Clifton has been a regular in the Bruins lineup as of late but will sit with Kevan Miller returning from a five-game absence on Friday.

Clifton has been a regular in the Bruins lineup as of late but will sit with Kevan Miller returning from a five-game absence on Friday.
Acciari is expected to miss the next two games but shoulder return in Nashville next week. With Acciari and Carter Verhaeghe both on the path to return in the next two weeks, the Panthers are going to have to make some very difficult lineup decisions.
Acciari will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. With Acciari out, Sam Bennett made his Panthers' debut over the weekend and Lucas Wallmark centres the fourth line.
Penguins' GM Ron Hextall is familiar with Carter, having been a part of the management in Philadelphia and Los Angeles, where Carter has played his entire career to this point. Moving Carter opened up some cap space for the Kings to sign Alex Iafallo and provides plenty of middle-6 flexibility for the Penguins. Carter, who played most of his career at centre, has played primarily on the wing in 2021. He could centre the third line or move up and play on the right-wing with Evgeni Malkin. He had eight goals and 11 assists (19 points) in 40 games this season.
Jones has been a healthy scratch for the last five games but will replace Kris Russell in the lineup on Friday. Jones has contributed very little offensively this season, picking up no goals with just one assist in 17 games.
Jarry was forced to leave Monday's game vs. the Islanders with an upper-body injury and is now listed as day-to-day. With Jarry banged up, look for Casey DeSmith to start Thursday in Boston.
As hinted to on Wednesday, Dumba will return from a three-game absence on Thursday. The Wild managed to go 2-1-0 without Dumba but he'll provide a massive lift to their blueline vs. St. Louis. Dumba has been relatively quiet as of late but has accumulated 11 points (5G / 6A) in 26 games so far this season.