Erik Brannstrom will be a healthy scratch Thursday.
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Martin Jones will start Thursday vs. Detroit.
Jakob Chychrun will make his Senators debut Thursday.
Chychrun was traded to the Senators on Wednesday and is back at the team hotel Thursday and will make his debut. The 24-year-old had seven goals, 21 assists, 114 SOG, 22 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 36 games with Arizona.
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Ville Husso will start Thursday.
Husso allowed six goals on 27 shots (778 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Ottawa in his previous start. The 28-year-old has been up-and-down all season but overall solid when called upon, with his 23-15-5 record, 2.90 GAA and .904 SV%. He will take on the Seattle Kraken, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over St. Louis last game.
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Cam Talbot will start Thursday vs. the New York Rangers.
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Luukkonen will start Thursday vs. Boston.
Luukkonen allowed four goals on 30 shots (.867 SV%) but still picked up his second win in three games as he beat Washington last start. The 23-year-old has a great record despite mediocre counting stats, as shown by his 15-8-2 record, 3.57 GAA and.893 SV%. He takes on the Goliath that is the Boston Bruins, who are in the midst of a nine-game winning streak and are third in the NHL in goals per game (3.73).
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Sergei Bobrovsky will start Thursday vs. Florida
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday.
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Max Domi will not play Thursday due to "Roster Management" related reasons.
Maxim Golod has been traded to Chicago for Dylan Sikura.
Golod has 12 goals, 43 points and 51 PIMs across 42 games with the Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) and has been traded to Chicago for forward Dylan Sikura.
Dylan Sikura has been traded to Anaheim for Maxim Golod.
Sikura had 14 goals, 32 points and 10 PIMs across 52 games for the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) but has been traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Maxim Golod.
J.T. Miller will not play Thursday vs. Minnesota despite being a game-time decision originally (lower body).
Miller missed the Canucks' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will not play Thursday vs. Minnesota. The 29-year-old has 20 goals, 34 assists, 163 SOG, 42 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games this season.
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Murray is expected to start Thursday in Chicago.
John Leonard has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL).
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Riley Stillman will make his Sabres' debut Thursday vs. Boston.
The Sabres have placed Rasmus Dahlin on IR.
Dahlin was already not expected to be available for Saturday's game, so moving him to IR opens up a roster spot for Riley Stillman to be added to the active roster.
The Ducks have signed Jaxsen Wiebe to a three-year entry-level contract.
Wiebe was an undrafted free agent out of the WHL who has combined for 31 points (14G / 17A) in 35 games with Prince George and Edmonton this season.
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Tyson Barrier will make his Predators' debut Thursday vs. Florida.
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Bobrovsky will likely start Thursday vs. the Predators.
The Oilers have acquired Cam Dineen and Nick Bjugstad from the Coyotes for Michael Kesselring and a 2023 3rd Round Pick.
Dineen has four goals, 31 assists, 14 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 50 games played with the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) and has been dealt alongside Nick Bjustad (50% salary retained) to Edmonton for a 2023 Third Round Pick and Michael Kesselring.
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