Schwartz returns from ankle fracture, Buffalo takes forward off reserve - NHL Round Up

Louis Blues activated forward Jaden Schwartz from injured reserve on Wednesday.

Schwartz has missed the Blues' last 49 games after suffering a fractured left ankle during practice on Oct. 23. He is expected to be in the lineup when the Blues visit the Florida Panthers on Friday night, the team announced.

Schwartz, 23, has posted four assists in seven games this season. The 5-foot-10, 190-pounder was originally drafted by the Blues in the first round (14th overall) of the 2010 NHL draft.

Schwartz , a native of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, has produced 139 points (62 goals, 77 assists) in 214 career regular-season games and seven points (two goals, five assists) in 18 career postseason outings.

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The Buffalo Sabres placed forward Zemgus Girgensons on injured reserve and replaced him on the roster with forward Justin Bailey on Wednesday.

Girgensons sat out the Sabres' 7-4 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night with an upper-body injury that he suffered in a 2-1 overtime loss to Boston on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Latvian has five goals and six assists in 45 games this season.

Bailey, 20, joins the Sabres for his first career recall after a stretch which has seen him compile 11 points (five goals, six assists) in his last eight AHL games.

Through the first 47 games of his professional career, Bailey ranks second among Rochester skaters in goals (10) and fourth in points (23), and leads the team with 104 shots.

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The Edmonton Oilers recalled goaltender Laurent Brossoit from the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.

Brossoit, 22, has appeared in 26 games with Bakersfield this season, posting a 14-8-3 record, 2.70 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and three shutouts. He also represented the Condors at the 2016 AHL All Star Game.

The Surrey, British Columbia, native played in his first and only NHL game last season, making 49 saves as the Oilers dropped a 3-1 decision to the San Jose Sharks.

The Oilers also assigned goaltender Anders Nilsson to their AHL affiliate. Nilsson, 25, has a 10-12-0 record in 26 games (24 starts) this season with a 3.14 goals-against average and .745 save percentage.

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