Derek Lee: Anaheim Ducks goaltender Petr Mrazek (lower-body) was on the ice for practice. Goaltender Ville Husso wasn’t on the ice.
Rachel Lenzi: Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that goaltender Colten Ellis passed concussion protocol and will get back to practice.
Heather Engel: Sabres forward Tyson Kozak left last night’s game in the second period with an upper-body injury.
TSN: Calgary Flames defenseman Jake Bean will be out indefinitely as he’ll be having surgery for an undisclosed injury.
Joe McDonald: Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry left last night’s game in the second period with an undisclosed injury.
Joe O’Donnell: Minnesota Wild forwards Vinnie Hinostroza and Mats Zuccarello, and defenseman Jacob Middleton and Jonas Brodin are skating. Forward Marcus Johansson and defenseman Zach Bogosian aren’t skating.
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Minnesota Wild: Defenseman Daemon Hunt was placed on the IR.
Marco D’Amico: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson missed his second consecutive game and remains day-to-day.
Stu Cowan: Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis doesn’t think that forward Kirby Dach (broken foot) will be back anytime soon.
Ryan Novozinsky: New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes said his brother Jack “should be back pretty soon.”
Stefen Rosner: New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and won’t be in the lineup tonight. They haven’t ruled him out of travelling to Buffalo. He hasn’t started practicing with the team since he was injured.
Sheng Peng: San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith didn’t have his arm in a sling yesterday, as he did after Tuesday’s game.
Lou Korac: On the ice for the St. Louis Blues’ optional skate yesterday were Jordan Kyrou (lower body), Jimmy Snuggerud (wrist) and Nathan Walker (upper body). Kyrou is the furthest along of the three.
Erik Erlendsson: The Tampa Bay Lightning activated defenseman Ryan McDonagh off the IR before last night’s game.
Eduardo A. Encina: Lightning forward Brandon Hagel missed last night’s game, and he may not return before the holiday break, according to coach Jon Cooper. “I’d love to have him back before the break, but I can’t say for sure. So take this one slow.”
Corey Long: Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli left last night’s game in the third period after a collision with Kevin Fiala. Forward Nikita Kucherov missed last night’s game due to illness.
Nick Barden: The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent defenseman Marshall Rifai to the Toronto Marlies on a conditioning loan. He had wrist surgery back during training camp.
Thomas Drance: It doesn’t sound like Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson will be in the lineup tonight, which would make Saturday unlikely as well.
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Bailey Johnson: Washington Capitals forward Ryan Leonard (shoulder and face) was on the ice yesterday in a no-contact jersey.
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