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 Lupul returned to Toronto for additional tests after sustaining a
lower body injury during the second period of Wednesday night's game
against the Boston Bruins.
Lupul has played in 26 games this season and has nine goals and
eight assists.
The Maple Leafs also announced that center Peter Holland was going
back to Toronto for further evaluation of an upper body injury.
Holland has seen action in 38 games this season and has eight goals
and eight assists.
The 22-year-old McKegg has played in 23 games for the Marlies this
season and has seven goals and eight assists. He made his NHL debut
for Maple Leafs in February.
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Boston Bruins forward Matt Lindblad and defenseman Zach Trotman were
assigned to Providence of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
 Lindblad has played in two games for the Bruins this season and
three times in his career. In 29 games for Providence this season,
Lindblad has six goals and six assists.
Trotman has seen action in 17 games for Boston this season and has
four assists. In eight games for Providence this season, he has two
assists.
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The St. Louis Blues recalled forwards Colin Fraser and John McCarthy
from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.
Fraser, 29, signed as a free agent Sept. 5 and has 12 points and 28
penalty minutes in 32 games for the Wolves this season. McCarthy,
28, signed as a free agent on July 8 and has seven points and 11
penalty minutes in 22 games for the Wolves.
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The Minnesota Wild reassigned forward Tyler Graovac to Iowa of the
American Hockey League on Thursday.
The 21-year-old Graovac played in two games for the Wild after he
was recalled Sunday, making his NHL debut on Monday. In 31 games for
Iowa this season, he has 12 goals and 12 assists.
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Chicago Blackhawks right winger Kris Versteeg appeared to injure his
left hand diving to block a shot and was taken to the locker room by
trainers early in the third period of the Winter Classic game
against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
Versteeg immediately headed to the bench after taking a hard shot
off the hand by Capitals left winger Eric Fehr, who scored the
game's first goal.
Versteeg was evaluated by team trainers on the bench for a few
minutes before being taken to the dressing room with a towel on the
hand and the score tied 2-2.
His status was uncertain. Versteeg has appeared in 33 games this
season and has nine goals and 18 assists.
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The Buffalo Sabres assigned defenseman Mark Pysyk to the Rochester
Americans of the American Hockey League. Pysyk was in his second
stint with the Sabres this season.
The organization's first-round pick in the 2010 draft, Pysyk has 13
points in 67 career games for the Sabres since making his NHL debut
in 2012, including one point in four games this season. For the
Amerks, he has 11 points in 30 games.
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