DFS Alerts

Injury: Clarke (upper-body) left Thursday’s game vs. Ottawa and will not return.

Line Change: Xhekaj will enter the Canadiens lineup on Thursday.

Injury: Matheson (lower-body) will not play on Thursday and will be evaluated when the team returns to Montreal.

Injury: Vlasic (illness) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Thursday in Detroit.

Injury: Hart (lower-body) has a chance to return on Friday vs. New Jersey.

Call Up: Dries has been recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL) under emergency conditions.

Send Down: Postava has been assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).

Injury: Carrick (mid-body) will return in Anaheim on Thursday.

Injury: Helenius (upper-body) it out vs. Anaheim on Thursday.

Send Down: Soucy cleared waivers and has been assigned to Cleveland (AHL).

Injury: Doughty (undisclosed) will return vs. Ottawa on Thursday.

Injury: Perry (undisclosed) will return vs. Ottawa on Thursday.

Line Change: Ceci will be a healthy scratch vs. Ottawa on Thursday.

Injury: Foegele (undisclosed) is out on Thursday and is expected to miss an extended period of time.

Line Change: Yakemchuk will be a healthy scratch in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Line Change: Spacek will draw back into the lineup vs. New York on Thursday.

Waiver Move: Minnesota has claimed Cameron Crotty off of waivers from Ottawa.

Injury: Olofsson (undisclosed) returned to practice in a non-contact jersey on Thursday.

Line Change: DeSimone will be a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Line Change: Ostapchuk is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Vancouver on Thursday.

Send Down: Wright has been loaned to Ontario (AHL).

Call Up: Chromiak has been recalled from Ontario (AHL).

Line Change: Bystedt will make his NHL debut vs. Vancouver on Thursday.

Injury: Marchenko (lower-body) has been placed on IR and is still considered week-to-week.

Injury: Fiala (lower-body) returned to practice in a non-contact jersey on Thursday but is still considered week-to-week.

Line Change: Clifton will draw back into the lineup in St. Louis on Thursday.

Line Change: Brunet will be a healthy scratch in St. Louis on Thursday.

Injury: Capobianco (lower-body) is expected to be out for the next four weeks.

Line Change: Duda will make his NHL debut in Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Send Down: Gaucher has been loaned to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Injury: Steel (undisclosed) will return vs. Montreal on Thursday.

Line Change: Taylor will make his NHL debut vs. Montreal on Thursday.

Line Change: Voronkov will be a healthy scratch in Carolina on Thursday.

Line Change: Heinen will draw back into the lineup in Carolina on Thursday.

Line Change: Bauer is expected to be a healthy scratch in Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Line Change: Fleury is expected to draw back into the lineup in Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Injury: Spurgeon (undisclosed) is considered week-to-week.

Injury: Marchand (leg) has resumed skating and is expected to be out for three more weeks.

Injury: Barkov (lower-body) has started skating and is expected to be out for four more weeks.

Call Up: Lambos has been recalled from Iowa (AHL).

Injury: Girard (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision vs. Utah on Thursday.

Injury: Chinakhov (lower-body) will return vs. Utah on Thursday.

Injury: Kindel (vasovagal episode) will return to the lineup vs. Utah on Thursday.

Injury: Tarasov (undisclosed) will serve as the Red Wings' backup on Thursday.

Send Down: The Red Wings are sending Michal Postava to Grand Rapids (AHL).

Injury: Hall (upper-body) will remain out on Thursday and is expected to miss a few more games.

Injury: Hedman (lower-body) will return vs. Winnipeg on Thursday.

Injury: Hagel (undisclosed) will play vs. Winnipeg on Thursday.

Call Up: Taylor has been recalled from the Texas Stars (AHL).

Injury: Manson (lower-body) left Wednesday's game vs. New Jersey and will not return.