Ellis missed Tuesday’s game vs. Tampa Bay, but he was back at practice this afternoon and was skating with his usual partner Mattias Ekholm, which suggests that he could be back in the lineup on Thursday vs. Anaheim.
Ellis suffered a knee injury while blocking a shot on the weekend and he missed both Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s morning skate. Look for Viktor Bartley to take Ellis’ spot in the lineup on Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay.
Ellis suffered a knee injury by blocking a shot on Saturday and the injury kept him off of the ice on Monday. This is not a good sign that Ellis will be available for Tuesday’s meeting with the Lightning. If Ellis is unable to play look for Victor Bartley to make his season debut.
Ellis was injured while blocking a shot in Saturday’s win over the Senators. Ellis has had a slow start to the season, registering just one assist in five games. Consider him day-to-day.
Ristolainen missed the start of camp because of an upper-body injury, but participated in practice on Monday and will play on Tuesday. The 20-year-old blueliner had 20 points (8G / 12A) in 78 games with the Sabres last year. He will be a key member of Buffalo’s backend this season and for many years to come.
Thompson took part in the morning skate, but will not be available for Game 4. He remains day-to-day and could be available for Game 5 (if necessary).
Thompson missed the first two games of the series and he will be held out of the lineup for a third consecutive game. He could be back in the lineup for Game 4 on Wednesday.
Braun will miss the season finale on Saturday, which will force John Scott back to the blue line for the first time in his time with the Sharks. Braun finishes the season with a goal and 22 assists (23 points) in 70 games.
Johnson still is not ready to be back in the lineup and with only three games left in the season, he is running out of opportunities to return.
Ristolainen was held out of Wednesday’s game with an illness, but he is expected to be available for Friday’s contest vs. the Blackhawks. Ristolainen has three goals and one assist in his last three games.
Johnson practiced on Tuesday but he was reportedly still labouring quite a bit so he will not travel out to California for the Avs’ upcoming three-game Cali-trip.
Johnson is nearing a return to the Avs lineup, but it will not come tonight against the Oilers. He remains day-to-day.
Simmonds was hit in the leg by a Mark Streit shot last night and hobbled off of the ice without putting any weight on his leg. Simmonds reportedly suffered a fracture left leg and will miss the rest of the regular season. Simmonds finishes the season with 28 goals and 22 assists (50 points) in 75 games.
Johnson was expected to travel on this five-game road trip but he won’t be there, at least for game one of the trip. He could join the team later in the, but there is no word whether that will happen at this time.
Johnson has been out for just over seven weeks and he won’t play tomorrow, but next Thursday the Avalanche start a five-game road-trip and they are expected to get Johnson back at some point during that roady. Johnson had 23 points (12G / 11A) in 47 games before getting injured.
Ellis was in the Predators morning skate, but the Predators will evaluate him this afternoon before making a decision on his status for tonight’s game. Ellis has missed the last three games while the Predators take things slow with his return.
The Predators said they want to be cautious with Ellis, which is why he was held out of Saturday’s game and why he will not play tonight vs. the Devils. He remains day-to-day until the Predators believe he is 100%.
