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Lindholm (ankle) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.

Lindholm, who has been in the lineup for the last two games, apparently tweaked his ankle again and will be a game-time decision tonight. He was not on the ice for the morning skate, so his status is in question. This would be a tough loss for the Ducks, who just received the news that Sami Vatanen will miss 4-6 weeks.

Hampus Lindholm
Lindholm (lower-body) is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday.

Lindholm missed Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury, but he is expected to be back in the lineup tonight in Carolina. With Lindholm back, Eric Brewer is expected to take a seat in the press box. Lindholm has four assists in his last seven games.

Hampus Lindholm
Lindholm will be back in the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday.

Lindholm served as a healthy scratch on Saturday, but will be back in tonight in Anaheim. He will return to the top-line with Eric and Jordan Staal. He has 20 points (9G / 11A) in 48 games, which puts the 20-year-old just two points away from a new career-high.

Elias Lindholm
The Sabres have suspended Nikita Zadorov for failure to report.

Zadorov was in the Dominican Republic during the All Star break. He was unable to return in-time to make practice on Monday, so he has been suspended by the team. He will not play tonight, but is expected to join the team at some point during their road-trip this week.

Nikita Zadorov
The Bruins will keep David Pastrnak past the nine-game mark.

Pastrnak appeared in his ninth game last night, and the Bruins announced that he will be sticking with the team, burning the first year of his entry-level contract. He has recorded four goals, one assist and a plus-6 rating in nine games. He is the type of game-breaking offensive talent the Bruins needed.

David Pastrnak
The Bruins have sent David Pastrnak back to Providence (AHL).

Pastrnak served as a healthy scratch in the Bruins win over Arizona on Saturday. The 2014 first round pick (25th overall) had one assist in five games during his recall. He heads back to the AHL where he has five goals and 13 assists (18 points) in 18 games.

David Pastrnak
The Hurricanes have sent Patrick Brown to Charlotte (AHL).

Brown, 22, made his NHL debut with Carolina on Opening Night, Oct. 10, and has averaged 9:37 of ice time while playing in all four of the Hurricanes’ games this season. In 2013-14, he scored 15 goals and earned 15 assists (30 points) in 40 games during his senior season at Boston College.

Patrick Brown
The Hurricanes have recalled Patrick Brown.

After Jeff Skinner was diagnosed with a concussion on Monday, the Hurricanes were in need of a winger because it is unlikely that Skinner will be ready for the Hurricanes' season opener on Friday. Brown skated on the third line with Jay McClement and Brad Malone this morning. The 22-year-old forward signed with Carolina this offseason after four years at Boston College.

Patrick Brown