Henrique missed Saturday’s game after suffering an upper-body injury on Friday. He didn’t skate this morning, but that won’t stop him from traveling to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. That is a positive sign that the injury is minor, but there is still no word on when he will return to the lineup.
Havlat suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday vs. the Islanders and will miss at least the next two games as he will not accompany the team on their short two-game road trip.
Zajac missed Saturday’s game after suffering a lower-body injury on Friday vs. the Red Wings. He will miss at least the next two games as he will not travel with the team to Pittsburgh and Toronto. With injuries to a number of centres the Devils have signed Scott Gomez.
Montoya allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Panthers win over the Senators on Friday. Dan Ellis was sent back to the AHL, which suggests that Roberto Luongo is healthy, but it will be Montoya who gets the nod tonight in Columbus. Bobby Lu will likely be the back-up.
Grabner has not played yet this season after undergoing sports hernia surgery prior to the start of the season. It seems unlikely that he will play on Tuesday but should return later in the week (THU / SAT).
Dubinsky continues to work his way back from abdominal surgery he had in early October. Head coach Todd Richards said that there is “no chance” Dubinsky plays tonight but is close and listed as day-to-day.
Ryan suffered a fractured finger on Friday and missed Saturday’s game. Ryan is skating, but is not taking part in line rushes which suggests he won’t play on Tuesday. However, the fact that he is already back on the ice is a good sign that he won’t miss an extended period of time.
Bouwmeester has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but his return to practice this morning suggests he will be ready to go on Wednesday vs. the Blackhawks.
Letang missed Saturday’s game with what the Penguins called a “minor lower-body injury”. While the word minor would suggest he won’t miss a lot of time, however his absence this morning suggests he could miss tomorrow’s game vs. New Jersey.
Boychuk has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and his absence at practice this morning makes him questionable for Tuesday’s game vs. Ottawa.
Visnovsky missed Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and his absence at practice this morning makes him questionable for Tuesday’s clash with the Senators.
Komarov suffered a head/neck injury following an inadvertent elbow from Alex Ovechkin on Saturday. Komarov underwent concussion protocol on Sunday so his absence this morning likely is not good news on the concussion front. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game vs. Dallas.
Green has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury and his absence from today’s practice suggests that he won’t be in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Canucks.
Boyle, who missed Saturday’s game with flu-like symptoms, is not on the ice for the Rangers morning skate, which suggests that he won’t be in the lineup tonight vs. Tampa bay. The Rangers don’t believe he is dealing with mumps, which seems to be sweeping the NHL.
Kreider missed Saturday’s game due to the death of his grandfather but will play tonight vs. the Lightning. Kreider will skate with Derek Stepan and Martin St. Louis on the Rangers’ second line. He has 13 points (4G / 9A) in 22 games this season. Anthony Duclair will likely take a seat with Kreider back in.
Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Canucks on Friday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in the cage tonight vs. Florida. Since returning from a finger injury, he has gone 1-4-1 with a 3.30 GAA and .907 SV%. He will look to get back on track tonight vs. the Panthers.
Anisimov suffered the injury in Saturday’s loss to the Predators. Anisimov, who missed seven games earlier this season due to an upper body injury, has recorded two goals and four assists for six points with four penalty minutes in 16 games this season. He will be back in the lineup in late-January/early-February at the earliest.
McGinn has been out with a back injury since November 15th. He is going to be evaluated this week and the Avalanche will make a decision on whether or not McGinn needs back surgery or if he can recover without going under the knife.
The Avs lost John Mitchell and Marc-Andre Cliche over the weekend so they have recalled the 21-year-old centre and he is expected to make his NHL debut tonight vs. Montreal. He has recorded 12 points (4G / 8A) in 18 games with Lake Erie this season. He was the Avs’ 7th round pick (192nd overall) in 2012.
In the wake of more injuries to Avalanche forwards, the 22-year-old centre has been recalled and is expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. Montreal. Sgarbossa has three goals and nine assists (12 points) in 18 games with Lake Erie this season. He has no points in six career NHL games.
