On the Carolina Hurricanes …
Chip Alexander: If Jordan Staal gets clearance, coach Bill Peters said he’d play tonight.
Chip Alexander: Staal said concussions are frustrating as there is no timetable on when you can return.
Chip Alexander: Staal said he thinks it was his first concussion.
Michael Smith: Both Staal and Elias Lindholm practiced yesterday and were not wearing a no-contact jersey.
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Sam Carchidi: Forward Sean Couturier won’t be back in the lineup until after Christmas, maybe on the 27th in St. Louis.
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere injured his right hand on Sunday. GM Ron Hextall said Gostisbehere is out day-to-day.
Tim Panaccio: Defenseman Mark Streit is out with a sprained left shoulder. Streit will be out two weeks.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Mike Harrington: Forward Kyle Okposo missed yesterday’s practice with the flu, but coach Dan Bylsma doesn’t appear to be concerned about his availability for today.
On the Columbus Blue Jackets …
Rob Mixer: Forward Nick Foligno was back at practice yesterday. He missed the past two games with an illness.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Forward Jonathan Toews missed his ninth straight game on Sunday, and defenseman Brent Seabrook missed his second. The Blackhawks are on a three-game road trip and Seabrook is close to playing. They are waiting for Toews to be fully healed before letting him return to the lineup.
“It is the type of injury that’s really tough,” Toews said. “You almost have to sit around and wait for it to heal and get better. Sometimes you feel good and all of a sudden you do some little movements here or there that seem to just fire everything up. So yeah, I guess in that sense it is frustrating.”
Chris Hine: Both Toews and Seabrook will be traveling with the team to New York.
On the Edmonton Oilers ….
Edmonton Oilers: Defenseman Darnell Nurse had surgery on his ankle to repair ligament and bone damage. He’ll be out up to 12 weeks.
On the San Jose Sharks …
Curtis Pashelka: Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic and David Schlemko are still day-to-day and they’ve recalled Mirco Mueller.
On the Nashville Predators …
Thomas Willis: Ryan Ellis and Colton Sissons are on the IR but were both practicing yesterday.