Boston Bruins: Forward Milan Lucic was placed on the LTIR.
Sportsnet: Buffalo Sabres goaltender Eric Comrie is out with a lower-body injury suffered on Friday night.
Derek Van Diest of NHL,com: Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid practiced yesterday and is likely to play in tonight’s Heritage Classic.
“It’s feeling good, I’m making a lot of progress. I felt really good today in practice, a lot of good signs,” McDavid said. “Our training staff here is amazing in Edmonton. The whole crew, we’re very lucky here in Edmonton to have a great staff, and we’ve been working hard on it all week, and I feel like it’s in a really good place.”
Sportsnet: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson suffered a lower-body injury last night and is listed as day-to-day.
Bruce Garrioch: The Ottawa Senators have placed defenseman Thomas Chabot on the LTIR.
TSN: New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hischier missed yesterday’s game with an upper-body injury.
Hischier left Friday night’s game after taking a high hit from Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton, who was suspended for two games.
Sportsnet: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren last last night’s game in the second period with an upper-body injury.
He appeared to suffer the injury after a hit from Predators forward Yakov Trenin.
The Maple Leafs had lost defenseman Jake McCabe the game before to a lower-body injury.
Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said that McCabe won’t be missing significant time with the groin injury.