On the Anaheim Ducks …
Eric Stephens: Forward Jakob Silfverberg was held out of the third period with an upper-body injury for precautionary reasons.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Dave Vest: Coach Rick Tocchet on Niklas Hjalmarsson‘s injury: “He’s still going to be day-to-day, but the injury is a little bit worse than we thought. Our trainer is monitoring it, and we’ll go from there. I don’t have a lot of information on it, but obviously, he’s not going to play the next couple games.”
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Bob McKenzie: The Blackhawks put forward Jordin Tootoo on waivers.
On the Edmonton Oilers …
Edmonton Oilers: Coach Todd McLellan said that goaltender Cam Talbot “tweaked something in his upper body” on Tuesday night, but hasn’t ruled out for tonight.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Bob McKenzie: The Wild put defenseman Kyle Quincey on waivers.
On the St. Louis Blues …
Bob McKenzie: The Blues put defenseman Nate Prosser on waivers.
Chris Pinkert of NHL.com: Patrik Berglund returned to the Blues lineup for his first game of the season. Berglund dislocated his left shoulder this offseason.
On the Vegas Golden Knights …
John Shannon: Golden Knights GM George McPhee said on Sportsnet 590 that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury still has at least one concussion symptom and is not skating. They won’t let him return to practice until he’s 100 percent.
Chris Johnston: The Golden Knights signed defenseman Brayden McNabb to a four-year, $10 million contract extension.
Cap Friendly: McNabb’s contract is all base salary with no signing bonuses. Salary breakdown:
2018-19: $3M
2019-20: $2.5M
2020-21: $2.5M
2021-22: $2M
