Mattias Ekholm
EDM #14 - D
Rotowire: Sep 28, 9:03pm
Ekholm (hip flexor) is expected to get into at least one preseason game, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
Andrei Vasilevskiy
TB #88 - G
Rotowire: Sep 28, 6:29pm
Vasilevskiy will miss at least 8-10 weeks after undergoing back surgery Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Cam Atkinson
PHI #89 - RW
Rotowire: Sep 28, 4:50pm
Atkinson (lower body) is ready to play, according to Sam Carchidi of Philly Hockey Now.
Brady Tkachuk
OTT #7 - LW
Rotowire: Sep 28, 4:28pm
Tkachuk suffered a cut above his eye that required some stitches, but he avoided a serious injury, Ian Mendes of The Athletic reports.
Jordan Kyrou
STL #25 - C
Rotowire: Sep 28, 3:59pm
Kyrou has suffered a lower-body injury and will not play versus Chicago on Thursday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Michael Matheson
MTL #8 - D
Rotowire: Sep 28, 3:53pm
Matheson (lower body) is not at practice Thursday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Josh Norris
OTT #9 - C
Rotowire: Sep 28, 3:49pm
Norris (shoulder) will not play Friday versus the Jets, but he hopes to get into one or two preseason games, Ian Mendes of The Athletic reports.
Nikolaj Ehlers
WPG #27 - LW
Rotowire: Sep 28, 3:38pm
Ehlers (neck) is practicing in a non-contact jersey Thursday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Filip Chytil
NYR #72 - C
Rotowire: Sep 28, 3:08pm
Chytil (upper body) missed practice Thursday.
Artemi Panarin
NYR #10 - LW
Rotowire: Sep 28, 2:57pm
Panarin (lower body) is practicing in a regular jersey Thursday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Kris Letang
PIT #58 - D
Rotowire: Sep 28, 2:12pm
Letang played on the left flank of the first power-play unit at practice Wednesday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Cole Perfetti
WPG #91 - C
Rotowire: Sep 28, 3:23am
Perfetti was injured on a blindside hit from Martin Pospisil in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Flames, John Lu of TSN reports.
Michael Matheson
MTL #8 - D
Rotowire: Sep 28, 2:20am
Matheson is dealing with a lower-body injury, which is the reason for his absence from Wednesday's game versus the Senators, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
John Klingberg
TOR #3 - D
Rotowire: Sep 28, 1:37am
Klingberg left Wednesday's preseason game versus the Sabres after something tightened up during the first period, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.