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Jourdon LaBarber: The Buffalo Sabers held forward Tage Thompson and goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen out of last night’s game.

Coach Lindy Ruff: “Both boys are doing well but they won’t be playing.”

The Colorado Avalanche: Forwards Miles Wood and Jonathan Drouin have been activated on IR.

Mark Scheig: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson ditched the unlined jersey and wore a regular jersey yesterday.

• Aaron Portzline: Johnson didn’t participate in scrimmage drills at the end of practice, but it’s a good sign that he was more involved yesterday.

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Sarah McLellan: Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin missed last night’s game with an upper body injury and is listed as day-to-day.

Jesse Pierce: Minnesota Wild forwards Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek both left the first half with lower back injuries. The Wild did not have an update after the game.

Dan Rosen: New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil did not return for the third period due to an upper back injury. He collided with teammate K’Andre Miller late in the second half.

Philadelphia Flyers: Forward Sean Couturier and goaltender Samuel Ersson missed last night’s game and are both day-to-day with lower-body injuries.

Dan Rosen: San Jose Sharks forward Nico Sturm did not return for the third quarter due to an upper back injury.

Heather Engel: Defender of St. Louis Blues Pierre-Olivier Joseph left last night’s game with a lower back injury in the second half.

Darren Brown: Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle left in the second half with a lower-body injury. He faced Connor Murphy and hit the boards.

Coach Dan Bylsma said he was evaluated after the game and hopes to find out more today.

Erik Erlendsson: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point was not ready to go last night. Coach Jon Cooper did not know how long Point would be out. When asked if it was day to day, Cooper said to ask him tomorrow.

• Ken Wiebe: The point guard did not skate with the big team. He has been out since November 3 with a suspected hamstring injury.

Kevin Woodley: Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua returned to the lineup last night. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer last season and underwent surgery in September.

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“It’s been a long time coming, and yes, it will be fun,” Joshua said before the game. “It’s nice to get back in the room with the guys and get back to work.”

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