Columbus Blue Jackets activate defenceman Fedor Tyutin, reassign defenceman Cody Goloubef

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenceman Fedor Tyutin off injured reserve and have reassigned defenceman Cody Goloubef to their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.

Tyutin has missed the last nine games with an ankle injury which occurred while playing for Russia at the Olympics.

The top-two defenceman has four goals and 20 assists, 30 penalty minutes and a plus-6 rating in 53 games with Columbus this season. In 659 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets and New York Rangers, he has 50 goals, 181 assists and 428 penalty minutes.

Goloubef has played in five games with the Jackets this season and has two penalty minutes. He has six goals and 16 assists in 48 games with Springfield.