Andrew MacDonald (lower body) has been activated from injured reserve and will play Thursday against the Wild.

MacDonald (lower body) has been activated from injured reserve and will play Thursday against the Wild.

Analysis:

MacDonald missed the previous four weeks with the lower-body injury, sitting out a total of 10 games. He's been able to practice the last few days and shouldn't face any limitations in his return, which was conveniently timed after the team lost fellow defenseman Michael Del Zotto (lower body) to an injury a night earlier.