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Minnesota Wild
Joel Eriksson Ek did not travel with the Wild for their game against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday because of a broken nose.
The forward is expected to be available when Minnesota visits the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. He left a 5-4 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday following an elbow by Adam Larsson at 7:07 of the second period.
Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon also did not play against the Jets. The captain is day to day with a lower-body injury.
Forward Liam Ohgren made his season debut in place of Eriksson Ek. The 20-year-old, who was selected by Minnesota in the first round (No. 19) of the 2022 NHL Draft, had one goal and one assist in four games with the Wild last season.
Minnesota recalled forward Travis Boyd to the roster on an emergency basis and reassigned goalie Jesper Wallstedt to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
Seattle Kraken
Vince Dunn will not play for the Kraken against the Dallas Stars on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; KHN, Victory+, KONG) because of an upper-body injury.
The defenseman, who is day to day, sustained the injury in a 5-4 shootout win at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
"I think the strength of the group is that it is deep," Seattle coach Dan Bylsma said. "I think the strength through the first two games has been, with the exception of [Brandon Montour] last night -- 25 minutes and a lot of that's overtime and getting a few extra minutes in overtime -- we've really had consistent minutes throughout the pairings. That'll really be the same tonight. It's next man up and next man to do the job."
With Dunn out, Ryker Evans will move up to the top pair with Adam Larsson. Josh Mahura will be on the third pair with Will Borgen.
"I liked Ryker's game for the last exhibition game and first game against St. Louis," Bylsma said. "Skating really well, moving the puck really well, defending really aggressively and physical. He knows 100 percent what's expected from him on the ice and how we want to play, and executing together as a group. He's showed it the last three games. He's going to get a bigger role tonight."
Dallas Stars
Mathew Dumba will not play when the Stars host the Kraken on Sunday.
The defenseman sustained a lower-body injury and missed the second and third periods of a 3-0 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday.
"He's going to be evaluated on Monday, I think he's going to get some pictures taken,” Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said. “I would call him day to day now until I know what those things say."
Dumba, 30, is plus-2 in two games for the Stars while averaging 12:15 of ice time. He signed a two-year contract ($3.75 million average annual value) with Dallas on July 1. -- Taylor Baird
Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Nedeljkovic participated in a full practice Sunday for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury in a preseason game Sept. 30.
The goalie will not be available against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; RDS, Prime, SN-PIT). Nedeljkovic first joined the Penguins for a morning skate Saturday before a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"He's obviously making real progress," coach Mike Sullivan said.
Nedeljkovic, the expected backup when healthy, shared a net with 22-year-old prospect Joel Blomqvist. He signed a two-year, $5 million contract ($2.5 million average annual value) to stay in Pittsburgh on June 20 after starting 12 of the final 13 games last season.
"It's always nice to stick around and have some consistency with where you're at," Nedeljkovic said Sept. 20, two days after training camp opened. "Not having to go to an entirely different locker room, where you only know 2-3 guys at best maybe, to stay here and have to meet only a few new faces, it makes it easier to feel comfortable in the room."
Blomqvist has started two of the Penguins' first three games this season. He made 29 saves in each, a 6-3 win in his NHL debut at the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday and the loss to Toronto.
Goalie Tristan Jarry could start Monday for the first time since making 34 saves in a 6-0 season-opening loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday. -- Wes Crosby
Detroit Red Wings
Christian Fischer is day to day because of an upper-body injury and won’t be available when the Red Wings play the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday (7 p.m. ET; BSDET, NHLN, MSG).
The forward was injured in the second period of a 3-0 win against the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Fischer does not have a point in two games this season. He had 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 79 games for Detroit in 2023-24.
Vancouver Canucks
Tyler Myers is day to day with a right leg injury, but the Canucks defenseman was expected to travel with them Sunday for a four-game road trip that begins at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Myers left a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday after stepping up along the right boards to make a hit on Joel Farabee in the Flyers zone 1:46 into the game. He was on the ice for several minutes while being attended to by the Canucks medical staff before being helped off the ice by teammates without putting weight on his right leg.
"We might have dodged a bullet," coach Rick Tocchet said after practice Saturday. "It looked worse. He was hurt, but I think talking to him today and after the game, we might have dodged a bullet. We'll see what happens on day to day here."
Vincent Desharnais, who was a healthy scratch Friday, took Myers' place at practice on the second defense pair with Carson Soucy. Desharnais signed a two-year contract as an unrestricted free agent July 1 but was minus-2 in his Canucks debut, a 6-5 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. -- Kevin Woodley
Buffalo Sabres
JJ Peterka did not play for the Sabres in their 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday but could return when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
"Not ready yet," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said after the morning skate Saturday. "Obviously, he's going to get in a good skate, good workout. I would anticipate next game."
The forward has missed the past two games after sustaining a concussion in the first period against the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 5. Peterka returned to practice Wednesday and has skated with his teammates each day since.
"I think almost back to normal," Peterka said Wednesday. "From the other day, just better and better."
Peterka has one assist in two games. He had a career-high 50 points (28 goals, 22 assists) in 82 games last season. -- Heather Engel
