After missing the last four games with a groin injury, Fedor Tyutin will return to the lineup Thursday when the Colorado Avalanche face the divisional rival Chicago Blackhawks, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.

It's been a rough start for the veteran blue-liner in his first year in Colorado, after spending the past eight seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Tyutin, who had been sidelined since Oct. 20, has recorded two points in four games this season.

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