Stephen Whyno: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin and forward Seth Jarvis are dealing with upper-body injuries on a weekly basis.
- Chip Alexander: Coach Rod Brind’Amour said Jarvis is out with a rib injury and he assumes Slavin is out because of Greer’s hit.
NHL: Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook missed his third straight game last night with a lower-body injury.
Aaron Portzline: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski missed last night’s game. Coach Dean Evason said Werenski did everything he could to be in the lineup, but the team thought it was best to give him five full days to heal. It is listed as daily.
Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets forward Miles Wood returned to the lineup.
NHL: Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane will miss his fifth straight game tonight with an upper-body injury.
NHL: Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry will be out for a few weeks, according to coach Kris Knoblauch.
Zach Dooley: Los Angeles Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper was on the ice yesterday. It’s unlikely he plays tonight, but good news nonetheless.
Coach Jim Hiller: “We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, but when you see, you start to see progress. Hard to measure how long it will take, but you like to see it progress.”
Stephen Rosner: New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin will not be in the lineup tonight due to a “little nagging issue.”
Adam Kimelman: Philadelphia Flyers forward Christian Dvorak (lower body) and goaltender Dan Vladar (upper body) returned to the lineup last night after missing Saturday’s game.
Daily confrontation: San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith will be out week after week with an upper-body injury.
Kate Shefte of the Seattle Times: Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour will be out for approximately four weeks after undergoing surgery on his hand and being placed on IR.
Montour suffered the injury during a fight with Brent Burns on December 16. It was hard to see what actually happened, but it looked like several punches could have hit Burns’ helmet.
Forward Berkley Catton is set to return to the lineup. Forwards Jared McCann and Jaden Schwartz will not travel with the team on its four-game road trip that ends tonight.
Then Arritt: Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn left last night in the third period after a hit by Ducks forward Ross Johnston.
Vince Dunn is furious after a goal from Ross Johnston.
He kicks the bank door, breaks his stick, throws it almost straight at Joey Daccord, and then throws a bag as he walks through the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/XcMQ7tPeyJ
— Emerald City Hockey (@EmeraldCityHky) December 23, 2025
Thomas Drance: Vancouver Canucks coach Adam Foote suggested that forward Elias Pettersson’s return will be delayed because he has tweaked or locked up his upper-body injury. Foote did not appear confident that Pettersson would return straight after the break.
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