- Adrian Dater: Avs Ryan Wilson will be out two weeks with a knee injury.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen didn’t skate yesterday due to a hip flexor. They are waiting to see if it will be a day-to-day injury.
- Lisa Dillman: Kings GM Dean Lombardi said they are still being cautious with Dustin Brown’s hamstring injury. If it were the playoffs, he’d be playing.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings Brendan Smith has a sore groin but is expected back on the ice in a couple days.
- Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: Blackhawks Mike Kostka left last nights game with an upper-body injury after being hit into the boards by Red Wings Teemu Pulkkinen.
“I thought was very dangerous,” coach Joel Quenneville said. ” not bad, but he couldn’t play. We’ll see a little bit better assessment
- Dobber Hockey: Wild’s Jason Zucker left last nights game with a tweaked groin.
- Missy Zielinski: Lightning Dylan Blujus had minor arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to miss two to four weeks.