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Sanderson concluded his participation at the Olympics with a Gold Medal victory for the USA on Sunday and is anticipating playing when the Senators return to action on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 23-year-old Sanderson was not relied upon as heavily at the Olympics as he is by the Senators and finished the tournament with two assists in six games. Sanderson had a career-high 57 points (11G / 46A) in 80 games in 2024-25, and is pacing to surpass those totals in 2025-26, with 46 points (11G / 35A) through 57 games.

Tkachuk concluded his participation at the Olympics with a Gold Medal victory for the USA on Sunday and is anticipating playing when the Senators return to action on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 26-year-old Tkachuk scored five points (3G / 2A) in six games at the Olympics and will look to carry that momentum back to Ottawa as they attempt to fight for a playoff spot for the remainder of the season. Before the Olympic break, Tkachuk was producing at an impressive rate, with 16 points (6G / 10A) in his last 12 games.

Lucchini has spent the entire 2025-26 season in the AHL but has impressed, earning himself a one-year, two-way contract extension after scoring 38 points (13G / 25A) in 48 games with the Milwaukee Admirals. The undrafted 30-year-old forward played three games with the Predators last season and has six points (3G / 3A) in 54 career NHL games.

Benson missed Buffalo's last few games heading into the Olympic Break due to an upper-body injury. He will remain out of the lineup when the team return to action on Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 20-year-old Benson has had a productive season when healthy, scoring 26 points (7G / 19A) in 42 games. He had a career-high 30 points (11G / 19A) in his rookie season, playing 71 games in 2023-24.

Luukkonen missed the final two weeks of the season leading up to the Olympic Break due to a lower-body injury, but will suit up on Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils. It's unclear if he will be between the pipes or serving as the backup, but both Alex Lyon and Luukkonen should see a reasonable workload for the remainder of the season as the Sabres fight for a playoff spot.

Norris has not played since January 14th, but will return to the lineup on Wednesday when the Sabres return to action from the Olympic Break against the New Jersey Devils. The 26-year-old Norris has been productive when healthy, but has been limited to only 19 games, scoring 17 points (6G / 11A). It's unclear whether Norris' recent ailment is related to the shoulder injury that has kept him out of over 150 games in the past four seasons.

Korchinski has spent almost all of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 45 games with Rockford. He was recalled with Wyatt Kaiser going on IR, so Korchinski could get into the lineup on Thursday vs. the Predators. He has six goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 94 career NHL games.

Kaiser suffered a lower-body injury in the Blackhawks' final game before the Olympic break and it doesn't look like he'll be available when they return from the break in Nashville on Thursday. With Kaiser on IR, the. Blackhawks recalled Kevin Korchinski from the AHL.

Beecher has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since January 3rd, but appears set to re-join the Flames lineup following the Olympic break. Since joining the Flames via waivers, Beecher has two assists in 19 games, giving him a total of three points (1G / 2A) in 25 games this season.

Coleman missed the final 12 games before the Olympic break with an upper-body injury, but appears ready to play Thursday in San Jose when the Flames return to action. Coleman, who has 13 goals and eight assists (21 points) in 44 games this season, is one of the biggest names on the trade block as the trade deadline quickly approaches.

With Mikko Rantanen missing Finland's Bronze Medal game on Saturday vs. Slovakia, Eeli Tolvanen will draw back into the lineup for his fifth appearances at the Olympics. The 26-year-old winger has played a complimentary role all tournament and has a goal across four games played to show for it.

Finland will be without one of their biggest superstars for the Bronze Medal game vs. Slovakia after it was announced that Mikko Rantanen would miss Saturday's contest with a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old was having a fantastic Olympic Tournament with two goals, and six points in five games played. Eeli Tolvanen is expected to draw back into Finland's lineup for Rantanen.

Zacha had been sidelined since January 29th due to a concussion but was a full participant in practice on Saturday and has declared he is healthy to return and expected to again Columbus when Boston's returns from the Olympic break on Thursday. The 28-year-old is having a solid season in 2025-26, with 15 goals, 37 points and 87 SOG across 54 games played.

Chicago was in need of some goaltending depth and signed 25-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Saturday to a one-year, two-way contract. The goaltender has two NHL appearances under hit belt and last appeared with Bakersfield (AHL) in 2024-25, posting a 18-16-8 record, .897 SV% and 3.12 GAA. He is expected to report to Rockford (AHL).

Rempe was forced to miss time earlier in the season due to a thumb injury and will return to the IR on Friday after New York announced he would be having a second procedure done on his thumb. The 23-year-old towering bruiser will be out indefinitely and may be in jeopardy of losing his season after just one goal and a -4 plus/minus in 26 games played this year.