- Erik Erlendsson: Lightning’s Victor Hedman will be out four to six weeks after having surgery to repair his fractured finger.
- Ansar Khan: Pavel Datsyuk is skating on a line with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader this morning. The Wings send Petr Mrazek to the AHL, looking like Jimmy Howard is ready.
- Steve Zipay: If Rangers Dan Girardi can’t go, Michael Kostka would get the call tomorrow.
- Lance Hornby: Islanders Mikhail Grabovski (concussion) is not practicing today.
- Chuck Gormley: Capitals Brooks Laich (upper-body) is not practicing today. Jay Beagle is skating in Laich’s place on the second line. Alex Prewitt: Laich is on the seven-day IR.
- Rob Longley: Maple Leafs David Booth on his recovery from his broken foot: “It’s slow. Too slow.”
- James Mirtle: The Lightning recalled Jonathan Drouin yesterday.
- Ben Kuzma: The Canucks sent Bo Horvat to the AHL yesterday for a conditioning assignment.
- Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Zubrus-Zajac-Jagr; Cammalleri-Elias-Havlat; Clowe-Henrique-Ryder; Brunner-Gionta-Tootoo; Ruutu-Gomez-Josefson. Defensive pairs and goalies: Greene-Severson; Salvador-Zidlicky; Merrill-Larsson; Gelinas. Goaltenders: Schneider, Clemmensen.
- Mark Stepneski: Stars lines: Benn-Spezza-Seguin; Roussel-Eakin-Garbutt; McKenzie-Fiddler-Hemsky; Cole-Horcoff-Eaves/Sceviour. Defensive pairings: Goligoski-Daley; Benn-Dillon; Connauton-Oleksiak/Jokipakka.
- John Lu: Canadiens lines: Pacioretty-Desharnais-Gallagher Galchenyuk-Plekanec-Parenteau Bourque-Eller-Sekac/Weise Moen/Bournival-Malhotra-Prust. Defensive pairings and goalies: Emelin – Subban Markov/Beaulieu – Gilbert Tinordi – Weaver … Price Tokarski.
- David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel, Lupul-Kadri-Winnik, Komarov-Santorelli-Clarkson, Frattin-Holland-Panik-Ashton.
- Chris Ryndak: Sabres lines: Moulson-Ennis-Gionta Foligno-Hodgson-Stewart Mitchell-Girgensons-Stafford Deslauriers-Reinhart-McCormick-Flynn Kaleta (red). Defensive pairings and goalies: Gorges/Myers Weber/Meszaros Benoit/Ristolainen Zadorov/Strachan Enroth & Neuvirth in goal.
- Ryan Rishaug: Oilers lines: Hall RNH Eberle, Perron DraisPurcell, Pouliot Arco Yakupov, Hendricks Gord Joensu. Defensive pairings: Marinc-Fayne, Nikitin-Schultz, Ference-Petry.
- Chris Kuc: Blackhawks lines: Sharp–Toews–Hossa; Versteeg–Shaw–Kane; Bickell–Richards–Saad; Carcillo–Kruger–Smith.
- Ansar Khan: Red Wings lines: Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar, Nestrasil-Helm-Jurco, Miller-Glendening-Andersson. Weiss and Cleary rotating in.
- Arthur Staple: Some different Islanders lines: Nelson between Kulemin and Clutterbuck, Nielsen between Bailey and Strome.