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Kaliyev will take a seat on Thursday as the Kings opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Akil Thomas will draw into the lineup in his place.

Thomas will draw into the lineup for his second career game on Thursday as the Kings opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Arthur Kaliyev will sit in his place.

After a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken last night, the Kings will switch to Rittich between the pipes on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Thursday. Rittich has been inconsistent in his last four games, alternating between allowing four goals and recording a shutout in each contest. The Kings enter action on Thursday as significant -290 road favourites against the San Jose Sharks.

Tarasov suffered the injury in the first period of Thursday's game and was unable to return. We should expect to receive an update on his injury and a possible timeline for his return following the completion of Thursday's game. Backup netminder Jet Greaves will replace Tarasov for the remainder of the game.

Foudy returns to the Eagles after a three-game stint where he logged no points and no shots on goal. He has one goal in four NHL games this season.

Duehr will get a chance to play for the first time since March 14th when the Flames travel to Winnipeg on Thursday. He will fill in for Connor Zary, who is out with an undisclosed injury.

Goligoski will get a chance to play for the first time since February 7th, as Zach Bogosian is sidelined with an undisclosed injury. Goligoski has no goals and nine assists in 30 games this season.

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.