On the Arizona Coyotes …
Craig Morgan: Coach Dave Tippett doesn’t think that Oliver Ekman-Larsson‘s upper-body injury is serious. They will know more today.
Craig Morgan: Goaltender Louis Domingue can come off the IR today if he’s ready.
On the Calgary Flames …
Luke Fox: Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has been on the ice for three or four days. He was shooting yesterday in a no contact jersey. There is no timetable for his return.
Calgary Flames: GM Brad Treliving said that he is pleased with the progress of Johnny Gaudreau and Lance Bouma. There is no timetable for either player. Both were skating yesterday morning.
On the Dallas Stars …
Mike Heika: Defenseman Stephen Johns went through and passed concussion protocol. He should be ready to play tonight.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ted Wyman: Coach Paul Maurice said that Marko Dano is well. He had an appointment last night and if all went well, he could be available for tonight.
Sean Reynolds: Forward Mathieu Perreault said he’s ready to play tonight, but it’s up to the coach’s if he does.
On the Nashville Predators …
Adam Vingan: The Predators put Anthony Bitetto on the IR and sent Miikka Salomaki to the AHL on a conditioning stint.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: Captain Jonathan Toews is expected to return from his back injury on Saturday. He’ll likely miss his fourth game tonight.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Ryan Boulding of NHL.com: The Avalanche have put Gabriel Landeskog on the IR with a lower-body injury retroactive to November 15th.
“I don’t want to say he’s not day-to-day still. I think, I’m hoping he’s more day-to-day than week-to-week,” Bednar said following Wednesday’s practice. “But now we have the ability to put him on IR retroactive and he can come off at anytime, but as you saw again today, he’s not skating. He’s not going to play tomorrow. That’s all I know right now.”