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Ivan was recalled from AHL Colorado on Wednesday.

Ivan has five goals and eight points in 39 appearances with the Avalanche in 2024-25. He also has a goal and an assist in two outings with AHL Colorado. The Avalanche have just 12 healthy forwards on their roster after recalling Ivan and Jere Innala, so both will probably be in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against Winnipeg.

Kostin (lower body) is working his way back to full fitness but is still not in the day-to-day category. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky told reporters Tuesday, "He's progressing. He's skating again," Warsofsky said. "He's a little ways away here, not really in a day-to-day category," per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Kostin has already missed six games due to his lower-body injury and seems no closer to getting back onto the ice at this point. Even when healthy, the forward has struggled to produce, going pointless over his last 11 outings while contributing just eight shots.

Guentzel scored a goal on five shots in a 3-2 defeat to the Canadiens on Tuesday.

Guentzel has scored in three of his last four games while also chipping in a pair of helpers over that stretch. While Tuesday's goal was at even strength, 11 of the winger's 24 tallies this year have come with the man advantage, matching his career-best mark for power-play goals in a season already.

Beck was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Beck was called up by the Canadiens on Sunday, and he was held without a point with two hits while averaging 7:35 of ice time over two appearances with the NHL club. He'll head back to the minors a few days later, and he should have more opportunities to develop in the AHL.

Newhook scored a goal on one shot in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay.

Newhook has been finding his offensive stride of late, recording four points in his last five outings while averaging 15:58 of ice time. Despite averaging 1:47 of ice time with the man advantage this season, the 23-year-old has only managed one power-play point this year. Newhook has reached the 30-point threshold in each of his four NHL campaigns but could be in danger of missing that threshold in 2024-25.

Evans scored the game-winning goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

With his tally, Evans was able to bring his 10-game goal drought to a close. Prior to his slump, the 28-year-old forward had scored in five straight games, so perhaps fantasy managers can expect more to come with Evans back on track. Still, the Toronto native remains stuck in a bottom-six role without power-play opportunities, which may limit his fantasy upside.

Strome logged a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.

Strome has two helpers over his last three contests. He's produced seven assists and 14 shots on net over 11 games in January, but he hasn't scored this month. The 31-year-old center is up to 26 points (five on the power play) with 81 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 47 outings overall. Strome continues to log top-line minutes for the Ducks, but he's more of a depth forward for fantasy purposes.

McTavish scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.

With two goals and two assists over his last eight outings, McTavish has done a decent job on offense lately. The 21-year-old scored late in the first period to get the Ducks back within a goal, but they never tied the score. McTavish is up to seven goals, 20 points, 86 shots on net, 41 hits, 26 PIM, 23 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 41 appearances. He's likely to remain in a middle-six role, and his six-game absence due to an upper-body injury in November is putting him at risk of missing the 40-point mark for the first time in his three full campaigns.

Luostarinen notched an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

The helper snapped a five-game slump for Luostarinen. Even with a move to the second line in recent contests, he's done little more than provide depth offense. The 26-year-old is at seven goals, 10 assists, 55 shots on net, 102 hits, 37 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 48 appearances, which is production good enough to make Luostarinen an option in deep fantasy formats.

Barkov notched an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

Barkov had gone three games without a point, and he's now 10 contests removed from his last goal with five helpers over that span. The 29-year-old helped out on Sam Reinhart's game-tying goal in the first period. Barkov has generally played well with 39 points, 83 shots on net, 48 hits, 38 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 38 appearances this season. All players hit ruts at times, but the Finn should be able to get back to a high level of performance in short order.