Marc-Andre Bergeron returned to action on Saturday January 28.

Marc-Andre Bergeron (upper body) didn't travel with his teammates to Dallas for Friday night's contest. He has missed the last three games with a suspected back injury. Bergeron is listed as day-to-day.

Marc-Andre Bergeron will miss his 2nd consecutive game Sunday with an upper body injury. Bergeron had 15 points in first 13 games and has registered nine points in 29 games since. Bergeron's offensive abilities have never been in dispute, but he was used principally as a power-play specialist in each of his previous two campaigns. However, the Trois-RiviŠres, Qu‚bec native has seen his ice time increase this season. He should end up with 40 points if the Lightning give him 18+ minutes per game.

Marc-Andre Bergeron (lower body) will play on Tuesday. There was some question as to whether or not Bergeron would be healthy enough to go on Tuesday, as he left practice early on Monday after suffering the injury Saturday. Keep the offensive defenseman in your lineup.

Marc-Andre Bergeron is considered questionable for Tuesday's home game versus Toronto because of a lower-body injury. He left Monday's practice due to the ailment after originally suffering it in Saturday's loss to New Jersey. We'll keep you posted when we learn more. Bergeron has collected three goals and 14 assists in 19 games this season, so his contributions from the back end would be sorely missed if he's unavailable.

With an assist on Thursday, Marc-Andre Bergeron is currently tied for second amongst blueliners with 17 points in 18 games. We always knew Bergeron was talented offensively, but his playing time has been significantly limited over the previous two campaigns and he was sometimes used primarily as a power-play specialist. Bergeron is averaging 19:47 minutes per game this season and has long as he gets that kind of playing time, we can see him ranking high on the blueliner points list.

Marc-Andre Bergeron finished the month of October with a team-high 12 points with two goals and 10 assists. The 12 points mark the third highest point total in a month for a defenseman in franchise history. Bergeron should be owned in all leagues.

Marc-Andre Bergeron netted his third goal of the 2011-12 season in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win over Philadelphia. He scored with his team on the power play to even the score at 1-1 in the third period. Bergeron leads all NHL defensemen with 16 points in 15 games this campaign. Due to injuries on Tampa Bay's blueline, he has surpassed 20 minutes of ice time in each of the team's last four contests.

Marc-Andre Bergeron leads all defensemen with nine points in seven games this season. Bergeron's offensive abilities have never been in dispute, but he was used principally as a power-play specialist in each of his previous two campaigns. So far this season, Bergeron has been averaging 19:08 minutes per game, up from an average of 14:19 minutes in 23 contests last season. Although we don't expect Bergeron to maintain this pace, he should end up with 30-40 points if the Lightning continue to give him 18+ minutes per game.

Marc-Andre Bergeron registered three assists in Tampa's 7-4 loss to the Florida Panthers Monday night. With the helpers tonight, Bergeron now has six assists and eight points this season. Pick him up immediately if he is available in your free agent pool.