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1:26 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (eye) will play Saturday versus the Predators, Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports reports.
3:42 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) upper-body issue is related to his eye. He's questionable for Saturday's game against Nashville, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
2:27 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Sharks.
2:52 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) coach Jared Bednar noted Tuesday that Kiviranta (lower body) is good to go, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.
1:33 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) took the ice in a non-contact jersey Wednesday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
12:27 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Saturday.
12:40 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Colorado on Friday.
1:26 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) is set to draw back into the lineup Wednesday versus Chicago, according to Conor McGahey of Altitude TV.
2:20 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) will be an option for Wednesday's game against Chicago, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
12:29 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) won't play in Monday's game against the Flames, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
4:18 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) isn't available Saturday versus St. Louis, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
1:33 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) won't be in the lineup against the Kings on Thursday, according to Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
1:03 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Senators.
1:22 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) scored an empty-netter in Monday's 3-0 win over the Blackhawks.
1:03 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) scored a goal on two shots, added four hits and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Sabres.
2:07 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) notched an assist, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
11:34 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) scored two even-strength goals in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Chicago.
3:48 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) inked a one-year, two-way contract with Colorado on Monday.
2:00 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's Game 2 against Dallas, according to Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette.
3:50 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) won't play Tuesday in Game 1 versus Dallas, according to Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
3:48 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) will not be an option against the Jets in game 5 on Tuesday, per NHL.com.
2:09 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (lower body) will make the trip to Winnipeg ahead of Tuesday's Game 5 versus the Jets, Aarif Deen of Mile High Sports reports.
6:04 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) missed Sunday's Game 4 win over Winnipeg due to a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
2:12 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (undisclosed) did not take the ice for warmups and is out Sunday against Winnipeg, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
1:45 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) is expected to be a healthy scratch against Columbus on Monday, per NHL.com.
5:43 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) won't be in the lineup Saturday against Nashville, according to Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
1:46 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) will not be in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
3:32 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) missed practice Wednesday due to an illness ahead of Thursday's clash with the Rangers, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports.
7:50 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) had an assist, two shots on net and one block in Wednesday's 7-2 win over Detroit.
12:04 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) had an assist, two shots, one block and one hit over 12:03 of ice time in Saturday's 7-4 win over Philadelphia.
9:18 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) had an assist, two shots on net and three hits over 15:14 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over Toronto.
7:15 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) was inactive for Wednesday's game against the Sabres.
6:48 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) was on the ice for Tuesday's optional practice, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
2:36 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) is questionable to play Monday against Calgary, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
9:29 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) scored a goal on one shot and added one hit over 7:44 of ice time in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Jets.
3:56 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) signed a one-year contract with the Avalanche on Sunday.
7:12 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) signed a professional tryout agreement with the Avalanche on Monday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
11:22 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) has gone 15 games without a point.
5:25 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) notched an assist in Friday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
4:10 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (illness) is back to full health but will be scratched versus San Jose on Saturday, per NHL.com.
7:42 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (illness) will not play Thursday against Minnesota, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
1:07 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) won't play Tuesday against Tampa Bay due to a non-COVID illness, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
10:26 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) has played in just four of the Stars' last 15 games.
12:45 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) will be in the lineup against Nashville on Wednesday, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
12:54 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Flames, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
1:50 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Devils.
1:22 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (upper body) will return to action against the Panthers on Thursday, per Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News.
1:43 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (upper body) departed the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Monday.
1:19 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) Stars placed Kiviranta (upper body) in COVID-19 protocol Monday.
12:07 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) Stars placed Kiviranta (upper body) on injured reserve Friday, Matthew DeFranks of Dallas Morning News reports.
2:42 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (upper body) will not play Friday against the Blues, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
12:29 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (upper body) will miss out versus St. Louis on Tuesday, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
2:00 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) sustained an upper-body injury that kept him out of practice Monday, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
1:42 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (upper body) is set to rejoin the lineup against Arizona on Monday, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
2:49 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was held out of Friday's practice session with an upper-body injury, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
5:35 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was recalled from AHL Texas on Tuesday, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
8:45 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was reassigned to AHL Texas on Monday, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
2:04 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) signed a two-year, $2.1 million contract with the Stars on Saturday.
11:39 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) tallied a goal on two shots and had a team-leading seven hits in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over Chicago.
11:12 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the Lightning.
12:57 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Panthers.
2:45 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) has been removed from injured reserve Thursday, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
12:19 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) will be an option to play Thursday against Tampa Bay, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
2:42 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) Mike Heika of the Stars' official site on Tuesday, Kiviranta (lower body) could begin skating by the end of the week.
12:59 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) coach Rick Bowness said Saturday that Kiviranta (lower body) will need at least one more week of recovery, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
6:57 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
12:15 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) to coach Rick Bowness, Kiviranta (lower body) will be "out for a while," Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
11:32 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) suffered a lower-body injury in Sunday's game against the Predators.
1:50 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) supplied an assist in Sunday's 2-1 shootout win over the Blue Jackets.
6:17 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was promoted to the active roster Tuesday.
12:46 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was assigned to the taxi squad Monday.
5:48 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was promoted to Dallas' active roster Thursday.
7:03 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was assigned to the taxi squad Tuesday.
5:33 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was promoted to the active roster Saturday.
12:18 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was assigned to Dallas' taxi squad Tuesday, Bruce LeVine of Dallas Stars Radio reports.
11:43 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) registered three hits but was held off the scoresheet in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
5:39 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) was activated from injured reserve, indicating that he'll play in Tuesday's game versus the Blackhawks, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
12:54 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) returned to practice Saturday, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
2:55 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) expected, Kiviranta (lower body) won't play Thursday against Columbus, Matthew DeFranks of The Dallas Morning News reports.
12:55 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) (lower body) is expected to miss the Stars' next three games after coach Rick Bowness told reporters, "Doubtful you'll see him this week," Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
10:37 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) Stars placed Kiviranta (lower body) on injured reserve Sunday.
3:47 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) sustained a lower-body injury during Saturday's practice, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
10:13 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) scored a goal and doled out three hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Lightning in Game 1.
11:21 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) scored a power-play goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights in Game 5.
7:47 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) scored three times, including the game-winner, in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over Colorado in Game 7. He also had five shots and four hits.
5:18 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) recalled Kiviranta from AHL Texas on Wednesday.
12:45 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) reassigned Kiviranta to AHL Texas on Thursday.
3:04 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) has appeared in three of the Stars' last seven games.
12:05 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) was promoted from AHL Texas on Friday.
11:48 AM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) Stars reassigned Kiviranta to AHL Texas on Saturday.
2:41 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Dal) penned a two-year, entry-level contract with Dallas on Friday.
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