Jim McBride: Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak returned to the lineup last night.
Rachel Lenzi: The Buffalo Sabres have placed forward Jason Zucker on the IR with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Monday against the Flames.
- Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Zucker played through a significant injury on Monday, and it’s upper and lower. He’s out week-to-week.
Matthew Fairburn: Sabres forward Josh Norris missed last night’s game with an illness and soreness.
Matthew Fairburn: Sabres goaltender Colten Ellis (concussion protocol) left last night’s game after taking a hard hit to the head.
Kurt Dusterberg: Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
NHL: Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood started last night after missing the past three games with a back injury.
NHL: Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley returned to the lineup after missing the past 12 games with a lower-body injury.
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Robby Stanley: Nashville Predators defenseman Nick Perbix returned to the lineup after missing the past three games with an upper-body injury.
Amanda Stein: New Jersey Devils forwards Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt were good to play last night.
NHL: New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau returned to the lineup after missing the past eight games with an upper-body injury.
Julian McKenzie: Ottawa Senators forward Lars Eller returned to the lineup.
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Blake Lizotte and Evgeni Malkin have been placed on the IR with upper-body injuries and are listed as week-to-week. Malkin missed Sunday’s game after putting up two goals and an assist the game before.
Forward Rickard Rakell skated for the first time since his surgery in October. He’s been out for 19 games.
- Seth Rorabaugh: Rakell was cleared for contact.
Adam Kimelman: San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov missed last night’s game with an illness, and they don’t know if he’ll be ready for Thursday’s game against Toronto.
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NHL: St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Lou Korac: St. Louis Blues forward Nick Bjugstad left last night’s game in the second period with an upper-body injury after taking a hit from Nikita Zadorov.
Sean Farrell: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman left last night’s game in the first period with an undisclosed injury.
“It’s a little bit of a concern, so we’ll get him reevaluated here,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “We still have a couple of games on this road trip. But it’s tough to lose the big guy; he’s such an important part of our team. So fingers crossed.”
Sportsnet 590 The FAN: Nick Kypreos on Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev: “They’re going to decide on whether needs surgery or not… There’s a belief that if they do it, he won’t be out the rest of the season.”
NHL Media: Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will return to the lineup on Thursday.
Tarik El-Bashir: Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery updating the injuries to forward Ryan Leonard, defenseman John Carlson, and goaltender Charlie Lindgren.
Leonard: “Still no update or nothing that we’re releasing at this point, but he’s going to be out an extended period of time.”Carlson: “We’ll seen how he is this week. We’ve had a few days to (rest).”
Lindgren: “Chucky’s trending positive…Hopefully today, tomorrow he takes some positive steps (toward) potentially getting back on the ice. But we’ll see. That will be a TBD.”
TSN: Darren Dreger said that Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck could start taking shots real soon. He wants to return this weekend, but the Jets are being more cautious.
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“So, it is highly, highly unlikely that he will be back in the crease this weekend, but I’d look to have him back in the net and starting for the Jets potentially next week.”
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