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Vegas Golden Knights
Head coach John Tortorella confirms that Carter Hart will return to tonight and get the start in goal as the Golden Knights take on the Calgary Flames.
Hart last started on January 8 against the Columbus Blue Jackets due to a lower-body injury.
In 12 starts this season, he has a 5-3-3 record with a 3.28 goals-against average and an .871 save percentage.
Montreal Canadiens
Jacob Fowler will likely get the start in net Thursday as the Montreal Canadiens take on the New York Rangers in the fourth contest of their five-game road trip. He last started on Saturday in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
The 21-year-old rookie has started 14 games this season, recording a 7-5-2 record with a 2.59 goals-against average and .903 save percentage.
Jakub Dobes got each of the past two starts for the Canadiens in wins over the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Centre Phillip Danault was absent from practice and Patrik laine practiced on the fourth line in his place.
The Habs practiced with the following lines:
Caufield – Suzuki – Slafkovsky
Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
Bolduc – Evans – Anderson
Laine – Veleno – Gallagher
Matheson – Dobson
Guhle – Xhekaj
Struble – Hutson
Engstrom
Ottawa Senators
Defenceman Jake Sanderson will not return for tonight’s tilt against the Buffalo Sabres but he did participate in practice in a non-contact jersey. The team feels he is close and the hope is that he returns this weekend for the back-to-back games against the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes.
Linus Ullmark will get the start.
“Easy, he’s our guy. To be honest, last game, I mean I pulled him but I pulled him more because the team was so sh—-. Not because of him,” head coach Travis Green said on his decision to start Ullmark tonight.
Rookie defenceman Carter Yakenchuk will not play, as he is in concussion protocol.
The Senators practiced with the following lines, according to TSN’s Clair Hanna:
Zetterlund-Stützle-Batherson
Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig
Giroux-Pinto-Amadio
Foegele-Eller-Cousins
Kleven-Zub
Matinpalo-Spence
Thomson-Crotty
Ullmark
Reimer
Edmonton Oilers
Goaltender Tristan Jarry will get the start tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks, according to TSN’s Ryan Rishaug.
Forward Trent Frederic will return to the lineup, while Zach Kyman is a game-time decision.
Jarry starts. Frederic is in. Hyman is game time decision.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) April 2, 2026
Winnipeg Jets
Morgan barron joined the team on the road and skated ina regular jersey as he continues to reocver from a concussion. He skated on a line with Isak Rosen and Parker Ford.
Nino Niederreiter and Vladislav Namestnikov also skated in regular jerseys but were with the extras and did not practice on a regular line.
The projected lines for the Jets game against the Dallas Stars tonight:
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Lowry-Vilardi
Koepke-Toews-Lambert
Rosén-Barron-Ford
Nyquist, Namestnikov, Niederreiter, Zhilkin
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Salomonsson
Bryson-Heinola
Miller (non-contact)
Hellebuyck
Comrie
New Jersey Devils
Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced that Arseny Gritsyuk will have surgery to address and upper-body injury and will the rest of the regular season.
The Devils skated with the following lines at practice, according to team reporter Amanda Stein:
Meier – Hischier – Mercer
Bratt – Hughes – Brown
Hameenaho – Glass – Bjugstad
Dadonov – Cotter – Tsykpalov
Siegenthaler – Hamilton
Hughes – Kovacevic
Dillon – Nemec
Cholowski
No changes for #NJDevils this morning ahead of facing the Washington Capitals.
Here’s a look at the lineup from this morning… noting as well, there are three goalies on the ice (Markstrom and Allen, plus an EBUG), so we’ll see who gets off first. pic.twitter.com/KFXcE6MFK8
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) April 2, 2026
Buffalo Sabres
Head coach Lindy Ruff says forward Sam Carrick is week-to-week with an arm injury.
He has not been ruled out from returning in the playoffs.
Sam Carrick (arm) is week to week, Lindy Ruff. He has not been ruled out for the playoffs.
— Heather Engel (@engelheather) April 2, 2026
