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Blues C Patrik Berglund scored a power-play goal and added an assist during Monday's 5-4 shootout win against the Maple Leafs. Berglund scored on a rebound past Vesa Toskala at 4:47 of the second period. He finished at plus-1 in 15:17 of ice time and took one shot on net.
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Steve Blake, expected to be the team's starting point guard, was out with a strained left hamstring for Sunday's preseason game vs. Utah. He is day to day.
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Pacers F Danny Granger missed Monday's preseason game vs. Dallas with a sore left foot. He is considered day to day.
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Memphis forward Rudy Gay has a staph infection and did not play Tuesday night in the Grizzlies' preseason game against the Miami Heat.
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Sharks C Tomas Plihal (lower body) was unable to play Wednesday against the Flyers. He has missed the last four games and remains questionable for Friday against the Panthers.
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Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will drop the ceremonial first puck Friday night before the St. Louis Blues' game against the Los Angeles Kings.
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Kobe Bryant was held out of the Lakers' preseason game Thursday night because of residual swelling in his right knee following a collision with teammate Josh Powell on Tuesday night against Charlotte.
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He worked out some Thursday morning with intention of playing, but decided to rest knee injured in game Tuesday. He says he'll definitely be ready for start of regular season. Kobe Bryant lifted weights and took some shots Thursday morning, all with the intention of playing that night in an exhibition game against the Charlotte Bobcats at the Honda Center.
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The Sports Xchange reports that Maple Leafs D/F Ian White sat out his 10th straight game Tuesday as a healthy scratch.
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Kevin Durant missed the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night because of a sore left ankle.
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Kevin Durant will be a game-time decision for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the New York Knicks because of a sore left ankle. A team spokesman said Durant is listed as probable for Friday night's game against the Knicks. Durant aggravated the injury during a loss to Indiana on Monday night, when he scored a season-high 37 points.
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Jazz C Mehmet Okur was still with his ill father in Turkey Friday and missed a third straight game against the Bobcats. There is still no word about his status for Saturday's game against the Cavs.
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Lightning D Lukas Krajicek left Friday's game against the Predators with a lower body injury. He didn't record a point in 10:36 of ice time and finished at even. He took one shot.
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Panthers G Tomas Vokoun stopped 35 shots during a 4-2 loss to the Bruins Friday. Boston peppered Vokoun with 35 shots in the first 40 minutes. He allowed just one power-play goal and never led in the game as he lost for the seventh time in eight games.
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Jazz C Mehmet Okur was able to play Friday against the Spurs despite a back injury. He sank 11 points in 24 minutes, going 5-of-8 from the field. He also had one rebound and two assists.
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The Heat could be without power forward Udonis Haslem Friday against the Pacers. He is listed as a game-time decision with a sprained toe.
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Canadiens RW Georges Laraque missed his third straight game because of a groin injury Friday against the Capitals. He remains questionable heading into Saturday against the Sabres.
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Lightning D Marek Malik, injured in Wednesday's loss to the Rangers, was out of the lineup with a lower-body injury during Friday's loss to the Wild.
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Hurricanes RW Scott Walker (lower body) sat out Friday's win over the Flyers.
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Islanders D Bruno Gervais sat out Friday's loss to the Bruins with the leg injury he sustained on Wednesday.
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Bruins LW Marco Sturm missed a fifth straight game Friday with an upper-body injury as Boston defeated the Islanders 7-2.
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Bucks PF Charlie Villanueva left Friday's game against the Pistons with a left hamstring strain in the fourth quarter. He had 10 points, six rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes before exiting the lineup. Villanueva has scored in double figures for five straight games.
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Knicks G Stephon Marbury missed Saturday's game against the Warriors as expected as he was suspended by the team for one game. He's not expected to return to playing with the Knicks at any time so we can only assume he's out for Tuesday against the Trail Blazers.
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Phoenix C Shaquille O'Neal sat out Wednesday's game against the Hornets. O'Neal has made a practice out of sitting out a game in stretches when the Suns have two games in two nights. The Suns play at Dallas on Thursday and O'Neal is expected to play. Shaq didn't play in Tuesday's game, either.
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Flames RW Jarome Iginla scored a goal and tallied an assist during Friday's 4-3 win against the Blues. The Flames overcame deficits of 2-0 in the first period and 3-1 in the third, before Michael Cammalleri's wrist shot off a pass from Iginla from the top of the right circle beat Chris Mason for the winning goal in overtime. Iginla scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season 1:43 into the third period.
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Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard and Darcy Hordichuk of the Canucks were ejected Friday's game with misconducts. Boogaard, who totaled 14 penalty minutes, and former teammate Willie Mitchell frequently went at each other.
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Thrashers D Mathieu Schneider missed his third straight game because of an upper body injury Wednesday against the Senators. He remains questionable heading into Tuesday against the Rangers.
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Blues C Patrik Berglund tallied a goal, assist and plus-1 rating during Monday's game ahainst the Predators. Berglund scored a power-play goal for the Blues to give them a 3-2 lead at 16:22 of the second period. He now has had a goal and assist in three straight games.
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Bruins D Aaron Ward returned to the lineup Friday against the Thrashers after missing four games with a leg injury. However, he couldn't finish the game as he left in the first period. Ward logged just 1:02 of ice time and finished at even.
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Sharp-shooting reserve Brent Barry, who's missed eight games with a torn calf muscle, practiced Thursday. He was going to join the team on the weekend trip, but doubted he would be ready to play by Friday. Thus, he probably won't play Saturday either in Los Angeles since he didn't make the trip.
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Pacers PG Travis Diener sat out again Friday at Detroit with a sore left foot. He is considered day-to-day. It's the third game he has missed with the sore foot.
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Raptors PF Kris Humphries (right knee tendinitis) missed his fifth game in a row on Friday night against the Nets. He remains day to day.
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Duncan Keith beat Miikka Kiprusoff 23 seconds into overtime Friday during Chicago's 3-2 win over the Flames. Kiprusoff ended up making 28 saves after losing a 1-0 lead in the second period. It was his first loss in four games.
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Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron sustained a lower-body injury against the Islanders Friday and did not travel for Saturday's game at St. Louis. He didn't have a point in 17:56 of ice time and is out until at least Tuesday's home game against Carolina.
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Kings G Beno Udrih left Friday's game against the Rockets in the fourth quarter with a sore left hamstring. He had two points and three assists before coming out of the game with the injury.Udrih had reached double digits in nine straight games before Friday's game.
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Rockets SG Von Wafer was unable to play for the second straight game with an ankle injury. Wafer has reached the double-digit mark in scoring only three times this season.
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C Derek Armstrong has now missed six straight games with a head injury after missing Saturday's game against Detroit. He is listed as questionable for Tuesday's game at Columbus.
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Flyers G Martin Biron (flu) missed Saturday's game against Washington. He remains day-to-day. Antero Niittymaki got the start in his place. Niittymaki made 47 saves and allowed just one goal on Saturday.
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Penguins C Mike Zigomanis (shoulder) sat out an eighth straight game Monday as Pittsburgh defeated the Sabres.
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Carolina D Niclas Wallin sat out his eighth straight game with a leg injury Tuesday against the Wild. He is listed as questionable for Dec. 26 at Atlanta.
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Jazz forward Paul Millsap is listed as questionable for Friday's game against Dallas because of a hyperextended left knee.
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Bulls F Luol Deng suffered a left leg injury in Friday's afternoon game against the Heat in Miami. He had to be helped off the court by teammates and was taken to the locker room.
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Panthers D Jassen Cullimore (hand/wrist) missed a third straight game Saturday against the Lightning. He is questionable for Monday's game against the Canadiens.
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Penguins D Kris Letang sat out a third game with a lower body injury on Saturday against the Canadiens. He is listed as questionable for Dec. 30 against the Bruins.
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Devils D Sheldon Brookbank missed his second straight game Friday with an undisclosed injury.
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Flames C Wayne Primeau (foot) did not return to action Saturday against the Senators. He remains questionable heading into Monday against the Wild.
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Senators D Filip Kuba did not play Saturday against the Flames with a groin injury that also kept him out of Tuesday's game against the Flyers. He remains questionable for Sunday at Vancouver.
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Senators D Anton Volchenkov sat out his first game with an upper body he sustained getting run into the boards on Tuesday. He is questionable for Sunday's game at Vancouver. He had missed two games with a lowe body injury before returning and sustaining the upper body injury.
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Carolina RW Patrick Eaves left Friday against the Blues after the first period with what the team described as an upper body injury. He didn't have a point in 2:04 of ice time and spent two minutes in the penalty box.
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Canadiens G Jaroslav Halak got the start Friday against the Devils in place of the injured Carey Price (lower body). Too bad he couldn't finish out the game in a 4-1 loss. Halak lasted just two period before giving way to Marc Denis, who was called up from Hamilton (AHL) Thursday. Halak made 19 saves while allowing three goals, and Denis stopped six of seven shots.
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