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Fowler was traded from Anaheim to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round pick and prospect Jeremie Biakabutuka, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

The deal will end Fowler's 15-year tenure with Anaheim. The 33-year-old defenseman has four assists and a minus-7 rating through 17 games this season. Fowler figures to step into a top-four role with the Blues.

Jensen scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Friday's 3-0 win over the Hurricanes.

The Senators' third line and second defensive pairing was on the ice for all three goals. Jensen helped out on a Shane Pinto goal in the second period and then scored one of his own in the third. With five points over six games in December, this has already been Jensen's best month of the campaign. He now has two goals, 13 points, 39 shots on net, 34 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating over 29 appearances. Jensen is one point shy of matching his total from 78 regular-season outings with the Capitals in 2023-24, and he's on pace for the first 30-point campaign of his career.

Brown was called up from AHL Bakersfield on Friday.

Brown was sent down Nov. 23 after Darnell Nurse returned from an injury. The 30-year-old Brown is back in the NHL to provide extra defensive depth since Evan Bouchard (lower body) is questionable to play Saturday against the Golden Knights.

Ruhwedel was summoned from AHL Hartford on Friday.

Ruhwedel has three assists in 11 games with Hartford in 2024-25. K'Andre Miller sustained an upper-body injury Wednesday and was put on injured reserve Friday, so Ruhwedel's promotion gives the Rangers a seventh healthy defenseman. New York is gearing up for a back-to-back set against LA and St. Louis on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, so perhaps Ruhwedel will draw into at least one of those two games.

Faber logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Oilers.

Faber has three helpers over his last five games, but this was his first power-play point since Nov. 23 versus the Flames. The 22-year-old defenseman has been on the second power-play unit, which has reduced his ability to contribute in that situation. Overall, he's at 15 points (six on the power play), 39 shots on net, 36 blocked shots and a plus-13 rating over 29 outings in a top-pairing role.

Emberson logged a shorthanded assist and five PIM in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Wild.

Emberson helped out on a Connor Brown goal at 1:55 of the second period. This came after Emberson fought Jakub Lauko in the opening frame. Emberson has two helpers over his last six outings, and he's at three assists, 27 shots on net, 39 hits, 33 blocked shots and 14 PIM through 27 contests overall. He remains firmly in a bottom-four role for the Oilers.

Stecher scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Wild.

Both of Stecher's goals this season have come over the last three games, and all five of his points have been over the last eight contests. The 30-year-old is still in a bottom-four role with an average of just 14:41 of ice time per game. Stecher has added 24 shots on net, 28 blocked shots, 15 hits and 11 PIM, but given his limited role, it's unlikely he's able to sustain his recent success on offense -- especially since he's reached double-digit points in just one of the last three seasons.

Nurse notched two assists, four shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Wild.

Nurse earned his first multi-point effort since Nov. 14. He has four points over eight contests since he returned from an upper-body injury he suffered against the Maple Leafs on Nov. 16. Nurse won't keep pace with the elite high-scoring defensemen, but he's been solid this year with 13 points, 70 shots on net, 51 blocked shots, 45 hits and a plus-10 rating over 26 appearances.

Friedman was assigned to AHL Abbotsford on Friday.

Friedman was recalled by the Canucks ahead of Thursday's game against the Panthers, and he logged two hits, a blocked shot and a plus-1 rating in 14:30 of ice time during the win. He'll head back to the minors a day later, but he's been shuffled between the NHL and AHL clubs recently, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him back with the Canucks at some point.

DeMelo notched an assist, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

DeMelo went 14 games without a point before snapping the drought when he set up a Josh Morrissey tally in the third period. The 31-year-old DeMelo doesn't focus on offense, but his top-pairing role has often led to him chipping a decent amount of points simply by sharing ice time with the Jets' best players. For the season, he has just four helpers to go with 54 hits, 34 blocked shots, 28 shots on net, 14 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 31 contests.