Marchand missed Tuesday’s game with an undisclosed injury and is listed as day-to-day which puts his status for Friday’s game in jeopardy. With Marchand out, Matt Fraser was skating in Bruins’ top-6 again this morning.
Brodin will miss his fourth straight game on Thursday. He is eligible to come off of IR tomorrow, but he is not quite ready to return to the lineup. Philly is the start of a three-game road trip, he could join the team in Tampa Bay for Saturday’s game.
The clot was identified during testing Monday, after Dupuis had complained of discomfort in his chest. “Pascal had a blood clot in his leg that traveled to his lung,” said Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, the Penguins’ team physician. "This is the second such incident that we know of for Pascal. The treatment is at least six months of blood thinners, during which time he will not be able to play hockey. Other than that, his condition is stable.” Dupuis previously was diagnosed with a blood clot in January 2014, shortly after he suffered torn ligaments in his knee. He was on blood thinners for six months while also recovering from surgery and rehabilitating his knee.
Sbisa is not taking part in line rushes this morning, which suggests that he will miss his fourth straight game with an undisclosed. With Sbisa out, Yannick Weber will remain in the lineup.
Missing practice this afternoon does not bode well for Datsyuk’s status for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg. He continues to be hampered by a groin injury and remains day-to-day for the time being.
Schenn will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury he suffered on November 8th. He was on the ice for today’s morning skate, but still won’t play. He is listed as questionable for Thursday’s game vs. the Wild.
MacDonald was on the ice for the morning skate but still won’t be in the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. He has been out since October 22nd, but is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. the Wild.
Laughton, 20, was the Flyers first round pick (20th overall) in 2012. He had registered 11 points (6G / 5A) in 13 games prior to yesterday’s recall. He will skate on the Flyers’ third line with Vincent Lecavalier and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
Nordstrom was in the lineup on Sunday and was sent down and recalled as a ‘paper move’. He was back at practice on Wednesday and skated on the fourth line. Expect him to be in the lineup on Thursday.
With Trevor van Riemsdyk out for 3-4 months, the Blackhawks have recalled Clendening. He has four points in 16 AHL games this season, which gives him 22 goals and 87 assists (109 points) in 163 AHL games. He is an offensive threat from the blue line that should seen second unit power-play time when he gets into the lineup for his NHL debut.
Lehner allowed five goals on 30 shots in a loss to the Maple Leafs on November 9th. He has faced a ton of rubber in the early part of the season. His opponents are firing an average of 34.5 shots per game but the Predators rank 20th in that department. However, they have won five of six and are coming off of a NINE goal game vs. the Leafs.
Scrivens surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Oilers 2-1 loss to the Coyotes on Sunday. Scrivens has lost five straight starts and has not recorded a win since October 27th. He comes in with a 0-3-1 record, 2.82 GAA and .905 SV% in the month of November. He draws a tough task tonight with the Canucks in town.
van Riemsdyk will have surgery on Thursday to repair the fractured knee cap that he suffered on Sunday vs. Dallas. This is a tough break for the young defensemen who had a nice start to his NHL career. He will be back in mid-February, early March.
Mason gave up four goals on 38 shots in the Flyers loss to Columbus on Friday. The loss snapped his three-game winning streak, but he will get a shot to start a new winning streak tonight in New York. Mason is 3-2-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .938 SV% in November and will make his sixth start in seven games this month.
Scrivens surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Oilers 2-1 loss to the Coyotes on Sunday. Scrivens has lost five straight starts and has not recorded a win since October 27th. He comes in with a 0-3-1 record, 2.82 GAA and .905 SV% in the month of November. He draws a tough task tonight with the Canucks in town.
With Stempniak likely out, Jesper Fast is expected to suit up on the Rangers fourth line. Stempniak is listed as day-to-day.
Maple Leafs’ head coach Randy Carlyle said that Lupul should go through two or three practices before returning to the lineup, so don’t expect to see him out there tomorrow, but maybe Saturday vs. the Red Wings. He has been out since October 28th.
“Hanzal come off [Tuesday] morning complaining he didn’t feel good,” said head coach Dave Tippett. “He went to try to warmup but said he couldn’t play.” Hanzal should be considered day-to-day until there are more details on Hanzal’s ailment.
Russell was on the ice for the Flames morning skate, but was scratched shortly before Tuesday’s win over the Ducks. He has had a great first month and a half of the season, so the Flames are hoping that this is no more than a day-to-day injury. Rapheal Diaz will play as long as Russell is out.
Garbutt left the ice during Tuesday’s morning skate with an upper-body injury and it forced him to miss Tuesday’s loss to the Hurricanes. There is no indication of what kind of injury Garbutt is dealing with, but consider him day-to-day for now.
