On the Carolina Hurricanes …
Michael Smith: Coach Bill Peters on forward Sebastian Aho‘s lower-body injury: “He’s going to get evaluated tomorrow by our doctors back in Raleigh.”
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Mark Lazerus: There is no update on goaltender Corey Crawford‘s status. When asked if he expects Crawford to return this season, coach Joel Quenneville quickly said “Yes.”
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Ansar Khan: Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard will miss today’s game with a lower-body injury. Coach Jeff Blashill said that Howard is day-to-day and they don’t think it’s serious. The Wings are on their bye week after today’s game.
Ansar Khan: Forward Tomas Tatar and Henrik Zetterberg are expected to play today.
On the Edmonton Oilers …
Elliotte Friedman: The Oilers put goaltender Laurent Brossoit on waivers.
On the Los Angeles Kings …
Jon Rosen: The Kings activated defenseman Christian Folin from the IR and put defenseman Jake Muzzin on the IR.
On the New York Rangers …
Justin Tasch: Mats Zuccarello missed last night’s game due to an illness.
On the Ottawa Senators …
Ken Warren: Coach Guy Boucher said that defenseman Johnny Oduya has a lower-body injury.
Sens Communication: The Senators recalled forward Colin White from the AHL.
On the Pittsburgh Penguins …
Elliotte Friedman: The Penguins put defenseman Frank Corrado on waivers.
On the St. Louis Blues …
St. Louis Blues: The Blues put defenseman Vince Dunn on the IR with the flu and recalled defenseman Jake Walman.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
Luke Fox: Defenseman Chris Tanev had his mouth frozen and lost a bunch of teeth after taking a puck to the face. He left the game but wanted to return to later.
Rick Dhaliwal: Hearing that Tanev could have six or seven broken teeth.
Rick Dhaliwal: Coach Travis Green said that Tanev is being checked for fractures and that he will travel with the team to Montreal.
On the Washington Capitals …
Isabelle Khurshudyan: Defenseman Matt Niskanen practiced yesterday wearing a full-contact jersey. He could be in the lineup today.