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Kevin Bahl is expected to be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay.

Bahl has a goal, three assists, 14 SOG, 19 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 28 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as the Devils' take on Tampa Bay. The 22-year-old will be replaced by Branden Smith in the Devils' lineup.

Kevin Bahl
Hanley will draw into the Stars lineup on Thursday.

Hanley has been a healthy scratch for the Stars' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup for Nils Lundkvist Thursday. The 31-year-old has yet to pick up a point through 16 games this season but has nine SOG and 15 PIMs to go along with his +4 plus/minus.

Joel Hanley
Bahl will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

Bahl has a goal, three assists, 14 SOG, 19 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 27 games played this season but will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Washington. Brendan Smith's return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for six-games is the reason Bahl heads to the press box.

Kevin Bahl
The Flames have acquired Dryden Hunt from the Maple Leafs for Radim Zohorna.

Hunt will join his fourth team of the season. The Maple Leafs acquired Hunt from the Avalanche on December 19 in exchange for Denis Malgin. He started the season with the Rangers and played three games for them before being claimed off waivers by Colorado. In total, Hunt has three goals and zero assists in 37 games this season.

Dryden Hunt
The Sharks have acquired Nikita Okhotyuk, Fabian Zetterlund, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Andreas Johnsson, a Conditional 2023 1st Round Pick, a Conditional 2024 2nd Round Pick and a 2024 7th Round Pick from the Devils for Timo Meier, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond, Timur Ibragimov, and a 2024 5th Round Pick.

Okhotyuk was a second-round pick in 2019 and has split his 2023 season between the AHL and NHL. During his time with the Devils, the 22-year-old has scored one goal in 10 games. Okhotyuk will likely report to the AHL following the trade.

Nikita Okhotiuk
Justin Kirkland has been loaned to the San Diego Gulls (AHL).

Kirkland had failed to pick up a point across seven games played and was a -3 plus/minus with five SOG and has now been loaned to the San Diego Gulls (AHL). He returns to the minors, where he had six goals, seven assists, and 12 PIMs through 19 games prior to his previous promotion.

Justin Kirkland
Nick Cicek has been reassigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).

Cicek has four assists, 15 PIMs, and a -7 plus/minus through 16 games with San Jose but has been reassigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Tuesday. The 22-year-old heads back to the Barracuda where had an assist, 20 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 21 games.

Nick Cicek
Nick Cicek has been recalled from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).

Cicek had an assist, 20 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 21 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and has been recalled to the Sharks Monday with the expectation to draw back into the lineup. The 22-year-old has four assists, 15 PIMs, and a -7 plus/minus through 15 games in his previous call up with the Sharks.

Nick Cicek
Zach Whitecloud will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Nashville (lower body).

Whitecloud has not played since Dec. 11th due to a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision Tuesday as Vegas takes on Nashville. Prior to his injury, the 26-year-old had one goal, five assists, 26 SOG and 23 PIMs through 30 games played.

Zach Whitecloud