On the Montreal Canadiens …
Renaud Lavoie: The Canadiens assign Nikita Scherbak to the AHL.
On the New York Islanders …
New York Islanders: The Islanders put defenseman Thomas Hickey on the IR retroactive to December 9th with an upper-body injury. They activated Shane Prince and assigned him to the AHL on a conditioning stint.
On the Ottawa Senators …
NHL Player Safety: Senators forward Alexandre Burrows was fined $5,000 for roughing Sharks defenseman Dylan DeMelo.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Kristen Shilton: Forward Auston Matthews missed last night’s game with an upper-body injury. He collided with Morgan Rielly in Saturday’s game.
Luke Fox: William Nylander took Matthews spot between Zach Hyman and Connor Brown.
On the Washington Capitals …
Tarik El-Bashir: Forward T.J. Oshie skated by himself for about 30 minutes yesterday. He’s been out since last Monday with an upper-body injury.
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