Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Larkin will not play for the Red Wings against the New York Rangers on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; TNT, MAX).
"Obviously he's probably in that day-to-day scenario, and with him not traveling with us, that would probably make him unlikely for Thursday (against the Chicago Blackhawks) too," Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said Tuesday. "I think we'd hope and expect him back for Montreal Saturday. No IR. But you guys have seen him, he's missed some practices. … There's some stuff going on."
Larkin leads the Red Wings with 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists). The forward had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday and had scored in three straight games.
Philadelphia Flyers
Noah Cates is expected to be out 6-8 weeks because of a broken foot.
The forward left the ice briefly after blocking a shot by New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock in the second period of the Flyers' 1-0 shootout win Saturday but returned and played 14:12, including one shift during overtime.
Cates has four points (one goal, three assists) and is averaging 14:25 of ice time in 21 games this season. His 2:09 of short-handed ice time per game leads Flyers forwards. He also averages 1:11 of ice time as a net-front presence on the power play.
Garnet Hathaway skated in that spot at practice Tuesday ahead of a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Wells Fargo Center. -- Adam Kimelman
Buffalo Sabres
Jordan Greenway likely will return to the lineup against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; BSMW, MSG-B).
The forward was back at practice Wednesday after missing three games because of a personal matter.
“I think he’s a legitimate option for St. Louis. He looked very good,” coach Don Granato said. “I’ve talked to him each and every day, and I think he’s comfortable and I think I am, but he’s had one practice today so it will be based on that as opposed to something else. In all likelihood, he’ll be in the lineup tomorrow.”
Greenway has six points (two goals, four assists) in 19 games. To open a roster spot, the Sabres assigned Jiri Kulich to Rochester of the American Hockey League.
Devon Levi was loaned to Rochester of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
The goalie is 3-4-1 with a 3.73 goals-against average and .876 save percentage in nine games (eight starts) with the Sabres this season. He last played Saturday, allowing three goals on 20 shots in relief in a 7-2 loss at the New Jersey Devils. Levi has allowed four goals or more in five of his eight starts.
The No. 21 pick by the Florida Panthers in the 2020 NHL Draft, Levi was traded to the Sabres with a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft for forward Sam Reinhart on July 21, 2021. He is 8-6-1 with a 3.36 GAA and .890 save percentage in 16 NHL games (15 starts).
He likely will play in the AHL this weekend with Rochester playing at Belleville on Friday and Saturday. -- Heather Engel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Giordano will not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; TSN4, ROOT-NW).
The defenseman sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of 5-4 shootout win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
"He's still being evaluated to determine the extent of the injury and how much time he'll miss, but he's going to be unavailable for tomorrow for sure and beyond that, we just don't know the extent of it quite yet," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said Wednesday.
Giordano has five points (one goal, four assists) in 20 games this season, averaging 17:52 of ice time per game. The 40-year-old is second on the team in penalty minutes (27), blocked shots (51) and short-handed ice time per game (2:42).
Toronto is also without defensemen Timothy Liljegren (lower body) and John Klingberg (hip).
"We haven't been without [Giordano] very much since he's been here," Keefe said. "... We've already got injuries on defense so we were already asking a lot of him and asking a lot of others too and it'll be even more so now. ... It's an opportunity for others to step up on defense."
