On the New Jersey Devils …
Andrew Gross of North Jersey: Winger Taylor Hall skated before practice yesterday and is ahead of schedule according to coach John Hynes.
“He’s making some very good progress,” Hynes said. “He’s a little bit ahead of schedule so everything went well with the surgery. The recovery’s been good. He’s incredibly fit. He’s a young guy that really takes care of himself so he looks like he’s on the way back.”
Hall was to miss three to four weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on November 16th.
Kyle Palmieri returned to the lineup yesterday after missing two games with an upper-body injury.
On the Washington Capitals …
Isabelle Khurshudyan: Forward T.J. Oshie doesn’t have a target date for his return.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Bryan Burns: Defenseman Anton Stralman practiced yesterday in a no-contact jersey.
On the Ottawa Senators …
Bruce Garrioch: Ryan Dzingel took 30 stitches to five different areas of his ear. He wore protection on it when he returned on Thursday night.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Renaud Lavoie: Forward Charles Hudon suffered an upper-body injury yesterday in practice and won’t travel with the team.
Renaud Lavoie: Hudon was hit by the puck close to his throat. He’ll be getting some tests done, and if he gets the okay, he could later fly to Detroit.