On the Montreal Canadiens …
Dave McCarthy of NHL.com: Forward Jonathan Drouin is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
“It’s a muscular thing and it was more out of precaution for tonight than anything else,” coach Claude Julien said. “He was scheduled to play, he was fine this morning, and then just after practice we chose to take the safe route and do that. So, it’s day to day, muscular, upper body.”
On the Ottawa Senators …
Bruce Garrioch: Coach Guy Boucher said that defenseman Erik Karlsson‘s foot has reacted well from his skate on Saturday.
Bruce Garrioch: Forward Derick Brassard skated yesterday but in a no-contact jersey.
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Helene St. James: Forward Evgeny Sechnikov is day-to-day with a neck strain.
Dana Wakiji: Forward Justin Abdelkader was able to skate hard yesterday for the first time since the start of training camp. They are hopeful that he’s able to get into at least one preseason game.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Joe Yerdon: Coach Phil Housley said that defenseman Jake McCabe‘s upper-body injury is week-to-week, but there is no concern for their opener yet.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: Jets head coach Paul Maurice said that forward Adam Lowry‘s lower-body injury is day-to-day.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Arizona Coyotes: Goaltender Louis Domingue left last night’s game in the second period for precautionary reasons.
Sarah McLellan: GM John Chayka said that defenseman Jakob Chychrun (knee) is likely a few weeks away from being able to get back on the ice.
On the Los Angeles Kings …
Jon Rosen: Forward Marian Gaborik is progressing but hasn’t been cleared yet. He is starting to take part in full practices, but they are still monitoring him.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Dane Mizutani: Forward Zach Parise was able to skate with teammates again yesterday.