Gaunce will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Gaunce has just one goal and one assist in 26 games this season and he will come out of the lineup tonight in favour of Nikolay Goldobin.
Columbus Blue Jackets News
Werenski (lower-body) will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Friday.
Werenski (lower-body) is expected to return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Friday.
Werenski (lower-body) will not play Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
Despite a few days of over the Christmas break, Werenski still isn’t ready to return to the Blue Jackets blueline. Werenski missed the morning skate and will miss his fourth straight game tonight Pittsburgh. Werenski remains day-to-day and is questionable or Friday’s game in Ottawa.
Werenski (undisclosed) will not play Saturday vs. the Flyers.
Werenski (undisclosed) will miss his second straight game.
Werenski (undisclosed) will not play Wednesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
The Canucks have activated Erik Gudbranson (upper-body) from IR; will be available vs. Montreal.
Gudbranson has missed the last 12 games with an upper-body injury but it looks like he will return tonight vs. the Canadiens. This is a boost to the Canucks blueline, but the veteran defenseman has yet to record a point in 21 games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Sabres have recalled Hudson Fasching from Rochester (AHL).
Fasching has picked up six goals and three assists (nine points) in 21 games with Rochester. Fasching has just three points (1G / 2A) in his first 17 career NHL games and likely won’t be the answer the Sabres are searching for after being shutout for the third straight game.
Gudbranson (upper-body) will not play Friday in. New Jersey.
Coyle (leg) is on the ice for warmups; expected to return to the Wild lineup tonight.
The Wild have activated Charlie Coyle (leg) from LTIR; could return to the lineup on Monday.
Coyle (leg) will return to the Wild lineup at some point this week.
Coyle (fibula) took part in Tuesday’s morning skate but remains without a timetable for his return.
The original timetable on Coyle’s expected return was 6-to-8 weeks and we are currently at the four-week mark. It appears that Coyle is right on schedule but he still has at least a few weeks before he actually gets into the Wild lineup. q
Severson will draw back into the Devils lineup on Thursday.
Severson will be a healthy scratch vs. the Blues on Tuesday.