Mittelstadt and Bogosian could return
Lance Lysowski: Buffalo Sabres forward Casey Mittelstadt and defenseman Zach Bogosian were on the ice for practice yesterday.
Paul Hamilton: Sabres coach Phil Housley said they aren’t ruling out either Mittelstadt or Bogosian for tonight.
Staal skates
Michael Smith: Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal was on the ice yesterday in a no-contact jersey.
Sara Civ: It was Staal’s first practice since December 22nd. There is no timetable for his return.
Klingberg doesn’t play most of the third
Mark Stepneski: Coach Jim Montgomery said that forward Blake Comeau is probably for tomorrow.
Defenseman John Klingberg blocked a shot in the third and didn’t play after. There was no update after the game.
Bertuzzi could return this weekend
Ted Kulfan: Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said that forward Tyler Bertuzzi could be ready to return this weekend.
Hawryluk activated
Florida Panthers PR: The Panthers activated forward Jayce Hawryluk form the IR and placed Mackenzie Weegar on the IR.
Hendricks and Rask day-to-day
Minnesota Wild: Coach Bruce Boudreau said that Matt Hendricks has an upper-body injury and that Victor Rask has a lower-body injury. Both are considered day-to-day.
Pontus Aberg could take the morning today but likely isn’t ready to return just yet.
Ekholm ill
Nashville Predators: Defenseman Mattias Ekholm missed last night’s game due to an illness.
Borowiecki not traveling
Brent Wallace: Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki didn’t travel with the team on their road trip.
Palat returns
Bryan Burns: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ondrej Palat returned to the lineup after missing two games with an upper-body injury.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Defenseman Erik Cernak is still listed as day-to-day according to coach Jon Cooper.
Johnsson suffers a leg injury
Mike Augello: Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock on Andreas Johnsson: “Obviously, we hope he’s okay. They’ll be doing everything precautionary, we’ll look at it tomorrow and see what goes on. Ennis is dying to get in anyway, I think.”
James Mirtle: Auston Matthews said after the game that Johnsson’s injury wasn’t that serious.
Johnsson did leave the room on crutches so his status for Saturday isnt’ known.
Brayden McNabb with a knee-on-knee hit on Andreas Johnsson. pic.twitter.com/A1bidUpILu
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Tanev and Virtanen out
Iain MacIntyre: Vancouver Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev and forward Jake Virtanen were not able to go last night
Ehlers skates
Jason Bell: Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers (upper-body) was on the ice before the teams morning skate doing some drill. Ehlers is still a week or two away from returning to the lineup.
