Anaheim
December 22: Defenceman Hampus Lindholm is back after missing one game with a lower-body injury.
December 27: Defenceman Francois Beauchemin is back after missing 13 games with a broken finger. Winger Tim Jackman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Arizona
December 22: Defenceman Brandon Gormley is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Winger Lauri Korpikoski has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Michael Stone is back after missing one game with an upper-body injury.
December 23: Defenceman Brandon Gormley is back after missing 14 games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Chris Summers is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 27: Winger Lauri Korpikoski is back after missing four games with a lower-body injury.
Boston
No injury news for Boston this week.
Buffalo
December 21: Winger Patrick Kaleta is day-to-day with an illness. Defenceman Tyler Myers is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Tyson Strachan has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Centre Torrey Mitchell has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
December 23: Winger Marcus Foligno has been placed on injured reserve with a hand injury. Winger Brian Gionta is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Winger Patrick Kaleta is back after missing one game with an illness.
December 26: Winger Matt Moulson is back after missing three games with an illness.
December 27: Centre Cody McCormick is back after missing six games with lower-body injury. Defenceman Mike Weber is back after missing six games recovering from knee surgery.
Calgary
December 22: Centre Josh Jooris is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Carolina
December 21: Winger Alexander Semin is back after missing six games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman John-Michael Liles is back after missing three games with an upper-body injury.
December 23: Winger Alexander Semin is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Chicago
December 21: Centre Brad Richards is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 27: Defenceman Michal Rozsival is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Colorado
December 23: Winger Patrick Bordeleau has been sidelined indefinitely with an injured kneecap. Goaltender Semyon Vartamov is back after missing six games with a groin injury.
December 27: Winger Patrick Bordeleau has been placed on injured reserve with an injured kneecap.
Columbus
December 26: Centre Sean Collins was recalled from AHL Springfield on an emergency basis.
December 27: Winger Scott Hartnell is back after missing five games with a broken finger. Centre Sean Collins was reassigned to AHL Springfield following an emergency callup. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is day-to-day with an illness. Goaltender Anton Forsberg was recalled from AHL Springfield on an emergency basis.
Dallas
December 21: Defenceman Jordie Benn is back after missing on game with an illness.
December 27: Winger Travis Moen is back after missing five games with an upper-body injury.
Detroit
December 23: Centre Stephen Weiss is back after missing four games with an upper-body injury. Goaltender Jimmy Howard has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
December 27: Goaltender Jimmy Howard is back after missing two games with a lower-body injury.
Edmonton
December 23: Forward Matt Hendricks is day-to-day with an illness.
December 27: Forward Matt Hendricks is back after missing one game with an illness.
Florida
No injury news for Florida this week.
Los Angeles
No injury news for Los Angeles this week.
Minnesota
December 23: Centre Mikael Granlund is back after missing one game with an illness. Goaltender Niklas Backstrom is day-to-day with an illness. Goaltender John Curry was recalled from AHL Iowa on an emergency basis.
December 24: Goaltender John Curry was reassigned to AHL Iowa following an emergency recall.Here;
December 27: Winger Jason Zucker is day-to-day with an illness. Goaltender Niklas Backstrom has been placed on injured reserve with an illness.
Montreal
December 22: Goaltender Dustin Tokarski was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Hamilton.
December 23: Defenceman Bryan Allen is back after missing six games with an illness.
Nashville
December 22: Winger James Neal is back after missing one game with an illness.
December 27: Centre Paul Gaustad is back after missing six games with a lower-body injury.
New Jersey
December 23: Centre Patrik Elias and winger Martin Havlat are day-to-day with an illness. Winger Mike Cammalleri is back after missing four games with a lower-body injury.
December 26: Centre Patrik Elias and winger Martin Havlat have been placed on injured reserve with an illness.
December 27: Winger Michael Ryder is day-to-day with an illness. Forward Dainius Zubrus is back after missing eight games with a leg injury. Centre Jacob Josefson is back after missing three games with a strained groin.
New York I.
December 23: Goaltender Kevin Poulin was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis.
December 24: Goaltender Kevin Poulin was reassigned to AHL Bridgeport following an emergency recall.
December 27: Goaltender Kevin Poulin was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
New York R.
December 27: Winger Lee Stempniak is back after missing three games with an illness.
Ottawa
December 22: Defenceman Patrick Wiercioch is back after missing three games with an undisclosed injury.
Philadelphia
December 21: Winger Zac Rinaldo is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 23: Goaltender Steve Mason has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
Pittsburgh
December 22: Centre Brandon Sutter, goaltender Thomas Greiss, and winger Steve Downie are all day-to-day with an illness. Winger Craig Adams has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.
December 23: Winger Blake Comeau has been placed on injured reserve with a wrist injury.
December 27: Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo is back after missing five games with an upper-body injury. Centre Brandon Sutter is back after missing two games with an illness.
San Jose
December 24: Winger John Scott was suspended four games for punching an unsuspecting opponent, Anaheim's Tim Jackman.
St. Louis
No injury news for St. Louis this week.
Tampa Bay
December 23: Defenceman Jason Garrison is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
December 27: Goaltender Ben Bishop is back after missing four games with a lower-body injury.
Toronto
No injury news for Toronto this week.
Vancouver
December 22: Winger Jannik Hansen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Washington
No injury news for Washington this week.
Winnipeg
No injury news for Winnipeg this week.
Be sure to also check this past week's Cole's Notes, where I posted pictures of my awesome hockey-related Christmas gift.
That's it for this week, check back next week for more, and as always, thanks for reading.
