Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Svechnikov is out indefinitely because of an upper-body injury following an MRI on Monday.
"He's going to be out probably for at least a while,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said Tuesday. “Nothing immediate, that's for sure."
Svechnikov has missed the past two games. He laid on the ice for a moment after taking a cross-check to the lower back from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley in a 2-1 loss Dec. 4, but finished the game and played in a 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 6. He hasn’t played since.
The forward, who has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) in 16 games, missed the first eight games of the season recovering from surgery March 16 to repair a torn ACL.
Brett Pesce was in the lineup after he was questionable to play in a 4-1 win at the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. The defenseman, who missed practice Monday because of an illness, was paired with his normal defense partner, Brady Skjei. -- Callum Fraser
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pierre-Olivier Joseph returned for the Penguins in a 4-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes at home Tuesday.
The defenseman missed 16 games, and 21 of 22, because of a lower-body injury. Joseph took part in an optional morning skate Tuesday after practicing each of the previous two days.
“I think when you look at P-O’s body of work as a Penguin, it’s been pretty strong,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “He’s a guy that can drive some offense from the blue line, helping us get out of our end. I think P-O’s biggest strength is his skating ability, his ability to skate us out of trouble sometimes.”
Joseph, who has one assist in six games this season, replaced Ryan Shea on the third defense pair with John Ludvig.
Forward Rickard Rakell participated in the optional skate, joining the Penguins for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury Nov. 19. He primarily has played second-line right wing with center Evgeni Malkin.
On long-term injured reserve, Rakell is eligible to return at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
“I don’t anticipate anything right now,” Sullivan said. “The next step is he has to get to the point where we get him in some team practices where he gets full participation with body contact in a game-real environment. I think that’s the final stage.” -- Wes Crosby
Tampa Bay Lightning
Victor Hedman did not play at the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday because of an undisclosed injury.
The 32-year-old defenseman left at 16:53 of the second period of a 4-3 overtime win against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday and did not return. He has 27 points (five goals, 22 assists) in 29 games and leads the Lightning time on ice per game (23:39).
Tampa Bay got back forward Steven Stamkos after he missed the game in Seattle because of an illness that has run through the team. Stamkos, who had 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 27 games this season, was back on the top power-play unit at practice Monday.
“I haven't felt that bad in a while, but good to be back out there with practicing and looking forward to playing [Tuesday],” said Stamkos, the Lightning captain.
Goalie Jonas Johansson also missed practice Monday because of illness, but he was able to back up Andrei Vasilevskiy for the 4-1 loss Tuesday.
Chicago Blackhawks
Seth Jones did not travel with the Blackhawks for their two-game road trip that began Tuesday at the Edmonton Oilers.
The defenseman sustained an upper-body injury late in a 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
“He stayed back,” coach Luke Richardson said. “He got jammed up late in the third period and we’re just going to get further evaluation before he meets up with us, whether it be on this trip or at home.”
Richardson said he isn’t expecting to have Jones available to play against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday either.
“I doubt it, he probably won’t be on the trip,” he said. “But we can always have some hope.”
Filip Roos will replace Jones and pair on defense with Connor Murphy. Isaak Phillips was expected to form the second pairing with Nikita Zaitsev.
The Blackhawks are also without defenseman Kevin Korchinski, who’s away for personal reasons.
Jones is fifth on the Blackhawks with 11 points (all assists). -- Gerry Moddejonge
Boston Bruins
Charlie McAvoy and Pavel Zacha will each be out for the Bruins when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, MSGSN, TNT).
Neither practiced with the team Tuesday, though McAvoy skated on his own before practice.
“They’re not game ready for tomorrow,” coach Jim Montgomery said. “We’ll see after that, day by day.”
The Bruins next play Friday at the New York Islanders.
McAvoy left the game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday because of an upper-body injury and the defenseman did not play Saturday against the Arizona Coyotes. Zacha was injured in the first period against the Coyotes and the forward was unable to return to the game.
With Zacha unavailable, Morgan Geekie centered Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak, with Charlie Coyle between Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic.
“You don’t replace one of your top two centers and you don’t replace your top D-man with an individual," Montgomery said. "It’s got to be concerted effort with everybody eating more minutes and they’ve got to do the job.”
Marchand, who missed practice Monday for maintenance, returned to practice Tuesday.
The Bruins recalled Jesper Boqvist from Providence of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. The forward played four seasons for the Devils before signing with the Bruins this season. He has played in one game for Boston and has zero points. -- Amalie Benjamin
Calgary Flames
Chris Tanev is day to day for the Calgary Flames because of an upper-body injury and did not play at the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
The defenseman left a 6-5 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday 15 seconds into the first period after a hit by Avalanche forward Ross Colton.
The Flames recalled defenseman Nick DeSimone from Calgary of the American Hockey League and sent forward Matt Coronato to the AHL.
Los Angeles Kings
Vladislav Gavrikov has a lower-body injury and the defenseman will not play for the Kings against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday (10:30 p.m. ET; BSW, TSN3, TVAS).
Gavrikov is considered day to day, coach Todd McLellan said Tuesday.
Gavrikov did not play during overtime of a 3-2 overtime loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday. He tried to play against the New York Rangers on Sunday but left the 4-1 loss after the first period.
Jacob Moverare will make his season debut against the Jets with Gavrikov out. Moverare, a defenseman, has two assists in 21 career NHL games.
Arthur Kaliyev is questionable to play Wednesday because the forward has flu-like symptoms, McLellan said. -- Dan Greenspan
