The Minnesota Wild have activated forward Mats Zuccarello from Injured Reserve for tonight's game against Edmonton and have placed forward Joel Eriksson Ek on Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury suffered at Montreal.

The Charlotte Checkers, the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, have signed foward Jamie McGinn to a professional tryout (PTO). McGinn, 31, has 11 pro seasons under his belt, the majority of which he spent in the NHL.

29-year-old defenseman Luca Sbisa has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks. He was immediately placed on waivers for the purpose of reassignment to the AHL.

Tuukka Rask makes his 500th start in the NHL tonight when the Boston Bruins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Gabriel Vilardi is back to skating in LA in a non-contact jersey. Vilardi, 20, hasn't played this season and only got into four AHL contests in 2018-19 because of a back injury. He was drafted 11th overall by the Kings in 2017.

The Detroit Red Wings recalled RW Evgeny Svechnikov from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins and assigned D Alex Biega to the Griffins. The team has also placed LW Adam Erne on injured reserveand removed D Jonathan Ericsson from injured reserve and placed him on waivers. Ericsson is in the last year of his contract and carries a $4.25 million cap hit.

After a few days of day-to-day limbo, Boston has placed C David Krejci on IR and called up Anders Bjork from the AHL. A former 5th round pick from the 2014 draft, Bjork has seen 50 games worth of action with the Bruins over the last two years, compiling 5 goals and 10 assists.