Smith will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury. Monitor his status prior to Saturday's game with the Avalanche.

Smith will miss his fifth consecutive game tomorrow because of an upper-body injury. The next game Smith could start is Thursday vs. the Red Wings.

Malone had 10 goals and 14 assists in 63 games in the AHL this season.

Demers was not at the Sharks’ morning skate. “Not feeling good today, won’t play tonight,” head coach Todd McLellan said. He is not a fantasy relevant player having scored just one goal in 15 games this season.

Smith will miss his third straight game tonight with an upper-body injury. It doesn't sound like Smith will play on Saturday in San Jose. Monitor his status on Saturday, if he is unavailable the Coyotes next game is on Tuesday, at home vs. Los Angeles.

The Coyotes play Wednesday and Thursday so earliest Smith could be back is Saturday against San Jose.

RNH missed the Oilers last two games with strep throat, but he is ready to return tonight. After scoring 52 points in 62 games last season RNH has struggled this year only recording 11 points in his first 27 games.

The Coyotes don't play until Monday, so Smith has some time to heal. We'll have to wait and see if he will start Monday vs. Detroit.

It doesn't look like RNH will make the road-trip with the Oilers, he is suffering from strep throat.

Head Coach Dave Tippett said Smith could return to practice as soon as Sunday. Smith was run into yesterday by Daniel Sedin, and then hit behind the net by Alexander Edler. Smith had some tests done today because he was dealing with a headache last night. It does not sound like he suffered a serious injury.

Monitor Nugent-Hopkins status prior to tomorrow's game.

It will be Perry's first game since signing an eight-year, $69 million extension. Perry has nine goals and 15 assists in 25 games this season.

Smith left yesterday's game and did not return. More information on the severity of the injury should be released later today.

Smith has lost his last four consecutive starts with a 2.59 GAA and .904 SV%. The Coyotes scored just two goals on the four-game road trip, including being shutout in the first three. Smith has allowed just seven goals in three straight wins against the Canucks.

Koekkoek had 29 points in 42 games before being shutdown for the season after getting traded to the Windsor Spitfires.

Smith was pulled last night vs. the Kings after giving up four goals on 22 shots. He will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Kings again. The Coyotes have yet to score a goal in three games on their current road trip. Smith is a good goalie, but he needs some help from his team if he is going to pick up wins on a consistent basis.

Perry will remain in Anaheim for the next eight years along with Ryan Getzlaf. The two have inked eight year deals this season for very similar money. Perry gets $69 million over eight years, while Getzlaf gets $66 million. Perry has 214 goals and 239 assists for a total of 453 points in 555 career NHL games, all of which have been with the Ducks.

Smith played very well last week but his team did not help him out very much. He went 1-1-1 despite posting a 1.62 GAA and .942 SV%. He also recorded a shutout even though he lost, because he held the Blue Jackets scoreless through regulation and a shootout. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Kings.

Smith played very well last week but his team did not help him out very much. He went 1-1-1 despite posting a 1.62 GAA and .942 SV%. He also recorded a shutout even though he lost, because he held the Blue Jackets scoreless through regulation and a shootout. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Kings.

Smith has won two out of his last three starts with a 2.00 GAA and .929 SV%. He has a rocky matchup tonight against a Columbus team that doesn't look good on paper but are 5-0-2 in their last seven.