Helene St. James: Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk (concussion) will not be traveling with the team on their trip to New York and Ottawa.
Shawn Mitchell: Blue Jackets Nikita Nikitin (lower-body) is likely to play tonight. The Blue Jackets still have five players that will be out.
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild’s Mikael Granlund will be out for at least three games with an upper-body injury (head). He was put on the IR and Jason Zucker was recalled.
Calgary Flames: Flames injuries: Sean Monahan – week-to-week with hairline fracture in foot, on the IR. Dennis Wideman – six to eight weeks with a fractured hand, on the IR. Mark Giordano – week-to-week with a broken ankle, on the IR. Curtis Glencross – two to three weeks with a knee injury, on the IR. TJ Galiardi – day-to-day with back spasms, on the IR.
