NHL Player News

Pulock (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Pulock appears to be on track to return from a 24-game absence Monday against Toronto. He has generated six points, 34 shots on goal, 66 blocked shots and 37 hits across 25 appearances this campaign. With Pulock poised to play, Samuel Bolduc could be scratched for Monday's contest.

Pachal was put on waivers Saturday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Pachal has one goal, 18 shots on net, 23 blocked shots and 42 hits over 17 NHL outings this season. The 24-year-old blueliner hasn't been in the lineup since Jan. 4, so he could get some playing time with AHL Henderson if another team doesn't claim him.

Clarke was reassigned to AHL Ontario on Thursday, per CapFriendly.

Clarke will get a chance to play in the AHL while the Kings are on their bye week. He could be called up again prior to their next game Feb. 10 versus the Oilers.

Zellweger was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Thursday.

The Ducks don't play again until Feb. 9 against the Oilers. Zellweger should get in a couple of AHL games this week, as the Gulls play twice before the AHL All-Star break Sunday. Zellweger has been seeing ample playing time in his four games with the Ducks -- he is averaging 2:09 of ice time with the man advantage and 16:19 of ice time overall. The 20-year-old defenseman has one assist, six shots on goal and five blocked shots through four NHL appearances this year. Look for the Ducks to recall Zellweger after the NHL's All-Star break.

Mukhamadullin was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Thursday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The Sharks don't play again until Feb. 14, so it's no surprise that Mukhamadullin was sent down. The plan is for him to play in the AHL All-Star game Feb. 5 and get in four AHL games before presumably being recalled by the Sharks. Mukhamadullin picked up his first career NHL point Wednesday, as he had a power-play assist on Anthony Duclair's first-period goal against Anaheim. Mukhamadullin is already a top-four defenseman with the Sharks and should eventually play on the top unit while seeing time with the top power play.

Rafferty was returned to AHL Grand Rapids on Thursday.

The 28-year-old defenseman has yet to play in an NHL game this season. He has been shuffled back and forth from Grand Rapids over the last three weeks and has been a healthy scratch for all seven games he's been with the big club for. The Red Wings do not play again until Feb. 10, so Rafferty should see some playing time with the Griffins over the next nine days.

Burroughs notched an assist, four hits and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ducks.

Burroughs was scratched Tuesday, but he checked back in with Ty Emberson (upper body) out. Burroughs picked up two points over nine outings in January, but he doesn't appear to be a lock for the lineup anymore. The 28-year-old defenseman has a career-high six points with 48 shots on net, 51 PIM, 85 blocked shots, 108 hits and a minus-24 rating over 44 appearances overall this year.

Mukhamadullin notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, six blocked shots, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ducks.

Mukhamadullin needed three games to earn his first NHL point, and he did it on an Anthony Duclair power-play goal in the first period. Since his promotion Jan. 25, Mukhamadullin has immediately jumped into a top-four role, and he looks like he belongs there. He's racked up five shots on net, 11 blocks, three hits, four PIM and an even plus-minus rating. The Sharks are missing three blueliners, but Mukhamadullin is making a strong case to stay in the lineup long term, especially if the team trades away some veterans before the March 8 deadline.

Vlasic scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ducks.

Vlasic has scored in three straight games for the first time in his career, and he's potted five goals over his last nine contests. January has seen a renaissance of sorts for the 36-year-old blueliner, but it's unlikely to be a long-lasting surge. He's at six points, 40 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 29 appearances this season.

LaCombe posted an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sharks.

LaCombe snapped his four-game slump with the helper. The 23-year-old defenseman sparked a rush for the Ducks, which ended with Frank Vatrano tallying the game-winning goal in overtime on a feed from Troy Terry. LaCombe is up to nine points in 46 contests, but he earned five of those points over 12 outings in January. He's seen a larger and steadier role since Jamie Drysdale was traded to Philadelphia, though most of LaCombe's production is likely to be in the non-scoring areas -- he's at 82 blocks, 34 hits, 42 shots on goal and a minus-22 rating.