On the Nashville Predators …
Nashville Preds PR: Predators Defenseman P.K. Subban missed last night’s game with an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.
Adam Vingan: Subban is expected to travel with the team on their two-game road trip.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Tracey Myers: Forward Artem Anisimov didn’t return for the second period last night.
Mark Lazerus: Anisimov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and is questionable for today’s game. Coach Joel Quenneville thinks that goaltender Scott Darling could be a bit fatigued.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
David Amber: Nick Kypreos on Hockey Night in Canada was saying that Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson will be out months with an upper-body injury.
Jeff Paterson: Reports are Gudbranson is contemplating having wrist surgery.
On the New York Rangers …
Laura Abanese: Forward Matt Puempel returned from his concussion last night after missing the past five games.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Michael Russo: Looking like forward Kurtis Gabriel could return for their game on Tuesday as the Wild sent down forward Teemu Pulkkinen. There still could be another flip of players before Tuesday though.
On the Pittsburgh Penguins …
Christine Simpson: Defenseman Trevor Daley is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury according to head coach Mike Sullivan.
On the Boston Bruins …
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Forward David Pastrnak is expected to be out for at least the next two games after having his bursa sacs removed from his right elbow. David Backes underwent the same procedure earlier this season and missed two weeks – five games.
“David underwent a successful removal of the olecranon bursa from his right elbow on Friday, December 16 at Newton Wellesley Hospital by Dr. Matthew Liebman,” said Bruins GM Don Sweeney in a team statement. “He will likely be unavailable for the games on Sunday and Tuesday. His condition will be re-assessed on a day-to-day basis.”