Smith will not play tonight, but could be back as soon as Saturday.
Smith will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury. Monitor his status prior to Saturday's game with the Avalanche.
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Smith skated this morning with Burke but still not ready to return.
Smith will miss his fifth consecutive game tomorrow because of an upper-body injury. The next game Smith could start is Thursday vs. the Red Wings.
Call up / Send down
Brad Malone gets call up for COL, skating right now in Detroit.
Malone had 10 goals and 14 assists in 63 games in the AHL this season.
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Sharks defenseman Jason Demers won’t play on Saturday against Phoenix, possibly suffering from the effects of an apparent hit to the head from Detroit’s Cory Emmerton on Thursday.
Demers was not at the Sharks’ morning skate. “Not feeling good today, won’t play tonight,” head coach Todd McLellan said. He is not a fantasy relevant player having scored just one goal in 15 games this season.
Maloney said he's hopeful Smith joins the team on road trip but next week is likely earliest he returns.
Smith will miss his third straight game tonight with an upper-body injury. It doesn't sound like Smith will play on Saturday in San Jose. Monitor his status on Saturday, if he is unavailable the Coyotes next game is on Tuesday, at home vs. Los Angeles.
Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippett said Tuesday that goalie Mike Smith is out for at least the next 2 games.
The Coyotes play Wednesday and Thursday so earliest Smith could be back is Saturday against San Jose.
RNH in middle with Smyth and Yakupov at OIL morning skate. Looks like RNH is in for Preds game.
RNH missed the Oilers last two games with strep throat, but he is ready to return tonight. After scoring 52 points in 62 games last season RNH has struggled this year only recording 11 points in his first 27 games.
Johnson is an emergency call-up. Smith is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The Coyotes don't play until Monday, so Smith has some time to heal. We'll have to wait and see if he will start Monday vs. Detroit.
#Oilers have put Nugent-Hopkins on IR and activated Belanger.
It doesn't look like RNH will make the road-trip with the Oilers, he is suffering from strep throat.
Coyotes goalie Mike Smith did not practice today.
Head Coach Dave Tippett said Smith could return to practice as soon as Sunday. Smith was run into yesterday by Daniel Sedin, and then hit behind the net by Alexander Edler. Smith had some tests done today because he was dealing with a headache last night. It does not sound like he suffered a serious injury.
RNH "very doubtful" for tomorrow, says Krueger. Very sick.
Monitor Nugent-Hopkins status prior to tomorrow's game.
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The Ducks will be even deeper and stronger Friday, when former league MVP Corey Perry returns from his four-game suspension for elbowing Minnesota's Jason Zucker in the head on March 12.
It will be Perry's first game since signing an eight-year, $69 million extension. Perry has nine goals and 15 assists in 25 games this season.
Coyotes said Smith was being "evaluated" He was shaken up on D. Sedin collision.
Smith left yesterday's game and did not return. More information on the severity of the injury should be released later today.
Goalie Start
Mike Smith is expected to start in goal again for Phoenix.
Smith has lost his last four consecutive starts with a 2.59 GAA and .904 SV%. The Coyotes scored just two goals on the four-game road trip, including being shutout in the first three. Smith has allowed just seven goals in three straight wins against the Canucks.
Lightning announce it signed 2012 first-round pick D Slater Koekkoek to a 3-year entry-level deal.
Koekkoek had 29 points in 42 games before being shutdown for the season after getting traded to the Windsor Spitfires.
Goalie Start
Mike Smith will go again tonight in goal for the #Coyotes, per goalie coach Sean Burke.
Smith was pulled last night vs. the Kings after giving up four goals on 22 shots. He will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Kings again. The Coyotes have yet to score a goal in three games on their current road trip. Smith is a good goalie, but he needs some help from his team if he is going to pick up wins on a consistent basis.
Corey Perry's 8 year deal with ANA is $8.625M AAV.
Perry will remain in Anaheim for the next eight years along with Ryan Getzlaf. The two have inked eight year deals this season for very similar money. Perry gets $69 million over eight years, while Getzlaf gets $66 million. Perry has 214 goals and 239 assists for a total of 453 points in 555 career NHL games, all of which have been with the Ducks.
Goalie Start
Smith leads the Coyotes onto the ice; Starter.
Smith played very well last week but his team did not help him out very much. He went 1-1-1 despite posting a 1.62 GAA and .942 SV%. He also recorded a shutout even though he lost, because he held the Blue Jackets scoreless through regulation and a shootout. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Kings.
Goalie Start
Smith is likely starting tonight for the Coyotes.
Smith played very well last week but his team did not help him out very much. He went 1-1-1 despite posting a 1.62 GAA and .942 SV%. He also recorded a shutout even though he lost, because he held the Blue Jackets scoreless through regulation and a shootout. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Kings.
Goalie Start
#Coyotes Smith VS #CBJ's Bobrovsky tonight - #NHL
Smith has won two out of his last three starts with a 2.00 GAA and .929 SV%. He has a rocky matchup tonight against a Columbus team that doesn't look good on paper but are 5-0-2 in their last seven.