Akira Schmid Scratched:Tyler Wotherspoon, Nikita Okhotiuk, Alexander Holtz Injured:Ondrej Palat (lower body), John Marino (upper body), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), Jonathan Bernier (hip), Mackenzie Blackwood (hand) Status report Palat will return after missing 32 games following groin surgery. ... Blackwood was injured in the morning skate prior to a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Schmid was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League and will back up Vanecek. … Forward Tyce Thompson was sent to Utica on Thursday to make room for Palat. … Santini, a defenseman, was recalled from Springfield of the AHL on Wednesday.