Jake Sanderson Targeting Wednesday Return

The New York Islanders lost forwards Calum Ritchie and Matias Maccelli to lower-body injuries during their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Ritchie left after taking a hit from Nick Blankenburg on his first shift, while Maccelli exited after playing just under six minutes following an apparent leg injury. Both players were filling top-six roles for the Islanders.

Elsewhere in the Eastern Conference, the Ottawa Senators are targeting Wednesday for defenseman Jake Sanderson's return from an injury sustained on opening night. Additionally, Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett missed Saturday's game due to an upper-body injury, and the Maple Leafs assigned defenseman Cade Webber to the AHL on a conditioning loan.