- Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard has a broken right index finger and will be out for the remainder of the trip. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: A source said he could be out up to 2 weeks.
- Jeremy Rutherford via twitter: Alex Steen and Andy McDonald won’t travel on the Blues upcoming 3 game trip.
- Chuck Gormley CSN Washington: Capitals Mike Green skated for 4 straight days this week, and is 2-4 weeks away from returning.
- Mike Heika via twitter: The Stars have put Brenden Morrow back on the IR with neck/back issues.
- Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Cam Barker will be back in the Oilers lineup tonight.
- Harvey Fialkov via twitter: Panthers Marco Sturm was put on the IR with an upper-body injury, not a concussion.
- Chris Kuc via twitter: Blackhawks Andrew Brunette’s upper-body injury is not a concussion.
- Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: James Reimer will start in net for the Maple Leafs tonight.