Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little suffered a perforated eardrum and is dealing with vertigo after taking a slap shot to the head in Tuesday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, head coach Paul Maurice announced.

Little is expected to make a full recovery, but a timeline is unknown to this point, Maurice added.

The injury occurred in the third period after an errant slap shot from teammate Nikolaj Ehlers struck Little as he was skating behind the net. He was taken to hospital and had the laceration closed with 25-to-30 stitches.

Little previously missed the first nine games of the season with a concussion.

The 31-year-old has been in the Jets/Thrashers organization for his entire 13-year career and had notched five points in seven games this season before the injury.

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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Phillip Grubauer is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, the team announced Thursday.

Grubauer is expected to miss at least Thursday and Saturday's games but will accompany the team when it embarks on a five-game road trip Nov. 12, according to The Athletic's Ryan Clark.

The Avalanche have been hit with an injury bug lately, with key players including Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen, and Colin Wilson also suffering ailments.

In a corresponding move, the Avalanche recalled goaltender Adam Werner from the AHL.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed forward Nic Petan and defenseman Martin Marincin on waivers, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Petan has played only five games for the Maple Leafs this season and was recalled for a one-game stint earlier this week. It was reported in October that Toronto was looking to trade the 24-year-old forward.

Toronto acquired Petan from the Winnipeg Jets at last season's trade deadline. He's recorded a single assist in his NHL appearances in 2019-20.

Marincin has been a fill-in on the Leafs' blue line, suiting up for seven games this year without recording a point. The 27-year-old averaged 11:51 in ice time during those contests.

With Petan and Marincin on the waiver wire, the Maple Leafs still need to free up one more roster spot for the impending return of winger Zach Hyman, who could make his season debut this weekend. Dmytro Timashov, Jason Spezza, and Nick Shore are among the candidates to be pulled from the regular rotation, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

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Jordan Binnington may have helped the St. Louis Blues take home the Stanley Cup last season, but he believes he should have taken home the Calder Trophy too.

"There's a little bit of that bad taste in my mouth about the outcome last year," Binnington said after beating the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jim Thomas. "But he's (Elias Pettersson) a talented player, so it's good going up against some of the best."

Binnington finished second in voting for the Rookie of the Year award, losing out to Pettersson. The Blues goalie earned 18 first-place votes to the Canucks star's 151.

"Yeah," Binnington added when asked if he thinks he deserved to win the honor. "(But) they’ve got a good young team and some elite talent. He’s one of those guys, so it’s a lot of fun."

The two players aren't showing signs of slowing down in their sophomore seasons. Binnington sports an 8-2-3 record paired with a .921 save percentage and 2.43 GAA. Pettersson has six goals and 20 points in 15 games.

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Despite an unexpectedly hot start to the season, the Edmonton Oilers weren't up to the task when measuring themselves against the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.

St. Louis handed Edmonton a 5-2 home loss and claimed its sixth consecutive victory while maintaining its hold of first place in the Western Conference. The Blues' ability to close out the win was something the Oilers took note of afterward.

"This was a lesson for us," Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom told The Canadian Press. "This was a playoff game and obviously we have a long way to go. We have to find a way to win these games because there are going to be many of them this year.

"We're going to play a lot of good teams and we have to be ready. They played last night, and we gave them a little bit too much and it cost us."

Despite the loss, Edmonton put together a strong showing versus the defending champs in a number of statistical categories, owning a 34-25 advantage in shots on goal while firing 54.74% of shot attempts and producing 56.52% of scoring chances at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

The defeat was the Oilers' second in a row to kick off a three-game homestand that will conclude Friday versus the New Jersey Devils. Even with the loss, Edmonton sits first in the Pacific Division with 22 points through 17 contests.

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"The Mighty Ducks" reboot is reportedly moving forward.

A series based on the 1990s hockey movie franchise is being developed for Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, with production expected to begin February in Vancouver, according to Discussing Film. Rumors of a reboot first surfaced in January 2018.

The new series will reportedly center around a 13-year-old boy who gets cut from the junior division Mighty Ducks team. The boy and his mother then start their own squad by finding other players, a coach, and somewhere to play.

"The Mighty Ducks" was released in 1992 and was followed by two sequels and an animated television series. Several members of the original cast reunited for a ceremonial puck drop at a game between the Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks last season.

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