Zacha left Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury just 2:40 into the game after getting hit while taking a shot and sliding heavily into the boards. Head coach Lindy Ruff called him doubtful to play Wednesday, so look for Mason Geertsen to draw into the lineup.
The contract will carry an $883,750 AAV cap hit for the undrafted free agent out of Boston College. The 22-year-old forward leads Boston College in goals (21) and is second in points (32) in 33 games this season.
Tufte played in three straight games with the Stars but was sent back to the AHL to make room to call-up Adam Scheel from the AHL. Scheel is needed to serve as Jake Oettinger's backup with Braden Holtby dealing with an injury. Jacob Peterson will replace Tufte in the Stars' bottom-6.
The Ducks will be without Ryan Getzlaf, Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg on Thursday, so Lettieri, Danny O'Regan and Buddy Robinson were called up from the AHL. Lettieri has scored five goals with three assists (eight points) in 17 NHL games this season.
The Blue Jackets have sent J-F Berube back to the AHL to make room for Korpisalo to serve as Elvis Merzlikins' backup vs. the Maple Leafs. Korpisalo, who has not played since January 31st, has gone 6-8-0 with an .887 SV% in 18 appearances (14 starts) this season.
Zacha missed the Devils' last game but was back on the ice for practice on Saturday and said he feels ready to play Sunday vs. St. Louis. Zacha will likely replace Jimmy Vesey in the lineup, as Vesey deals with an illness of his own.
Johnson has been out since October 29th with a neck injury, which he underwent surgery for in early December. Johnson had one goal and two assists in eight games before getting hurt. He'll return on a line with Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat.
