NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabers, Avs, Stars, Penguins, Blues, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Capitals, Jets and more

Jim McBride: Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak returned to the lineup last night.

Rachel Renzi: The Buffalo Sabers placed forward Jason Zucker on IR after suffering a lower-body injury Monday against the Flames.

• Matthew Fairburn: Sabers coach Lindy Love said Zach suffered a serious injury in Monday’s game and the injury was mixed. He was absent every week.

Matthew Fairburn: Sabers forward Josh Norris missed last night’s game due to illness and soreness.

Matthew Fairburn: Sabers goaltender Colten Ellis (concussion protocol) left last night’s game after suffering a hard hit to the head.

Kurt Dustberg: Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury.

National Hockey League: Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood started last night after missing the past three games with a back injury.

National Hockey League: Dallas Stars guard Thomas Haley returns to the lineup after missing the past 12 games with a lower-body injury.

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Robbie Stanley: Nashville Predators defenseman Nick Perbix returns to the lineup after missing the past three games with an upper-body injury.

Amanda Stein: New Jersey Devils forwards Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt had outstanding performances last night.

National Hockey League: New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau returns to the lineup after missing the past eight games with an upper-body injury.

Julian McKenzie: Ottawa Senators forward Russ Eller returns to the lineup.

National Hockey League: Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Blake Lizotte and Evgeni Malkin have been placed under review with upper-body injuries and were placed on the weekly injured list. Malkin missed Sunday’s game after scoring two goals and an assist in the previous game.

Forward Rickard Rakell skated for the first time since surgery in October. He has missed 19 games.

Adam Kimmelman: San Jose Sharks goaltender Jaroslav Askarov missed last night’s game with an illness, and they don’t know if he’ll be ready for Thursday’s game against Toronto.

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National Hockey League: St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Lou Colak: St. Louis Blues forward Nick Burgstad left the game with an upper-body injury during the second period of last night’s game after taking a hit from Nikita Zadorov.

Sean Farrell: Tampa Bay Lightning guard Victor Hedman left the game in the first quarter of last night’s game with an undisclosed injury.

“It’s a little concerning, so we’ll re-evaluate him here,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “We still have a few games on the road this time. But it’s tough losing the big guy; he’s a big part of our team. So fingers crossed.”

Sportsnet 590 Fan: Nick Kepreos on Toronto Maple Leafs guard Chris Tanev: “They’ll decide if surgery is needed…The belief is that if they do, he won’t miss the rest of the season.”

National Hockey League Media: Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will return to the lineup on Thursday.

Tariq El-Bashir: Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carberry provided an injury update to forward Ryan Leonard, defenseman John Carlson and goaltender Charlie Lindgren.

Leonard: “We haven’t released any updates or anything at this point, but he’s going to be out for a long time.”Carlson: “We’ll see how he is this week. We have a few days (to rest).”

Lindgren: “The trend with Chucky is positive…Hopefully today, tomorrow he can take some positive steps to potentially get back on the ice. But we’ll see. That will be a TBD.”

TSN: Darren Dreger says Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will start taking real shots soon. He wants to return this weekend, but the Jets are more cautious.

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“So, it’s very, very unlikely that he’ll be back this weekend, but my hope is that he’ll be back in net next week and starting for the Jets.”

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