Toronto Maple Leafs
Brandon Carlo participated in the morning skate with the Maple Leafs but will not return against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, CITY, SNE, SNO, SNP), the first time the defenseman skated with the team since having foot surgery on Dec. 3. Carlo has missed 18 games since Nov. 13; he has two assists in 18 games while averaging 20:04 of ice time. “He’s coming along pretty well. He’ll be skating here hopefully now and hopefully no setbacks to get him going. … We have to see how he is going forward. Also, he hasn’t been in any real practice with the team.” — Dave McCarthy