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

 

Colorado Avalanche

Mikhail Grigorenko will be in the lineup tonight against Buffalo. He has been a healthy scratch for the past three games, but coach Patrick Roy is giving Grigorenko a chance to play against the team that drafted him 12th overall in 2012. - Denver Post

Erik Johnson (knee) took part in practice today. Patrick Roy noted that Johnson looked good during the practice and he appears to be getting close to returning to the lineup. - Avalanche.nhl.com

 

Detroit Red Wings

Alexey Marchenko will get back into the lineup tonight. He has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but the Red Wings need him to play again now that Niklas Kronwall is out for two-to-four weeks following arthroscopic knee surgery. - Detroit News

 

Minnesota Wild

Tyson Strachan has been called up by Minnesota on Tuesday. Strachan has appeared in two NHL games this season after he played in 46 last year with Buffalo. - Wild.nhl.com

 

New York Islanders

Johnny Boychuk (upper body) will not return before the All-Star break. That's not shocking given that Boychuk's original four-to-six week timetable gave him a projected return date of late January to mid February. - Newsday

Travis Hamonic (lower body) might be back on Friday. Hamonic will continue to practice and his availability will be based on how that goes. - Newsday

 

Ottawa Senators

Mike Hoffman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He collided with a goal post when he was driving towards the net on Monday against San Jose. It's unclear if he will be ready to play Thursday versus New Jersey. - Ottawa Citizen

 

San Jose Sharks

Ben Smith has been placed on waivers. Smith only played in six games with the Sharks this season. He has missed time due to a concussion, but he's also been listed as a healthy scratch on several occasions since returning. - TSN

 

St. Louis Blues

Carl Gunnarsson (upper body) will be back in the Blues' lineup on Wednesday. Gunnarsson has missed four straight games. He has a goal and five points in 44 contests in 2015-16.  Blues.nhl.com

 


GAME NOTES

Blues (61P) at Red Wings (54P) - 8PM
DET is 1-0-0 vs STL this season, winning in STL
STL has gone 3-0-1 past 4GP in DET
DET (23-14-8):
1-1-1 past 3GP, 6GF, 2/9 on PP
Datsyuk (1G, 5A) 3 game PT streak
STL (27-15-7):
won 2 straight, 9GF, both at home, 0/4 on PP
Stastny (2G, 3A) last 2GP

Sabres (42P) at Avalanche (49P) - 10PM
COL was 2-0-0 vs BUF last season
COL has won 9 straight vs BUF, 4 of the wins at home
COL (23-21-3):
2-3-0 past 5GP, 9GF, 1/11 on PP
Duchene (1G, 0A) last 4GP
BUF (19-23-4):
won 2 straight, 2GA, 9/9 on PK
O'Reilly (2A) last 2GP

Wild (52P) at Ducks (45P) - 10:30PM
Teams have split two games this season, ANA 1-0-0 at home
ANA has gone 5-1-0 past 6 at home vs ANA
ANA (19-18-7):
4-3-0 on home stand, 16GA, 23/25 on PK
Getzlaf (5A) has a 5 game PT streak
MIN (22-15-8):
lost 4 straight, 0/8 on PP, 3GF, shutout in last 2GP,
Koivu 0G, 2A last 10GP