- Damian Cristodero: Lightning Teddy Purcell is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- George Sipple: Red Wings Johan Franzen (hip) practiced yesterday and will play today.
- George Sipple: Red Wings Daniel Alfredsson (groin) practiced yesterday. Darren Helm (groin/back) practiced yesterday morning.
- Helene St. James: Patrick Eaves is out two to four weeks with a slight ankle sprain and MCL sprain.
- Andrew Gross: Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said that Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin are doing everything in practice but contact. There is no timetable on when they will start contact. Callahan is able to shoot a little harder than Hagelin.
- Adrian Dater: Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon won’t play this weekend due to a hip flexor. The Avs say it’s not serious.
- Shawn Mitchell: Blue Jackets Nikita Nikitin has a ‘dent’ on the right side of his foot. He’s limping a bit, but said “it’s really not bad.”
- Chris Johnston: Maple Leafs Randy Carlyle said that Jonathan Bernier has irritation on his knee from his new equipment.
- Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets goalie Curtis McElhinney is out one to two weeks with a lower-body injury.
- David Alter: Leafs Joffrey Lupul might play this weekend.
- David Alter: Leafs Nazem Kadri said his hand is fine, just a bruise.
- Tom Gulitti: Devils Ryane Clowe is ‘day-to-day’ and not concerned about it long-term.
- Mark Stepneski: Stars Scott Glennie is expected to miss four to six weeks with a knee injury.
- Anthony Gulizia of the Boston Globe: Bruins Patrice Bergeron has missed the first three preseason games, but will get into the lineup on Saturday. He’s recovering from a punctured lung, a separated shoulder, a broken rib and torn rib cartilage that he suffered during the Stanley Cup final.
- Sarah Baicker of CSN Philly: Flyers Claude Girouxcould be ready for Tuesday’s preseason game against the Devils.
“I’d love to, that’s for sure,” Giroux said. “As long as my hand lets me be 100 percent Tuesday, I’d love to play. We’ll see how I feel then.”
- Tim Sassone: Blackhawks Jonathan Toews said he was battling a hip flexor.
- David Pollak: Sharks coach Todd McLellan on Raffi Torres’ injury: “I have no idea right now. Don’t even want to speculate.” Torres was seen leaving the dressing room with his right knee bandaged and walking with a limp.
