The Edmonton Oilers have activated goaltender Cam Talbot from injured reserve.
Talbot missed the last seven games with an undisclosed injury.
Back-up goalie Laurent Brossoit started all seven games that Talbot missed. During that stretch, he registered three wins and four losses, and had a save percentage of .892.
“It was one of those things where it was better to take a couple games off than risk anything long term. I feel great now.” @ctalbot33, activated from IR today pic.twitter.com/gDoFAtJeDJ
“We have him scheduled to play tomorrow in Minnesota & the group is excited about it. We can’t disrespect the job LB did for us.” Coach McLellan on @ctalbot33‘s return & @LBrossoit‘s body of work in starter role
In 22 games this season, Talbot has posted a 10-10-1 record with one shut out, and had a 3.00 goals-against average, and a .903 save percentage.
Talbot led the NHL in games played last season, with 73, and tied for league lead with 42 wins.
The 30-year-old goaltender has appeared in 208 career NHL games, posting a record of 106-74-19.
The Oilers assigned goaltender Nick Ellis to Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.