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Line Change

Nash will be back in the Blue Jackets lineup on Thursday.

Nash has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Markus Hannikainen in the lineup on Thursday. Nash has just one goal on 63 shots (1.6 SH%) and seven assists in 63 games this season.

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Mark Scheig 2019-03-07T17:55:39.201Z

Anthony Bitetto(Right Defenseman)(LD)|Free Agent FA

Line Change

Bitetto will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

Bitetto has been in the lineup for the last two games but was a minus-2 on Tuesday and will be replaced by Nick Seeler on Thursday.

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Michael Russo 2019-03-07T17:53:56.396Z

Nick Seeler(Defenseman)(D)|Philadelphia Flyers PHI

Injury

Seeler will draw back into the Wild lineup on Thursday.

Seeler was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Anthony Bitetto on Thursday. Seeler has just five points (2G / 3A) with a minus-8 rating an 49 PIMS in 60 games this season.

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Michael Russo 2019-03-07T17:53:08.284Z

Sergei Bobrovsky(Goalie)(G)|Florida Panthers FLA

Injury

Bobrovsky (rest) will not dress on Thursday.

Bobrovsky played in eight games over a 14-day stretch and will be rested tonight in Pittsburgh, with Joonas Korpisalo getting the call. This is an ideal opportunity to give Bobrovsky a breather, as he is 11-8-5 with a 2.93 GAA and .906 SV% vs. the Penguins in his career.

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Jonathan Bombulie 2019-03-07T17:51:47.903Z

Radek Faksa(Center)(C)|Dallas Stars DAL

Injury

Faksa (neck) will not play on Thursday.

Faksa was forced to leave Tuesday’s game against the Rangers with a neck injury and will not play Thursday vs. Colorado. Faksa is day-to-day.

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Bruce LeVine 2019-03-07T17:49:08.031Z

Nico Hischier(Center)(C)|New Jersey Devils NJD

Injury

Hischier (upper-body) will miss at least two more games.

Hischier remains day-to-day and will not travel to Washington or New York for Friday and Saturday’s games.

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Chris Ryan 2019-03-07T17:48:06.446Z

Jesper Bratt(Left Wing)(LW)|New Jersey Devils NJD

Injury

Bratt is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Bratt left Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury and will miss at least a couple of weeks. The Devils lineup continues to take hits as they’re now without six members of their top-9.

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Chris Ryan 2019-03-07T17:45:36.341Z

Christian Jaros(Defenseman)(D)|Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ

Injury

Jaros is day-to-day with a hamstring injury.

Jaros will miss Thursday’s game against the Islanders and will likely miss Saturday’s game in Boston.

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Bruce Garrioch 2019-03-07T17:44:10.185Z

Carter Hutton(Goalie)(G)|Inactive INA

Goalie Start

Hutton will start Thursday in Chicago.

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Joe Yerdon 2019-03-07T17:37:44.236Z

Ben Bishop(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Bishop will start Thursday vs. the Avalanche.

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Sean Shapiro 2019-03-07T17:34:28.371Z

Joonas Korpisalo(Goalie)(G)|Boston Bruins BOS

Goalie Start

Korpisalo will start Thursday in Pittsburgh.

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Brian Hedger 2019-03-07T17:22:46.402Z

Corey Crawford(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Crawford is in the starter's crease at the morning skate.

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Chris Boden 2019-03-07T16:38:36.765Z

Anders Nilsson(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Nilsson will start Thursday vs. the Islanders.

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Bruce Garrioch 2019-03-07T16:37:55.886Z

Keith Kinkaid(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Kinkaid is in the starter's net at the morning skate.

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Mark Scheig 2019-03-07T16:31:57.928Z

Mike Green()(RD)|Inactive INA

Injury

Green (virus) is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Green is dealing with the same virus that he had at the start of the season and a specialist recommended a few weeks rest, which effectively rules him out for the rest of the season. Green finishes his season with 26 points (5G / 21A) in 43 games—10-goal, 40-assist per 82-game pace.

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Max Bultman 2019-03-07T16:20:24.439Z

Dylan Larkin(Center)(C)|Detroit Red Wings DET

Injury

Larkin is day-to-day with a back injury.

Larkin will sit out Thursday’s game vs. the Rangers with a lingering back issue. Larkin is day-to-day and is questionable heading into their weekend back-to-back in Florida. Andreas Athansiou, Luke Glendening and Frans Nielsen will serve as the team’s top-3 centres with Larkin out.

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Max Bultman 2019-03-07T16:18:31.558Z

Sean Kuraly(Center)(C)|Boston Bruins BOS

Injury

Kuraly (concussion) will return to the Bruins lineup on Thursday.

Kuraly has missed the last two games but will replace Marcus Johansson in the lineup on Thursday. Kuraly, who will skate on the fourth line, has six goals and 11 assists (17 points) in 63 games this season.

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@NHLBruins 2019-03-07T16:16:53.359Z

Tuukka Rask(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Rask will start Thursday vs. the Panthers.

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@NHLBruins 2019-03-07T16:15:21.957Z

Marcus Johansson(Left Wing)(LW)|Minnesota Wild MIN

Injury

Johansson will miss at least one week with a lung contusion.

Johansson underwent evaluation at Massachusetts General Hospital after leaving Tuesday’s game vs. the Hurricanes and was diagnosed with a lung contusion. Johansson will be re-evaluated in one week. Peter Cehlarik will move onto the second line on Thursday with Johansson sidelined.

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Dan Roche 2019-03-07T16:07:43.560Z

Andrei Vasilevskiy(Goalie)(G)|Tampa Bay Lightning TBL

Goalie Start

Vasilevskiy will likely start Thursday vs. the Wild.

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Bryan Burns 2019-03-07T16:05:32.787Z

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