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Devils activate Elias, Josefson from IR

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The Devils will get some reinforcements for Thursday’s game in Colorado, as forwards Patrik Elias and Jacob Josefson have been activated from injured reserve and will be eligible to play tonight.

Elias, who has missed the last seven games with a groin strain (and “total body soreness”), has struggled through an injury-plagued campaign, appearing in just 33 games thus far. That said, the veteran winger does have 25 points in those games and was averaging nearly 19 minutes per night before getting hurt.

Josefson, the club’s first-round pick (20th overall) at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, had been sidelined by the flu. He’s only appeared in 16 games this year -- splitting time between New Jersey and AHL Albany -- and has just one point while averaging a shade over 10 minutes per gmae.

To make room for the returning players, the Devils sent winger Mike Sislo to Albany. Sislo appeared in seven games for New Jersey, recording zero points.