Ducks' Jamie Drysdale: Poised to return against Flames

Drysdale (lower body) is likely to be in the lineup versus Calgary on Thursday, but his status hasn't been officially confirmed, Alyson Lozoff of Bally Sports West reports.

Drysdale has been sidelined since Oct. 15 against the Hurricanes, when he suffered his lower-body injury. The blueliner has played in just two games this season, but he picked up a helper in both of those contests while also seeing significant minutes with the man advantage (2:20 of ice time per game). Urho Vaakanainen is averaging the lowest ice time over the Ducks' last 15 games among the team's defensemen and could be the odd man out, with Drysdale back in the lineup.