Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

 

Arizona Coyotes

Forward Martin Hanzal will not play tonight vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs. He missed practice Monday with a lower-body injury. - Team PR Twitter

 

 

Colorado Avalanche

Goaltender Reto Berra suffered an ankle injury before Monday's game vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs and will have an MRI Tuesday. - Denver Post

 

Minnesota Wild

Defenceman Mike Reilly has be reassigned to the Iowa Wild (AHL) - Wild.com

 

Montreal Canadiens

Forward Michael McCarron has been assigned to the St. John's IceCaps (AHL). Devante Smith-Pelly returns to the lineup from IR. - Team Twitter

 

Ottawa Senators

Defenceman Jared Cowen returns to the line up. Forward Bobby Ryan and defenceman Cody Ceci are out with injuries. Forward Ryan Dzingel will make his NHL debut. - Team Twitter

 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Projected lines vs. Arizona

Grabner - Kadri - Komarov
van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Parenteau
Winnik - Holland - Lupul
Matthias - Froese - Boyes

Gardiner - Phaneuf
Rielly - Corrado
Marincin - Polak

Bernier

Out: Robidas (knee), Reimer (groin), Sparks (lower-body), Spaling (upper-body), Hunwick (sick)

-Jonathan Bernier makes his third straight start for the Leafs tonight in Arizona. Bernier, who has picked up his first two wins this season in his last two starts, has yet to win playing the second half of a back-to-back. He's 0-3-0 career in four starts.

-Matt Hunwick was apparently under the weather last night in Colorado, dehydrated throughout a 7-4 win. He'll sit tonight with the illness, replaced by Frankie Corrado. Mike Babcock said he'd start with Corrado in Hunwick's place in a matchup role, but would move Roman Polak up if that didn't work.

-James Reimer, speaking for the first time since a groin injury recurred earlier this month, said he was real close to a return, possibly in the next couple games after the Christmas break. Reimer has missed seven games with the injury.

 

Vancouver Canucks

Ryan Miller will not dress vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. Miller left the game Sunday vs. the Florida Panthers with an injury in the shootout. - Team Twitter

The Canucks have recalled goaltender Joe Cannata from Utica (AHL). - Team Twitter

Henrik Sedin will return to the lineup vs. the Litghtning. - Team Twitter

The Canucks recalled goaltender Joe Cannata from the AHL Utica Comets. Cannata posted a 9-5-2 record, 2.49 GAA and a 0.907 save percentage in 16 games with the COmets this season. - Team Release

 

Winnipeg Jets

Projected lines vs. Calgary

Ladd-Little-Wheeler
Perreault-Scheifele-Stafford
Thorburn-Burmistrov-Ehlers
Armia-Copp-Halischuk

Enstrom-Myers
Trouba-Byfuglien
Stuart-Chiarot

Hutchinson
Hellebuyck

 

GAME NOTES

Ducks (29P) at Rangers (42P) - 7PM
NYR were 2-0-0 vs ANA last season, outscoring them 11-3
NYR have gone 4-1-0 past 5 at home vs ANA
NYR (19-12-4):
lost 3 straight, outscored 17-7, 5/9 on PK
Miller (2G, 1A) 3 game PT streak
Henrik Lundqvist (15-9-3) to start
ANA (12-15-5):
1-3-0 past 4GP, outscored 14-5, 0/5 on PP
Perry (0G, 1A) past 4GP

Blues (44P) at Bruins (42P) - 7PM
Teams split two games last season, BOS shutout win at home
BOS has gone 1-0-3 past 4GP at home vs STL (3 SOL)
BOS (19-9-4):
5-0-1 past 6GP, outscoring opponent 18-8, 17/17 on PK
Eriksson (2G, 1A) 3 game PT streak
STL (20-11-4):
2-3-2 past 7 road games, 22GA, 5/14 on PP
Tarasenko (5G, 5A) 6 game PT streak
Jake Allen (15-8-2) to start

Canucks (33P) at Lightning (37P) - 7:30PM
TB was 2-0-0 vs VAN last season, both games with 4G
TB has gone 6-0-1 past 7GP vs VAN, 4GF or more in 6 straight
TB (17-14-3):
3-1-0 past 4GP, 15GF, 2/11 on PP
Kucherov (1G, 4A) 3 game PT streak
Ben Bishop (14-10-2) to start
VAN (12-14-9):
1-3-1 on road trip, outscored 19-9, 0/10 on PP, 12/18 on PK
Hansen (1G, 2A) past 2GP
Jakob Markstrom (1-3-3) to start

Devils (37P) at Red Wings (41P) - 7:30PM
NJ is 1-0-0 vs DET this season, OTW at home
DET has won 3 straight at home vs NJ, outscoring them 14-7
DET (17-9-7):
1-1-1 on home stand, 8GF, 0/8 on PP
Zetterberg (1G, 1A) past 2GP
Jimmy Howard (7-4-4) to start
NJ (16-13-5):
0-2-1 past 3GP, 3GF, 1/7 on PP
Stempniak (2A) past 2GP
Corey Schneider (14-9-5) to start

Senators (39P) at Panthers (40P) - 7:30PM
OTT is 1-0-0 vs FLA this season, winning in FLA
OTT has gone 3-1-1 past 5 games in FLA
FLA (18-12-4):
won 4 straight, outscoring opponent 16-6, 10/11 on PK
Huberdeau (3A) past 2GP
Roberto Luongo (13-11-3) to start
OTT (17-12-5):
2-4-0 past 6GP, 14GF, 1/21 on PP
Karlsson (3G, 2A) 4 game PT streak
Craig Anderson (15-9-30 to start

Canadiens (43P) at Wild (40P) - 8PM
teams split two games last season, MIN winning at home
MIN has won 2 straight at home vs MTL
MIN (17-9-6):
lost 2 straight, 9GA, 0/1 on PP
Parise (4G, 7A) last 10GP
Darcy Kuemper (3-0-4) to start
MTL (20-12-3):
lost 4 straight, outscored 17-4, 2/14 on PP
Subban (2A) past 2GP
Mike Condon (9-7-3) to start

Blackhawks (44P) at Stars (52P) - 8:30PM
CHI was 3-2-0 vs DAL last season, lost final 2 meetings
CHI has gone 7-1-0 past 8GP in DAL (lost last)
DAL (25-7-2):
won 2 straight, 6GF in each game, 4/10 on PK
Seguin (2G, 2A) past 2GP
CHI (20-11-4):
won 3 straight, 5GA, 4/5 on PK
Kane (2G, 2A) 3 game PT streak
Corey Crawford (18-8-2) to start

Jets (32P) at Flames (32P) - 9PM
WPG is 1-0-0 vs CGY this season, winning at home
WPG has won 2 of their past 3GP in CGY
CGY (15-16-2):
won 9 straight at home, 33GF, 2/30 on PP
Giordano (1G, 2A) past 2GP
Karri Ramo (11-10-1) to start
WPG (15-16-2):
lost 4 straight on the road, outscored 13-5, 0/14 on PP
Wheeler (6A) past 3GP
Mike Hutchinson (5-7-1) to start

Maple Leafs (31P) at Coyotes (32P) - 9PM
ARZ is 1-0-0 vs TOR this season, winning in TOR
ARZ has gone 4-1-0 at home vs TOR in shootout era
ARZ (15-15-2):
1-1-1 past 3 home games, 12GA, 5/7 on PK
Rieder (2G, 1A) last 2GP
Louis Domingue (1-1-0) to start
TOR (12-13-7):
4-0-2 past 6GP, 26GF, 5/18 on PP
Komarov (5G, 3A) 4 game PT streak
Jonathan Bernier (2-8-3) to start

Sharks (34P) at Kings (42P) - 10:30PM
teams have split two games this season, SJ 1-0-0 at LAK
LAK have gone 10-2-1 past 13 at home vs SJ
LAK (20-10-2):
won 6 straight at home, 11GA, 17/19 on PK
Carter (0G, 1A) past 5GP
SJ (16-15-2):
2-1-1 on road trip, 13GF, 4/10 on PK
Pavelski (3G, 4A) 4 game PT streak
Martin Jones (14-10-2) to start