Ice Chips: Avs' Landeskog skating at practice
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Colorado Avalanche
Captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee) is on the ice for practice today with the Avalanche.
He was spotted on the ice running drills alongside his teammates.
Landeskog has not played since Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final when Colorado captured their most recent title due to knee injuries. He underwent a cartilage transplant procedure on May 10, 2023, and has been on long-term injured reserve.
The 32-year-old has four seasons left after this one on an eight-year, $56 million deal he signed in 2021.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltender Joseph Woll gets the start tonight against the Calgary Flames, per TSN's Mark Masters.
Woll last played one week ago against Utah, a 4-3 shootout win for the Maple Leafs.
The 26-year-old is 22-12-0 in 34 appearances this season with a .905 save percentage and 2.78 GAA.
Captain Auston Matthews is on the ice for practice after he missed Saturday's morning skate for additional rest.
Matthews had a goal in 21:55 minutes of ice time in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. After scoring 69 goals last season, Matthews has 24 so far this season and has scored just four times since Feb. 1.
Injured Leafs Max Pacioretty (undisclosed) and Jani Hakanpaa (knee) both skated ahead of practice.
Leafs lines at practice:
Knies - Matthews - Marner
Holmberg - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - Domi - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok
Kampf
McCabe - Tanev
Rielly - Carlo
Benoit - Ekman-Larsson
Myers
Woll starts
Stolarz
Montreal Canadiens
Goaltender Samuel Montembeault will get the start Tuesday night against the Ottawa Senators.
Montembeault backstopped Montreal to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday, making 21 saves.
The 28-year-old is 24-21-4 in 49 appearances this season, recording a .901 save percentage and 2.83 GAA.
Ottawa Senators
Captain Brady Tkachuk, goaltender Linus Ullmark and defenceman Nick Jensen are not on the ice for practice today, per Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch.
The Senators are currently riding a six-game winning streak with Tkachuk on a nine-game point streak with seven goals and three assists.
Ottawa will take on Montreal at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.
Lines at Sens practice:
Zetterlund-Stützle-Giroux
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Highmore-Gaudette-***
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Hamonic
Kleven-Matinpalo
Gilbert-***
Forsberg
Buffalo Sabres
Centre Josh Norris was not ready to skate but the team is hopeful he'll able to return later in the week, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
Norris has one goal and two points in three games with Buffalo after arriving via trade from the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline. He missed Saturday's 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Forward JJ Peterka has been ruled out for tonight's game against the Boston Bruins with a lower-body injury and he will miss his third straight game. Head coach Lindy Ruff says Peterka is on track to return on Thursday against Utah.
Peterka has 19 goals and 51 points in 61 games this season.