Ice Chips: Leafs place D Hakanpää (lower body) on injured reserve
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Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs have placed defenceman Jani Hakanpaa on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 16 due to a lower-body injury. The team recalled D Marshall Rifai.
The 32-year-old has played just two games this season after signing with the club as an unrestricted free agent. He has not registered a point.
Maple Leafs forward David Kampf skated alone ahead of Leafs practice Monday morning as he works his way back from a lower-body injury.
The 29-year-old has been sidelined since Nov. 16 against the Edmonton Oilers. He has three assists in 18 games this season after posting eight goals and 11 assists in 78 games last year.
Forwards Max Pacioretty and Max Domi were on the ice Monday morning as they work their way back from lower-body injuries. Pacioretty, 36, has two goals and four assists in 13 games this year.
Domi, 29, has six assists in 19 games.
Defenceman Jake McCabe (upper body) is not at Leafs skate on Monday. He was hit high with a puck in Saturdays game.
"Day-to-day, but I think he'll be fine. Just a little precautionary tonight, but he should be good," said head coach Craig Berube.
The 31-year-old has five assists in 23 games this season.
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens have loaned forward Joshua Roy to the AHL's Laval Rocket.
Roy, 21, was recently recalled to the NHL after spending most of the season with Laval. He played four games and did not record a point while averaging 10:57 of ice time. He has eight goals and eight assists in 17 games with the Rocket this season.
The Saint-Georges-De-Beauce, Que., native had four goals and five assists in 23 games with the Habs last season.
Calgary Flames
Calgary has placed forward Justin Kirkland on injured reserve and recalled forwards Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duher from the AHL's Calgary Wranglers. Additionally, forward Adam Klapka has been assigned to the AHL.
The Flames had the following lines at practice:
Sharangovich Backlund Coronato
Coleman Zary Duehr
Huberdeau Kadri Pospisil
Lomberg Rooney Pelletier
Andrei Kuzmenko was the extra forward.
New York Islanders
Goaltender Marcus Hogberg was recalled on an emergency basis for Monday's practice. Semyon Varlamov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury but will travel with the team to Montreal.
Hogberg last played in the NHL in 2020-21 with the Ottawa Senators, posting a 4-7-0 record with a 3.7a goals-against average and .876 save percentage.
New Jersey Devils
Forward Jack Hughes did not participate in Monday's practice but is expected to play tonight against the New York Rangers.
The Devils have recalled forwards Mike Hardman and Nathan Legare from the AHL's Utica Comets. They assigned F Shane Bowers to Utica.
Hardman, who signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Devils this past summer, has five goals and eight points in 10 games with the Comets.
Legare, 23, has three goals in 18 AHL games this season.
Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings have recalled goaltender Sebastian Cossa from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins on an emergency basis.
Cossa, 22, was selected 15th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft and carries a 2.21 GAA and .925 save percentage in 14 AHL starts this season.
Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche recalled Chris Wagner, Ivan Ivan, Nikita Prishchepov, and Keaton Middleton from the AHL's Colorado Eagles.
Washington Capitals
Forward Sonny Milano (upper body) skated by himself prior to Capitals practice on Monday.
Head coach Spencer Carbeery on Milano returning to the ice:
“Just another positive step, but a long way to go for him to get back in the lineup. But good to see him at least out on the ice."
Milano has been out since Nov. 6 and has played just three games this season, recording no points.