NHL Status Report: Tavares out for Maple Leafs after birth of son

John Tavares will miss the Toronto Maple Leafs' game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday following the birth of his fourth child, son Tucker, with Nick Paul expected to fill his top-six role. Bo Horvat of the New York Islanders is being evaluated after taking an illegal check to the head from Chicago's Frank Nazar at 18:27 of the third period on Thursday, with Nazar receiving a five-minute match penalty; Horvat's status for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay is unknown. Mats Zuccarello of the Los Angeles Kings is listed as week to week with an undisclosed injury, having missed two days of practice after playing in the Kings' 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.