Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Rust is day to day because of a lower-body injury sustained during a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
The forward did not play in the third period and did not practice Friday.
"He's a tough guy to replace," coach Mike Sullivan said Friday. "He obviously plays in all the key roles, he plays on our top line. He's an invaluable player for us."
Rust is second on the Penguins with 19 goals and third with 38 points in 43 games.
Anthony Beauvillier skated in Rust's spot at right wing on the Penguins' top line, alongside center Sidney Crosby and left wing Rickard Rakell, at practice.
The Penguins visit the Seattle Kraken on Saturday (4 p.m. ET; KHN, SN-PIT, KONG). -- Wes Crosby
Carolina Hurricanes
William Carrier is "going to be [out] long-term now," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said Friday.
The forward, who has missed the past 10 games because of a lower-body injury, is recovering from surgery.
"Not sure how long, but it's going to be, I would say, a couple months," Brind'Amour said. "... They just don't know how long the recovery is going to be."
Brind'Amour said the hope is Carrier, who last played Jan. 4, will be able to return before the end of the season.
Carrier has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 39 games, and leads Carolina with 136 hits.
San Jose Sharks
Ty Dellandrea was placed on injured reserve Friday because of an upper-body injury the forward sustained during a 6-5 loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
"It is still very fresh," Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. "I'll probably know more tomorrow."
The Sharks recalled forward Scott Sabourin from San Jose of the AHL and reassigned forward Collin Graf.
Sabourin has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 35 AHL games. If the 32-year-old plays against the Florida Panthers on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NBCSCA), it would be his first NHL game since Jan. 16, 2024.
"At the end of the day you've got to earn it," Warsofsky said. "If you play well enough, we'll call you up. If you don't play well enough, we won't call you up and the other guy will come up. I think you need some inner competition."
Graf has two assists in 10 games with the Sharks, and 26 points (six goals, 20 assists) in 29 AHL games.
"His skill set is to make plays and we just didn't see enough as the games went on with him," Warsofsky said. "We wanted him to go down there and get back to making plays."
Vitek Vanecek (broken cheekbone) practiced for the first time since he was hit in the face with a puck while sitting on the bench during a game against the Winnipeg Jets on Dec. 17. Warsofsky said the goalie is day to day and needs to get up to speed with more practice time. -- Max Miller
Boston Bruins
Jeremy Swayman could be in the lineup against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, NESN, ALT, SN, TVAS).
The goalie did not dress for a 2-0 win against the Senators on Thursday because of an upper-body injury.
Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco said Swayman's injury is minor and "popped up" during a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Swayman started the game but did not play in the third period.
Goalie Michael DiPietro, who had been recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Thursday and backed up Joonas Korpisalo against the Senators, was returned to the AHL on Friday.
The Bruins also sent forward Patrick Brown to the AHL. Sacco said forward Cole Koepke, who has missed the past three games because of an upper-body injury, could be available Saturday. -- Joe McDonald
Colorado Avalanche
Miles Wood could return to the lineup against the Bruins on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, NESN, ALT, SN, TVAS).
"He's coming on the trip, yeah, so hopefully everything goes smoothly," Colorado coach Jared Bednar said after practice Thursday. "Tomorrow we're just meeting at the plane. Pregame skate in Boston, we'll make our decision then, see if he's good to go for Boston."
Wood has missed 26 games because of a back injury.
"Right before playoffs last year I kind of dealt with it, and then the offseason came and I felt great because I wasn't playing hockey," Wood said. "And then it just kind of sparked up again. It's very frustrating because I thought it was healed and then I tweaked it again, and then kind of went back to square one. So hopefully I don't have to deal with that again."
The forward practiced Thursday, splitting shifts on the fourth line with forwards Juuso Parssinen, Jere Innala and Chris Wagner.
"Probably ease him in a little bit here. He's been out a long time," Bednar said. "That's only his, I think, second practice with our team, just because we've had all these days off, and I think the last one was last week. So it's been long enough that he's been feeling good enough to join our team, but we just haven't had a bunch of skates, just with the schedule.
"So, I wish he'd been with our team for another five, six skates even, but he's feeling good. I'd rather have him in the lineup, even if it's limited minutes."
Wood has three points (two goals, one assist) in 16 games this season. He also missed seven games earlier this season with an upper-body injury.
"I hope to be back [at] 100 percent, but knowing back problems and talking to players that have dealt with the same thing, it's going to be something I'll have to take care of throughout probably the rest of my career," he said. -- Ryan Boulding
Buffalo Sabres
Ryan McLeod is expected to return for the Sabres when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday (4 p.m. ET; SN, MSG-B).
The center has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury.
“I’m confident he will play tomorrow,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said Friday. “He was playing well before he went out and now, getting him back in, obviously, we’ve had some big minutes from some young guys in the middle and he’ll help out with that.”
McLeod has 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 45 games this season, his first with Buffalo. He’ll be returning to Rogers Place and facing his former team for the first time since being acquired in a trade with Edmonton on July 5.
Sabres forward Jason Zucker, who has missed two games with an illness, will be a game-time decision Saturday. He is second on Buffalo with 16 goals (behind Tage Thompson, 22) and is tied for second with JJ Peterka with 35 points (Thompson, 40) in 46 games.
