NHL injuries: Bruins, Stars, Wild, Devils, Kraken, Lightning, Leafs, Mammoths, Canucks
NESN: Boston Bruins guard Charlie McAvoy and forward David Pastrnak will travel with the team on the road. Both players hope to return to the lineup at some point during the trip.
Bruce Levine: Dallas Stars head coach Glenn Gruzan said guard Thomas Harley will be with the team for two road games. It’s more about practicing and being with the team. Guard Ilya Lybushkin will not travel and will be out for at least five to seven days.
Darren Brown: Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello left the game in the first period of last night’s game after taking a hit from the Kraken’s Vince Dunn. Guard Jake Middleton left the game with an undisclosed injury in the third quarter of last night’s game.
Amanda Stein: New Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said forward Jack Hughes has been skating for about a week, but the situation is what it is and there’s nothing to report. He was unable to take the field with his stick and puck due to a broken finger.
Amanda Stein: Devils coach Keefe said forwards Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt received maintenance days yesterday. They’ll see how they feel tomorrow and if they’re ready.
Seattle Kraken PR: Forward Berkeley Carton is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Eric Ellenson: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point has been activated from the infrared. He has missed the past seven games.
Eric Ellenson: Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been placed on IR. Considering his game last Tuesday, he will miss at least tomorrow night’s game.
Dave McCarthy: Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov returns after missing one game with injury.
Terry Coshan: Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube on goaltender Anthony Stolarz: “Not yet actually. He hasn’t played yet, so I’m not sure where he is yet.”
Berube on goaltender Joseph Wall: “He’s improving in the right way. Like I said, that could happen this week.”
Berube said guard Chris Tanev plans to meet with his doctor on Wednesday.
Dave McCarthy: Maple Leafs defenseman Dakota Melmis left last night’s game with a knee strike with three minutes remaining.
Utah Mammoth PR: Forward Logan Cooley is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
The Mammoths announced that Logan Cooley will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
Cooley crashed into the net and hit the post with his leg against Vancouver on Friday pic.twitter.com/sdPgQDnO8F
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Kevin Woodley: Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Goaltender Thatcher Demko is scheduled to return Thursday. He has been sidelined since Nov. 11 with a lower-body injury.
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