Quinton Byfield was called up from the AHL this morning and will replace Kupari on the third line vs. the Avalanche.

With Miller going on IR, Mattias Samuelsson was recalled from Rochester (AHL) and will replace him in the lineup on Monday afternoon. Miller will miss at least one week.

DeMelo missed one game but will play in Detroit, which is big news for the Jets, who are going to be without three regulars on the back-end.

Samberg was a second-round pick (No.43 overall) in 2017 and is set to make his NHL debut on Thursday with Brendan Dillon, Logan Stanley and Nathan Beaulieu out.

With Comrie out, Mikhail Berdin will come up and serve as Connor Hellebuyck's backup in Detroit.

Both Iafallo and Alex Turcotte re-joined practice on Sunday but Turcotte was the only one who was officially activated from the COVID-19 protocol list. Iafallo was back on the top line with Anze Kopitar during the session, a good sign that he'll be available Monday. Expect him to be officially activated later today and play vs. the Rangers.

With Jansen Harkins going onto the COVID-19 protocol list this morning, Perfetti will suit up in Colorado. Perfetti did not register a point in two NHL games earlier in the season but had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 17 AHL games before departing for the World Juniors.

Both DeMelo and Jansen Harkins entered COVID-19 protocol this morning, so Cole Perfetti and Nathan Beaulieu will draw into the lineup on Thursday.

On the same day that the Kings got Dustin Brown out of COVID-19 protocol, they lost Iafallo. In Wednesday's practice, Martin Frk skated on the Kings' top line in Iafallo's absence. Iaffalo will likely miss one or two games.

Miller suffered an undisclosed injury in Tuesday's practice session and will not be available for Wednesday's game. Ethan Prow is expected to make his NHL debut with Miller out.