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The Capitals lost their last two games when Lindgren was in the crease, but they will try to correct that downward trend on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. Lindgren allowed four goals on 27 shots (.852 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The Minnesota native has a 2.69 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games this season (10-8-0). Washington enters Thursday's contest as -155 home favorites against a Minnesota club that has won three of their last four (3-1-0).

The Capitals lost their last two games when Lindgren was in the crease, but they will try to correct that downward trend on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. Lindgren allowed four goals on 27 shots (.852 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The Minnesota native has a 2.69 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games this season (10-8-0). Washington enters Thursday's contest as -155 home favorites against a Minnesota club that has won three of their last four (3-1-0).

The struggling Rangers have been outscored 19-6 in their last four games (0-4-0) and will turn to Quick between the pipes on Thursday against the Boston Bruins. Quick allowed five goals on 25 shots (.833 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on December 23rd. He has a 2.69 GAA and .907 SV% in 12 appearances this season (5-4-0). The Rangers enter Thursday's contest as slight -106 home favorites against a Bruins club coming off a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Anderson hasn't played the previous three games and has been assigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL). The 26-year-old Anderson has spent most of the season with the Blackhawks, averaging 12:24 time-on-ice and scoring zero points (0G / 1A) in 18 games.

The Islanders will roll with Sorokin between the pipes for the 14th time in the last 15 games. Sorokin was solid in his most recent outing, a 3-1 losing effort to the Toronto Maple Leafs, saving 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%). That said, Sorokin has struggled this season, posting a 2.92 GAA and .898 SV% in 27 games (11-12-4). He has an ugly .868 SV% in his last 11 games (5-6-0). The Islanders enter Thursday's rematch against the Maple Leafs as slight -106 home favorites.

Stillman was signed by the Hurricanes in the offseason but has yet to play a game in the 2024-25 season. His last NHL game was in the 2022-23 season as a member of the Buffalo Sabres when he had three points (1G / 2A) in 18 games. He has four points (1G / 3A) in nine games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) this season.

Nichushkin exited Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in the second period after only 11:54 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old Nichushkin has played well since debuting in November, scoring 17 points (11G / 6A) in his last 18 games. His next chance to return to the lineup will be on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens but he is expected to miss 7-10 days so that looks unlikely.

The Blue Jackets have won three of their last four (3-1-0) and will roll with Merzlikins between the pipes on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. Merzlikins was solid in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) in a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The 30-year-old netminder has a 3.07 GAA and .891 SV% in 24 games this season (12-9-3). The Blue Jackets enter Thursday's contest as -123 home favorites against a Red Wings club outscoring their opposition 8-4 during a two-game winning streak.

Hyry was signed as an undrafted forward in the offseason and will make his NHL debut with Dallas on Thursday. The 23-year-old impressed in training camp and has been solid at the AHL-level, scoring 26 points (14G / 12A) in 29 games with Texas this season.

Jaaska joined Chicago (AHL) from HIFK (Liiga) in the offseason and has earned himself his first career call-up to Carolina after putting up seven goals and 16 points in 25 games with the Wolves. The 26-year-old undrafted winger had 67 points in his previous 113 games played with HIFK before heading to North America in the summer.

Kuemper has two wins in his last four games despite posting a save percentage above .900 once through those four starts. He will look to remain in the win column on Wednesday as he hosts Jake Allen and the New Jersey Devils. The 34-year-old Kuemper was acquired from Washington in the offseason and has excelled in his first campaign in Los Angeles with his 9-2-5 record, 2.43 GAA and .910 SV%. Kuemper's opponent, New Jersey is on the back end of a back-to-back and is looking to snap their current two-game losing skid despite being second in the Metropolitan Division.

Daccord did not practice again on Wednesday and is not expected to be able to back up when Seattle takes on Vancouver on Thursday due to a lingering upper-body bruise. The 28-year-old goaltender last appeared for Seattle on December 22nd and currently has a 12-9-2 record, 2.51 GAA and .912 SV% in 23 appearances.

Clurman made his NHL debut on December 29th at 26 years old and picked up two PIMs and four SOG across 11:05 TOI before being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Wednesday. The defenseman returns to the minors, where he a goal, five points and 10 PIMs in 18 games played before his call-up.

Ersson left Tuesday's game vs. San Jose in the second period with a lower-body injury after stopping all 17 of the Sharks' shots he faced but is unfortunately unlikely to play on Thursday in Vegas. He is considered day-to-day and if he misses any period, expect Aleksei Kolosov to take over the crease in his absence.

Tomas Tatar will draw back into the lineup on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings, sending MacDermid back to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 30-year-old MacDermid is averaging 5:21 time-on-ice and has zero points in 15 games this season.

Kurtis MacDermid will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings, allowing Tatar to re-enter the lineup. The 34-year-old Tatar is averaging 10:38 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 35 games this season.

The Devils were on the losing end of a 3-2 score against the Anaheim Ducks last night and will revert to Allen between the pipes on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. Allen has struggled lately, allowing three or more goals in four straight (0-4-0), posting a .860 SV%. He has a 2.89 GAA and .897 SV% in 12 games this season (5-6-1). The Devils enter Wednesday's contest -118 road favourites against a Kings club riding a two-game winning streak.

Lambos was the 26th overall pick of Minnesota in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old defenseman has yet to play an NHL game. He has five points (2G / 3A) in 27 games with the Iowa Wild (AHL) this season.