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Lindholm (undisclosed) will not be available for Boston's four-game road trip, which begins Wednesday in Edmonton, per Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe.

Boston will return home to play Vegas on Feb. 29. Lindholm has a goal, 19 points, 52 PIM, 35 hits and 73 blocks in 56 appearances this season. With the 30-year-old defenseman unavailable, Mason Lohrei is set to draw into the lineup Wednesday after being recalled from AHL Providence on Tuesday.

Spence was reassigned to AHL Ontario on Wednesday, per Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty.

Spence has 16 assists, 54 shots, 44 hits and 35 blocks in 44 contests this season. Although he's been a regular with the Kings for much of the season, Spence was a healthy scratch in LA's past four games, which might be what led to this move. It's also possible this is a paper transaction, and if that's the case, then the Kings will likely recall him before Thursday's game against Nashville.

Heiskanen scored a power-play goal on five shots and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Rangers.

Heiskanen got the new father boost, but the rest of the Stars couldn't solve Igor Shesterkin. The 24-year-old Heiskanen has three goals and four assists over his last nine games, with two power-play points in that span. Overall, he has 34 points (12 on the power play) with 109 shots on net, 64 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 46 appearances in a top-pairing role this season.

Perunovich (lower body) is expected to be a game-time decision for Thursday's game against the Islanders, per Lou Korac of NHL.com on Wednesday.

Korac believes Perunovich is likely to play Thursday, which would probably result in the defenseman serving alongside Marco Scandella on the third pairing while Calle Rosen would be a healthy scratch. Perunovich, who last played Jan. 28, has 12 assists, 14 hits and 28 blocks in 31 outings in 2023-24.

Power (hand) doesn't feel ready to return Wednesday versus Montreal, but he believes his recovery is going well, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Power joined the Sabres for the morning skate Wednesday. He has two goals, 18 points, 28 hits and 74 blocks in 51 appearances in 2023-24. When Power is ready to return, he will likely serve in a top-four capacity and occupy a spot on the second power-play unit.

Crevier (mouth) isn't expected to play Wednesday against Philadelphia, per Scott Powers of The Athletic.

Crevier's injury is believed to be minor, so he might be back in the lineup Friday versus Winnipeg. He has three assists, 21 hits and 43 blocks in 20 top-level appearances in 2023-24. With Crevier out, Isaak Phillips is set to draw into the lineup Wednesday.

Pelech scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Penguins.

The veteran blueliner delivered only the second game-winning goal of his career, cruising into the Pittsburgh end and ripping a shot blocker side past Alex Nedeljkovic. It was Pelech's first goal of 2023-24 and his second multi-point performance of the season, with the other coming Nov. 22 against the Flyers. He has just eight points in 31 games, but five of those points have come in his last eight contests.

DeMelo logged a pair of assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Minnesota.

DeMelo set up Kyle Connor's tally early in the second period before adding a second assist on a Sean Monahan deflection in the third. It's just the second multi-point effort of the year for DeMelo, who now has three assists in his last three contests following a seven-game scoreless streak. While he's been a sturdy presence defensively on Winnipeg's top pairing, the 30-year-old DeMelo isn't likely to offer consistent offensive production. He has one goal and 18 points with a plus-28 rating through 54 games this season.

Montour produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Senators.

His tally late in the second period gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead, and Montour then helped set up Anton Lundell for the OT winner. Montour has two goals and five points in the last two games, and he might be finding last season's form again after offseason shoulder surgery delayed his season debut until mid-November and led to a couple sluggish months -- through his first 25 games in 2023-24, the 29-year-old defenseman managed only one goal and seven points.

Morrissey recorded a pair of assists in Tuesday's 6-3 victory over Minnesota.

Both of Morrissey's assists came on Gabriel Vilardi power-play goals, setting up the winger in the first period before recording a primary helper in the third. Morrissey now has three assists in his last three games after he was held to just two points in his previous nine contests. Overall, the 28-year-old blueliner now has seven goals and 38 points with a plus-18 rating through 54 games this season.