Bertuzzi had to miss the Red Wings' western Canada trip due to being unvaccinated but joined the team in Seattle for Saturday's game. He should be back in the top-6 and top power-play unit.
Vlasic was a second-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2019 and is set to make his NHL debut after finishing his third year at Boston University. The towering (6-foot-6, 199 lbs.) defenseman had eight points (1G / 7A) and 31 PIMS in 32 games with Boston University this season. He'll start out on the third pair with Erik Gustafsson.
Murphy's move to IR is retroactive to March 12th, so he's eligible to return whenever he's back to 100 percent. In addition to Murphy, Tyler Johnson (concussion) was also placed on IR on Friday.
The Stars announced that Khudobin underwent a right hip arthroscopy and Cabral repair on Sunday. The rehabilitation and recovery time is approximately six months. Khudobin went 3-4-1 with a 3.63 GAA and .879 SV% in nine NHL games this season.
Athanasiou's injury could not have come at a worse time for the 27-year-old. Athanasiou recently replaced Viktor Arvidsson on the Kings' second line and has scored goals in three straight games, totalling four goals with one assist in that stretch.
Bertuzzi still isn't eligible to travel to Canada, so he won't play in Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver. This is tough timing for the Red Wings, who lost Robby Fabbri for the season on Thursday. Taro Hirose was recalled from the AHL to fill in.
The Ducks will be without Ryan Getzlaf, Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg on Thursday, so Robinson, Danny O'Regan and Vinni Lettieri were called up from the AHL. Robinson has split his season between the AHL and NHL, tallying four points (1G / 3A) in 23 games with the Ducks.
Bertuzzi missed Wednesday's practice due to a non-COVID illness and is questionable to play Thursday vs. the Wild. Expect Givani Smith to draw into the lineup if Bertuzzi can't go.
Mrazek allowed five goals on 31 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Sabres last Wednesday. Jack Campbell struggled again on Saturday, so the Maple Leafs will come back to Mrazek on Monday. In his last six appearances, Mrazek is 3-3-0 with an .873 SV%.
