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Nicolas Deslauriers News

Deslauriers will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Dallas.

With the return of both Sean Couturier (undisclosed) and Jamie Drsdale (illness), Deslauriers finds himself the odd man out of the Flyers' lineup Thursday vs. Dallas. The 32-year-old bruiser has yet to find the back of the net this season, but has three assists, 40 SOG, 46 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus in 42 games.

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Deslauriers will draw back into the Flyers' lineup Friday vs. Minnesota.

Deslauries was a scratch in the last game after playing in three straight games for the Flyers but will return to the lineup on Friday. In his last outing, he played 7:43 time-on-ice, recorded three hits, and two shots on goal while playing on a line with Garnet Hathaway and Ryan Poehling.

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Deslauriers will draw back into the Flyers' lineup Thursday vs. Columbus.

Deslauriers was a healthy scratch for the Flyers' previous contest but will draw back into the lineup Thursday on the fourth line. The 32-year-old grinding left-winger has yet to score in 2023-24, but has three assists, 34 SOG, 39 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus in 36 games played.

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Deslauriers (upper-body) will return to the Flyers lineup on Tuesday.

Deslaurier has missed the Flyers' previous two games due to an upper-body injury but is expected to return to the Flyers' lineup Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 32-year-old bruiser has five goals, six assists, 62 SOG, 111 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 70 games this season.

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