On the New York Islanders …
New York Islanders: Defenseman Travis Hamonic was put in the IR with a lower-body injury retroactive to January 7th.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Joe Smith: Forward Ryan Callahan missed his second consecutive game with a lower-body injury. His hip is still bothering him.
On the New York Rangers …
New York Rangers: Forwards Rick Nash and Pavel Buchnevich are both expected to play tonight. Buchnevich yesterday: “skated well today so I think we’re good to go.”
Larry Brooks: Defenseman Marc Staal is in NHL concussion protocol according to coach Alain Vigneault.
Larry Brooks: Forward Matt Puempel remains out with post-concussion symptoms.
New York Rangers: Defenseman Nick Holden didn’t skate yesterday for personal reasons, forward Jesper Fast was out with the flu, and Marc Staal is out with an upper-body injury.
Larry Brooks: Mika Zibanejad practiced yesterday in a regular jersey. Rick Nash was also practicing.
On the Detroit Red Wings …
Ansar Khan: Forward Tomas Tatar said that he has a shoulder issue, but he’s managing the pain. He will likely need offseason surgery.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Lance Hornby: Defenseman Martin Marincin (lower-body) continues to practice with the Leafs, but Mike Babcock said he’s not close to returning.
On the Boston Bruins …
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Goaltender Tuukka Rask left last night’s game in the first period after taking a Roman Josi shot to the head/neck area.
Joe Haggerty: While leaving the rink, Rask said “I’m going to be okay.”
Tuukka Rask leaves the game after taking a snapshot to the neck/collarbone pic.twitter.com/Xn1uwog1M5
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 13, 2017
Shot that took Tuukka Rask out of the game. Might’ve hit a soft spot under the mask? pic.twitter.com/WYGQ39xUZ5
— SB Nation NHL (@SBNationNHL) January 13, 2017
