- Joe McDonald: Bruins coach Claude Julien on Dougie Hamilton’s concussion: “He’ll be out for a little bit, but we don’t anticipate it being too, too long.”
- Michael Russo: Wild’s Zach Parise skated yesterday morning with assistant coach Darby Hendrickson.
- Mark Stepneski: Stars coach Lindy Ruff said that defenseman Aaron Rome (lower-body) will be out for a bit.
- Shelly Anderson: Penguins Roberto Bortuzzo thinks he has been cleared to play on Wednesday.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen said he’s still experiencing dizziness and is not feeling good. Status for Thursday is uncertain.
- Shelly Anderson: Penguins James Neal’s injury is not related to his previous injury according to coach Dan Bylsma.
- Eric Stephens: Ducks Bryan Allen (lower-body) practiced yesterday.
- Michael Smith: Hurricanes Patrick Dwyer (lower-body) and Drayson Bowman (lower-body) should be ready to return by Saturday.
- Dan Wood: Ducks Viktor Fasth (lower-body) is expected to start skating this week or next week.
- Helene Elliott: Kings defenseman Matt Greene is out with an upper-body injury.
- Chad Graff: Wild’s Josh Harding practiced yesterday and hopes to do so today.
- Rob Tychkowski: Oilers Ales Hemsky’s ankle is badly swollen, but x-rays didn’t show a break. He’s doubtful for Minnesota.