On the Buffalo Sabres …
John Vogl: Forward Jack Eichel is scheduled to have an MRI today.
Here’s the injury to Eichel in 1st period Vs. #Bruins
Legs/knee gets bent into the wall #Sabres @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/BsDhZCSMb7
— Nick Filipowski (@NEWS4_NICK) February 11, 2018
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Mark Lazerus: Goaltender Corey Crawford will join the team in Arizona, but he won’t play on their road trip. An indication that he is close though.
On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Adam Kimelman: Goaltender Brian Elliott left last night’s game early. The Flyers say it’s a lower-body injury. It looked like he has hit in the head with a stick, but he may have aggravated a previous injury.
Sam Carchidi: Elliott may have pulled a groin on the play.
On the San Jose Sharks …
Kevin Kurz: Sharks forward Joel Ward is day-to-day with a shoulder injury. He was worried at first that it might have been separated, but it wasn’t.
On the Vegas Golden Knights …
Jesse Granger: The Golden Knights put goaltender Malcolm Subban on the IR with an upper-body injury and recalled Maxime Lagace from the AHL.
On the Washington Capitals …
Washington Capitals: The Capitals have re-signed center Lars Eller to a five-year, $17.5 million contract – a $3.5 million salary cap hit.
Brian McNally: Contract talks between the Capitals and Eller picked up a couple of days ago. “When both sides found out that there was common ground then it made sense to get it done.”
NHL injury frequency through each team’s first 52 games, compared to the previous seven seasons pic.twitter.com/PYR8P3a3s1
— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) February 10, 2018