On the LA Kings …
NHL Player Safety: Forward Tanner Pearson was suspended for the remainder of the preseason and two regular season for an illegal check to the head.
On waivers yesterday …
James Mirtle: Players who were put on waivers yesterday.
New York Rangers: Nicklas Jensen and Marek Hrivik
Montreal Canadiens: Mark Barberio
Dallas Stars: Travis Morin
Minnesota Wild: Tyler Graovac
St. Louis Blues: Kenneth Agostino
Washington Capitals: Joe Cannata
Carolina Hurricanes: Brendan Woods, Matt Tennyson, Brody Sutter, Keegan Lowe and Michael Leighton
Ottawa Senators: Charles Robinson, Michael Blunden and Michael Kostka
Florida Panthers: Jakub Kindl, Reto Berra and Logan Shaw
On the Ottawa Senators …
Bruce Garrioch: The Senators release defenseman Matt Bartkowski from his PTO.
On the Columbus Blue Jackets …
James Mirtle: The Blue Jackets release Keith Aulie, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Mike Brown and Jarret Stoll from their PTOs.
Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have 48 players under contract. Would drop to 47 if they send Pierre-Luc Dubois back to junior.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Buffalo Sabres: Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly left last nights game with a lower-body injury.
Buffalo Sabres: Coach Dan Bylsma said that O’Reilly was pulled for “precautionary” reasons. O’Reilly tweaked something in a muscle.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Andrew Gross: Devils defenseman Jon Merrill will be out for four to five weeks with a lower-body injury.
Andrew Gross: Forward Luke Gazdic is out four weeks with a broken foot after blocking a shot.
On the Florida Panthers …
Harvey Fialkov: Panthers saying it’s an upper-body injury for Nick Bjugstad, with no mention of a head injury.
On the New York Islanders …
Arthur Staple: Forward Shane Prince is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Not sure if Prince will be ready for next week.
Arthur Staple: Forward Stephen Gionta is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, but it could be longer. He is a candidate to sign a two-way deal and play in the AHL.