Morning Hits: Shaw, Perreault, Kreider, Hejda, Senators and Garon

Chris Kuc: Blackhawks coach Joel Quenville said that Andrew Shaw is day-to-day.

Eric Stephens: Ducks Mathieu Perreault (lower-body) yesterday: “I felt good yesterday and I felt even better today. All set and ready to go.”

Steve Zipay: Rangers Chris Kreider (hand) skated yesterday in a no-contact jersey. His stick handling looked better.

Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Avalanche’s Jan Hejda was playing with two broken fingers. He had a pin inserted into one of his thumbs.

Ottawa Senators: Leeder said the Senators plan to host an outdoor game in 2017 for their 100th anniversary of the NHL’s first game in Ottawa.

Oct. 8th: Season starts in North America

Nov. 1st and 2nd: Global Series – Florida and Dallas in Tampere, Finland

Dec. 31st: NHL Winter Classic – St. Louis vs. Chicago at Wrigley Field

Jan. 18th: Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada

Feb. 10th – Feb. 21st: 4 Nations Face-Off – Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States in Boston and Montreal

Mar. 1st: NHL Stadium Series – Detroit vs. Columbus at Ohio State University

Mar. 7th: NHL Trade Deadline (3:00 PM ET)

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