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 Hamhuis did not play Tuesday night against the Montreal Canadiens
because of a lower-body injury. Prust has a left ankle injury he
sustained in a collision with Canadians forward Brian Flynn during
the second period Tuesday.
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St. Louis Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk is "days away" from
returning to the lineup, coach Ken Hitchcock said.
Shattenkirk has been out since Oct. 13 with a lower-body injury. He
did not practice Wednesday and will not play Thursday night against
the Anaheim Ducks.
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Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr, who leads the Panthers with
six goals and 10 points, is day to day because of a lower-body
injury, the team announced.
Jagr was hurt during the first period of the Panthers' 4-1 win over
the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Jagr, the oldest player in
the NHL at 43, played just 2:30 in the game.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning assigned goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to
the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League for conditioning.
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Vasilevskiy, 21, appeared in 16 games with the Lightning last
season, posting a record of 7-5-1 to go along with a 2.36
goals-against average and .918 save percentage.
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The Chicago Blackhawks recalled defenseman Erik Gustafsson from the
Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Gustafsson, 23, has one assist and 10 penalty minutes in eight games
with the IceHogs in his first professional season in North America.
The Nynashamn, Sweden, native signed with the Blackhawks as a free
agent on April 30. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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