On the Pittsburgh Penguins …
NHL.com: Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Sheary played almost 17 minutes on Tuesday, but didn’t practice yesterday.
Evgeni Malkin (lower-body) skated before practice yesterday.
” progressing. He’s not to the point yet where he’ll join the team,” Sullivan said. “We’ll see how he responds to today, but the plan will be he’ll skate again tomorrow barring any setbacks, and we’ll go from there. But obviously, the fact that he’s on the ice is progress.”
Pens Inside Scoop: Matt Cullen hasn’t been ruled out for this weekend. Cullen said he “felt good.”
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Stu Cowan: Center Alex Galchenyuk practiced yesterday and he’ll return to the lineup tonight against the Flyers. Galchenyuk has missed three games after re-aggravating his right knee.
“It is what it is,” Galchenyuk told reporters about his injuries after practice. “There’s nothing we can do about it now. Stuff like that happens, and you’ve just got to stay positive and do the right thing.”
On the Florida Panthers …
Harvey Fialkov: Coach Tom Rowe said that there is a chance that Aleksander Barkov returns after their bye week.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Chris Ryan: Defenseman Andy Greene skated with teammates. John Moore and Beau Bennett skated on their own.
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Tim Panaccio: Defenseman Michael Del Zotto (leg) didn’t practice yesterday.
On the Washington Capitals …
Tarik El-Bashir: Hearing that Justin Williams has a lower-body injury, but they don’t think it’s serious. Out last night for precautionary reasons. He should be able to go on Saturday.
On the Boston Bruins …
Joe Haggerty: Tuukka Rask when asked if he tweaked something in the third period: “Yeah, I’m alright. I just popped my groin a little bit, but nothing major.”
Joe Haggerty: Patrice Bergeron was helped to the room after taking a slap shot on the inside of his right knee.
Fluto Shinzawa: Bergeron left the dressing with a heavy limp.
Patrice Bergeron takes a slapper to the inside of the knee. Needs help getting off the ice pic.twitter.com/OGgz1IMFb5
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) February 2, 2017
