Armia Returns, Girard Possibly Back; Injuries Impact Teams

0:00For NHL coverage, this is your March 20th update. Los Angeles Kings fans have good news heading into Saturday's match-up. Forward Joel Armia returns after missing 10 games with a back injury. He first got her playing for Team Finland in the Olympics, then aggravated it in late February. Armia brings 20 points in 53 games this season when the Kings host the Buffalo Sabers at 4 p.m. Eastern. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins might get the fenceman Samuel Gerard back against the Winnipeg Jets at 1 p.m. Eastern. He sat out 5 games with an upper body issue since his trade from Colorado earlier this week. Gerard skated with Chris Latang in practice Friday, though he has no points yet in 7 games with Pittsburgh. Injury setbacks hit other teams hard. San Jose Sharks forward. Tyler Tafoli remains sideline with a lower body problem and will miss Saturday's home game versus the Philadelphia Flyers at. 4 p.m. Eastern. He left early in Thursday's lost to Buffalo and the coach plans an update soon.

1:02Tafoli has 44 points in 67 games this year. The Minnesota Wild Face more challenges too. Star Curial Caprizov stays day-to-day with the lower body injury, sitting out his second straight game when they host Dallas at 4 p.m. Eastern. He leads the team with 80 points in 69 games. Team A Joel Erickson Ecosl misses his third consecutive contest for the same reason. These line-up shifts could shake up Saturday's action across the league, so keep an eye on how the teams adjust on the fly.