Goalie Start
Vladar is expected to start Thursday in St. Louis.
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Deslauriers (undisclosed) will come out of the Ducks lineup on Thursday.
Deslauriers will not be available for Thursday's game in Montreal. Josh Manson will return from the COVID-19 protocol list, so the Ducks could go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
Dvorak is in concussion protocol and will be evaluated on a daily basis.
Dvorak left Monday's game vs. the Wild after being hit by Jared Spurgeon and did not return after failing a concussion test. He was missing from Wednesday's practice and is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis.
Tippett will draw into the Panthers lineup on Thursday.
Tippett was recalled from the AHL prior to Tuesday's game but served as a healthy scratch. Tippett will replace Patric Hornqvist (undisclosed) in the lineup against the Oilers. Tippett has scored four goals with seven assists (11 points) in 33 games this season.
Grundstrom (COVID-19) will be back in the Kings lineup on Thursday.
Tonight will be Grundstrom's first game since January 1st, as he replaces Alex Turcotte on the third line with Quinton Byfield and Dustin Brown. Grundstrom has five goals and three assists in 26 games this season.
The Panthers have recalled Owen Tippett from Charlotte (AHL).
Tippett went to Charlotte for a couple of games, recording four assists. He returns to the Panthers with Maxim Mamin going to the taxi squad, suggesting Tippett will be back on the third line on Tuesday.
Ristolainen (COVID-19 protocol) will return to the Flyers lineup on Monday.
Ristolainen missed one game while in COVID-19 protocol but was a healthy scratch Saturday as he got himself back up to speed. Ristolainen re-enters the Flyers lineup with eight points (1G / 7A) in 33 games while averaging 21:19 TOI/gm.
Konecny was removed from the COVID-19 protocol list on Wednesday and is expected to play Thursday.
Pederson (COVID-19 protocol) will be back in the Sharks lineup on Tuesday.
Sanheim cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to be back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Sanheim, who has missed the last two games, was back at practice on Monday and skated on the top-pair with Rasmus Ristolainen. Sanheim will replace Justin Braun, who entered COVID-19 protocol on Monday.
Deslauriers (COVID-19 protocol) will draw back into the Ducks lineup on Saturday.
Zegras will play Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Seeler has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and is expected to play Saturday.
Seeler has missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will replace Egor Zamula in the lineup on Saturday. Seeler has been held pointless in 23 games with the Flyers this season.
Goalie Start
Vladar led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
Goalie Start
Vladar will start Thursday in Tampa.
Zegras will not play Thursday vs. the Red Wings.
Despite clearing COVID-19 protocol, Zegras will sit out on Thursday. Head coach Dallas Eakins said that "[Zegras] is not very happy with me right now," so it sounds like Zegras wanted to be in the lineup and should play Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Zegras has been activated from COVID-19 protocol and is expected to be back in the lineup on Thursday.
Zegras has not played since December 17th but is expected to play Thursday vs. the Red Wings. With Ryan Getzlaf still out, Zegras will likely play massive minutes on Thursday.
The Flyers have added Travis Sanheim to the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Flyers' COVID-19 protocol list continues to grow, as both Sanheim and Travis Konecny were added on Wednesday. They going Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov, Nick Seeler and Jackson Cates--all will likely miss Thursday's game.
The Flyers have added Travis Konecny to the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Flyers' COVID-19 protocol list continues to grow, as both Konecny and Travis Sanheim were added on Wednesday. They going Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov, Nick Seeler and Jackson Cates--all will likely miss Thursday's game.
The Kings added Carl Grundstrom to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Grundstrom had played in 14 straight games but will not be in the lineup on Thursday. Lias Andersson will draw back into the Kings lineup to replace Grundstrom in the bottom-6.