Matt Ellis will be back in the lineup tomorrow night against Phoenix after being out with headaches since the Thanksgiving Day game in Nashville. Mark Hartigan was returned to Grand Rapids after a one-day call-up.
Ellis skated on a line with Tomas Kopecky and Aaron Downey on the wings at Friday's practice.
Kirk Maltby didn't skate for a third consecutive day and probably won't play Saturday. Maltby is out with a back injury.
Chris Osgood will start in net tomorrow, his sixth start in the past seven games. Dominik Hasek will start Tuesday in Montreal.