It's unclear what is ailing Stastny but he was not on the ice for Thursday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision in Colorado.

Kase suffered an undisclosed injury early in the week and will not be available for tonight's game vs. Edmonton. This is a tough break for Kase, who is riding a six-game point streak, posting three goals and five assists (eight points) over that stretch. Pierre Engvall will skate on the third line with Kase out.

Slavin, who has one assist in 10 games with the Blackhawks this season, will be replaced by Mackenzie Entwistle on the active roster.

Robinson will draw back onto the Blue Jackets' fourth line, replacing Justin Danforth who is expected to miss six weeks with an MCL sprain.

The Sharks have already been shut down through the Christmas break, so we'll see when they resume play next week. Burns will likely be out until at least next Thursday.

The Blue Jackets are in Buffalo on Monday and they'll be without Roslovic, Boone Jenner and Gabriel Carlsson, who entered protocol on Sunday.

With a bunch of Hurricanes forwards in COVID-19 protocol, Drury is set up to make his NHL debut on Thursday. The 2018 second-round pick has scored seven goals with nine assists (16 points) in 23 AHL games this season.

Jarvis and Sebastian Aho were moved into COVID-19 protocol after positive tests on Monday, meaning they will have to stay in Vancouver and are not expected to be available in Minnesota on Tuesday.

Aho was a late scratch on Sunday with what was called a non-COVID illness. He must have tested positive on Monday, leading to him being placed on the protocol list and being left behind in Vancouver. Seth Jarvis was also placed on the protocol list.

Dzingel suffered an upper-body on Friday and will not play this week. Alex Galchenruk replaced him on Saturday and should remain in the lineup this week.

Lemieux was suspended for five games for biting Brady Tkachuk but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Wild. Lemieux has four goals and one assist in 14 games this season.