Vesalainen cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Thursday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Vesalainen logged one goal through his eight December appearances this season. The 22-year-old has yet to record multiple points in a month of NHL play. With Blake Wheeler still missing time due to injury, the winger could see an expanded role that would provide an increase in offensive opportunities to break that one-point ceiling.