On the Boston Bruins …
Boston Bruins: Forward David Backes left last night’s game after suffering a laceration above his right knee.
Kevin Paul Dupont: Coach Bruce Cassidy said that Backes didn’t have any “structural damage” and required about 18 stitches to close up the cut. There is no timeline on how long it will take to heal.
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Buffalo Sabres: Forward Jack Eichel returned to the lineup yesterday. Jacob Josefson is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Casey Nelson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
On the Carolina Hurricanes …
Hurricanes PR: Defenseman Noah Hanifin left last night’s game with an upper-body injury.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Renaud Lavoie: Goaltender Carey Price is wanting to return next week. It probably won’t happen on Monday and will likely be a day-to-day process after that.
On the Ottawa Senators …
Aaron Portzline: Senators coach Guy Boucher on forward Ryan Dzingel: “Right now, he’s fine. We’ll see (Sunday) what the final analysis is, but it was more fear than anything.”
On the Pittsburgh Penguins …
Jonathan Bombulie: Goaltender Matt Murray returned to practice yesterday.
On the San Jose Sharks …
Kevin Kurz: There was no substantial update on defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic and forward Melker Karlsson after the game.
On the St. Louis Blues …
Jeremy Rutherford: Forward Vladimir Tarasenko left last night’s game early with an upper-body injury.
Jeremy Rutherford: Coach Mike Yeo said that they won’t have an update on Tarasenko until today.
Jeremy Rutherford: Nikita Soshnikov said that Tarasenko was feeling fine after the game and that he thinks Tarasenko was pulled as a precaution.
Vladimir Tarasenko suffers an upper-body injury. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/MzTZPFdwBP
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) March 18, 2018
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Mike Zeisberger: Coach Mike Babcock thinks that Auston Matthews and Frederik Andersen will be ready on Tuesday.
Kristen Shilton: The Maple Leafs have signed Mason Marchment to a two-year, entry-level deal. He had been with the Marlies on an AHL deal.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Rick Dhaliwal: Defenseman Chris Tanev returned to the lineup last night.
Eastern Conference Playoff Race (Games Ending 3/17) pic.twitter.com/BP5om121Tu
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) March 18, 2018
Western Conference Playoff Race (Games Ending 3/17) pic.twitter.com/bLsvBYk9op
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) March 18, 2018