NHL Player News

Rasmussen (lower body) will play against the Rangers on Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Following a nine-game absence, Rasmussen will replace Mason Appleton in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers. The 26-year-old Rasmussen has six goals, 14 points, 64 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and 62 hits across 61 appearances this season.

Lundestrom (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Saturday's tilt against Winnipeg, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Lundestrom was also a game-time call versus Carolina on Thursday and ended up playing, drawing an assist. He was injured Tuesday versus Carolina and was not on the ice at practice Saturday. Lundestrom has four goals and eight assists in 62 games this season.

Protas (upper body) will return to action versus Buffalo on Saturday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Protas missed the last two games with the injury. He has 23 goals, 24 assists and 147 shots on goal over 70 games this season. He should return to the top line, alongside Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin.

Protas (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup against Buffalo, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.

Protas participated in Saturday's morning skate and didn't stay on the ice for extra work, which is a good sign that he could return from a two-game absence. He has contributed 23 goals, 47 points and 147 shots on net across 70 outings this campaign.

McLaughlin was recalled from AHL Utica on Saturday.

McLaughlin was injured in preseason action and placed on long-term injured reserve. He was activated Feb. 11 and sent to AHL Utica after passing through waivers. McLaughlin had six goals and seven assists in 21 games with the Comets before his recall. The Devils also recalled Brian Halonen ahead of Saturday's matchup against Montreal, but it's unclear if either of them will be in the lineup.

Poehling scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blues.

Poehling has opened April with three points over two games. The 27-year-old continues to be an effective depth scorer from a middle-six role. He's up to 11 goals, 34 points, 85 shots on net, a plus-13 rating, 80 blocked shots and 40 hits through 69 appearances this season.

Suter scored a goal, added an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.

Suter set up Jonatan Berggren's goal in the first period before scoring one of his own in the second. The 29-year-old Suter was moved to center on the third line amid a lineup shuffle after the Blues lost two games to start their road trip. The Swiss forward hadn't posted a multi-point effort since Feb. 26 versus the Kraken. He's at 13 goals, 27 points, 89 shots on net and a plus-10 rating over 58 appearances, primarily playing in a middle-six capacity.

Thomas scored a goal and added two power-play assists in Friday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.

Thomas has two goals and five helpers during his four-game point streak. The 26-year-old center is doing everything he can to keep the Blues in the playoff race -- he's earned six multi-point efforts over his last 15 outings, collecting 20 points in that span. For the season, Thomas is up to 18 goals, 53 points, 88 shots on net, 37 blocked shots and a plus-17 rating over 57 appearances in his usual top-line role.

White scored a goal and added two assists in AHL San Jose's 6-3 win over Colorado on Friday.

White is rolling late in the season, earning six goals and 11 assists over his last 11 outings. He's up to 17 goals, 43 points and 85 shots on net over 41 appearances. The 29-year-old forward has been a good AHL veteran for the Barracuda, but his chances of a call-up are still pretty low.

Sapovaliv scored two goals and added an assist in AHL Henderson's 4-3 win over Tucson on Friday.

With the effort, Sapovaliv is up to 15 goals and 13 helpers through 65 appearances. He's made some gains compared to his 19-point rookie season over 71 contests last year. He has four points over his last two outings.