Status Report: Kings ‘hopeful’ Byfield can play tonight

Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/injury news around the NHL.

Quinton Byfield could return for the Kings at the New York Rangers on Monday (7 p.m. ET; ABTV, NHLN, MSG, TVAS).

Coach Peter Laviolette said he is “hopeful” the center is able to play; Byfield has missed the past two games and wore a noncontact jersey at practice Sunday. He has two points (one goal, one assist) in seven games this season.

Mats Zuccarello (upper body) will not be available; the forward did not play the last 7:01 of a 3-1 loss at the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The injury initially forced Zuccarello to miss three games from Oct.

10-17. He has one assist in six games this season.

Taylor Hall (upper body) practiced with the Hurricanes on Monday and could return to the lineup against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360).

It was the forward's first time practicing since being injured in the second period of a 4-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Oct. 13.

He has been week to week. Hall has five points (three goals, two assists) in eight games this season.

He had 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help Carolina win the Cup last season. He is three games shy of 1,000 in the NHL, with 792 points (305 goals, 487 assists) in 997 games for the Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Hurricanes.

Mikael Backlund (upper body) wore a regular jersey at the morning skate and will be a game-time decision for the Flames against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday (8:30 p.m. ET; SN+).

The forward has missed two games since being injured during a 3-2 win against the Hurricanes on Oct. 18.

Backlund has two points (one goal, one assist) in eight games this season.

Logan Thompson (lower body) returned to practice with the Capitals on Monday after their No. 1 goalie missed a 4-3 overtime win against the Sabres on Saturday. Coach Spencer Carbery called it “a good step” for Thompson, who participated in the first 40 minutes of a nearly hour-long practice, but it’s not yet known whether he’ll be ready to play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.

ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, NBCSP+). “I know that they scripted out what he was going to do today,” Carbery said.

“So, we’ll see how he felt after that and we’ll see for tomorrow.”

Jakob Chychrun (maintenance) did not practice, but Carbery had no concerns about his availability Wednesday.

Chris Tanev (upper body) practiced fully with the Maple Leafs in a noncontact jersey at the morning skate prior to their game against the Flames on Monday (8:30 p.m. ET; SN+).

It was the defenseman’s first full practice with teammates since he was injured in the first period of a 6-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 10.

“It’s great to see him with the team,” coach Jim Hiller said. “There’s always the progression and he’s out there by himself.

He hits the ice, he’s by himself, OK, that’s a good step. Now you get him out in a (noncontact) jersey with his teammates.

That’s the next step, so we kind of know where it goes from here. He starts to get ramped up and hopefully we can see him sooner rather than later.” Tanev has one assist in six games this season.

Rasmus Ristolainen is expected to miss at least two weeks because of an upper-body injury. The defenseman played 14:34 and had a team-high three hits in a 5-4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, his first game back after missing nine with an upper-body injury sustained Oct.

3. Coach Rick Tocchet said Monday that Ristolainen aggravated the previous injury Saturday.

"It was a reaggravation," Tocchet said. "He really got it in an awkward spot and it reaggravated it.

It's bad luck kind of injury. Ristolainen has one goal in four games this season.

Philadelphia plays the Columbus Blue Jackets at home Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; CBJHN, CBJNHL, NBCSP, SNP).

Defenseman Cam York, who has missed eight games because of an upper-body injury, practiced Monday and Tocchet said he could be an option to play Tuesday or at the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.

Jared McCann (lower body) will be out 10 weeks and has been placed on injured reserve, the Kraken announced Sunday. The forward was injured during a 5-3 win against the Utah Mammoth on Thursday and missed a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.

McCann has eight points (three goals, five assists) and is plus-5 in 11 games this season. Seattle recalled forward Jani Nyman from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League on Saturday.

The Kraken host the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

Evgeni Malkin (illness), Egor Chinakhov (lower body), Justin Brazeau (lower body) and Samuel Girard (lower body) practiced with the Penguins on Sunday, one day after each was unavailable for a 3-2 overtime win against the Nashville Predators. Malkin, a forward, participated in an optional morning skate Saturday but did not play.

Chinakhov, a forward, has missed Pittsburgh's past two games. Brazeau wore a regular jersey Saturday morning, but the forward has yet to play this season after he was injured during a preseason game Sept.

21. Girard was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

The defenseman has missed the past three games. “All the guys that were out with the bigger group today were all full contract,” coach Dan Muse said.

“No status update other than it's another step for those guys. The Penguins don't play again until Thursday, when they host the Mammoth.

John Marino (upper body) is week to week after initially being listed as day to day, Mammoth coach Andre Tourigny said before their 5-4 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The defenseman was a late scratch for a 5-4 victory against the Penguins on Oct.

19. Marino has five points (two goals, three assists) and is plus-5 in nine games while averaging 20:23 of ice time.

Utah hosts Minnesota on Tuesday.