Kevin Cheveldayoff announced Saturday that Mark Scheifele's father had passed earlier in the morning, and their start center's status would be up in the air for Game 6 on Saturday night in Dallas. The 32-year-old has had a strong 2025 playoffs so far, with four goals, 10 points and a +4 plus/minus in 10 games.
Robertson was Toronto's only goal scorer in Game 5, but will take a seat in the press box for Game 6 on Friday in Florida as Pontus Holmberg returns to the lineup. Robertson has only appeared in three postseason games this year, but still has an impressive 2 points (1G/1a) in 3 games played, despite receiving only 9:59 TOI/GP.
Jarnkrok was a healthy scratch for Toronto's Game 5 loss but will draw back into the lineup on Friday as a replacement for David Kampf. The 33-year-old has been held pointless in Toronto's last nine playoff games and will slot back into the third line on Friday.
Kampf's only playoff appearance was Game 5 vs. Florida, but he will take a seat yet again in the press box as Calle Jarnkrok returns to Toronto's lineup for Game 6. Kampf had five goals and 13 points in the bottom-six role during the regular season but has struggled to find himself in Toronto's lineup for the playoffs.
Despite only having one assist in 10 playoff games, Pontus Holmberg will draw back into Toronto's lineup on their 2nd line for Game 6 in Florida on Friday as he replaces Nicolas Robertson. The 26-year-old winger set career highs during the regular season with 19 points in 68 games played, but has struggled to find any sort of offence during the postseason with one point in 10 playoff games played.
Nikishin will slot in for Jalen Chatfield, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Nikishin was Carolina's third-round pick, 69th overall, in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old Nikishin has spent the previous few seasons in the KHL. He scored 46 points (17G / 29A) in 61 games with St. Peterburgh SKA (KHL) this season.
Lindgren will return to serve as Washington's backup after missing the last three games for personal reasons. Lindgren has made one relief appearance so far this post-season, allowing one goal on five shots in a 6-3 loss to the Canadiens.
Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg will both serve as healthy scratches for the first time in this post-season as the Maple Leafs opt to shake up their lineup ahead of Game 5. David Kampf and Nick Robertson will draw into the lineup in their place.
Holmberg and Calle Jarnkrok will both serve as healthy scratches for the first time in this post-season as the Maple Leafs opt to shake up their lineup ahead of Game 5. David Kampf and Nick Robertson will draw into the lineup in their place.
Kampf will make his first appearance of the post-season when the Leafs host the Panthers on Wednesday. Nick Robertson will draw in alongside him while Pontus Holmberg and Calle Jarnkrok draw out of the lineup.
Robertson will make his first appearance since Game 2 of the opening round against the Senators. David Kampf will draw in alongside him while Pontus Holmberg and Calle Jarnkrok draw out of the lineup.
Boqvist has not played since Game 2, but he will replace Evan Rodrigues (undisclosed) in the lineup for Game 5. Boqvist, who does not have a point in seven playoff games, will start on a line with Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart.
Lyubushkin will take a seat on Tuesday in order to make way for the return of Miro Heiskanen (knee). Lyubushkin has appeared in ten games in these 2025 NHL Playoffs, registering three assists and a -7 rating.
Emberson has appeared in all nine playoff games to date, but it looks like he will be replaced by Troy Stecher in the lineup for Game 4. Emberson has not registered a point and has averaged just 9:29 TOI/gm in the playoffs.
Arvidsson has appeared in all nine playoff games so far, but it looks like he will be replaced by Kasper Kapanen in Game 4. Arvidsson has registered four points (1G / 3A) in nine games this postseason.
If Kapanen gets into the lineup, it would be his 2025 Playoffs debut. Kapanen was off the ice ahead of Viktor Arvidsson this morning, so expect him to replace Arvidsson on the fourth line. The veteran winger had 13 points (5G / 8A) in 57 games with the Oilers this season.
Raddysh has played in the last two games but it looks like Ryan Leonard will replace him in the lineup for Game 4. Raddysh has just one assist, six shots and 11 hits in six playoff games.
Leonard has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but it looks like he will replace Taylor Raddysh in the lineup for Game 4 on Monday. Leonard has just one assist and 11 SOG in six playoff games so far.
Back has one point in his previous seven games and will take a seat vs. Winnipeg for Game 3 as Colin Blackwell steps back into the lineup. The 25-year-old Swedish winger is enjoying his first taste of playoff experience and has two assists and one SOG while averaging 11:23 TOI across eight games played.
Blackwell has been a healthy scratch for both of Dallas' opening games of their second series but will draw back in for Oskar Back on Sunday for Game 3. The 32-year-old scrappy forward had a massive overtime goal vs. Colorado in Dallas' opening round series, but has done little offensively since that game, with only one point in six total playoff games.
