On the Chicago Blackhawks …
- Mark Lazerus: Defenseman Trevor Daley will be out tonight with an apparent head injury and is listed as day-to-day according to coach Joel Quenneville.
“He’s going to be out for , but it’s not serious,” Quenneville said. “The question last night, was he knocked out — we don’t believe he was knocked out.”
On the Washington Capitals …
- Isabelle Khurshedyan of the Washington Post: Both Karl Alzner and Brooks Orpik will be out tonight. Alzner is day-to-day with an upper body injury. Orpik will miss his 12th straight game with a lower-body injury.
On the San Jose Sharks …
- Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area: Logan Couture was skating with his regular line yesterday at practice, suggesting that he could be ready to return to the lineup tonight against the Flames. Couture has missed the past 23 games after fracturing his right fibula.
- Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic didn’t practice yesterday and remains day-to-day. He missed Saturday’s game, and his status for their two game road trip is unclear.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
- Sarah McLellan: Coach Dave Tippett said that Shane Doan will stake this morning: “He’s taken a couple days away to rehab, and we’ll see how he gets today.”
- Sarah McLellan: Martin Hanzal was given a maintenance day yesterday: “I think he’ll be available tomorrow,” Tippett said yesterday.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
- Joe Smith: Ondrej Palat is getting closer to returning. Erik Condra is day-to-day.
On the New Jersey Devils …
- Tom Gulitti: Travis Zajac didn’t travel with the team, so not playing tonight against the Maple Leafs.
On the Florida Panthers …
- George Richards: Nick Bjugstad is probably not playing tonight since he didn’t practice yesterday.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
- Renaud Lavoie: Devante Smith-Pelly (lower-body) was put on the IR retroactive to last Thursday.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
- Paul Hendrick: Nazem Kadri has a stomach flu, but hopes to be ready for tonight.
