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Corey Perry
On the Anaheim Ducks …

Anaheim Ducks: Corey Perry left last night’s game with a lower-body injury and went to the hospital after the game for evaluation.

Eric Stephens: Perry needed help to get off the ice and was hobbling after the game. He didn’t immediately need to go to the hospital, but he went for further examination. Should have more info as to the extent of the injury today.

On the Arizona Coyotes …

Craig Morgan: Defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson isn’t ready to come off the IR just yet. The Coyotes assigned defenseman Kyle Capobianco to the AHL to keep him playing. They are not expected to make another roster move before Thursday.

On the Calgary Flames …

Derek Wills: Forward Jaromir Jagr won’t be in the lineup tonight. He is expected to start skating again on Wednesday.

On the Chicago Blackhawks …

Tracey Myers: Defenseman Cody Franson isn’t ready to return to the lineup tonight due to his upper-body injury.

On the Dallas Stars …

Sean Shapiro: Forward Antoine Roussel missed last night’s game with an elbow injury.

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Forward Martin Hanzal has missed seven games with a hamstring injury, but coach Ken Hitchcock said he’s getting close to returning.

“He was full practice today, which was a great sign,” Hitchcock said after a full Sunday practice. “He had a great day yesterday. He’s awful close. We’ll see where he’s at. Whether he’s ready for one of the games in New York and then we’ll go from there.”

On the Nashville Predators …

Brooks Bratten: Ryan Johansen, who is still on the IR, is hopeful for their Western Canada road trip that gets underway on Wednesday in Vancouver.

On the Vancouver Canucks …

Vancouver Canucks: Forward Sven Baertschi will be out for four to six weeks with a fractured jaw. He doesn’t need surgery.

Rick Dhaliwal: Coach Travis Green: “There is talk Sutter will play in the next few games. Gudbranson is another week away.”

On the Vegas Golden Knights …

Steve Carp: Coach Gerard Gallant said that despite Willian Carrier looking good at practice yesterday, he wasn’t sure when Carrier would get back in the lineup.