Coyotes' Viktor Tikhonov: Sits with lower-body injury

Tikhonov will not play Tuesday against the Jets and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Sarah McLellan of The Arizona Republic reports.

It's unclear when Tikhonov suffered the injury, but Christian Thomas now seems to be in line for unexpected playing time Tuesday. The next opportunity for Tikhonov to return will be against the Kings on Feb. 2.