Palmieri returned from an upper-body injury Friday night in an eventual overtime loss to the Red Wings, pitching in an assist to counter a minus-1 rating over 19:30 of ice time (4:27 on the man advantage).

EDGE Analysis

Since the contest went into an extra frame, Palmieri logged more ice time than usual (15:51 average coming in), and that effectively reassured his owners that he's over the ailment. Still, the former first-round pick is on pace for only 35 points, which represents a big step back from the 57 he put up last year in his debut campaign with the Devils.