Smith suffered an upper-body injury on Wednesday and will not be available for Saturday's game vs. the Hurricanes. Expect a defenseman to be recalled from the taxi squad to replace Smith.

The move to LTIR means that Ehlers will have to miss 10 games or 24 days, whichever comes first. In Ehlers' case, he won't be eligible to play until February 14th vs. the Blackhawks.

Ehlers suffered a knee injury in a knee-on-knee collision with Dmitry Orlov on Tuesday. Orlov was suspended for two games for the hit but it looks like it's going to cost Ehlers a lot more time.

Martinook will miss Friday's game vs. the Rangers and Saturday's game in New Jersey after testing positive for COVID-19. Josh Leivo skated in his spot in Thursday's practice.

Dzingel will come out of the lineup on Wednesday, so look for Alex Galchenyuk to replace him on the fourth line.

Ehlers suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's game after a knee-on-knee hit from Dmitry Orlov. Head coach Dave Lowry already ruled Ehlers out for Thursday's game and said he could be out longer. Luckily for the Jets, they are expecting to get Paul Stastny back to replace Ehlers.

Slavin missed two games while in COVID-19 protocol but will return to the lineup tonight in Boston. Slavin will be back on the top pair and second power-play unit and comes into play with 18 points (1G / 17A) in 33 games this season.

Ehlers missed one game while in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to play tonight in Washington. Ehlers, who has 25 points (13G / 12A) in 33 games this season, will skate on the top line with Mark Scheifele and Andrew Copp.

Martinook has been out since December 2nd but is expected to play this afternoon vs. the Canucks. Martinook is expected to skate on the fourth line with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nino Niederreiter.