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The Blackhawks signed Ryan Donato to a two-year deal worth $4.0 million ($2.0M AAV).

Donato had 14 goals, 13 assists, 122 SOG, 46 PIMs and a +16 plus/minus through 71 games with Seattle in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year contract worth $4.0 million ($2,000,000 AAV). The 27-year-old centre joins his fifth team in seven NHL seasons and has 65 goals, 70 assists, and 116 PIMs through 325 career NHL games.

Ryan Donato
Joey Anderson has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension ($800,000 AAV) through 2023-24 with Chicago.

Anderson had six goals, three assists, 41 SOG, and a -8 plus/minus through 38 games played with Toronto and Chicago in 2022-23 as has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension ($800,000 AAV) through 2023-24 with Chicago. The 25-year-old right-winger was acquired near the trade deadline by Chicago in a deal that brought Jake McCabe to Toronto and has 22 career points (14G/8A) across 96 NHL games played.

Joey Anderson
Teuvo Teravainen (hand) will return to the Hurricanes' lineup for Game 1 vs. Florida.

Teravainen has been out since Game 2 of the Hurricanes' opening series vs. the New York Islanders and has missed the last nine games due to a hand injury but will draw back into the lineup for Game 1 vs. Florida on Thursday. The 28-year-old failed to pick up a point in his two games played earlier in the playoffs but had two SOG, two PIMs and a +2 plus/minus. He is expected to take a spot on Carolina's third line Thursday.

Teuvo Teravainen
Teuvo Teravainen (hand) will be a game-time decision ahead of Game 1 vs. Florida.

Teravainen has been out since Game 2 of the Hurricanes' opening series vs. the New York Islanders and has missed the last nine games due to a hand injury and will be game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Florida on Thursday. The 28-year-old failed to pick up a point in his two games played earlier in the playoffs but had two SOG, two PIMs and a +2 plus/minus. He is expected to take a spot on Carolina's third line if he does dress Thursday.

Teuvo Teravainen
Arvid Soderblom has signed a two-year contract ($962,500 AAV) through the 2024-25 season.

Soderblom was 2-10-2 with a .894 SV%, and 3.45 GAA across 13 starts and 15 games played in 2022-23 as he struggled through his rookie season on a weak Blackhawks' team but has signed a new two-year contract ($962,500) extension that runs through the 2024-25 season. The 23-year-old is expected to backup in his second season in Chicago in 2023-24.

Arvid Soderblom
Sam Lafferty will draw back into the Maple Leafs' lineup for Game 2.

Lafferty has been a healthy scratch for Toronto's previous two playoff games but will draw back into the lineup Thursday for Game 2 as he replaces Zach Ashton-Reese. The 28-year-old has an assist, five SOG, two PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through fives games so far in the playoffs.

Sam Lafferty
Matt Grzelcyk will make his playoff 2022-23 playoff debut for Game 3 Friday vs. Florida.

Grzelcyk had four goals, 22 assists, 102 SOG, 28 PIMs and a +46 plus/minus through 75 games played during the regular season and will draw into the Bruins' lineup for the first time this postseason. He will replace Connor Clifton in Boston's lineup for Game 3.

Matt Grzelcyk
Teravainen will need surgery on his broken hand suffered in Game 2 and is out indefinitely.

Taravainen was a +2 plus/minus with two PIMS in the Game 2 loss vs. the New York Islanders but suffered a broken hand and will now require surgery. The 28-year-old does not have a timetable for his return and will make a huge loss for the already injured Hurricanes, after posting 37 points (12G/27A) in 68 games during the regular season.

Teuvo Teravainen
Lafferty (personal) is expected to play in Game 1.

Lafferty was back with the Maple Leafs for Sunday's practice after missing the final three games of the regular season due to a personal matter. Lafferty, who will be part of the Maple Leafs fourth line in Game 1, has six points (2G / 4A) in 19 games since being acquired by the Maple Leafs.

Sam Lafferty
Sam Lafferty is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will be out Monday vs. Florida.

Lafferty is expected to miss the Maple Leafs' next two games due to an undisclosed injury. The 28-year-old has 12 goals, 15 assists, 102 SOG, 37 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 70 games played between Toronto and Chicago this season.

Sam Lafferty