Brandon Dubinsky is not in the lineup as the Columbus Blue Jackets continue their push for a playoff spot. The veteran forward was made a healthy scratch Tuesday against his former club, the New York Rangers.

"You know how I feel about him," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella told George Richards of the Columbus Dispatch. "He has been given plenty of opportunities to kind of find himself. I thought he really struggled (Monday) and I have other guys chomping at the bit to get in here."

Dubinsky saw nearly 13 minutes of ice time Monday against the Boston Bruins, but was held off of the scoresheet. A one-time offensive threat, he has gone 17 games without a point, with his last coming Feb. 13 against the New York Islanders.

Tortorella and Dubinsky, of course, were together with the Rangers from 2008-12, with the forward posting a career-high 54 points in 2011.

Dubinsky is in his sixth season with the Blue Jackets. He finished last year with 12 goals and 29 assists in 80 games.

The Blue Jackets hold the first wild card in the East, sitting three points above the New Jersey Devils and six ahead of the Florida Panthers.

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While his collegiate career is over, Ryan Donato is still hitting the books.

The Boston Bruins forward, formerly of Harvard, is two days removed from signing his entry-level contract with his hometown Bruins. But life in the NHL wasn't enough to stop his educational aspirations.

On Monday, Donato made his NHL debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets, potting a goal and two assists, becoming just the second Bruin to tally three points in his first career game.

Donato will return to the Bruins for Wednesday's contest against the St. Louis Blues.

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It's only a matter of time before the future arrives in the Big Apple.

Head coach Alain Vigneault said there's a "very good chance" Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil - arguably the team's two best prospects - will join the Rangers "real soon," with Andersson possibly playing Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Andersson, the seventh overall pick in the 2017 draft, has 28 points in 45 games this season split between Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League, and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack. He picked up six goals and an assist in seven games while captaining Sweden at the World Juniors, and infamously threw his silver medal in the stands.

Chytil, also a first-round pick last year (21st overall), has 31 points in 44 games with the Wolf Pack. He dressed for two games with the Rangers in October, so he can play up to seven games before burning a year off his entry-level contract. Andersson, meanwhile, could play up to nine games.

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This time it's for real.

The Arizona Coyotes recalled forward Dylan Strome from the AHL on Tuesday, nine days after the club canceled an emergency call-up.

Strome was expected to join the Coyotes earlier this month, but a clean bill of health from fellow center Derek Stepan deemed his recall unnecessary. The former third overall pick was then returned to the minors only hours later.

With the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners this season, the first-year pro has tallied a team-leading 50 points in 47 games. He also ranks second in scoring among minor-league freshmen, behind Winnipeg's Mason Appleton.

Strome has tallied one goal and one assist in 18 NHL appearances.

The Coyotes drafted Strome in 2015 with the first available pick following the selections of Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel.

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Changes could be on the horizon in the NHL, as the league wants to give the situation room final say on goaltender interference challenges.

Senior executive director of hockey operations Colin Campbell made the announcement Tuesday at the general managers meetings in Boca Raton, Fla., according to David Amber of Hockey Night in Canada. Campbell added that the league has reached out to the NHLPA for approval, and it's already being reviewed by the players' union.

As it currently stands, decisions on goaltender interference challenges are left up to the referees, a process that's drawn criticism for its inconsistent results throughout the season.

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The NHL won't be changing its offside rule.

The oft-controversial regulation was on the agenda for the general managers meetings in Boca Raton, Fla., on Tuesday, but there wasn't enough support for tweaking it.

The current rule states that if a player's skate is in the air, but not over the blue line, the play is still offside. The definition, combined with coach's challenges, has created plenty of issues over the last few seasons, including during Game 1 of last year's Stanley Cup Final.

GMs will continue to gather in Florida until Wednesday.

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The Buffalo Sabres' season is long gone, but Jack Eichel isn't ready to hang up his skates.

After he returned last week from a high ankle sprain that cost him 15 games, some wondered why Eichel would risk further injury with nothing on the line. The Sabres All-Star effectively put that narrative to rest.

"It's a bit frustrating for myself to get that question from people because it's a pretty simple answer, to be honest with you: I'm playing because I'm a hockey player," Eichel told John Vogl of The Buffalo News. "It's kind of ridiculous for somebody to think the fact that we're out of the playoffs and we don't have an opportunity to really do anything with our season that I would just pack my year in. It's not who I am as a person. It's not who I've ever been and not who I am as a hockey player."

"I think there should be a lot more questions asked if I decided I did want to pack it in and end my season because I had an ankle injury," he continued.

Despite missing a considerable chunk of the season, the 21-year-old leads the last-place Sabres with 54 points in 57 games.

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Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba has been diagnosed with a concussion, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters Tuesday.

Trouba was forced from Sunday's contest after a hard collision with Dallas Stars' captain Jamie Benn in just his second appearance since returning from a lower-body injury that kept him out 20 games. There is no timeline for a recovery at this point.

When available this season, Trouba has logged nearly 22 minutes per contest, contributing three goals and 19 assists in 52 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat will be back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing 26 games with a lower-body injury, head coach Jon Cooper confirmed.

Palat last played Jan. 20, and his original timeline for a recovery was six-to-eight weeks.

In 46 games prior to being sidelined, Palat recorded eight goals and 22 assists.

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Ottawa Senators blue-liner Erik Karlsson will not play Tuesday night versus the Florida Panthers, head coach Guy Boucher confirmed, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

Karlsson was held out of practice Monday because of an illness.

In 66 games this season, the two-time Norris Trophy winner has recorded eight goals and 46 assists.

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