Pavel Kubina returned to Tampa Bay's lineup on Monday after missing four games with an undisclosed lower-body injury. He had a solid fantasy night in his first game back with one assist and five minutes in penalties during his 16:14 of ice time against New Jersey. Bruno Gervais was a healthy scratch to make room for his return. Get Kubina back into your lineup if you normally would.

Pavel Kubina was activated from the IL on Monday December 12.

Pavel Kubina (lower body) wasn't wearing a no-contact jersey during Monday's skate. Kubina might be available for Monday's game. He has four points and 26 penalty minutes in 25 contests this season.

Pavel Kubina (lower body) has been put on the injured reserve list. Kubina has four points and 26 penalty minutes in 25 games this season. The move is retroactive December 3rd, so he's still eligible to play on Monday, which is his current goal.

Pavel Kubina isn't expected to play on Thursday because of a lower-body injury. He skated with the team in the morning, but is slated to miss his third consecutive contest.

Pavel Kubina returned to action on Tuesday December 6.

Pavel Kubina is dealing with a lower body injury. Kubina shouldn't be counted on to play on Monday and he's day-to-day beyond that. He has four points and 26 penalty minutes in 25 games this season.

Pavel Kubina netted the eighth goal that Tampa Bay's defense has generated early into this season. No other team in the league has received more than five goals from their back end so far. Five Lightning rearguards have found the back of the net including Kubina with Marc-Andre Bergeron, Victor Hedman and Brett Clark scoring two each and Bruno Gervais accounting for the other.

Pavel Kubina is expected to be ready for the start training camp after sustaining a concussion during the playoffs last year. He was given clearance to resume workouts in June after being declared symptom free and took part in an informal on-ice session on Tuesday. Kubina has not suffered any setbacks, which should pave the way for his return. The veteran defender had 23 points and 62 penalty minutes in 79 games with the Lightning last season.

Pavel Kubina (concussion) has been given the green light to participate in full workouts. "I can do anything right now," Kubina said. He sustained the concussion in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, but he's confident that he'll be fine for the start of training camp. Kubina had four goals and 23 points in 79 games this season.