Dunn has missed the last four games with an illness, but will likely play Tuesday vs. the Panthers. Dunn has been pretty quiet on the Blues back-end this season, picking up just seven points (3G / 4A) in 39 games.
Walman served as the Blues extra defnseman during their brief road-trip. With Vince Dunn (illness) returning from IR, Walman goes back to the Wolves, where he had two goals and 11 assists (13 points) in 34 games.
Lettieri, 22, had one goal and one assist in three games during his call-up. With the Rangers getting healthy, Lettieri returns to Hartford, where he has 21 points (12G / 9A) in 31 games this season.
Franson has picked up seven points (1G / 6A) in 23 games with the Blackhawks this season. The right-handed defenseman has a +9.2 relative Corsi this season, the best among all Blackhawks skaters. The emergence of Jordan Oesterle has apparently made Franson expendable. Franson will likely be claimed.
Hayden played just 6:07 TOI on Friday and was a healthy scratch on Saturday, so he will get a chance to continue to work on his game in the AHL. Tomas Jurco has been recalled to take his spot on the roster.
Jurco appeared in 13 games with the Blackhawks last season but has spent all of this season in the AHL so far. The 25-year-old has collected 25 points (13G / 12A) in 36 games with the IceHogs and it looks like he could make his season debut this week.
Luongo has been out since December 4th, missing the last 14 games but head coach Bob Boughner said the hope is that he’ll be back at the beginning of February. This means the Panthers will continue to lean heavily on James Reimer throughout the remainder of January but Luongo should be back for the final 25-to-30 games of the season.
The Hurricanes called Aho day-to-day with a lower-body injury after he left Saturday’s game in Boston early. However, Aho was back on the ice on Monday morning in a full capacity and it looks like he should be good-to-go for the Hurricanes game in Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Lehner took a shot in the head/neck area during Sunday’s game in Philadelphia, but remained in the game and finished the contest. However, with Linus Ullmark being recalled this morning and Lehner missing today’s practice, it seems likely that the Sabres’ No.1 won’t be available on Tuesday.
Ullmark has enjoyed a lot of success at the AHL level this season, going 17-5-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .928 SV% in 26 starts with the Americans. There isn’t believed to be any injuries to either Robin Lehner or Chad Johnson so Ullmark’s call-up is a bit of a head scratcher unless they have something in the works.
Guhle, 20, has had a nice campaign in the AHL so far, collecting seven goals and 13 assists (20 points) in 35 games. There’s no word why Guhle has been recalled, but if he plays on Tuesday it will be his season debut and his fourth career NHL appearance.
Andersen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Maple Leafs shootout win over the Canucks on Saturday. Aside from a rough outing in Vegas, Andersen has played well as of late, winning five of his last six starts with a 2.53 GAA and .924 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Blue Jackets, who appear to have rebounded after hitting a rough patch in late-December.
