Injury and illness notes for the Bruins
Conor Ryan: Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said that Marcus Johansson wasn’t traveling with the team yesterday as he’s still sick.
Defenseman Torey Krug and Connor Clifton, and forward Jake DeBrusk are listed as day-to-day.
Conor Ryan: Krug, Clifton and DeBrusk did travel with the team.
Defenseman Jakub Zboril has been recalled.
Conor Ryan: Johansson could join the team today if he’s feeling better. The team was keeping him away from the players as they didn’t want anyone else catching it.
Nutivaara not skating
Dan Rosen: Columbus Blue Jackets Markus Nutivaara didn’t skate yesterday. He was the on receiving end of a Nikita Kucherov hit that lead to Kucherov’s one-game suspension.
McCann wasn’t able to go in Game 2
Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann was still not ready to go – he missed yesterday’s game.
Bortuzzo needed stitches
Darren Dreger: St. Louis Blues Robert Bortuzzo received seven stitches on his right wrist from an incident in Game 2.
Haley leaves after blocking shot … No word on Vlasic
Jesse Granger: San Jose Sharks forward Michael Haley blocked a shot on the inside of foot/ankle and needed help getting off the ice.
Kevin Kurz: San Jose Sharks coach Pete DeBoer won’t say where defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic took a puck off of. You have to wonder if he was hit in the head.
Hedman not able to go in Game 3
Frank Seravalli: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman wasn’t able to play in Game 3.