OUTDanton Heinen
W BOS
Thu 5/2/24 12:03 PM

Heinen (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup for Game 6 in Toronto on Thursday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Heinen is considered day-to-day and could return as early as Saturday if Game 7 is required. Heinen will be replaced in the lineup by John Beecher, while Justin Brazeau is expected to join the second power play.

OUTBobby McMann
W TOR
Thu 5/2/24 11:56 AM

McMann (lower body) is making strides in his recovery but is not close to returning to action, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
At this point, McMann should probably be considered out indefinitely with his return to action seemingly a long way off. The 27-year-old center has already been sidelined for the club's last seven contests due to his lower-body injury. If he does return in the postseason, McMann will likely slot into a bottom-six role.

OUTAuston Matthews
C TOR
Thu 5/2/24 11:52 AM

Matthews (illness) has been ruled out of the lineup for Thursda's Game 6 versus Boston, per Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun.
EDGE Analysis
Matthews was on the ice Thursday for 30 minutes before the morning skate, but he did not participate during regular practice. The superstar center was pulled from action between the second and third periods in Game 4 on Saturday, and he was unable to play in Game 5 on Tuesday. Matthews had a goal and two assists in Game 2, but he has not had a point in any of the three other games in the series. The hope is he will be good to go for Game 7 if Toronto can extend the series with a win Thursday.

Joseph Woll
G TOR
Thu 5/2/24 11:25 AM

Woll was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Patrick Friolet of RDS,ca, indicating he will defend the home crease versus Boston on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Woll has been sensational versus the Bruins in the postseason, giving up one goal on 28 shots in a 2-1 overtime win Tuesday in Game 5. He also stopped all five shots he faced in Game 4 after replacing Ilya Samsonov to start the third period. Woll has seen action in just 36 regular-season games in his NHL career, but he looked like a seasoned veteran while prevailing over the Bruins on Tuesday.

Zach Hyman
W EDM
Thu 5/2/24 11:09 AM

Hyman scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 4-3 Game 5 win over the Kings.
EDGE Analysis
Hyman put the Oilers ahead 4-2 in the final minute of the second period, deflecting a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot past David Rittich for the eventual game-winning goal in the 4-3 series-clinching victory. Hyman's seven goals are tied with Valeri Nichushkin for the league lead so far in the playoffs. Hyman's picked up where he left off in the regular season, during which he tallied a career-high 54 goals and 77 points in 80 games.

Connor McDavid
C EDM
Thu 5/2/24 10:57 AM

McDavid logged a pair of assists in Wednesday's 4-3 Game 5 win over Los Angeles.
EDGE Analysis
McDavid set up Leon Draisaitl's game-tying power-play goal midway through the second period before adding another helper on Draisaitl's go-ahead tally just a few minutes later. McDavid recorded at least one assist in all five games in the series. He's totaled a league-high 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) so far this postseason.

Adrian Kempe
RW LA
Thu 5/2/24 10:51 AM

Kempe scored a goal on a team-high three shots in Wednesday's 4-3 Game 5 loss to Edmonton.
EDGE Analysis
Kempe cut the Kings' deficit to one goal 17:42 into the third period, deflecting a Matt Roy shot past Stuart Skinner, though Los Angeles would ultimately come up short as Edmonton took the series in five games. Still, it was a strong effort from Kempe, who tallied four goals and five points in the series. He posted a career-high 75 points (28 goals, 47 assists) in 77 regular-season contests.

Evan Bouchard
D EDM
Thu 5/2/24 10:28 AM

Bouchard grabbed three assists in Wednesday's 4-3 Game 5 win over the Kings.
EDGE Analysis
Bouchard set up all three of Edmonton's second-period goals, including a Leon Draisaitl marker on the power-play, in the 4-3 series-clinching victory. The 24-year-old Bouchard has nine points (one goal, eight assists) through five games in the playoffs, tying Cale Makar for most among defensemen. Bouchard had a breakout regular season, tallying 18 goals and 82 points, both career highs, across 81 games.

Leon Draisaitl
C/LW EDM
Thu 5/2/24 10:21 AM

Draisaitl scored a pair of goals on a team-high six shots in Wednesday's 4-3 Game 5 victory over the Kings.
EDGE Analysis
Draisaitl tied the game 2-2 midway through the second period with a power-play goal before putting Edmonton ahead just a few minutes later with a second tally, beating David Rittich with a one-timer off a Connor McDavid feed. It was an excellent start to the post-season for Draisaitl -- the 28-year-old center tallied five goals and 10 points in the Oilers' decisive five-game series victory.

David Rittich
G LA
Thu 5/2/24 10:16 AM

Rittich allowed four goals on 26 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 Game 5 loss to the Oilers.
EDGE Analysis
Rittich and the Kings couldn't overcome Edmonton's three-goal second period in the series-deciding loss. The 31-year-old Rittich started the series' final two games, going 0-2-0 with an .872 save percentage after Cam Talbot struggled in the first three games. Rittich was solid in the regular season, going 13-6-3 with a .921 save percentage. Rittich could be looking for an opportunity to win a starting gig as a free agent this summer.