Johnson hasn't played since January 22nd due to an ankle injury but will return to the Blackhawks' lineup Tuesday. The 32-year-old was having a strong season prior to the injury, with five goals, nine assists, 38 SOG and eight PIMs through 22 games prior to the ankle injury.
Kapanen hasn't played since January 18th due to a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Colorado. The 26-year-old has six goals, 11 assists, 54 SOG and six PIMs in his first 35 games played prior to the injury.
Archibald has four goals, two assists, 41 SOG, 18 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus but will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Colorado with a lower-body injury. A game off may be what the 30-year-old winger needs to reset as he has not picked up a point in 10 games prior to the All-Star break.
Nichuskin missed the Avalanche's previous two games with an upper-body injury but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old has played great throughout his injury-riddled campaign in 2022-23, with eight goals, 10 assists, 63 SOG and a +6 plus/minus through 20 games prior to his latest knock.
Byram last played on Nov. 4th due to a lower-body injury but will rejoin the surging Colorado Avalanche Tuesday. The 21-year-old prospect had started his sophomore season off strong, with two goals, three assists, 11 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through his first 10 games prior to going down for months with the injury.
Holmstrom had three goals, two assists, and four PIMs in 16 games with Bridgeport (AHL) but has been recalled to the Islanders Monday. The 21-year-old struggled in his previous stint with the big club, picking up only two goals, an assist, and 15 SOG through 24 games played earlier this season.
Bolduc would have taken part in Monday's AHL All-Star Classic but instead will head back up to the NHL where he previously had a strong initial four-game showing. The 22-year-old heads up from Bridgeport (AHL), where he had eight goals, 26 points, 10 PIMs and a -13 plus/minus through 41 games prior to his promotion.
Zadina returned from a short conditioning stint in Grand Rapids (AHL) where he picked up a goal and a +1 plus/minus. The 23-year-old former first-round pick (6th overall) has yet to pick up a point through nine games with the Red Wings' prior to his conditioning stint.
Erne had six goals, eight assists, 38 SOG and a -7 plus/minus in 43 games for the Red Wings but has been reassigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) after clearing waivers. The last time Erne played in the AHL was with the Syracuse Crunch in 2017-18.
Hronek has seven goals, 26 assists, 110 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 48 games but will now be a game-time decision for Tuesday after leaving Red Wings' practice with an upper-body injury. It will be a tough loss if he is forced to miss time as the 25-year-old defenseman is easily on pace to crush his previous career-high in points of 38 achieved in 2021-22.
Husso stopped 20 of 23 shots (.870 SV%) for his third win in four starts as he beat Montreal in his previous start. The 28-year-old has had an up-and-down first season in Detroit, with his 17-11-5 record, 3.00 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have won seven of their last eight contests after a 7-3 victory over Chicago in their last game before the all-star break.
Gravel had failed to pick up a point through five games with the Predators, with six SOG, and a -4 plus/minus but has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) Monday. Gravel had a goal, 10 assists, 16 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 39 games with Milwaukee prior to his previous promotion Monday.
Novak was returned to Milwaukee (AHL) during the NHL All-Star break so that he could continue to see game action and continued to produce, adding to his 11 goals, 15 points and a +9 plus/minus in 25 games with the Admirals (AHL). He heads back to Nashville, where he was having a great start to his sophmore campaign, with four goals, 11 points and a +2 plus/minus through his first 19 games this season.
The 24-year-old defenseman had not played competitive hockey since May 2021 due to an Achilles injury and was activated from the injured reserve and assigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) after a long-term injury conditioning loan. The young defenseman had previously played in 59 NHL games, with two goals and 10 points.
Guenther has six goals, nine assists, 53 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 33 games this season but will head back to junior hockey in Seattle (WHL) for the remained of the season. In Guenther's previous junior season in 2021-22 with the Edmonton Oil Kings, he had 45 goals and 91 points in 59 games played.
Cuylle has 14 goals, seven assists, and 39 PIMs in 42 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) but has been recalled for a second time this season to the Rangers. The 21-year-old rookie will be hoping to build off his previous two-game showing which saw him pick up five PIMs and a -1 plus/minus rating.
Gilbert had two goals, three assists, 41 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 26 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) but earned his second call-up of the season Monday. The 26-year-old stay-at-home defenseman had previously had a nine-game stint with the Flames this season, where he had an assist and 20 PIMs during his short showing.
Pelletier has 16 goals, 20 assists, a +4 plus/minus and 22 PIMs through 33 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) but earned his second call-up of the season Monday. He failed to pick up any points in his previous four-game NHL appearance earlier this season.
Fleury allowed two goals on 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his third win in five starts as Minnesota topped Buffalo in his previous start. The league's second-oldest active netminder will be hoping for better post-all-star break production, as he has a 16-10-3 record, 2.87 GAA and a .905 SV%. He takes on the Arizona Coyotes, who lost their last game 2-1 in overtime to Anaheim and are last in the NHL in shots per game (25.7).
Mikheyev is out for the season, so moving him to LTIR adds an additional $4.75 million to the Canucks' LTI salary pool.
