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He might be held out of Tuesday's game, though, because, as Coyotes' coach Dave Tippett put it, "we’re not going to put him in a bad position." Arizona isn't going to make the playoffs, so it has no reason to push Ekman-Larsson to return before he's 100 percent healthy.

Ekman-Larsson has been solid at driving possession this season. His Corsi For Percentage is 51.5, and his Relative Corsi For at Even Strength is 6.8. We project the talented defenseman to tally another seven points (three goals, four assists) over the remaining course of the season.