On the Boston Bruins …
Fluto Shinzawa: The Bruins assign Danton Heinen and Austin Czarnik to the AHL.
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Helene St. James: Defenseman Danny DeKeyser will be out for at least another week, possibly two weeks. He has a slightly sprained ankle and an issue from a blocked shot.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Andrew Gross of NJ.com: Forward Brian Boyle didn’t skate yesterday and hasn’t been on the ice that often in the past week. He’s expected to be on the ice “later the week” according to coach John Hynes.
“No update, just the good news is he’s continuing to progress,” Hynes. “So I think, for him, it’s just as long as the path continues to go forward, those are all good things. We’re excited to see where his progress is going to be and we’ll see a little bit more at the end of the week.”
On the Pittsburgh Penguins …
Dan Rosen: The Penguins have put defenseman Matt Hunwick on the IR with an unspecified injury.
NHL.com: The Penguins have activated defenseman Ian Cole from the IR.
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
John Boruk of NBC Sports: Forward Wayne Simmonds left last night’s game with eight minutes left for precautionary reasons. He has a lower-body issue and will be evaluated in the next day or two.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Adrian Dater: Defenseman Patrik Nemeth is expected to practice today.
On the Los Angeles Kings …
Curtis Zupke: The Kings have re-assigned Jonny Brodzinski to the AHL.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Dane Mizutani: Forward Zach Parise will meet with doctors today. There was no update given yesterday. Appears unlikely that he’ll be playing this weekend.
On the Nashville Predators …
Nashville Predators: The Predators put Yannick Weber on the IR and recall Frederick Gaudreau.
Adam Vingan: The Predators didn’t have an update on Nick Bonino.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Dan Murphy: Winger Loui Eriksson will be out for four to six weeks with a sprained knee.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: The Jets have recalled forward Brendan Lemieux and put center Adam Lowry on the IR retroactive to Oct. 12th.
