On the Montreal Canadiens …
Eric Engels: Forward Brendan Gallagher will return to the lineup today.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Joe Smth: Forward Tyler Johnson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper on if Johnson will be ready to return after their bye: “I don’t know. I thought Stamkos was going to be back in a month. But we hope so.”
On the Washington Capitals …
Tom Gulitti: Coach Barry Trotz said that defenseman Dmitry Orlov went through concussion protocol at the end of the second period and was fine.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Terry Koshan: Forward Nikita Soshnikov missed his second consecutive game with an upper-body injury.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Andrew Gross: Coach John Hynes said that they expect forward Beau Bennett and defenseman Jon Merrill to be ready to return at some point this week.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
John Vogl of the Buffalo News: The Sabres have lost defenseman Cody Franson for two to three weeks.
“We’re looking at bone bruise at this point in time, two to three weeks, maybe two weeks,” Bylsma said.
On the New York Rangers …
Dan Rosen: The Rangers hope that defenseman Dan Girardi is able to practice today.
