On the Colorado Avalanche …
Ryan Boulding: Defenseman Sam Girard missed last night game. Coach Jared Bednar before last night’s game: “Looks like he’ll probably miss one more.”
Adrian Dater: Girard practiced yesterday but was wearing a no-contact jersey.
Lauren Gardner: Goaltender Jonathan Bernier left last night’s game early with a lower-body injury.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Michaele Russo: If Tyler Ennis comes out of the lineup on Friday, Kyle Rau could be an option to replace him.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
John Lu: Forward Paul Byron will be out for six months after shoulder surgery.
On the Nashville Predators …
Adrian Dater: Forward Kevin Fiala left after taking a big hit from Nikata Zadorov.
Nikita Zadorov crushes Kevin Fiala with a massive hit pic.twitter.com/AxgCSkrpjA
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 19, 2018
Nikita Zadorov crushes Kevin Fiala with a massive hit pic.twitter.com/AxgCSkrpjA
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 19, 2018
On the New Jersey Devils …
Amanda Stein: Defenseman Sami Vatanen left last night’s game with an upper-body injury.
Chris Ryan: Coach John Hynes didn’t have an update on Vatanen after the game and didn’t go into the hit that knocked him out: “Does me no good to get into it.”
Sami Vatanen headed to the locker room after this hit from Nikita Kucherov. pic.twitter.com/tw3Bap5zHK
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) April 19, 2018
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Philadelphia Flyers: Forward Sean Couturier missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Jonas Siegel: Coach Mike Babcock said that forward Leo Komarov won’t play in Game 4.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Scott Billeck: Ron McLean said that he is hearing that defenseman Tyler Myers will be able to go on Friday.
Winnipeg Jets PR: Defenseman Sami Niku has been re-assigned to the AHL.
Ken Wiebe: Coach Paul Maurice on defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
“Rehabbing, I don’t have a timeline for you, but I never did. So this just isn’t my playoff shutdown on injuries. That goes back to the regular season. Progressing day by day.”
NHL Player Safety: Defenseman Josh Morrissey was suspended for one game for cross-checking Wild forward Eric Staal.