Nelson day-to-day
Lance Lysowski: Buffalo Sabres coach Phil Housley said that Casey Nelson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He’s missed the past 18 games. They will see how feels after practice.
Carrick recalled
Mark Stepneski: The Dallas Stars have recalled defenseman Connor Carrick from the AHL.
Hall’s injury not progressing as quickly as hoped
Abbey Mastracco: New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall isn’t progressing from his injury as quickly as they had hoped. He was skating on his own yesterday. He is still expected to return this season, but there is no timeline.
Amanda Stein: Hall will not be traveling with the team.
Maintenance for Zuccarello
Larry Brooks: The New York Rangers gave Mats Zuccarello a maintenance day.
Schultz still out week-to-week
Shelly Anderson: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz was on the ice doing some drills before the start of practice.
Shelly Anderson: Penguins forward Zach Auston-Reese was on the ice before practice yesterday but he wasn’t using his left hand.
Shelly Anderson: Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said that Schultz is still out week-to-week and Sullivan insists there wasn’t a setback. The same goes for Auston-Reese.
Byfuglien won’t play on their road trip
Jason Bell: Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice said that defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (lower-body) won’t play on their road trip or their home game on January 31st.
Scott Billeck: The status for Ben Chiarot is still not known.
Winnipeg Jets PR: The Jets have recalled defenseman Sami Niku from the AHL.