May 6 NHL Injury Updates and Clinching and Elimination scenarios May 7

 Players injured 

North

Montreal 

Ryan Poeling: will miss the rest of the season due to wrist surgery.

Tomas Tatar: was back last night after missing five games with a LBI.

Philip Danault: did not return last night due to a undisclosed injury. 

Carey Price: did not travel with the Canadiens to Toronto and is working his way back from injury.

Central

Carolina 

Jordan Martinook: missed yesterday’s game due to a LBI.

Chicago 

Brett Connolly: and Duncan Keith each sustained a concussion in last nights game and could miss the rest of the regular season.

Kirby Dach: will miss the rest of the season with a wrist injury. 

Florida 

San Bennett: who missed Monday with a UBI is scheduled to be back tomorrow.

Carter Verhaeghe: who has been out since APR 10 could play tomorrow.

East 

Boston 

Charlie Coyle: missed yesterday’s game due to a UBI.

Buffalo 

Cody Eakin: was not in the lineup last night due to a undisclosed injury. 

Will Borgen: missed yesterday’s game with a undisclosed injury. 

Linus Ullmark: will probably not play tomorrow due to his injury.

New Jersey 

Miles Wood: is day to day after missing yesterday’s game with a UBI.

New York I 

Matthew Barzal: was back from his undisclosed injury yesterday.

New York R

Julien Gauthier: missed yesterday’s game with a LBI.

Pittsburgh 

Mike Matheson: skated for the first time since sustaining a UBI.

Casey Desmith: didn’t skate due to his LBI.

Washington 

Tom Wilson should be okay after sustaining a UBI on Wednesday.

Michael Kempny: is on a AHL conditioning loan with Hershey and could return soon.

West

None

Clinching and Elimination scenarios

Central 

Carolina will Clinch Top Spot in the Central if 

1:) the Stars beat the Lightning in regulation.

Nashville will Clinch a Playoff Spot if

1:) the Stars lose to the Lightning in regulation.

Dallas will be Eliminated from Playoff Contention if 

1:) the Stars loss to the Lightning in regulation.

West 

St.Louis will Clinch a Playoff Spot if

1:) the Blues defeat the Golden Knights in any fashion and the Kings lose to the Avalanche in any fashion or 

2:) the Blues get a point vs the Golden Knights and the Kings lose in regulation to the Avalanche.

Los Angeles will be Eliminated if 

1:) the Kings lose in regulation to the Avalanche and the Blues get a point vs the Golden Knights or

2:) the Kings lose in any fashion to the Avalanche and the Blues win in any fashion against the Golden Knights.