Charlie Roumeliotis: Chicago Blackhawks returning to the lineup last night included Jonathan Toews, Tyler Johnson, Calvin de Haan and Riley Stillman.
- Puck Pedia: The Blackhawks activated Johnson off the LTIR. The Blackhawks LTIR pool is now $5.56 million and they have $3.2 million in cap space.
Ben Pope: Blackhawks forward Reese Johnson will start taking contact next week according to coach Derek King. He’s been out since December 11th with a broken clavicle.
Peter Baugh: Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin didn’t travel with the team to Arizona. He’s listed as day-to-day.
Detroit Red Wings: The Red Wings activated forward Riley Barber from the IR and assigned him to the AHL.
TSN: Edmonton Oilers defenseman Tyson Barrie left last night’s game with an upper-body injury.
Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have placed forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the IR and activated forward Kyle Turris off the IR.
Michael Russo: Minnesota Wild forward Jordan Greenway and defenseman Matt Dumba will not play during their road trip. They could return Sunday.
Montreal Canadiens: Forward Jake Evans left last night’s game with an upper-body injury.
Andrew Gross: New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal (lower-body) and defenseman Zdeno Chara (upper-body) missed last night’s game and are day-to-day.
Vince Z. Mercogliano: New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said that Kevin Rooney will be out “week-to-week.”
Kaapo Kakko is also a few weeks away from returning.
- Vince Z. Mercogliano: Rooney has been placed on the IR with an upper-body injury.
Jordan Hall: Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was good to go last night. Coach Mike Yeo said that forward Kevin Hayes is a real possibility for Saturday’s game.
Philadelphia Flyers: Defenseman Justin Braun left last night’s game with the flu.
Curtis Pashelka: San Jose Sharks coach Bob Boughner said that goaltender James Reimer is considered week-to-week.
Sheng Peng: Sharks coach Boughner said that defenseman Erik Karlsson is doubtful for this weekend. Forward Rudolfs Balcers is likely to return and defenseman Jaycob Megna is a possibility.
Samantha Pell: Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov missed last night’s game. He didn’t practice but was on the ice after the team practiced.
Capitals PR: The Capitals activated forward Anthony Mantha from the LTIR, place forward Joe Snively on the IR and foward Carl Hagelin on the LTIR.
- Puck Pedia: The Capitals moved Mantha’s $5.7 million off the LTIR and put Carl Hagelin’s $2.75 million on the LTIR. The are able to exceed the cap by $2.642 million, and have $155,833 in cap space.
Sara Orlesky: Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers said he’s ready to return on Friday. He practiced on a line with Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry.
