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Florida Panthers

Head coach Paul Maurice said Monday that forward Brad Marchand will find out this week if he requires surgery for a lingering lower-body injury.

“There’s going to be a decision made on what’s the best way to get him to 100 percent full health,” Maurice said. “I think even if there isn’t [surgery], we’re still talking long-term; like, this isn’t going to be a couple of days. We’re into weeks.

“… He has been dealing with something for a couple of months, [but] we have been able to maintain it.”

Marchand has 27 goals and 54 points in 52 games for the Panthers this season.

He last played on March 6 against the Detroit Red Wings, recording one assist in 11:53 of ice time.

Marchand missed 10 of Florida’s 15 games leading up to the Olympics with a lingering injury.

The 37-year-old had one assist in four games at Milano Cortina 2026 to help Canada earn the silver medal.

Seattle Kraken

The Kraken announced that forward Jaden Schwartz will be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

Schwartz took a skate to the face late in the first period of Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators. He went down holding his face but was able to get up under his own power.

The 33-year-old has 10 goals and 21 points in 42 games with Seattle this season, his fifth with the team.

The Kraken hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with 67 points, one ahead of the San Jose Sharks.

#SeaKraken forward Jaden Schwartz is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) March 9, 2026

Ottawa Senators

Defenceman Dennis Gilbert has been recalled from the AHL’s Belleville Senators and will join the team tonight in Vancouver.

It was announced Monday afternoon that defenceman Jake Sanderson is week to week after he was injured in Saturday’s 7-4 win over the Seattle Kraken.

The 23-year-old took a big hit into the boards from Kraken defenceman Brandon Montour in the second period. Sanderson gingerly skated off to the bench after the hit holding his right shoulder. He went down the tunnel and was later ruled out for the remainder of the game.

The Senators are on the last game of a five-game road trip that also included stops in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Seattle.

Gilbert, 29, has 12 assists in 31 games with Belleville this season and skated in one game with Ottawa.

This is the Buffalo, New York’s native second stint with the Senators organization. He was acquired from the Sabres on March 7, 2025 in the deal that brought Dylan Cozens to Ottawa.

He then signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Flyers on July 1 before being dealt back to Ottawa on Nov. 17 in exchange for forward Maxence Guenette.

A third-round pick (91st overall) by Chicago in 2015, Gilbert has skated in 112 career NHL games, scoring three goals with 20 points, split between the Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Sabres and Senators.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Per TSN’s Mark Masters, full attendance for Maple Leafs practice as the team prepares to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

The Maple Leafs are 0-5-2 since returning from the Olympic break and parted with three forwards – Nicolas Roy, Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton – at the trade deadline.

Lines at Leafs practice

Knies – Matthews – Domi
Maccelli – Tavares – Nylander
Cowan – Quillan – Robertson
Joshua – Lorentz – Jarnkrok

Rielly – Carlo
McCabe – Ekman-Larsson
Benoit – Stecher
Myers

Stolarz Woll 

at Montreal tomorrow @TSN_Sports

— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 9, 2026

Montreal Canadiens

Rookie forward Oliver Kapanen was absent from practice today in favour of a therapy day.

Kapanen is third in rookie goal scoring with 19 and tied for fourth in points with 32. He has one goal in his past five games.

The 22-year-old appeared in three games at the Olympics for Finland, helping the team capture the bronze medal.

The Canadiens are back in action Tuesday night, hosting the Maple Leafs.

L’attaquant Oliver Kapanen ne participera pas à l’entraînement d’aujourd’hui (journée de traitements).

Forward Oliver Kapanen will not participate in today’s practice (therapy day).

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 9, 2026