NHL Hockey Player News

Bolduc will dress on Thursday after sitting out Monday's game against the Oilers. Bolduc has two goals and two assists in 18 games this season.

Foudy will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Joel Kiviranta draws back into the lineup. Foudy has one goal in four games this season.

Kiviranta has not played since March 13th but will be available for Thursday's game in Minnesota. Jean-Luc Foudy will sit in his place.

The Jets snapped a six-game losing skid on Monday with Laurent Brossoit in net in a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Hellebuyck has mirrored the Jets' struggles lately, allowing three or more goals in four of his last five (0-4-1), including three on 27 shots (.889 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Jets enter action on Thursday as -197 home favourites against the Calgary Flames.

Zary was a surprise absence from Thursday's game, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Zary has twelve goals and 18 assists in 56 games this season.

Mangiapane has missed three straight and will be unavailable again for Thursday's game against the Winnipeg Jets. After scoring nine points (3G / 6A) in 11 games, Mangiapane was held off the scoresheet in four straight before his injury.

Hayes is battling an illness and his status was up in the air for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators. In his last outing, Hayes had two assists, snapping a six-game pointless skid.

Bogosian played 21:47 in his last outing and recorded one assist but is battling an undisclosed injury and will be unavailable for Thursday's game against the Colorado Avalanche. Alex Goligoski will draw into the lineup in his place.

Fix-Wolansky will fill in for Johnny Gaudreau, who is out with an illness. Fix-Wolansky has no goals and one assist in nine games this season.

Aube-Kubel will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Tom Wilson returns from his suspension. Aube-Kubel has six goals and ten assists in 55 games this season.

Watson will make his first appearance since March 24th, filling in for the injured Tanner Jeannot (upper-body). Watson has two goals and two assists in 30 games this season.

Fleury will get the night off as the Lightning opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Calvin de Haan will play in his place.

de Haan will make his first appearance since March 24th as the Lightning opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Haydn Fleury will sit in his place.

Jeannot was a surprise absence from Thursday's game in Montreal, with the team only announcing his absence at the start of warmups. Jeannot did not return to Wednesday's game against the Maple Leafs after his fight with Ryan Reaves in the third period, which is seemingly when the injury occurred.

Chychrun has been productive from the blueline lately but was a game-time decision for Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers after exiting practice early with an undisclosed injury. He has six points (4G / 2A) in his last five games.

Gaudreau was a surprise scratch on Thursday, with the Blue Jackets not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Columbus' 9.75 million-dollar-man has just 11 goals on the season, but has managed to rack up 45 assists in 75 games.

The Senators' five-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday but they will turn to Korpisalo between the pipes for the third straight game. Korpisalo has been stellar lately, allowing three or fewer goals in five straight (4-1-0), but struggled in his most recent outing, allowing three goals on 20 shots (.850 SV%) in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The Senators enter action on Thursday as +138 home underdogs against the Florida Panthers.

With Jonas Johansson sidelined due to a lower-body injury and the Lightning playing their second game in as many nights, it will be Matt Tomkins who gets the nod in Montreal on Thursday. Tomkins has made three appearances with the Lightning this season, with the most recent being a 5-3 victory on November 7th, which coincidentally was also against the Canadiens in Montreal. It is the only victory of the 29-year-old's career to date, so he will be hoping for a repeat performance on Thursday. The Lightning enter the game as -160 favourites over the Habs.

It would appear that Darcy Kuemper is not fully confident that he will play on Thursday after leaving practice early due to an injury a day before as Hunter Shephard has been recalled from Hershey (AHL). The 28-year-old has appeared in four games this season with Washington and has a 2-1-1 record with a 3.19 GAA and .894 SV%.