Gunnarsson suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday’s shootout win in Los Angeles. He is listed as week-to-week and it appears he will miss an extended period of time. Chris Butler will play in Gunnarsson’s spot on Tuesday.
Leivo has 30 points (11G / 19A) in 35 games with the Marlies this season. He has not played a game with the leads this season, but has two goals and one assist in 16 career NHL games. Leivo will likely be in the lineup on Wednesday with James van Riemsdyk out for the nest month and a half.
Binnington, 22, has gone 8-6-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .910 SV% with Chicago (AHL) this season. With Jake Allen (undisclosed) not available for Saturday, the Blues have recalled Binnington to serve as Brian Elliott’s backup on Saturday. If Allen’s injury is longterm, Binnington could make his NHL debut next week.
Bjugstad missed the entire month of December because of migraines, but has been practicing and his activation from IR today suggests that he will play for the first time since November 29th. Bjugsad has 12 points (7G / 5A) in 23 games this season.
Fowler has a sprained knee and will be reevaluated later in the week. As of now there is no timetable for his return, but his move to IR means he will miss at least one week.
Fowler left Sunday’s game with a lower-body injury, that the Ducks revealed is a sprained knee. They have not released a timetable for his return, but he will likely miss the remaining three games of the Ducks’ road trip. With Fowler out, the Ducks have recalled Shea Theodore, who could make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
Krug missed Sunday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but his injury is not serious and he could be back in the lineup as soon as Tuesday. Monitor Krug’s status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
Fowler left Sunday’s game after playing just 3:36 TOI and he did not return. There was no word on the nature or severity of his lower-body injury, but he should be considered questionable for Tuesday’s game. Fowler has an assist in each of his last two games, but has just 12 points (3G /9A) in 34 games this season.
Bjugstad has missed the last eight games with what was an undisclosed injury, but on Tuesday the Panthers announced that he is dealing with migraines. Bjugstad is undergoing a battery of tests to determine what the cause of the migraines is.
Bjugstad still is not practice and will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury on Tuesday. His lack of practice suggests that he will not be back this week.
Parayko will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Monday. He remains day-to-day and has a chance to be back on Saturday vs. Detroit.
Parayko missed Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury and is not on the ice this morning, which suggests that he will not play tonight vs. the Sabres.
