NHL Status Report: Bedard returns for Blackhawks against Flames

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

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard returned for the Blackhawks against the Calgary Flames on Thursday. The forward practiced Wednesday after he missed a 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday with an illness. He was also on the top line at morning skate Thursday. "It's what's been going around a little bit," Bedard said Wednesday. "I tried to get myself up and go. I was trying to get to the game, but it didn't work out, unfortunately. It [stinks] to miss, obviously, but it is what it is." … Teuvo Teravainen did not play because of an upper-body injury that prevented the forward from playing the final two periods against the Oilers. Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said he wasn't sure if Teravainen would return to face the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie Adin Hill (lower body) returned for the Golden Knights against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Hill, who had not played since Oct. 20, is 1-0-2 with a 2.73 goals-against average and .888 save percentage in five games this season. ... Brett Howden (lower body) is day to day. ... Forward William Karlsson (lower body), who has not played since Nov. 8, experienced a setback in his recovery. "We'll still leave him as week to week, but no progress that we were hoping for," coach Bruce Cassidy said. "... We'll see how that plays out."

Minnesota Wild

Jonas Brodin was placed on injured reserve Thursday and is considered week to week for the Wild because of a lower-body injury. The defenseman played 18:24 and had an assist in a 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 12. "It didn't happen in one game. It was something that I think was building up a little bit," Wild coach John Hynes said Thursday. Brodin, who has 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) in 42 games this season, was selected to play for Team Sweden at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. "I wouldn't go that far yet," Hynes said, when asked if Brodin would miss the Olympics. "I still need to get more information, but I would classify him as week to week." Minnesota recalled defenseman Carson Lambos from Iowa of the American Hockey League.

St. Louis Blues

Robert Thomas was placed on injured reserve Thursday because of a lower-body injury and will be reevaluated in two weeks. The forward did not play in a 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. If he is out for two weeks, Thomas would miss an additional six games. He leads the Blues with 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists) in 42 games. ... Philip Broberg practiced Thursday, and there's a chance he could play against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday (8 p.m. ET; The Spot, FDSNMW). Blues coach Jim Montgomery said Broberg has to clear one more hurdle before his status is determined. The defenseman, who is on Sweden's roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, sustained an upper-body injury in a 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 10. He missed the Blues' 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, with Montgomery saying he's day to day and in concussion protocol.

Winnipeg Jets

Neal Pionk is one of three Jets defensemen who is week to week, coach Scott Arniel said Wednesday. Pionk was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Tuesday, after he reaggravated an injury during a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders that night. "It's been kind of going on," Arniel said. "And then last night he fell and kind of reaggravated it a little bit more." … Colin Miller (lower body) left a 4-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 11 and did not return for the second period. … Haydn Fleury (bruised back) was removed from the ice on a stretcher at 13:16 of the first period and did not return to a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 6. Fleury slid backward and crashed into the end boards behind the Jets net following a check from Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar. He was fully alert and moving his extremities upon his departure to the hospital. … Forward Morgan Barron (upper body) practiced in a regular jersey on Wednesday and played against Minnesota Wild on Thursday after missing three games. Defensemen Elias Salomonsson was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

Washington Capitals

Jakob Chychrun returned for the Capitals against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday after missing two games because of an illness. The defenseman has 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) in 45 games this season. … Forward Tom Wilson (lower body) skated Thursday but missed his sixth game. He remains day to day. … Forward Justin Sourdif (upper body) did not skate and missed his second game after being hit in the mouth with a puck in a 3-2 loss at the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

Colorado Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood was activated from injured reserve and will be available for the Avalanche against the Nashville Predators on Friday (9 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KTVD, ALT, SNE, SN360, TVAS). Blackwood, who missed the past six games with a lower-body injury, was a full participant in practice on Thursday. He is 13-1-1 in 16 games this season with a 2.07 goals-against average, .924 save percentage, and last played on Dec. 31. Scott Wedgewood, who has backed up Trent Miner the past two games, is also healthy after nursing a minor undisclosed injury. Wedgewood is 19-3-4 in 28 games with a 2.19 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. "Activated Blackwood. Wedgewood's feeling good. So both guys feeling really good right now," Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. … Forward Ross Colton is day to day with an upper-body injury but hasn't been ruled out for Friday. "He'll skate in the morning, and we'll see," Bednar said. Colton has 20 points (five goals, and 15 assists) in 45 games this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Corey Perry left the Kings to attend to an ill family member and did not play in a 3-2 overtime loss against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. The forward missed two games Jan. 7-9 and was designated non-roster playing status for the same reason. … Injured forwards Joel Armia (lower body), Anze Kopitar (upper body) and Trevor Moore (upper body) took part in the morning skate but remained out. "Nothing imminent, but nice to see people on the ice," Kings coach Jim Hiller said.

San Jose Sharks

Will Smith participated in the morning skate, but the forward did not return from an upper-body injury for the Sharks against the Washington Capitals on Thursday. "Another good day. Won't play today," San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said. "He'll get some work in this morning with our guys and then we’ll make a decision in the morning (about playing at the Detroit Red Wings on Friday)." Smith hasn't played since leaving 3:30 into the third period of a 6-5 overtime win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 13 after taking a hit from Penguins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon. ... Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin (undisclosed) and forward Ty Dellandrea (lower body) also did not play against the Capitals.