
Saku Koivu (right knee) was on the ice at Philips Arena on Monday, skating between Bobby Ryan and Dan Sexton. The Ducks have targeted their second-line centre's return for Tuesday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers. - L.A. Daily News

Marc Savard participated fully in practice Monday. He suffered a partial tear of the right MCL, the same knee he injured late in the playoffs last year. The centre will be wearing a full brace when he returns. - Boston Globe

Drew Stafford was a late scratch on Monday night with the flu. - Buffalo News

Defencemen Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brent Sopel didn't practice Monday but are expected to play against the Oilers. - Chicago Tribune

Niklas Kronwall will return from a knee injury Tuesday night. By Friday, Jason Williams, out since Nov. 7 with a broken leg, estimated he will return. Tomas Holmstrom, out since Jan. 5 with a sore foot, said he'll be back Friday or Sunday against Pittsburgh. - Detroit Free Press

David Booth is making good progress from a concussion sustained in October and could possibly return to the Panthers lineup before the Olympic break. Booth, out since taking an open-ice hit by Philadelphia captain Mike Richards on Oct. 24, went through his first full-scale practice with the Panthers on Monday. Steven Reinprecht missed practice because he was getting his injured foot treated. Reinprecht was struck by teammate Dennis Seidenberg's shot in the third period Saturday and didn't return. - Miami Herald

The Canadiens held practice on Monday with call-up Ben Maxwell on the third line with Maxim Lapierre and Mathieu Darche. - RDS

Dainius Zubrus (knee) will return to the Devils' lineup Tuesday night when the Devils visit Ottawa, Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said after the team's practice Monday afternoon. Zubrus participated fully in the hour-long skate and pronounced himself ready to go. - Star-Ledger

Undisclosed injuries prevented winger Bill Guerin and defenseman Alex Goligoski from playing for the Penguins against the New York Rangers on Monday night. Forward Chris Conner was recalled from AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to replace Guerin in the lineup. Martin Skoula replaced Goligoski in the lineup and was partnered with Jay McKee. - Tribune Review

Defenceman Dan Boyle, who missed two games last week because of an upper-body injury, did skate, and Todd McLellan said he's still on track to return Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Rookie defenseman Jason Demers has been reassigned to the Sharks' development team in Worcester. - Mercury News

Defenceman Mike Komisarek (shoulder) is still a few days away from returning to the lineup. - TSN