NHL Injuries: Lightning, Devils, Panthers, Hawks, Blues, Kings and more
Nikita Kucherov and Corey Crawford
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …

Joe Smith: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Ryan Callahan were all out last night. Cedric Paquette and Vladislav Namestnikov didn’t take part in their morning skate. Coach Jon Cooper: “We’re losing more players than we’re adding tonight.”

Erik Erlendsson: Can’t see Kucherov being able to return tonight, same goes for Palat, but he’s getting closer.

On the New Jersey Devils …

Mike Morreale: The Devils put Jacob Josefson on the IR with a concussion retroactive to December 17th and recalled Seth Helgeson.

On the Florida Panthers …

Harvey Fialkov: Goalie Roberto Luongo is out with an undisclosed minor injury.

Harvey Fialkov: It’s still possible that Luongo is in the lineup for the Panthers tonight.

On the Toronto Maple Leafs …

Kristen Shilton: Mike Babcock said that Ben Smith had surgery on his hand on Tuesday and there is no timetable for his return.

On the Chicago Blackhawks …

CSN Chicago: Corey Crawford returns tonight and will be starting.

Scott KingMarian Hossa is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Mark Lazerus: The Blackhawks put Artem Anisimov on the IR retroactive to last Sunday and recalled Tanner Kero.

On the St. Louis Blues …

Jeremy Rutherford: The Blues put Paul Stastny on the IR, but just for the roster spot. He will be ready to go next Wednesday.

On the Arizona Coyotes …

Sarah McLellan: Coach Dave Tippett said that Jakob Chychrun, Martin Hanzal and Ryan White were all given maintenance days and will be available tonight.

On the Los Angeles Kings …

Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Tyler Toffoli missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury. He skated yesterday morning, but didn’t take part in their line rushes and is listed as day-to-day.

On the Vancouver Canucks …