On the Boston Bruins …
John Shannon: Defenseman Zdeno Chara returned to the Bruins lineup yesterday.
Joe Haggerty: Coach Bruce Cassidy said they hope that Rick Nash would be able to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season.
Fluto Shinzawa: Forward Riley Nash had required 40-plus stitches in and around his ear.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Paul Hamilton: Defenseman Victor Antipin has a concussion to go along with other facial and dental injuries. He’s going to be out a while.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Tyler King: Avs 2017 first-round pick Cale Makar confirmed that he’d return to UMass next year for his sophomore season.
On the Dallas Stars …
Frank Seravalli: The Stars became the first team that had 80 points through 66 games and missed the playoffs. They were 37-23-6 and then went 1-7-2. They’ve been eliminated with three games left.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Chris Ryan of NJ.com: The Devils have activated forward Marcus Johansson from the IR. He’s been out over two months with a concussion.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Lightning Insider: Steven Stamkos left last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
Joe Smith: There was no update on Stamkos given after the game. More should be known today. Stamkos had been dealing with a nagging lower-body injury before so it might be related to that.
Joe Smith: The Lightning has signed Cal Foote to a three-year entry-level deal. He’ll join Syracuse in the AHL.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Rick Dhaliwal: 2017 second-round pick Kole Lind will be joining the Canucks AHL team in Utica.
On the Washington Capitals …
Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin became the first Capitals player to play 1,000 games all in a Caps jersey.
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 1, 2018
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: The Jets have recalled defenseman Sami Niku, and he could make his NHL debut tonight.
Eastern Conference Playoff Race (Games Ending 4/1) pic.twitter.com/F2hKcyprMQ
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) April 2, 2018
Western Conference Playoff Race (Games Ending 4/1) pic.twitter.com/TobOLOhscM
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) April 2, 2018
