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  • Kraken's Berkly Catton: Hurt in Thursday's game

    Catton (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Maple Leafs.

    The Kraken didn't provide an official description of his injury, but Catton's head took contact from Oliver Ekman-Larsson during the first period. It's not yet clear if Catton is being evaluated for a concussion. Until more information is available, consider the 20-year-old day-to-day leading up to Saturday's game in Vegas.

  • Noah Read C | ANA

    Ducks' Noah Read: Two points in Thursday's OHL win

    Read scored a goal and added an assist in OHL Niagara's 6-3 win over Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday.

    Read, a third-round pick of the Ducks in 2025, has struggled mightily this season. He has just 11 points over 42 appearances this season, including nine points in 32 contests since he was traded to Niagara from London back in October. Read's lack of offense is a significant concern -- he has 26 points in 45 appearances with London in the 2024-25 regular season.

  • Jack Hughes C | NJ

    Devils' Jack Hughes: Tweaks something in Thursday's game

    Hughes left Thursday's game versus the Predators after tweaking something in his lower body. Head coach Sheldon Keefe was not overly concerned about Hughes' status, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.

    Hughes retreated to the locker room twice in the first period, and he was unable to come back after his second exit. The 24-year-old center should be considered day-to-day currently. It's unclear if he'll be able to suit up Saturday versus the Senators, but for now, it doesn't seem like his Olympic participation is at risk.

  • Pavel Zacha C | BOS

    Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Suffers upper-body injury

    Zacha won't return to Thursday's game against Philadelphia because of an upper-body injury.

    Zacha scored a goal at 10:30 of the first period to put Boston ahead 2-0, and he logged 10:46 of ice time before exiting the game. He's up to 15 goals and 37 points in 54 outings, including Thursday's action. If Zacha can't play Saturday in Tampa Bay, then Alex Steeves might draw into the lineup. However, Elias Lindholm (upper body) couldn't play against the Flyers, so it's also possible that Lindholm will draw into the lineup Saturday, which would likely leave Steeves as a healthy scratch even if Zacha is unavailable.

  • Jordan Kyrou C | STL

    Blues' Jordan Kyrou: Expected to be in lineup

    Kyrou (upper body) is expected to play against Florida on Thursday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

    Kyrou left Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Dallas, but it seems he won't miss a full game due to the injury. He has 11 goals and 24 points in 43 outings in 2025-26.

  • Islanders' Casey Cizikas: Won't play Thursday

    Cizikas has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Rangers due to an illness, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

    Cizikas hadn't yet missed a game this season, but he'll be unavailable for the second half of a back-to-back set due to his illness. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return, but he should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's game against Nashville. Max Shabanov will enter the lineup in Cizikas' absence Thursday.

  • Red Wings' Sheldon Dries: Called up by Detroit

    Dries was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids on Thursday.

    Dries spent nearly a week with the NHL club earlier in January, but he hasn't yet appeared in a game for the Red Wings this season. However, Dries and Justin Holl were recalled Thursday to provide additional depth ahead of the Olympic break after Simon Edvinsson (lower body) was placed on injured reserve.

  • Ross Colton C | COL

    Avalanche's Ross Colton: Ready to return

    Colton (lower body) is good to play Thursday in Montreal, per Conor McGahey of Altitude TV.

    Colton missed three straight games due to the injury. He has five goals and 20 points in 48 appearances in 2025-26. Colton's return is expected to result in Taylor Makar being a healthy scratch Thursday.

  • Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Off injured reserve

    Sundqvist (ankle) was taken off injured reserve, per the NHL media site, which suggests he's available to play Thursday versus Florida.

    Sundqvist was last in the lineup Jan. 18. He has three goals, 13 points, 14 PIM, 47 hits and 23 blocks in 39 outings in 2025-26. Sundqvist is likely to play in a bottom-six capacity against the Panthers, which might lead to Nathan Walker serving as a healthy scratch.

  • Panthers' Anton Lundell: Ruled out Thursday

    Lundell (upper body) will not play Thursday in St. Louis and is considered day-to-day at this time, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.

    Lundell suffered the injury Tuesday versus Utah. Lundell has 15 goals and 21 assists in 52 outings this season. He could return to action as early as Saturday versus Winnipeg. Luke Kunin will likely enter the lineup in place of Lundell on Thursday.

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