Leafs Lose Garret Sparks, Nick Spaling on Thursday Dustin L. Nelson | December 17, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t even make it out of the first period on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks without losing a couple of players. Nick Spaling played just…
Tuomo Ruutu Will Return Thursday Dustin L. Nelson | December 17, 2015 The New Jersey Devils will be getting hard-hitting forward Tuomo Ruutu back in the lineup on Thursday, according to NJ.com’s Rich Chere. The Devils activated Ruutu off injured reserve on…
Mike Smith Out At Least Two Months After Surgery Aaron Davis | December 17, 2015 The Arizona Coyotes announced that goaltender Mike Smith will miss at least two months after having surgery in Philadelphia this week. The team is calling it a “core injury,”…
Beau Bennett Out 4-6 Weeks Dustin L. Nelson | December 15, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins forward Beau Bennett will miss four-to-six weeks with an upper-body injury, new head coach Mike Sullivan announced on Tuesday. Bennett was injured during the first period of Monday’s…
Lightning Lose Palat, Drouin, Paquette; Johnson, Condra Questionable Dustin L. Nelson | December 14, 2015 The struggles in Tampa continue. The team, in dire need of some wins and positivity, will play their upcoming three-game road trip without the services of Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin…
Dan Girardi Injured, Considered Day-to-Day Dustin L. Nelson | December 14, 2015 New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers with knee swelling, the team announced Monday. The Rangers have not yet made…
Kris Letang Will Miss 2 Weeks Dustin L. Nelson | December 13, 2015 Lost in the flurry of activity in Pittsburgh over the weekend — the team fired head coach Mike Johnston and gave AHL coach Mike Sullivan the NHL job — was…
Ryan Strome Injured, Will Sit Out Dustin L. Nelson | December 13, 2015 In Saturday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the New York Islanders had a tough break, losing Ryan Strome after he was boarded by the Blue Jackets’ Andrew Bodnarchuk. After…
Dan Hamhuis Suffers Scary Injury, Is Hospitalized Dustin L. Nelson | December 10, 2015 Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis suffered a scary injury Wednesday, taking a Dan Boyle slapshot to the face. The play started with an unaided turnover on the goal line by…
Logan Couture Injured Again Dustin L. Nelson | December 10, 2015 Logan Couture has been back for just two games from a broken leg he suffered during a practice in on October 15. Now, he may be out again. The 26-year-old…
Nick Bjugstad Out Indefinitely Dustin L. Nelson | December 9, 2015 The Florida Panthers are going to be without star forward Nick Bjugstad indefinitely, according coach Gerard Gallant. Bjugstad has missed the last five games for the Cats and will not…
Sergei Bobrovsky is Out After Injury Dustin L. Nelson | December 9, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets have had two seasons of little but bad news. That continued on Tuesday night when the team lost starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a lower-body injury.…