Buffalo Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Zach Benson and Jordan Greenway each practiced with the Sabres on Tuesday. Luukkonen has not played since sustaining a lower-body injury during a preseason game Oct. 1, an injury coach Lindy Ruff said wasn’t related to the injury Buffalo’s No. 1 goalie dealt with earlier in training camp. Ruff added Luukkonen will need more practice time, so he will not play against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, SN1, RDS). Benson, a forward, wore a noncontact jersey and full face shield; he could make his season debut after taking a puck to the face in practice Oct. 8 that caused him to be hospitalized. Greenway has been out since the start of training camp; the forward also wore a noncontact jersey and has been recovering after having a middle-body injury that required surgery. Greenway, who won’t return Wednesday, was limited to 34 games last season. … Josh Norris is receiving a second opinion on his upper-body injury but the forward could miss eight weeks.
Detroit Red Wings
Lucas Raymond was expected to be evaluated Tuesday after the forward left a 3-2 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday in the second period. Raymond exited at 8:45 following a hit from Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev. “We’ll know more tomorrow,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said after the game.
Vancouver Canucks
Braeden Cootes is being sent back to Seattle of the Western Hockey League, Canucks coach Adam Foote said Tuesday. The 18-year-old forward and No. 15 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft was held without a point or shot on goal in three games for Vancouver, including its 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Monday. Cootes averaged 10:47 of ice time. He had 63 points (26 goals, 37 assists) in 60 WHL games for Seattle last season. In a corresponding move, center Max Sasson will be called up from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League with the Canucks beginning a five-game trip Thursday at the Dallas Stars (8 p.m. ET; Victory+, SN1) and the status of injured center Teddy Blueger (undisclosed) uncertain. Foote said Blueger, who skated in a noncontact jersey Tuesday and will go on the trip, is close to returning but the coach was unsure if he’d play against the Stars.
Colorado Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood has been placed on a conditioning loan to Colorado of the AHL. The goalie hasn’t played this season because of a lower-body injury. … Samuel Girard (upper body) is week to week; the defenseman played 18:47 in a 2-1 win against the Utah Mammoth on Oct. 9.
Utah Mammoth
Sean Durzi is expected to miss four weeks because of an upper-body injury. The defenseman was hit by Predators forward Jonathan Marchessault in overtime of a 3-2 win Saturday and did not return. Durzi had an assist in the game.
Florida Panthers
Dmitry Kulikov (upper body) will miss the Panthers’ five-game road trip, which began with a 5-2 loss in Philadelphia on Monday, because of an injury he sustained against the Flyers when the teams played at Amerant Bank Arena on Oct. 9. Florida coach Paul Maurice said the defenseman was scheduled to see a doctor Monday to determine the severity of the injury and how much time he could miss. Defenseman Tobias Bjornfot was recalled from Charlotte of the AHL on Sunday.