On the Detroit Red Wings …
Ansar Khan of MLive: Defenseman Brendan Smith and forward Tyler Bertuzzi left Saturday’s games early and will be undergoing tests.
“We know they are out a bit,” Holland said. “Not sure how long.”
It looked like Smith injured his right knee and Bertuzzi his left foot/leg. Bertuzzi left the arena in a boot and on crutches.
The Red Wings are already without defenseman Alexey Marchenko due to an upper-body injury.
Tomas Jurco might be ready to return tomorrow.
On the Boston Bruins …
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Defenseman Zdeno Chara skated by himself yesterday. He’s missed their past three games with a lower-body injury. He’s still listed as day-to-day, with no timetable given.
Boston Bruins: Defenseman John-Michael Liles left yesterday’s game early with an upper-body injury.
On the St. Louis Blues …
Jeremy Rutherford: Alex Steen practiced yesterday but coach Ken Hitchcock said he isn’t ready to return just yet.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: Coach Paul Maurice said that forward Nic Petan is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper didn’t offer an update on Ondrej Palat‘s injury.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Ron Knabenbauer: Semyon Varlamov missed Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury. Varlamov returned to practice yesterday.
“I’ve been pretty sore lately, so we took one game off,” Varlamov said to ColoradoAvalanche.com. “I feel better now. I did some treatment the last few days with my wrist, and I’m feeling good.”
On the Buffalo Sabres …
Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald: Jack Eichel has taken part in some practices, but it still seems unlikely that he’ll be able to play on Tuesday.
“Today was a good test for him in a lot of ways, the speed and the pace of practice and the workload,” Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. “There was some five-on-five, there was some D-zone coverage, two-on-two battles down low.”
The Sabres play the Rangers on Thursday and the Bruins on Saturday. He could return for one of those games.
Sam Reinhart was given a maintenance day yesterday.
Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov skated by himself before practice. He’s been dealing with a sore lower back all year.
