Jason Spezza is slated to return to the Dallas Stars lineup for Thursday's clash with the Arizona Coyotes.
The second-line pivot took reps with Cody Eakin and Antoine Roussel at the team's morning skate, NHL.com's Pete Jensen reports.
Dallas took nine points from six games, including five against Central Division opponents, while Spezza nursed his upper-body injury. They failed, however, to improve on their sparkling plus-32 goal differential, trading 17 goals for another 17 against over that stretch.
Spezza scored 18 goals and 40 points before his setback.
