Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Andersson the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 28-year-old Andersson ends the 2024-25 campaign with 31 points (11G / 20A) in 81 games.
Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Rooney the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 31-year-old Rooney ends the 2024-25 campaign with 10 points (5G / 5A) in 70 games.
Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Pospisil the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. Pospisil ends the 2024-25 campaign with 25 points (4G / 21A) and 301 hits in 81 games.
Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Huberdeau the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 31-year-old Huberdeau ends the 2024-25 campaign with 62 points (28G / 34A) in 81 games, his best offensive output in three seasons with the Flames.
Officially eliminated from the playoffs, the Flames will turn to Vladar between the pipes in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. Vladar played well in his most recent outing, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche on March 31st. The 27-year-old Czech goalie has a 2.86 GAA and .895 SV% in 29 games this season (11-11-6). The Flames enter Thursday's contest as +149 road underdogs against the Kings.
Pionk has tied a career-high with 10 goals this season and has been rewarded with a six-year, $42-million contract extension ($7.0M AAV). The 29-year-old defenseman has tallied 216 points (37G / 179A) in 435 games over six season with Winnipeg. He recently returned from a month-long absence due to injury and has picked up where he left off, with two points (1G / 1A) in three games.
Dorwart made his NHL debut earlier this month, scoring zero points in five games, but will be a healthy scratch in Philadelphia's season finale on Thursday. Dorwart is an undrafted 22-year-old out of Michigan State University that scored 31 points (13G / 18A) in 35 games with the club in 2024-25.
Kaplan was a third-round pick, 69th overall, of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old forward spent the previous three seasons playing collegiate hockey for Boston University (H-East) and scored 18 points (10G / 8A) through 38 games in 2024-25.
Sanderson did not play Ottawa's previous game but he will draw back into the lineup for their season-finale on Thursday. The 22-year-old Sanderson is averaging 24:24 time-on-ice and has a career-high 55 points (11G / 44A) in 79 games this season.
Giroux did not play Ottawa's previous game but he will draw back into the lineup on Thursday. The 37-year-old veteran is averaging 18:16 time-on-ice and has 50 points (15G / 35A) in 80 games this season, marking the 13th 50-point campaign of his career.
Jensen has not played since April 11th but will draw back into the lineup on Thursday. The 34-year-old Jensen is averaging 20:14 time-on-ice and has 21 points (3G / 18A) in 70 games this season.
Stevenson will make his NHL debut on Thursday in Washington's season-finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Stevenson is an undrafted netminder who has spent most of the previous three seasons playing for the Hershey Bears (AHL). The 26-year-old Stevenson has a 2.94 GAA and .888 SV% in 33 games with Hershey this season (18-8-4). Washington enters Thursday's contest as -108 road favorites against Pittsburgh.
The Islanders have lost four of their last five (1-3-1) and hope to end the season positively, turning to Hogberg between the pipes in their season-finale on Thursday. Hogberg has struggled when called upon lately, posting an abysmal 6.04 GAA and .780 SV% in his last four outings (0-2-2). The 30-year-old goalie has a 3.14 GAA and .887 SV% in 14 appearances this season (2-5-3). The Islanders enter Thursday's contest as +157 road underdogs against a Columbus Blue Jackets team riding a four-game winning streak.
Tampa Bay will give Andrei Vasilevskiy the night off before they head into the playoffs for the first-round series against the Florida Panthers, turning to Johansson between the pipes in their season-finale against the New York Rangers. Johansson struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) in a 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.08 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games this season (9-5-3). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as +105 road underdogs against New York.
