Benoit Pouliot (shoulder) was activated off injured reserve and will play Tuesday night. Pouliot has been "close" to returning for at least a week. He's been sidelined since suffering a shoulder injury March 2 against the Bruins. While Pouliot will boost the Lightning's depth, he doesn't have a ton of fantasy value.

Benoit Pouliot (shoulder) won't play Wednesday, but he may be available for Saturday's game at Ottawa. "He's on the verge," coach Guy Boucher said. Pouliot said he felt Wednesday's morning session was his "best day" since he suffered a shoulder injury Mar. 2 against Boston.

Benoit Pouliot (upper body) should be ready to play in two weeks. Pouliot left a game a week ago with an upper body injury after taking a hard hit from Dennis Seidenberg. We'll update you as soon as we know more.

Tampa Bay Lightning place Benoit Pouliot from injured reserve. The move isn't a surprise after coach Guy Boucher said Monday that Pouliot would not play at all this week. Pouliot is eligible to be activated Saturday at the earliest, but it's no guarantee he will be. There's still no real timeline for his return. We'll update you as soon as we know more.

Benoit Pouliot (upper body) isn't expected to play this week, according to coach Guy Boucher. "He won't be playing this week, and after that we will see," Boucher said. "I won't say he's day-to-day, but it's not this week. After this week I think it will be day-to-day." Test results haven't come back yet for the winger's upper-body injury, so a timetable for his return is unclear.

Benoit Pouliot will require more testing before a timetable is given for his undisclosed injury. His right arm has been seen in a sling and it was originally reported as upper-body injury, but it's unclear how long he will be out for. Pouliot was injured Saturday night versus Boston.

Benoit Pouliot left Saturday's contest with an upper body injury after taking a hard hit from Dennis Seidenberg and did not return. Pouliot left in the first period and Seidenberg was called for boarding on the play. Tampa coach Guy Boucher did not know how long Pouliot will be out, but the winger was seen with an arm sling after the game.

Benoit Pouliot collected three assists in Tampa's 4-2 win against the Maple Leafs Tuesday night. He had a hand in goals by Vincent Lecavalier, Steve Stamkos and Matt Carle in the contest. Pouliot has been hot of late with two goals and five helpers during his current four-game point streak.

Has Benoit Pouliot found a home with the Lightning? A fourth-overall pick of the Wild in 2005, Pouliot has been a massive disappointment. He was traded to Montreal early in the 2009-10 season, then cut after a year and a half and signed with Boton, and the Lightning signed him to a one-year deal this offseason. Thus far, he has five goals and 10 points in 14 games, by far his best rate of production in the NHL. "I've had him in the American League and I thought there was something there and I seen him with the Canadians and I thought there was something there,'' said Tampa Bay head coach Guy Boucher, who was part of the Montreal organization in 2009-10. "And right now it's starting to pay off. I just hope it continues because he has a lot more to offer and I know it.''

Benoit Pouliot scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Tampa Bay's 6-5 overtime victory against the Florida Panthers Saturday afternoon. Steven Stamkos scored two goals and registered an assist, giving him 21 points in just 14 games. Teddy Purcell netted his fourth goal of the season and added two helpers. Alex Killorn scored his first NHL goal in his fourth career game. Martin St. Louis assisted on two of the Lightning's six goals.