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Eyssimont will take a seat on Thursday, with Cam Atkinson drawing into the lineup in his place. Eyssimont has four goals and three assists in 47 games this season.

Hall was a late scratch for Thursday's matchup against his former team, with the Hurricanes not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Sebastian Aho is also sick. Ryan Suzuki will draw into the lineup, but the Canes will be forced to play with just 17 skaters on Thursday.

Suzuki was the 28th overall pick of the Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old forward has yet to play an NHL game but has been impressive at the AHL level. He has 30 points (6G / 24A) in 38 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) this season. He'll fill in for Sebastian Aho, who is out with an illness.

Aho was absent from Carolina's morning skate on Thursday due to an illness and will be unavailable for their meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 27-year-old Aho has 51 points (17G / 34A) in 51 games this season, including five points (3G / 2A) in his last three.

The Hurricanes had a 4-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers courtesy of a 22-save shutout by Frederik Andersen. That said, they will switch to Kochetkov between the pipes on Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has a 2.48 GAA and .903 SV% through 31 games this season (18-9-3). He has been solid lately, posting a .913 SV% across his last 15 games (7-5-3). The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as dominant -398 home favorites against a Blackhawks squad coming off an impressive 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Despite being questionable with an illness, Vasilevskiy will in fact get the nod in goal when the Lightning host the Kings on Thursday. Vasilevskiy took an unfortunate loss his last time out, allowing just one goal on 31 shots in a 2-0 loss in Detroit on Saturday. His record sits at 20-15-2 on the season to go along with a .915 SV%. Vasilevskiy and the Lightning enter action on Thursday at -160 on the money line.

The Capitals will turn to Lindgren between the pipes for the 24th time this season when they travel to Ottawa on Thursday. Lindgren took an unfortunate loss his last time out, allowing two goals on 25 shots in a 2-1 loss in Vancouver on Saturday. He owns an 11-9-2 record and a .904 SV% on the season. Lindgren and the Capitals enter action on Thursday at -110 on the money line.

The Kings failed to score on Wednesday, losing 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, and will turn to Rittich between the pipes on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Rittich struggled in his most recent outing, allowing five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 32-year-old Czech netminder has a 2.65 GAA and .884 SV% in 22 appearances this season (11-10-0). The Kings enter Thursday's contest as +130 road underdogs against a Lightning squad with losses in four of their last five games (1-4-0).

Sillinger has not played the previous three games due to an upper-body injury but will re-enter the lineup on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 21-year-old Sillinger is averaging 17:40 time-on-ice and has 23 points (7G / 16A) in 45 games this season.

Stillman played a game for the Hurricanes earlier this season, his first NHL action since the 2022-23 season. He has five points (2G / 3A) in 15 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) this season. Ryan Suzuki was recalled from the Chicago Wolves (AHL) in a corresponding move.

Suzuki was the 28th overall pick of the Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old forward has yet to play an NHL game but has been impressive at the AHL level. He has 30 points (6G / 24A) in 38 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) this season. Riley Stillman was assigned to Chicago (AHL) in a corresponding move.

Tippett exited Philadelphia's 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils due to an undisclosed injury on Wednesday and will not play on Thursday. The 25-year-old Tippett has 30 points (14G / 16A) and 75 hits in 52 games this season.

Recently recalled Adam Ginning will make his Flyers' season debut on Thursday, resulting in Johnson being a healthy scratch. The veteran Johnson is averaging 13:29 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 18 games this season.

Ginning was the 50th overall pick of the Flyers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old defenseman has played 10 career NHL games but has primarily been in the AHL. He has five points (1G / 4A) in 42 games with Lehigh Valley (AHL) this season. Erik Johnson will be a healthy scratch on Thursday to accommodate Ginning's debut.

Cal Burke will draw back into the lineup for Vegas on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, sending Rondbjerg to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Rondbjerg is averaging 9:23 time-on-ice and has zero points in nine games this season.

Burke played six games with the Golden Knights this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 27-year-old has 13 points (7G / 6A) in 34 games this season with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL). Jonas Rondbjerg will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Burke's return to the lineup.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic will return to San Jose's lineup on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, resulting in Thompson being a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Thompson is averaging 15:57 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 15 games this season.

Jack Thompson will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken, allowing Vlasic to re-enter the lineup. The 37-year-old Vlasic has been in and out of the lineup since making his debut a month ago. He has two points (0G / 2A) in six games.

The Jets will turn to Hellebuyck between the pipes on Thursday in a meeting with the Boston Bruins. Hellebuyck was stellar, as he has been all season, in his most recent outing, saving 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The 31-year-old Hellebuyck is sporting a terrific 2.00 GAA and .927 SV% through 40 games this season (31-7-2). The Jets enter Thursday's contest as -145 road favorites against a Bruins squad coming off a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

The Hurricanes had a 4-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers courtesy of a 22-save shutout by Frederik Andersen. That said, they will likely switch to Kochetkov between the pipes on Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has a 2.48 GAA and .903 SV% through 31 games this season (18-9-3). He has been solid lately, posting a .913 SV% across his last 15 games (7-5-3). The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as dominant -398 home favorites against a Blackhawks squad coming off an impressive 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.