DFS Alerts

Send Down: Villalta has been assigned to Tucson (AHL) on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Vejmelka will start on Long Island on Thursday.

Line Change: Gatcomb will be a healthy scratch vs. Utah on Thursday.

Line Change: Duclair will be a healthy scratch vs. Utah on Thursday.

Line Change: MacLean will draw back into the Islanders' lineup vs. Utah on Thursday.

Line Change: Tsyplakov will draw back into New York's lineup vs. Utah on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Rittich will start vs. Utah on Thursday.

Send Down: Jones has been reassigned to Bakersfield (AHL).

Goalie Start: Oettinger will start in Chicago on Thursday.

Injury: Vejmelka (upper-body) will be a game-time decision vs. the Islanders on Thursday afternoon.

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

Line Change: van Riemsdyk will draw back into Washington's lineup in Ottawa on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Merilainen will start vs. Washington on Thursday.

Line Change: Struble will draw back into Montreal's lineup vs. Carolina on Thursday.

Line Change: Engstrom is expected to be a healthy scratch in Carolina on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Dobes will start in Carolina on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Woll will start vs. Winnipeg on Thursday.

Injury: Jarry (lower-body) is not expected to return until mid-January.

Goalie Start: Thompson will start in Ottawa on Thursday.

Line Change: Koivunen will be a healthy scratch vs. Detroit on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Knight is in the starter's crease at Chicago's morning skate.

Goalie Start: Silovs will start vs. Detroit on Thursday.

Injury: Nylander (undisclosed) is out on Thursday vs. Winnipeg and is doubtful to practice on Friday.

Send Down: Othmann has been reassigned to Hartford (AHL).

Injury: Sheary (lower-body) has been placed on LTIR.

Call Up: Dowling has been recalled from Hartford (AHL).

Call Up: Blidh has been recalled from Hartford (AHL).

Call Up: Berard has been recalled from Hartford (AHL).

Goalie Start: Silovs was the first goalie off the ice at Pittsburgh's morning skate.

Injury: Matthews (lower-body) will return to Toronto's lineup vs. Winnipeg on Thursday.

Injury: Werenski (lower-body) is expected to return on Saturday vs. Buffalo.

Injury: Smith is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Line Change: Chinakhov is expected to make his Penguins' debut vs. Detroit on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Bussi is in the starter's crease at Carolina's morning skate.

Injury: Jarvis (upper-body) returned to Carolina's practice in a non-contact jersey on Thursday.

Goalie Start: Woll is in the starter's crease at Toronto's morning skate.

Goalie Start: Samuel Ersson will start in Calgary on Wednesday.

Goalie Start: Hellebuyck will start in Detroit on Wednesday.

Injury: Vatrano will be out for approximately six weeks due to a shoulder fracture.

Goalie Start: Allen will start in Columbus on Wednesday.

Goalie Start: Luukkonen will start in Dallas on Wednesday.

Line Change: Groshev is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Anaheim on Wednesday.

Line Change: Finley is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Anaheim on Wednesday.

Line Change: James is expected to draw back into Tampa Bay's lineup vs. Anaheim on Wednesday.

Line Change: Johnston will draw into Anaheim's lineup vs. Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Line Change: Strome will be a healthy scratch vs. Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Injury: Mukhamadullin (lower-body) is expected to play vs. Minnesota on Wednesday after originally being a game-time decision.

Goalie Start: Vasilevskiy will start vs. Anaheim on Wednesday.

Goalie Start: Dostal will start vs. Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Goalie Start: Wallstedt will start vs. San Jose on Wednesday.