Vancouver is off Monday but is scheduled to practice Tuesday before hosting the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+). Hughes has 60 points (14 goals, 46 assists) in 50 games, which leads Vancouver and is third among NHL defensemen.

While Adam Fox was recently placed on injured reserve, the New York Rangers received some other positive injury news.

The Rangers’ five-forward first power-play experiment didn’t make an impact in loss to Maple Leafs. But Peter Laviolette may stick with it.

The Rangers played their best game by far since the 4 Nations break but ultimately fell 3-2 to Toronto in a frustrating, disheartening loss.

Chris Kreider hasn't been at his best this season, and it's been a major hinderance for this team, and now it's leading to great tension with coach Peter Laviolette after a recent video has surfaced of them at practice.

The New York Rangers have called up one of their top prospects just in case veteran Chris Kreider is unable to play Tuesday against the Islanders because of injury.

Kreider (upper body) is considered a game-time decision for Friday's matchup against Toronto, Mark Masters of TSN reports. Kreider has missed the last two games due to an upper-body injury, but he was a full participant in Thursday's practice session,