NHL Status Report: Theodore week to week for Golden Knights with upper-body injury

Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/injury news around the NHL.

Vegas Golden Knights

Shea Theodore is considered week to week because of an upper-body injury that has kept the defenseman out of the lineup since Dec. 13. Neither Theodore nor forward Jack Eichel (illness) traveled with Vegas for a two-game road trip that begins at the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY, SCRIPPS). Eichel leads the Golden Knights with 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 31 games; Theodore has 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) in 31 games while averaging a team-high 24:01 of ice time.

Ottawa Senators

Thomas Chabot returned from an upper-body injury for the Senators in a 6-4 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday and had an assist in 26:37 of time on ice. The defenseman had missed 12 games since being injured on Nov. 22.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forwards Nikita Kucherov (illness) returned for the Lightning against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Kucherov, who leads Tampa Bay with 42 points (13 goals, 29 assists) in 30, missed a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Forward Brandon Hagel (upper body) remained out. Hagel hasn't played since Dec. 15; he ranks third on the Lightning with 31 points (18 goals, 13 assists) in 32 games. Forwards Jack Finley and Jakob Pelletier were recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League.

Edmonton Oilers

Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve because of an undisclosed injury the goalie sustained during the second period of a 3-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. It was Jarry's third game since being acquired by the Oilers in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 12. Calvin Pickard replaced Jarry on Thursday and started against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, making 32 saves in a 5-2 loss. Goalie Connor Ingram was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League, and forward Jack Roslovic was placed on long-term injured reserve. Roslovic hasn’t played since Nov. 25, when he was injured blocking a shot during an 8-3 loss against the Dallas Stars.

Philadelphia Flyers

Dan Vladar (upper body) and Christian Dvorak (lower body) are day to day and did not play for the Flyers in a 5-4 shootout loss at the New York Rangers on Saturday. Vladar, a goalie, most recently played Tuesday in a 4-1 win at the Montreal Canadiens; he is 12-5-3 wirh a 2.41 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in 20 games this season. Philadelphia recalled goalie Aleksei Kolosov from Lehigh Valley of the AHL before the game Saturday. Dvorak, a forward, played 18:37 in a 5-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. He has 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) in 33 games. “Nothing too serious; he should be back we hope by Monday,” Flyers general manager Daniel Briere said Saturday. “We don’t know for sure, but that’s what we’re hoping for. Same thing with Dvorak -- just needs a few days. He won’t be able to dress today, but we don’t expect him to miss hopefully no more than today. But according to our trainers, it won’t be long term.”

New York Rangers

Artemi Panarin returned to the lineup and scored twice in a 5-4 shootout win against the Flyers on Saturday. The Rangers forward missed a 2-1 overtime win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday because of an illness. In his absence, forwards Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann were recalled from Hartford of the AHL. Perreault scored his first NHL goal Thursday.

Detroit Red Wings

Patrick Kane missed his third consecutive game because of an upper-body injury when the Red Wings won 5-2 at the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The forward hasn’t played since Dec. 13, when he had a goal and assist in a 4-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. Kane has 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) in 24 games and is two goals away from 500 in the NHL. … Defenseman Moritz Seider was in the lineup Saturday after he did not practice Friday.

Washington Capitals

Ryan Leonard is progressing in his recovery from shoulder and facial injuries sustained against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 5. The forward practiced in a regular jersey on Friday after previously skating in a noncontact jersey. "Just another step in his progression to coming back," coach Spencer Carbery said Friday. "Moves into now where he's able to get in and around players, take a little bit of contact. So, he'll just continue to progress." Leonard remained out when the Capitals lost 5-2 to the Red Wings on Saturday in the opener of a back-to-back, home-and-home set.

Minnesota Wild

The Wild were without defensemen Zach Bogosian (lower body) and Daemon Hunt (lower body) in a 5-2 win against the Oilers on Saturday. Bogosian is considered day to day; Hunt is week to week. Forwards Marcus Johansson (lower body, missed two games), Mats Zuccarello (upper body, five games) and Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body, 13 games), and defensemen Jonas Brodin (lower body, four games) and Jake Middleton (upper body, five games) each returned from injury Saturday. Zuccarello had two assists, and Johansson and Middleton each had one assist.

Nashville Predators

Jonathan Marchessault is day to day because of a lower-body injury and was out against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. The forward sustained the injury during the second period of a 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes on Wednesday. Marchessault has 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in 28 games.

Buffalo Sabres

Conor Timmins is expected to be out at least 6-8 weeks because of a broken leg the defenseman sustained during the third period of a 5-3 win against the Flyers on Thursday. … Tyson Kozak skated in the morning Saturday but did not play against the New York Islanders. The forward sustained an upper-body injury during the second period Thursday.

New Jersey Devils

Timo Meier was activated from the non-roster list on Saturday and could be back in the lineup against the Sabres on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, MSG-B). The forward hasn't played since Dec. 9 after taking a personal leave of absence. Meier has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 30 games this season. ... Forward Xavier Parent and defenseman Calen Addison were reassigned to Utica of the AHL.