NHL Status Report: Tanev to return for Maple Leafs against Canucks

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

Toronto Maple Leafs

Chris Tanev was activated from injured reserve by the Maple Leafs on Saturday and will return at the Vancouver Canucks (7 p.m. ET; SNO, SNW, SNP). The defenseman practiced fully with teammates in a regular jersey at the morning skate Wednesday but did not play in a 5-4 loss at the Seattle Kraken. Tanev was injured in the first period of a 6-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 10 and missed nine games.

Calgary Flames

Devin Cooley is week to week for the Flames because of lower-body injury. The goalie stopped eight of the nine shots he faced in a 4-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday before he was injured following a collision in the crease with Oilers forward Colton Dach with 12 seconds left in the first period. Cooley is 4-3-0 with a 2.69 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in seven games this season. ... Forward Brennan Othmann (upper body) is day to day; he left at 5:04 in the first on Wednesday and did not play in a 6-2 win against the Kraken on Friday.

Montreal Canadiens

Mike Matheson will be out two weeks for the Canadiens because of a lower-body injury. The defenseman did not play in a 5-2 win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. He has four points (one goal, three assists) in eight games and is averaging 23:45 of ice time per game, second on the Canadiens. ... Forward Nick Suzuki took part in the morning skate Saturday but will not play against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1, SNE, SN-PIT). He has missed the past four games with an upper-body injury.

New York Rangers

Joonas Korpisalo practiced with the Rangers on Friday for the first time in the regular season, a "big step" in his recovery from a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup since the end of training camp, coach Mike Sullivan said. Korpisalo was one of three goalies on the ice for the start of practice, along with Dylan Garand and James Reimer. He didn't finish practice, but Sullivan said that was by design based on a plan Korpisalo has with New York's medical staff. Korpisalo began skating on his own earlier in the week but was ruled out for an additional four weeks on Oct. 10. The Rangers acquired Korpisalo in a trade with the Boston Bruins on July 1 with the intention of him being the backup to Igor Shesterkin. Shesterkin sustained a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 9, and Reimer signed a one-year contract with the Rangers on Oct. 25.

St. Louis Blues

Colton Parayko is day to day with an upper-body injury and will not play for the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; BN+, STLNHL, DSN). The defenseman missed practice Friday after he departed a portion of the first period of a 4-1 win against the Bruins on Thursday but returned to finish the game and played 17:31. "Just cautionary," coach Jim Montgomery said Friday. "Just giving him a little more rest. ... We'll just see how it feels and looks tomorrow when he does his stretching and stuff like that." With Parayko unavailable, Theo Lindstein will enter the lineup. ... Forward Ross Johnston, who has not played since Oct. 15  because of a lower-body injury (six games missed), will not return Saturday, but Montgomery said he "will play on (the current four-game road trip) 100 percent."

Vancouver Canucks

Filip Chytil (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canucks on Friday. The forward did not practice and was being evaluated after reaggrivating the injury that sidelined him for the first eight games of the season. Chytil made his season debut Oct. 15 and has two assists in seven games. Forward Jacob Quillan was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League ahead of Vancouver's home game against Toronto on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; SNO, SNW, SNP).

Minnesota Wild

Jared Spurgeon (lower body) is week to week for the Wild and missed a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. The defenseman and Wild captain sustained the injury in a 3-1 win at the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday. He left the game at 4:04 of the second period after blocking back-to-back shots from Mammoth forward Dylan Guenther on a penalty kill. Spurgeon, who has five points (one goal, four assists) in 10 games this season, played the previous four games prior to Thursday after missing four prior because of an upper-body injury. ... Brock Faber, who has been out recovering from a skull fracture sustained when he was hit in the head by a puck during a preseason game Sept. 25, has been cleared for his return to exercise and workouts. There is no timetable yet for the defenseman to play. "I think he's going to start skating in another day or so," coach John Hynes said. "Then we'll go from there." Minnesota visits the Washington Capitals on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET; Wild+, MINNHL, MNMT, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS).

Los Angeles Kings

Kevin Fiala practiced with the Kings on Thursday for the first time since sustaining multiple fractures to his lower left leg while playing for Team Switzerland in the 2026 Winter Olympics in February and undergoing a follow-up procedure in September. Fiala wore a noncontact jersey, and the forward is week to week, coach Peter Laviolette said prior to a 6-5 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators. "Anytime you see Kevin, he's always got a smile on his face," forward Alex Laferriere said. "He's such a good, energetic person in the locker room, too, so I think he just gives us a really good bolt of energy, and seeing him out there flying around is good."

Philadelphia Flyers

Travis Konecny (lower body) and Owen Tippett (upper body) practiced Friday and the forwards could be in the Flyers lineup against the Mammoth on Sunday (4 p.m. ET; Mammoth+, Utah16, NBCSP, SN1). "They're now day to day more than ever," coach Rick Tocchet said. "It's getting close. We'll get a couple good days of practice, and then whether they come to me or the doctors say they're ready to go, that's the next process." Konecny wore a noncontact jersey but took an increasing amount of physicality as practice went on. "I think when a player that originally you put him in a noncontact, but as the practice goes on he feels like he needs contact ... as practice went on he said he wanted more. He had a good practice today." Konecny has missed the past 10 games; Tippett has missed five.

Carolina Hurricanes

Taylor Hall is expected to miss "probably another couple games" because of an upper-body injury, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said prior to a 3-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. The forward did not play in a 2-1 win against the Bruins on Tuesday after leaving the morning skate early. Hall had practiced on a line with Jordan Martinook and Seth Jarvis on Monday and was anticipating a return to the lineup after missing the previous five games because of an unrelated upper-body injury. He has five points (three goals, two assists) in eight games this season.

Dallas Stars

Kyle Capobianco will be out four weeks for the Stars because of a lower-body injury. The defenseman left a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at 4:47 of the third period following a collision with Timo Meier. "'Capo' will be out for a little bit here," coach Glen Gulutzan said prior to a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. "A significant chunk of time. ... I don't know right now, but I would say probably we're at the four-week point today."