NHL Status Report: Hague week to week for Predators

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

Nashville Predators

Nicolas Hague is week to week for the Predators because of a lower-body injury. The defenseman left in the second period of a 5-3 win against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. He has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 41 games this season. Hague was replaced by Adam Wilsby in a 5-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Saturday.

Florida Panthers

Brad Marchand returned for the Panthers against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. The forward missed his seventh straight game when the Panthers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in a shootout on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury. "I don't know yet. We'll get him through today," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. "He's feeling really strong. We just want to make sure we make a real smart decision. And we're going into back-to-backs (at Chicago on Sunday) so that is part of the consideration." Marchand is second on the Panthers with 46 points (23 goals, 23 assists) in 46 games this season.

Minnesota Wild

Matt Boldy returned for the Wild against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. The forward, who missed four games with a lower-body injury, skated with Marcus Johansson and Joel Eriksson Ek on the second line at the morning skate. He is tied for the Wild lead in goals (27) and is second in points (51). "Boldy, I would anticipate playing tonight," Wild coach John Hynes said. … Defenseman Zach Bogosian did not skate and missed his 10th straight game with a lower-body injury.

Anaheim Ducks

Mason McTavish did not play for the Ducks in a 4-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Friday because of an upper-body injury. The forward was a late scratch after warmups in a 2-1 shootout win against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. He has 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) in 49 games this season. "[McTavish] went back [to Anaheim], and right now, he's doing better," Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said Friday. "So I don't know if he's going to return on this trip, but we're hopeful that he can make it back." The Ducks next play at the Calgary Flames on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; SNW, SNE, SNO, KCOP-13, SNP, Victory+).

Los Angeles Kings

Darcy Kuemper returned and started for the Kings against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. The goalie sustained an upper-body injury before leaving with 38.8 seconds remaining in the first period of a 4-3 win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski collided into Kuemper with 57 seconds to go. Kuemper tried to shake off the contact during a stoppage in play but was eventually replaced by Anton Forsberg. "Kind of got hit on the side of my neck, and it pinched my neck and pinched the nerves, and my arm went dead," Kuemper said Thursday. "So, yeah, wasn't allowed to come back in until we did some further testing yesterday." ... Forward Trevor Moore returned after missing 12 games with an upper-body injury. … Forward Anze Kopitar missed his ninth straight game with an upper-body injury.

New York Islanders

Bo Horvat returned for the Islanders in a 5-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday after missing nine games with a lower-body injury. He centered New York's top line with Emil Heineman and Jonathan Drouin, and had four shots on goal in 19:20 of ice time. Horvat leads the Islanders with 21 goals and is third on the team with 33 points in 37 games. ... Defenseman Ryan Pulock (upper body) is day to day and did not play Saturday.

Ottawa Senators

Linus Ullmark is "getting closer" to returning to play for the Senators, coach Travis Green said on Saturday. Ullmark rejoined the Senators on Jan. 16 after taking an indefinite leave of absence on Dec. 28 for personal reasons. The goalie was not in uniform when they hosted the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday but could dress when they play the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. "I'm not sure when, but I don't expect it to be a long time," Green said. Ullmark is 14-8-5 with a 2.95 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage in 28 games this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander skated Saturday before Maple Leafs practice but there is no timetable for his return. The forward has missed four games with a groin injury sustained in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 15. "We will see where he progresses...we'll see how he felt, hopefully he can keep getting on the ice here and be ready to go," Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said. "Can't give you a timeline on that yet."

Detroit Red Wings

Simon Edvinsson did not play against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday because of a lower-body injury. The defenseman took warmups prior to a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday but did not play. Coach Todd McLellan said he will be "looked at when we get back to Detroit this week, try and determine what path he's taking."

Colorado Avalanche

Devon Toews, who missed his ninth game Friday with an upper-body injury, could travel with the team on their upcoming four-game road trip that begins in Toronto on Sunday (1:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN4, ALT, NHLN). "We're still sorting that out," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of the defenseman prior to a 7-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. "Whether he's traveling or whether he's going to meet us out on the road is still to be determined." Toews has 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 40 games this season. … Ross Colton is day to day and did not play on Friday. The forward sustained a lower-body injury in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. He has 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in 48 games this season.