NHL Injuries: Ducks, Flames, Oilers, Penguins, Blues, Lightning, Leafs, Golden Knights, Capitals and more
Dan Arritt: Anaheim Ducks forward Leo Carlsson missed last night’s game with a lower back injury. Forward Cutter Gauthier missed last night’s game due to illness. Forward Troy Terry missed his third straight game with an upper-body injury.
The NHL: The Calgary Flames placed forward Blake Coleman on IR.
Lou Korac: Carolina Hurricanes linebacker Jaccob Slavin missed last night’s game due to an injury schedule. He played Saturday and Monday, and is coming back from a high-profile injury that caused him to miss 10 games.
Craig Merz: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson missed last night’s game due to illness.
The NHL: Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry (lower body) and defenseman Jake Walman (undisclosed) have been placed on IR.
Claire Hanna: Ottawa Senators coach Travis Green on goaltender Linus Ullmark, who is on personal leave: “He was close to the rink. He skated this morning. All the best as he’s getting back to the team.”
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The NHL: Philadelphia Flyers forward Bobby Brink and defenseman Jamie Drysdale could return to the lineup tonight. Both have played three games.
Seth Rorabaugh: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson has been placed on IR with an undisclosed injury and will be out two weeks. Karlsson had played 208 consecutive games for the Penguins.
The NHL: Penguins forward Bryan Rust (low) is back in the lineup after missing two games.
Lou Korac: Non-skiers in St. Louis Blues yesterday were forwards Robert Thomas (lower body), Mathieu Joseph (elbow infection), and defenseman Philip Broberg (concussion protocol).
Matthew DeFranks: The Blues activated forward Nick Bjugstad from IR and placed Mathieu Joseph on IR.
Eduardo A. Encina: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point wore a brace on his right knee but remained with the team. They flew home after last night’s game and will have their knee closely monitored today. Lightning flies to St. Louis on Thursday.
- Dave Randorf: Lightning coach Jon Cooper on Brayden Point: “We avoided the worst case scenario. His season isn’t over yet. But it’s week-to-week.”
Nation of Leaves: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson missed last night’s game with a lower back injury after blocking a shot.
The NHL: Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss at least a week.
Canucks coach Adam Foote on Kiefer Sherwood: “He’s trying to get through something, and my gut says it’s probably going to be a week to three weeks, maybe,” Foote said. “It doesn’t look promising.”
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Trevor Beggs: Canucks coach Adam Foote if the Canucks can lock up Demko: “It’s possible.”
SinBin.vegas: Sources say Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson (bottom) will not be ready to return to the lineup before the start of the Olympic break, and is unlikely to be ready before the March 6 trade deadline. It is possible that if he needs surgery, he can be done for the season.
Tom Gulitti: Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson (baseball) skated in a non-contact jersey yesterday.
Bailey Johnson: Senior forward Justin Sourdif (upper body) did not skate yesterday. He left Sunday’s game in the second half after taking a ball to the face.
Mitchell Clinton: Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron skated yesterday morning wearing an untucked jersey.
Mitchell Clinton: Jets linebacker Neal Pionk did not practice yesterday. He was on the roster against the Devils but not the Kings.
The NHL: Jets linebacker Colin Miller will miss the rest of the week. He is considered as day to day.
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