Aaron Portzline: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro may have gotten lucky with a charley horse and not his knee. He was hit by Conor Geekie on Tuesday.
Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets forward Yegor Chinakhov skated yesterday. He’s missed the past 11 games with an upper-body injury.
Jeff Svoboda: Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson took a stick to the eye the other night. He was on the ice for their optional skate yesterday.
NHL Trade: Montreal Canadiens Acquire Alexandre Carrier From Nashville
Dallas Stars: The Stars placed defenseman Matt Dumba on the IR retroactive to December 8th.
Taylor Baird: Stars forward Mason Marchment left after one shift in the third. Coach Pete DeBoer said that he’s “dealing with something” and more should known today.
Detroit Red Wings: The Detroit Red Wings have activated goaltender Alex Lyon from IR.
Jameson Olive: Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov was on the ice for their morning skate.
Florida Panthers: Forward Sam Bennett missed last night’s game with an illness.
Sarah McLellan: Minnesota Wild forward Yakov Trenin remains out with an upper-body injury.
Jessi Pierce: Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber left last night’s game in the third period after being hit with the puck from a shot. He was getting evaluated after the game.
Dave Hogg: Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York didn’t play the last half of last night’s game. The Flyers didn’t say if he was injured.
Max Miller: San Jose Sharks goaltender Vitek Vanecek will miss some time with an upper-body injury. He was hit by a puck while on the bench on Tuesday night. The Sharks have recalled Yaroslav Askarov.
NHL Trade: New York Rangers Kaapo Kakko Trade Seattle Kraken
Leafs PR: The Toronto Maple Leafs activated forward David Kampf from the LTIR.
Jesse Granger: Vegas Golden Knights forward Ivan Barbashev is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.