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Dallas Stars

Tyler Seguin and Mathew Dumba will not play for the Stars against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA).

Seguin is day to day with a lower-body injury. The forward has three points (two goals, one assist) in three games this season.

“Just tweaked something, we’re just trying to be smart with it,” Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. If it was a playoff game, he might play, but it doesn’t make sense this time of year to push something like that.”

Defenseman Matt Dumba is week to week with a lower-body injury. He did not play in a 2-0 win against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday after missing the second and third periods of a 3-0 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Dumba has no points in two games this season.

“No surgery or anything, but he’s going to be out for the foreseeable future,” DeBoer said Tuesday.

Mavrik Bourque will make his season debut Tuesday after missing the first three games with an injury, and defenseman Alexander Petrovic was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League with Dumba out.

Bourque was named the AHL’s most valuable player last season when he led the league in scoring with 77 points (26 goals, 51 assists) in 71 games. — Taylor Baird

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander was not at Maple Leafs practice Tuesday because of an illness and his availability against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, BSW) is uncertain.

“It’s up in the air right now,” coach Craig Berube said. “We will see how he feels later on. I’ll find out more later but hopefully he is fine. We will see.”

The forward practiced Monday after scoring twice in 20:52 in Toronto’s 4-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

John Tavares returned to practice after missing the game against the Penguins and practice on Monday because of an illness.

“It’s been a battle for a few days,” Tavares said. “Unfortunately that’s the way it goes sometimes so still kind of coming around, just getting my energy back. I lost a little bit of weight too but that’s been improving and getting better.”

As a result, Max Domi centered a line with left wing Bobby McMann and right wing Max Pacioretty while Tavares was between left wing Pontus Holmberg and right wing Nicholas Robertson.

“Great to see JT out there today,” Berube said. “He looked like he was low energy, it’s hard but he’s a good pro, he got out today, got a sweat and I’m sure he’ll feel better later.”

Goalie Joseph Woll skated for the second consecutive day prior to practice but departed before the main session began. He has missed each of Toronto’s first three games with a lower body injury.

“He’s improving,” Berube said. “Went out there again on the ice today. No issues after yesterday on the ice which is great news. There’s a good chance he could be with us in practice tomorrow morning.” — Dave McCarthy

Minnesota Wild

Joel Eriksson Ek and Jared Spurgeon will each miss a second straight game at the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN).

Eriksson Ek broke his nose during a 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday and missed a 2-1 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.

The forward was initially expected to play Tuesday but did not make the trip.

“He’s OK,” Wild coach Jon Hynes said of Eriksson Ek. “I think [it’s] tough with the injury to travel, but the original plan was him to possibly be ready for tonight. But I would assume based on what I know that he’ll be up and running when we get back.”

Spurgeon, a defenseman, is also out because of a lower-body injury.

“We’ll probably know more when we get back,” Hynes said. “Right now, I [consider Spurgeon day to day].”

Minnesota visits the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. — Lou Korac

St. Louis Blues

Brandon Saad will make his season debut for the Blues against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN).

The forward, who was activated Monday, was away to be with his wife who gave birth to the couple’s third child.

“I feel good; I’m excited,” Saad said Monday. “Obviously missed the trip and need to get up to game speed. I felt good in camp, was skating here, working out while they were gone. You miss a couple days of that with the delivery, but otherwise I feel ready to go.”

Saad will play on the top line with Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours.

“[Saad is] a proven goal scorer in this league,” Neighbours said. “He’s done it for so many years. Obviously a big part of our team and one of the veteran pieces of our team. It’s going to be good to get him back. I think it makes us a lot deeper and adds another goal scorer to our lineup.”

To make room for Saad, the Blues put forward Alexandre Texier (upper-body injury) on injured reserve. Saad will replace forward Kasperi Kapanen, who will be a healthy scratch. — Lou Korac

Florida Panthers

Matthew Tkachuk will be out about one week with an illness.

The forward missed his second straight game when the Panthers faced the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday. The Panthers visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday and return home for games against Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday and the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 22.

“Matthew’s going to be out a week,” Florida coach Paul Maurice said. “I think we’re shooting for Minnesota at home a week from tomorrow.”

The Panthers used 11 forwards and seven defensemen against the Bruins.

Tkachuk has two assists in two games after scoring 26 goals with a team-leading 62 assists in 80 games for the Stanley Cup champions last season.

Center Aleksander Barkov is out 2-3 weeks with a lower-body injury. The Panthers captain left a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday late in the third period after sliding into the boards. — Joe Pohoryles

San Jose Sharks

Macklin Celebrini hasn’t been ruled out for when the Sharks visit the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.

The forward was placed on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Oct. 10, with a lower-body injury and is eligible to return Friday.

“It’s a week-to-week thing, and he’s working extremely hard to get back,” coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “He’s putting a lot of work into it. We’ll just kind of take it day by day. We have a really good plan from our training staff and our sports performance staff, what we want to do.”

Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, will not travel with the Sharks for games at the Dallas Stars on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA) and the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

“He’s in the rehab process,” Warsofsky said. “He hasn’t gone on the ice yet. I haven’t checked in with our training staff today yet, so we’ll see.

“I’m sure he’s frustrated, and it’s a learning moment for him in his career. He’s going to have a long career, and he’s going to have some injuries and things along the way that will pop up. I know he’s working extremely hard to get back as quickly as he can. He’s just taking it day by day, and it’s just part of the game of hockey.” — Max Miller