 Nations Face-Off, has missed the last two games with his upper-body problem.
Tkachuk has 29 goals and 26 assists over 71 games in 2024-25, his seventh season in the nation's capital.
Ottawa owns the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and will host the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Defenceman Jake McCabe and forward David Kampf will both miss Saturday's game against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets with injuries.
The 31-year-old McCabe sustained an undisclosed injury against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday while the 30-year-old Kampf suffered an upper-body injury in the same game.
McCabe has two goals and 21 assists over 66 games in 2024-25, his second full season with the club.
Kampf has five goals and eight assists over 59 games this season.
The Leafs lead the Atlantic Division by three points over the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 46-25-4 record.
Pontus Holmberg worked as the team's fourth-line centre in practice Friday with wingers Steven Lorentz and Nick Robertson. Robertson has served as a healthy scratch of late, but worked on the team's second power play unit Friday as he appears set to draw back in.
Maple Leafs' Practice Lines on Friday
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Knies - Matthews - Marner
McMann - Tavares - Nylander
Laughton - Domi - Jarnkrok
Lorentz - Holmberg - Robertson
Pacioretty
D
Ekman-Larsson - Tanev
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - Myers
Hakanpää
G
Stolarz & Woll
Florida Panthers
Captain Aleksander Barkov will not play this weekend's road games against the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings due to an upper-body injury, head coach Paul Maurice told the media on Friday.
Barkov is considered day-to-day and missed Wednesday's loss to the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Maple Leafs.
The 29-year-old native of Finland has 19 goals and 48 assists over 64 games with the Panthers in 2024-25, his 12th year with the franchise.
Florida has lost three straight games and sit third in the Atlantic.
St. Louis Blues
Dylan Holloway, who left Thursday's overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins with a lower-body injury, will be out for the "next couple of games," according to head coach Jim Montgomery.
The 23-year-old Holloway is having a breakout season in his first campaign with the Blues, scoring 26 goals and 37 assists over 77 games.
St. Louis acquired Holloway from the Edmonton Oilers via an offer sheet last summer.
The Blues have won 11 straight games and will host the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
Dallas Stars
Veteran forward Jamie Benn is doubtful to play on Saturday against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, according to head coach Pete DeBoer.
The 35-year-old native of Victoria, B.C., missed Thursday's 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators with an undisclosed injury.
Benn has tallied 16 goals and 29 assists over 74 games with the Stars in 2024-25, his 16th year with the franchise.
Dallas has won seven straight games and sit first in the Central Division.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins star forward Evgeni Malkin, who has missed four straight games with an upper-body injury, wore a regular jersey at practice on Friday.
The 38-year-old Russian has 15 goals and 31 assists over 62 games this season.
Pittsburgh sits second last in the Metropolitan Division and will take on the red-hot Stars in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.
Washington Capitals
The Capitals recalled goaltender Hunter Shepard from the AHL's Hershey Bears on Friday morning.
The move comes two days after Logan Thompson left the team's 5-1 loss the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday with an upper-body injury.
Thompson allowed three goals on 12 shots in the first period and did not return for the second. It was not clear when or how Thompson was injured.
Head coach Spencer Carbery said Friday that Thompson "will miss a little bit of time," but did not provide a firm timeline.
Thompson, 28, is a potential Vezina Trophy finalist this season after winning 31 of his first 42 appearances in his first season with Washington. He was rewarded with a six-year, $35.1 million contract extension signed in late January.
Charlie Lindgren has largely split starts with Thompson for most of the season, but has been unable to find the same success. Lindgren has a 17-12-3 record with a .899 save percentage and a 2.66 goals-against average. Thompson has gone 31-6-6 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.49 GAA.
Shepard, 29, has a record of 22-11-3 with a 2.81 goals-against average, an .891 save percentage and three shutouts in 37 AHL games this season. The 6’0”, 219-pound goaltender ranks tied for second in the AHL in wins.
Shepard appeared in four games with the Capitals last season, posting a 2-1-1 record with a 3.19 goals-against average and an .894 save percentage.
Buffalo Sabres
The team recalled forward Noah Ostlund from the AHL's Rochester Americans on Friday.