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Grzelcyk left midway through Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. However, Grzelcyk was back on the ice for Wednesday's practice session and head coach Bruce Cassidy said that he is "trending" towards playing on Thursday. Grzelcyk remains the QB of the Bruins' PP1, which keeps him in the fantasy conversation but the Bruins offence has been stagnant without David Pastrnak to kick-off the season.

Laine returned to the ice on Wednesday but head coach Paul Maurice still has him as doubtful to go Thursday in Ottawa. With Laine out on Tuesday, Kyle Connor was back with Mark Scheifele and Andrew Copp was elevated to the second line.

Coleman has been on the COVID-19 protocol list but hasn't missed any games due to the Lightning's games vs. Dallas being cancelled due to COVID-19 issues of their own. While being activated is good news there is no word whether Coleman will actually be in the lineup on Thursday or if he will have to wait until Saturday.

Miller will make his season debut on the heels of an impressive shutout by John Gibson on Monday. The 40-year-old netminder has 780 career games under his belt but is coming off of a season where he had a 3.10 GAA and .907 SV% in 23 appearances. As desperate as you may be, I would look elsewhere tonight.

Koskinen allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Oilers' loss to the Canadiens on Monday. Koskinen lost each of his last two starts while allowed a combined eight goals on 70 shots (.886 SV%). With no back-to-back until the end of January, Koskinen could start the next five or six games in a row and comes into Wednesday at 1-3-0 with a 3.80 GAA and .897 SV% through four games.

Juolevi played in the first four games of the season, averaging just 10:06 TOI but will come out of the lineup on Wednesday. With Juolevi sitting, Jalen Chatfield will make his NHL debut.

Chatfield is expected to replace Olli Juolevi on the Canucks blueline on Wednesday. The 24-year-old defenseman, who had four assists in 48 AHL games a season ago, should help boost the Canucks penalty kill and is expected to skate on the second pair with Alex Edler.

Cole was acquired from the Avalanche for Greg Pateryn on Tuesday and will replace him in the lineup immediately. Cole, who will skate on the third pair with Carson Soucy, had 26 points (4G / 22A) with 83 hits and 122 blocked shots in 65 games with the Avalanche last year.

Welinski was a healthy scratch for the first three games of the season but will make his season debut tonight vs. the Wild. He will replace Josh Manson, who is sidelined with an upper-body injury.

Manson played just 6:14 TOI on Monday before leaving with an upper-body injury. With Manson out for Wednesday's game vs. the Wild, Andy Welinski will draw into the lineup and Jani Hakanpää will move up to play with Cam Fowler.

Kahkonen went 3-1-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .913 SV% in his first five career NHL games in 2020. The 2014 fourth-round pick was really good in the AHL before getting promoted, going 25-6-3 with a 2.07 GAA and .927 SV%, so he’s certainly a capable backstop and makes for a solid spot start option vs. an offensively challenged Ducks team.

Hayden was a healthy scratch for the first three games of the season but will replace Barrett Hayton (undisclosed) in the lineup on Wednesday. Hayton is dealing with a minor injury, so Hayden's stay in the lineup could be short-lived.