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

 

Calgary Flames

Goaltender Brian Elliott is sick and missed the team's skate on Wednesday morning. Chad Johnson will get the start in net against the Boston Bruins tonight. Elliott has been in net for nine of the Flames' 10 wins during their current streak.

Johnson us 18-13-1 this season with a 2.43 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.

Rookie forward Matthew Tkachuk will be a game-time decision against the Boston Bruins while defenceman Michael Stone is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

 

Chicago Blackhawks

The team signed 2014 fifth-round pick Luc Snuggerud. The 21-year-old is leaving the University of Nebraska-Omaha after three years. He scored 11 goals and added 20 assists in 39 games this season. He will report the the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. - Team release.

 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Veteran forward Tyler Bozak returned to practice for the first time in a week on Wednesday. Despite battling through an injury, the 30-year-old has suited up for the Leafs for the past seven games. - Mark Masters, TSN

 

Winnipeg Jets

Jacob Trouba (upper-body) and Marko Dano (lower-body) participated in practice Wednesday while Tyler Myers (lower-body), Mark Scheifele (flu) and Shawn Matthias (undisclosed injury) missed practice. Scheifele and Dano are expected to play Thursday against the New York Islanders while Matthias is questionable and Trouba is doubtful.  - Brian Munz, TSN

 

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward Matt Cullen has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but is close to returning to action and is a game-time decision for Wednesday's game against the Flyers. The likes of Patric Hornqvist, Carl Hagelin and Bryan Rust remain on the sidelines. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Defenceman Mark Streit is also a game-time decision Wednesday. - Pens Inside Scoop

 

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward Jordan Weal will not play Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins due to a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Winger Dale Weise, who has been a healthy scratch for the last six games, will replace Weal in the lineup. Brandon Manning won't play against the Penguins with an upper-body injury. - CSN Philadelphia

 

Boston Bruins

Backup goalie Anton Khudobin will attempt to stop the red-hot Calgary Flames and their 10-game winning streak Wednesday night in Calgary. An 11th consecutive win would be a franchise record for Calgary. The 30-year-old is 4-5-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a 0.895 save percentage over 11 games this season with Boston. There's a chance injured forward Ryan Spooner, who's missed the last three games with a concussion, could return to the lineup as well. - Boston Globe

 

Carolina Hurricanes 

Forward Jay McClement suffered a lower-body injury against the New York Islanders Tuesday. - Chip Alexander‏, Raleigh News & Observer

 

St. Louis Blues

Forward Dmitrij Jaskin will likely miss the next week with an upper-body injury, according to head coach Mike Yeo. - Tom Timmermann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

 

New Jersey Devils

The Devils recalled forward John Quenneville from the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Quenneville, 20, has 12 goals and 29 assists over 53 games with the AHL's Albany Devils in 2016-17. - Team Tweet

 

Colorado Avalanche

Defenceman Anton Lindholm will make his NHL debut Wednesday night against the Detroit Red Wings. The 22-year-old was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Lindholm has two goals and 10 helpers over 59 games in the AHL this season. In other Avalanche news, Calvin Pickard will get the start between the pipes on Wednesday. - The Denver Post

 

Game Notes

Penguins (95P) at Flyers (70P) - 730PM

PIT is 2-0-0 vs PHI this season, 9GF. 1-0-0 in PHI. PIT has gone 5-1-0 past 6GP vs PHI

PHI (31-29-8):

lost 3 straight, 6GF, 2/13 on PP
Voracek (0P) last 2GP

PIT (43-16-9):

6-0-1 past 7GP, 24GF, 7/21 on PP
Crosby (1G, 3A) last 2GP

Bruins (80P) at Flames (82P) - 9PM

CGY is 1-0-0 vs BOS this season, winning in BOS. CGY has won 2 straight at home vs BOS, both in OT

CGY (39-26-4):

won 10 straight, 18GA, 20/26 on PK
Gaudreau (4G, 10A) during a win streak

BOS (37-26-6):

won 3 straight, 5GA, 7/7 on PK
Marchand (10G, 5A) last 9GP

Red Wings (63P) at Avalanche (41P) - 930PM

DET is 1-0-1 vs COL this season, 1-0-0 in COL

COL (19-46-3):

lost 2 straight, 2GF, 1/8 on PP
MacKinnon (2G, 0A) last 6GP

DET (26-30-11):

1-4-1 past 6GP, 13GF, 1/14 on PP
Zetterberg (2A) last 3GP

Blues (77P) at Ducks (82P) - 10PM

STL is 2-0-0 vs ANA this season, 1-0-0 in ANA. STL is 4-0-1 last 5GP vs ANA

ANA (36-23-10):

3-1-0 past 4GP, 9GA, 12/14 on PK
Getzlaf (1G, 3A) last 2GP

STL (36-27-5):

won 5 straight, 8GA, 9/11 on PK
Tarasenko (4G, 1A) last 4GP