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Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to rejoin the Red Wings' Tuesday vs. Anaheim.

Bertuzzi has been out since the second game of the season when he broke his hand and was a pleasant face to see a return to Red Wings practice Tuesday. It was a tough loss for both the Red Wings and Bertuzzi after he put up his first 30/30 season last year finishing with 62 points (30G/32A) in 68 games in 2021-22. Prior to breaking his hand, he picked up one assist and four SOG in two games.

Tyler Bertuzzi
Knight will start Wednesday vs. the Hurricanes.

Knight was great in his last start, stopping 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) in a victory over Anaheim. He has been okay this season, posting a nice 4-1-0 record but a .903 SV% and 2.63 GAA through five starts. Carolina is coming off a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and is a team that loves to get pucks on net, averaging 37.0 SOG/GP to rank third in the NHL.

Spencer Knight
Tyler Bertuzzi returned to practice Tuesday (Hand injury) and is expected back in 7-10 days.

Bertuzzi has been out since the second game of the season when he broke his hand and was a pleasant face to see a return to Red Wings practice Tuesday. It was a tough loss for both the Red Wings and Bertuzzi after he put up his first 30/30 season last year finishing with 62 points (30G/32A) in 68 games in 2021-22. Prior to breaking his hand, he picked up one assist and four SOG in two games.

Tyler Bertuzzi
Arvid Soderblom will start Saturday vs. Winnipeg

Soderblom stopped 31 of 32 shots (.970 SV%) for his first victory of the season his last time out vs. Los Angeles. Soderblom has been a revelation for the Blackhawks since Alex Stalock went down (concussion) posting a .935 SV% and 2.37 GAA. He will take on the Winnipeg Jets who have won four of their last five contests.

Arvid Soderblom
Soderblom starts Thursday vs. the Kings.

Soderblom stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a hard-fought 3-1 loss to the Islanders his last time out. The rookie will be forced to man the Blackhawks' crease while Alex Stalock deals with a concussion. He has played well in limited time for Chicago, posting a .920 SV% and 3.1 GAA while still yet to get his first win of the season. He faces the LA Kings, who are coming off a 5-2 beatdown from the Dallas Stars.

Arvid Soderblom
Soderblom is in the starter's crease at the Blackhawks morning skate.

Soderblom stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a hard-fought 3-1 loss to the Islanders his last time out. The rookie will be forced to man the Blackhawks' crease while Alex Stalock deals with a concussion. He has played well in limited time for Chicago, posting a .920 SV% and 3.1 GAA while still yet to get his first win of the season. He faces the LA Kings who are coming off a 5-2 beatdown from the Dallas Stars.

Arvid Soderblom
Laurent Brossoit was assigned to Henderson (AHL) for LTIR conditioning loan

Brossoit will head to Henderson of the AHL for an LTIR conditioning loan Monday. It is great news for the eight-year veteran who has 42 wins, a 2.84 GAA and a .905 career save percentage. Vegas has eight wins through their first 10 games so will be in no rush to bring the veteran back.

Laurent Brossoit
Grzelcyk (shoulder) will make his season debut on Thursday.

Grzelcyk missed the first four games of the season after getting a procedure done on his shoulder in the summer. Grzelcyk will replace Anton Stralman (visa issues) in the line-up and should see top-4 minutes and PP2 time at the very least. Grzelcyk had four goals and 20 assists (24 points) in 73 games a season ago.

Matt Grzelcyk
Ilya Mikheyev has been activated from the injured reserve Tuesday.

Ilya Mikheyev will return to the Canucks lineup Tuesday to make his Vancouver debut after missing their opening two games with a lower-body injury. Mikheyev signed a 4 year, $19,000,000 contract with the Canucks in the offseason after scoring 21 goals and 32 points in 53 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ilya Mikheyev
Ilya Mikheyev (lower-body) should be back in Vancouver's lineup Tuesday in Columbus

Ilya Mikheyev will return to the Canucks lineup Tuesday to make his Vancouver debut after missing their opening two games with a lower-body injury. Mikheyev signed a 4 year, $19,000,000 contract with the Canucks in the offseason after scoring 21 goals and 32 points in 53 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ilya Mikheyev