NHL Injuries: Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson day-to-day

Zach Cavanagh: The Anaheim Ducks put defenseman Pavel Mintyukov on the IR with a lower-body injury.

Matthew Fairburn: Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich left practice after taking a puck to the face.

Scott Powers: Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said that forward Bowen Byram is trending towards returning to the lineup.

CHGO Blackhawks: The Chicago Blackhawks activated forward Andrew Mangiapane off the IR.

Evan Rawal: Colorado Avalanche forward Nic Roy skated for 45 minutes before practice and then stayed on for the main on in a no-contact jersey.

Mark Scheig: Columbus Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness said that defenseman Dante Fabbro isn’t ready and won’t be in the lineup today.

Mark Scheig: Blue Jackets defenseman Ivan Provorov took a light skate yesterday and will do so again today.

Max Bultman: Detroit Red Wings goaltender John Gibson is dealing with an upper-body injury.

Edmonton Oilers: The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Devon Levi on the IR.

Mark Spector: Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm is out with a concussion.

Eric Engels: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson returned to the lineup.

Jordan Hall: Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said that defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen is a possibility for tonight, but he’s not sure about Cam York.

Charlie O’Connor: Flyers forwards Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny didn’t practice.

Penguins PR: Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Egor Chinakhov (lower-body) and Evgeni Malkin (illness) missed practice yesterday.

Dave McCarthy: Toronto Maple Leafs injury updates:

Chris Tanev upper-body; will travel; week-to-week
John Tavares lower-body; will not travel; week-to-week
Nick Blankenburg upper-body; week-to-week
Marshall Rifai lower-body; week-to-week
Dakota Joshua remains on conditioning stint

• NHL Rosters: Blankenburg and Rifai were placed on the IR.

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Sammi Silber: Washington Capitals defenseman Rasmus Sandin was on the ice before practice doing some rehab and skating.

Tarik El-Bashir: Capitals forwards Pierre-Luc Dubois and Justin Sourdif practiced in regular jerseys.

Sammi Silber: Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson is day-to-day, and they’ll see how he is today.

Sammi Silber: Capitals defenseman Vincent Desharnais is out four to six weeks after having an appendectomy on Thursday.

Winnipeg Jets PR: Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov was put on the IR retroactive to October 15th.