On the Anaheim Ducks …
John Shannon: Defenseman Kevin Bieksa had surgery on his hand to remove scar tissue and he’ll be out the lineup for two to five weeks.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Craig Morgan: Coach Rick Tocchet thinks that goaltender Antti Raanta will be ready to go today. A decision will come this morning.
On the Columbus Blue Jackets …
Blue Jackets PR: The Blue Jackets activated defenseman Dean Kukan off the IR.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Iowa Wild: The Wild have signed defenseman Louis Belpedio. He signed an AHL ATO.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Goaltender Carey Price practiced on Thursday and Friday. He suffered his concussion on February 20th. Price spoke yesterday for the first time and was asked if it was an option to sit him down for the rest of the season.
“We never had that discussion,” Price said. “For me personally, it’s all about, whether we were in the playoffs or not, trying to take care of my head and get back in there.”
On the New Jersey Devils …
Amanda Stein: The Devils have signed Brett Seney to a two-year entry-level deal. The deal kicks in next year, and he’ll sign an AHL ATO today and report to Binghamton.
On the New York Islanders …
Andrew Gross: Forward Cal Clutterbuck tried to push through his injury, but couldn’t make it out for the third. Doug Weight didn’t say if it was an upper or lower-body issue.
On the Ottawa Senators …
Don Brennan: Defenseman Mark Borowiecki left last night’s game early after taking a high hit from Alex Radulov.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Darren Dreger: Forward Leo Komarov was to have an MRI yesterday to see if there was any damage to knee/thigh.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Jeff Paterson: Defenseman Chris Tanev said that a Victor Hedman shot broke his shin pad and then broke a bone in his leg.
On the Washington Capitals …
Capitals PR: Forward Evgeny Kuznetsov left last night’s game early with an upper-body injury. He’ll be further evaluated today.