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St. Louis Blues
Philip Broberg was activated off injured reserve by the Blues on Friday.
The 23-year-old defenseman had missed 12 games since sustaining a lower-body injury in a 4-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 2.
Broberg has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 12 games this season, his first with St. Louis after signing a two-year, $9.16 million contract on Aug. 20.
The Blues (11-12-1) went 5-6-1 without Broberg in the lineup. Their next game will be against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, NBCSP).
Edmonton Oilers
Zach Hyman returned to Oilers practice Thursday and could return to the lineup at some point on an upcoming three-game road trip.
The forward has missed the past two games with an undisclosed injury, sustained in a 5-2 win at the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 19. Hyman left the game late in the second period after colliding with Senators defenseman Nick Jensen at the Ottawa blue line.
Edmonton returns from a five-day layoff when they play at the Utah Hockey Club on Friday (9 p.m. ET; Utah16, SNW, TVAS) before completing their road trip against the Colorado Avalanche (Saturday) and Vegas Golden Knights (Tuesday).
"Hyman will not be playing this weekend, and we're hopeful that he's playing in Vegas," Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday.
Hyman has eight points (three goals, five assists) in 20 games this season. He had a career-best 77 points (54 goals, 23 assists) last season.
"I'm feeling alright," Hyman said following practice Thursday. "I'm obviously not playing right now so I'm getting better every day and just trying to get back out there. I don't really have a timeline, I'm going on the trip and taking it day by day."
Edmonton is 1-1-0 without Hyman, including a 6-2 win against the New York Rangers last Saturday.
"Like any player, I don't like missing games, I love playing hockey so I love being out there with the guys," Hyman said. "It helps when we win and it's more frustrating when we lose. It's out of my control and hoping to get better day-by-day." -- Derek Van Diest
Dallas Stars
Logan Stankoven will miss his first game of the season when the Dallas Stars host the Colorado Avalanche on Friday (9 p.m. ET; TNT, MAX, SNP, SNO, SNE) because of an undisclosed injury.
Stars coach Pete DeBoer said the rookie forward is "dealing with a little thing from the last game" and is day to day.
Stankoven played 16:00 and had no shots on goal in a 6-2 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.
He has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in 21 games this season to rank second in scoring among rookies behind Matvei Michkov (17 points).
Following their game Friday, the Stars host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday and visit the Utah Hockey Club on Monday. -- Tayor Baird
Chicago Blackhawks
Laurent Brossoit had a follow-up arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, the Blackhawks said on Friday.
The goaltender had surgery on the meniscus in his right knee on Aug. 27 and was expected to need 5-7 weeks to recover. Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said the recent procedure, which took place on Tuesday, was "just to clean up after the first one, so unfortunately that set him back."
"I'm sure he's really frustrated but the key is to look after it now and that was the right decision," Richardson said of Brossoit prior to the Blackhawks game against the Minnesota Wild on Friday (2 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, CHSN). "So, we'll just have to be patient."
Brossoit, who signed a two-year, $6.6 million contract with the Blackhawks on July 1, was expected to split time with Petr Mrazek. The 31-year-old has skated on his own a few times but hasn't been part of a full practice this season.
He was 15-5-2 with a 2.00 goals-against average. 927 save percentage and three shutouts in 23 games (22 starts) for the Winnipeg Jets last season. -- Tracey Myers
San Jose Sharks
Barclay Goodrow was placed on injured reserve Thursday with an upper-body injury.
The forward played 2:08 before leaving in the first period of a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. He was hit up high by Senators forward Ridly Greig with 1:50 remaining.
Goodrow has two goals in 25 games this season.
Forward Ethan Cardwell was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League and will play against the Seattle Kraken on Friday (3:30 p.m. ET; KHN, KING 5, KONG, NBCSCA).
Cardwell will be playing his fourth NHL game.
"Just [his] play without the puck," Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. "Making sure you're above players, making sure you're responsible with it, playing towards his identity, not getting away from it and try to force things. I think he gave us some good legs and energy last time he was here, and he's got to build off that."
Forward Mikael Granlund will be a game-time decision. He has missed the past two games due to an upper-body injury. -- Max Miller
Colorado Avalanche
Miles Wood was placed on injured reserve on Thursday with an upper-body injury.
The forward played 10:43 in a 2-1 shootout win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
Wood, who previously missed seven games with an upper-body injury earlier this month, has three points (two goals, one assist) in 16 games this season.
Forward Chris Wagner was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Thursday. He has one goal in 12 games with the Avalanche this season and one goal in five AHL games.
The Avalanche visit the Dallas Stars on Friday (9 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE).
