Stone will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury. Stone did not even travel to Anaheim, which suggests that he is still a ways away from being ready to re-join the lineup.

Ritchie will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. He will join Ryan Getzlaf in the press-box, which means two-thirds of the Ducks’ top-line is out tonight. Rickard Rakell and Michael Sgarbossa will be bumped to the top line in the meantime.

Stone is expected to miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury. Stone missed Wednesday’s practice and head coach Dave Tippet called him doubtful, so Stone remains day-to-day.

Ritchie had to leave Tuesday’s game following a hit from Kings’ defeseman Tom Gilbert and remains under evaluation. With Ritchie out, look for Michael Sgarbossa to get back into the Ducks lineup.

Stone suffered an upper-body injury last Thursday and missed Saturday’s game vs. the Avalanche. Stone missed Monday’s practice and has been listed as questionable for tomorrow’s contest vs. San Jose. Monitor Stone’s status during the morning skate.

Stone suffered an upper-body injury recently and left Saturday’s morning skate early. Head coach Dave Tippet said that Stone is questionable and a decision will be made later. Consider Stone a game-time decision.

Huberdeau was coming into 2016-17 with massive expectations after a career-year last season. His injury will keep him out until at least January and opens the door for younger players like Jonathan Marchessault, who moved to the top line following Huberdeau's injury on Saturday.

Huberdeau was injured in Saturday’s preseason game against the Devils when the skate of Sergey Kalinin came down on Huberdeau’s ankle. Huberdeau had to be stitched up and is expected to undergo an MRI on Sunday. The 23-year-old winger was spotted in a walking boot and all signs point towards this being a serious injury. This would be a huge blow to the Panthers’ forward group, that is already missing Nick Bjugstad.

Stone continues to work his way back from knee surgery on his left knee to repair his ACL and MCL and head coach Dave Tippett said that a return in time for Saturday’s opener may be “a little aggressive.” Stone is expected to slot in on the Coyotes’ second pair alongside Alex Goligoski, but look for Luke Schenn to play there if Stone misses the first few games.

Backlund suffered a concussion while representing Team Sweden at the World Cup of Hockey and he will return to Calgary where he will be reevaluated this week. The 27-year-old has had a tough time staying healthy during his career, but is coming off of a year where he played 82-games for the first time in his career. With two weeks before the start of the regular season, Backlund could be ready for opening night.

Huberdeau, 23, is coming off of a career-year, having posted 20 goals and 39 assists (59 points). The former third overall pick (2011) has turned in back-to-back 50-plus point seasons and appears to only be scratching the surface of what he might be able to accomplish on the Panthers’ top-line with Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr.

Statistically Kadri didn’t have the greatest season but the Maple Leafs were impressed with his development and have inked him to a very reasonable six-year extension. Kadri will look to build off of his 2015-16 season where he had 17 goals and 28 assists (45 points) in 76 games. This raise should also help him pay for all those fines that seem to be adding up.

Kadri was assessed a two-minute minor on the play, but has been suspended for the final four games of the regular season. Kadri finishes the season with 45 points (17G / 28A) in 76 games. Tyler Bozak will take over as the team’s top line centre.