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Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson may have avoided a long-term injury.

TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported Friday that the news around Ekman-Larsson’s lower-body injury “appears to be better than expected”, also adding that the 34-year-old blueliner could test out the injury and potentially be back in the lineup Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers.

The news appears to be better than expected for OEL. See how he feels in the morning but, the veteran Dman may test his injury tomorrow and if he feels he can play, he will. Surprising considering the pain he was in when he left last nights game.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) December 12, 2025

Ekman-Larsson was injured in a 3-2 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks Thursday, exiting the contest in the early stages of the third period.

The 34-year-old blueliner appeared to have his left foot tangled up with Sharks forward Adam Gaudette behind the Toronto net, and needed assistance from teammates and medical staff to get back to the dressing room.

“I think tomorrow we’ll know … hopefully he can get on the ice,” head coach Craig Berube told TSN’s Tony Ambrogio at practice on Friday.

The Karlskrona, Sweden native has four goals and 16 assists in 20 games played this year while logging 20:42 of ice time per night.

New York Islanders

New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat missed Friday’s practice and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, according to head coach Patrick Roy.

Horvat, 30, exited in the second period in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks with a lower-body injury.

The London, Ont. native fell to the ice after an awkward collision with Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson. He did not return to the contest after limping off of the ice.

In 32 games played for New York this year, Horvat has posted 19 goals and 12 assists, leading the team with 31 points.

Calgary Flames

Dryden Hunt is back up with the Calgary Flames after being recalled from the AHL on Friday.

Hunt, 30, has been held off the score sheet in his two games played with Calgary this season.

He has been listed as a healthy scratch for the Flames in 12 of his 14 games while on the active roster.

The Cranbrook, BC native has recorded five goals and 13 assists in 16 games at the AHL level this year.

In 237 career games split between the Florida Panthers, Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Flames, Dryden has produced 18 goals and 36 assists for 54 points.

Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenceman David Jiricek from the AHL’s Iowa Wild, the team announced Friday.

Jiricek, 22, has been held without a point in each of his 12 appearances for Minnesota this year.

The Czech blueliner has totaled one goal and two assists for three points across 10 games at the AHL level this season.

A former sixth overall pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2022 draft, Jiricek was traded to Minnesota last season.

In 71 career games spent with Columbus and Minnesota, Jiricek has two goals and 11 assists since debuting in the 2022-23 season.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils rookie forward Arseny Gritsyuk will miss both games of the team’s weekend doubleheader while dealing with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Friday.

#NEWS: Head coach Sheldon Keefe said Arseny Gritsyuk (upper-body injury) will miss both games this weekend.

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) December 12, 2025

Gritsyuk, 24, logged 19:44 of ice time in New Jerseys’ 8-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.

The Russian winger did not take the ice with the team at practice on Friday morning and will now miss his first games of the season.

Gritsyuk has seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in his rookie campaign.

Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche have sent defenceman Ilya Solovyov on a conditioning stint with their AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles, the team announced Friday.

Solovyov, 25, has not drawn into the lineup for the Avalanche’s past 18 games, last appearing in a 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 1.

The Mogilev, Belarus native has been held without a point in each of his nine games played for Colorado this season after being claimed off of waivers from Calgary on Oct. 3.

Solovyov has four assists in 24 career games at the NHL level split between the Flames and Avs.

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers pulled off a pair of trades on Friday.

Edmonton acquired goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Samuel Poulin from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick.

Jarry has a 9-3-1 record this season with a .909 save percentage and a 2.66 goals-against average, and is in the third season of a five-year, $26.88 million contract (5.38 AAV).

The Oilers also added defenceman Spencer Stastney from the Nashville Predators, sending a 2027 third-round pick the other way.

The 25-year-old blueliner has one goal and eight assists points in 30 appearances for the Predators this season.

A 2018 third-round pick, Stastney has scored three goals and 15 assists for 18 points in 81 career NHL games with Nashville.

In addition to both trades, the Oilers also recalled defenceman Riley Stillman from the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).

Stillman, 27, has yet to make an appearance for Edmonton this season, but has recorded two goals and five assists in 22 games for Bakersfield on the year.

The Peterborough, Ont. native is a veteran of 163 NHL career games split between the Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, and Carolina Hurricanes.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell has been activated from injured reserve, the team announced on Friday.

Rakell, 32, has not played since Oct. 25 against the Columbus Blue Jackets after suffering a fractured hand while attempting to block a shot in the third period of a 5-4 shootout loss.

The Swedish winger had recently been cleared for contact and returned to practice earlier in the week.

Prior to sustaining the injury, Rakell had been one of Pittsburgh’s top offensive contributors with three goals and eight assists in nine games played.

The 15-year NHL veteran has totaled 239 goals and 288 assists for 527 points across 811 career games split between the Anaheim Ducks and Penguins.

The Penguins also loaned defenceman Harrison Brunicke to Team Canada for the upcoming World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Minnesota.

Brunicke, 19, last appeared for the Penguins on Nov. 3 in a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Born in South Africa but raised in Calgary, Brunicke was sent to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) for a conditioning stint on Nov. 24 after being a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh’s previous eight games.

The 2024 second-rounder posted four assists in five AHL games since being sent down, and now heads to Canada’s World Juniors camp ahead of the tournament’s start on Dec. 26 in Minnesota.

Brunicke has one goal in nine career NHL games to begin his career.

The Penguins have also announced that defenceman Mat Dumba will be placed on waivers Friday after acquiring Brett Kulak as part of the return in the Tristan Jarry trade.

In a corresponding move, defenseman Matt Dumba has been designated non-roster for the purpose of being placed on waivers at 2:00 PM. https://t.co/MLnTV9ZFgd

— Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) December 12, 2025

A native of Calgary, the 31-year-old blueliner has one goal and three points in 11 games with Pittsburgh this season.

He has 85 goals and 176 assists across 748 career NHL games played spent with the Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and Penguins.