On the Boston Bruins …
NHL.com: Forward Ryan Spooner will be out indefinitely with a concussion. Spooner suffered the concussion on Monday night against the Senators.
On the Pittsburgh Penguins …
Jason Mackey: Defenseman Kris Letang didn’t travel with the team. Coach Mike Sullivan won’t discuss Letang’s injury.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Kyle Bukauskas: Forward Torrey Mitchell has been hit with the flu and not an injury. Coach Claude Julien: “He spent the majority of the 1st in the bathroom.”
Eric Engels: Forward Tomas Plekanec is out with an upper-body injury. Alexander Radulov missed his second game with a lower-body injury. Both are listed as day-to-day.
On the New York Islanders …
Arthur Staple: Coach Doug Weight said that forward Shane Prince will head back for furthur evaluation but added it “doesn’t look too good.”
New York Islanders: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
On the Columbus Blue Jackets …
CBJ Public Relations: Defenseman Ryan Murray missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
On the Carolina Hurricanes …
Michael Smith: Forward Phil Di Giuseppe has an upper-body injury. Coach Bill Peters: “It’s going to be a little while, it looks like. It’s going to take some time.”
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: GM Ken Holland said that defenseman Ryan Sproul will have his ACL injury re-evaluated in two weeks and they will decide whether he’ll need surgery or not. He is done for the season.
On the Washington Capitals …
Jesse Dougherty: The Capitals felt it was better for Andre Burakovsky if he stayed back instead of traveling with the team.
On the Nashville Predators …
Thomas Willis: Defenseman Ryan Ellis returned to the lineup last night.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Rick Dhaliwal: Defenseman Chris Tanev returned to the lineup last night. Nikita Tryamkin wasn’t ready to return just yet.
Rick Dhaliwal: Goaltender Jacob Markstrom is another week away from returning. Loui Eriksson is one to two weeks away.
On the Los Angeles Kings …
Jon Rosen: Both Jordan Nolan and Nick Shore are day-to-day. Both were not on the ice yesterday.