Gabriel Dumont is back in Tampa Bay.

The Lightning claimed the 27-year-old winger off the waiver wire Wednesday, the team announced.

Dumont was waived Tuesday by the Ottawa Senators, who had claimed him off waivers from the Lightning on Nov. 22.

In 23 games with Ottawa, he recorded one goal and one assist after failing to record a point in seven appearances for the Lightning earlier this season.

Dumont has been assigned to the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.

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Petr Mrazek may have been the first domino to fall in Detroit.

With his team set to miss the playoffs for the second straight year, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland is looking to restock the cupboards with draft picks and prospects with a view to the next wave of success.

"I want us to be a team that can compete for the Stanley Cup," Holland said Tuesday, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press. "We are not quite where we need to be. In order to be there, we need to acquire draft picks, and we need to hit on those draft picks, or young players through trades. It’s about trying to acquire pieces that I think are going to impact this team three, four years down the road in order to build a team that’s a playoff team that’s got a young foundation. That’s the goal.

"I’m open for business," he added, "(but) I also believe that’s important to have team that’s competitive."

After dealing Mrazek to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Red Wings now have seven draft picks in the first four rounds this year, and another seven from rounds one to five in 2019.

Defenseman Mike Green is in the final year of his contract and is a logical candidate to be dealt prior to the Feb. 26 deadline.

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After a disappointing result for his native Sweden, Erik Karlsson has a backup plan.

The Swedes were upset by Germany 4-3 in Olympic quarter-final action on Wednesday, dashing the country's medal hopes after it earned the top seed in the preliminaries. Alas, the Senators defenseman will now be pulling for the country he's called home for the last nine NHL seasons.

Canada will take on Germany on Friday, with the winner earning a spot in the gold medal game.

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As the NHL trade deadline approaches, there's uncertainty in Toronto as to whether forward James van Riemsdyk will remain with the Maple Leafs for the balance of the regular season and into the playoffs.

The 28-year-old winger can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, and the Leafs have to decide whether to flip him prior to the deadline or hold on and allow him to hit the open market in the offseason.

For head coach Mike Babcock, the situation isn't cut and dry.

"I don't think anything is an easy decision," Babcock said Tuesday after a 1-0 win over Florida in which van Riemsdyk scored the lone goal. "We've talked about this a bunch, you always have this plan but your plan can always change.

"It depends on what people want. There's lots of times you're going through and not planning on doing anything and you end up doing something. We don't really know, in the end, what's available and what we could pursue either."

The game-winner gave Van Riemsdyk 25 goals, putting him on pace for a new career high. He's averaging only 14:35 of ice time, though, his lowest as a Maple Leaf. On top of that, Toronto is allowing 34.2 shots per game, and could certainly use help on the blue line.

At the end of the day, Babcock believes general manager Lou Lamoriello will do whatever he deems to be in the best interest of winning.

"The way I look at it is, instead of worrying about that stuff, you just keep playing good and give ourselves the best opportunity," he said. "Then, whatever is best for our team, Lou will do."

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Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie recorded five points Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks - enough to set a franchise record for most points in a regular-season game by a defenseman.

Risto Siltanen is the only other player in franchise history to record five points in a game, as he did so for the Quebec Nordiques in a playoff game against the Hartford Whalers in 1987.

Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock recorded five points in a game earlier this season, and the feat was twice done in 2015, but prior to that, the five-point mark hadn't been reached by a blue-liner since 2009.

The Avs were victorious 5-4 in the contest, as Barrie assisted on Nathan MacKinnon's overtime blast.

All five of Barrie's points came with the man advantage. The Avs scored five power-play goals for the first time since 1992, according to NHL PR.

Barrie now has 36 points in 45 games in another productive offensive season for the 26-year-old blue-liner.

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The Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche played a goal-free opening 20 minutes on Tuesday night.

Then, the floodgates opened.

When the buzzer sounded to end the second period, the Canucks led the Avalanche 4-3.

The clubs erupted for those seven goals in a span of less than 19 minutes, beginning with Canucks winger Darren Archibald's marker 34 seconds into the frame and ending with Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog's power-play goal with 37 seconds remaining in the period.

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When the San Jose Sharks signed Mikkel Boedker to a four-year, $16-million contract on July 1, 2016, they probably expected the 50-point player he had become during his time with the Arizona Coyotes.

If those were indeed the expectations, then last season's 26-point campaign would have been conceived as a huge disappointment. Through the first 48 games of this season, it seemed like much of the same for the 28-year-old, as he collected a measly 17 points.

However, in his last four games, Boedker has seemingly busted out of his year-and-a-half-long slump, scoring five goals and adding two assists during that span, including a tally and a helper in the Sharks' 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Whether this is just a fluky hot streak, or a player finally starting to meet expectations remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure - it couldn't have happened at a better time.

With Joe Thornton still sidelined, the Sharks need all the offense they can get. Thanks to a 5-1-0 record in their last six games, they remain ahead of the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks in a competitive Pacific Division, and Boedker's recent play is a big reason why.

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The more shots Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen receives, the better he plays - and it isn't even close.

Andersen stopped all 40 shots he faced Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers, further improving his numbers this season when facing 40-plus pucks directed at him:

Is it crazy to think that the Leafs might be better off if they allow their opponents to take more shots from the outside?

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