Michael Russo: Wild’s Josh Harding clears waivers and is assigned to Iowa of the AHL.
Mike Heika: The Blue Jackets claim Kevin Connauton.
Randy Miller: Someone told Miller that Flyers Claude Giroux has a lower-body injury.
Joe McDonald: Claude Julien said that Brad Marchand was not dealing with a concussion.
Joe Haggerty: Bruins Kevan Miller is a game-time decision. Marchand is out. Decision on David Krejci will be made closer to game-time.
Ken Wiebe: Jets Marc Scheifele will be a game-time decision.
Ansar Khan: Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk won’t be in the lineup tonight. Daniel Cleary will be in.
Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Mike Johnston will give an update on Pascal Dupuis injury soon.
Sarah McLellan: Coyotes Rob Klinkhammer is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and won’t play tonight. Keith Yandle will be in the lineup, was resting this morning.
Mark Stepneski: Stars Ryan Garbutt is expected to be out tonight due to an upper-body injury.
Shawn Mitchell: The Blue Jackets send Frederic St. Denis to the AHL.
Mike Heika: Stars lines: Benn-Eakin-Seguin Cole-Spezza-Hemsky Roussel-Fiddler-Sceviour McKenzie-Horcoff-Moen. Power play units: Benn-Seguin-Eakin-Roussel-Daley; Spezza-Cole-Hemsky-Klingberg-Goligoski.