Crosby has an upper-body issue
Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan on Sidney Crosby: “Sid is being evaluated for an upper-body injury.”
Wes Crosby: Sullivan wouldn’t say if Crosby would miss tonight’s game. He’d only say that Crosby’s upper-body injury was being evaluated.
Capitals lose three players yesterday
Capitals PR: Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov left last night’s game early with an upper-body injury. He will be re-evaluated today.
Brian Munz: Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby missed last night’s game with an upper-body injury.
Isabelle Khurshudyan: Capitals coach Todd Reirden said that Holtby injured himself during their morning skate.
After taking “a blow to the head,” they held Kuznetsov out for mostly for “precautionary” reasons.
Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: Capitals forward T.J. Oshie suffered a possible concussion late in the game after he was thrown to the ice by Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey. Oshie has had four concussions during his career.
Josh Morrissey on TJ Oshie pic.twitter.com/NwpRGydBCx
— Dhiren Mahiban (@dcmahiban) November 15, 2018
Another look at the #NHLJets Morrissey takedown on Oshie #WSHvsWPG pic.twitter.com/4ecl92Pb8W
— Michael Remis (@mremis) November 15, 2018
Chara injured
Boston Bruins: Defenseman Zdeno Chara left last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
Might be the play where Chara went down with an injury. Not a good look on that knee. pic.twitter.com/EuYblCreVX
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) November 15, 2018
Fluto Shinzawa: What the Bruins defense looked like six weeks ago and what it could look like next game.
Chara-McAvoy
Krug-Carlo
Moore-Miller
Possible next lineup:
Grzelcyk-Moore
Krug-Kampfer
Lauzon-Zboril
Hurricanes injury update
Michael Smith: Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour updating their injury situation.
Sebastian Aho wore a no-contact jersey at practice: “We didn’t want to bump him around. He’s a little sore. He didn’t want to wear it, but we made him.”
Brett Pesce has a lower-body issue: “From what I heard, he wanted to practice. Maybe tomorrow.”
Petr Mrazek‘s lower-body injury: “He’s been feeling better. … He hasn’t been out there with us yet, but from what I hear, everything is getting real close.”
Victor Rask‘s right hand injury: “He’s getting close to being hopefully cleared to work with us pretty soon.”