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Maroon will fill in for Taylor Hall, who was a late scratch due to an undisclosed reason. Maroon has two goals and nine assists in 42 games this season.

Hall was a surprise scratch on Friday with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. It's unclear at this point if he is dealing with an undisclosed injury or if he's simply a healthy scratch.

Holtz is the odd-man out on Friday as Brett Howden is set to return from an illness. Holtz has three goals and seven assists in 46 games this season.

Johnson will make his first appearance since November 20th filling in for the injured Egor Zamula (upper-body). Johnson has one goal and one assist in 15 games this season.

Michael Carcone will draw back into Utah's lineup on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets, sending O'Brien to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 30-year-old O'Brien is averaging 9:22 time-on-ice, recording zero points, 24 penalty minutes, and 50 hits in 12 games.

Liam O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets, allowing Carcone to re-enter the lineup. The 28-year-old Carcone has 21 goals in 74 games last season but is well off that pace in 2024-25, with only three goals through 30 contests.

Del Mastro was a fourth-round pick, 105th overall, of the Blackhawks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut last season, playing two games. He has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, tallying eight points (0G / 8A) in 38 games with the Rockford IceHogs.

Allan has been sidelined the last few games for the Blackhawks but will re-enter the lineup on Friday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, replacing T.J. Brodie. The 21-year-old Allan is averaging 15:11 time-on-ice and has eight points (1G / 7A) in 38 games this season.

Karlsson has performed well for Abbotsford this season, scoring 12 goals and adding six assists in 17 AHL games. He's appeared in just two NHL games this year and is yet to register a point.

It's unclear at this point whether Hoglander is battling an undisclosed injury or is simply a healthy scratch. Linus Karlsson will draw into the lineup in his place.

Laczynski will fill in for Brett Howden, who is out with an illness. The 27-year-old forward has 25 points (8G / 17A) in 25 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) this season.

Brazeau will take a seat on Thursday as the Bruins look to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Patrick Brown will draw into the lineup in his place.

Brown will make his second appearance of the season on Thursday as the Bruins look to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Max Jones will sit in his place.

Sebrango will fill in for Jake Sanderson, who was a surprise scratch due to a lower-body injury. It's just the second game of the season for Sebrango, who made his NHL debut last Thursday against the Capitals.

Oesterle will take a seat on Thursday as the Bruins look to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Michael Callahan will draw into the lineup in his place.

Callahan will slide in for Jordan Oesterle, who is a healthy scratch. It's just the second game of the season for Callahan, who made his NHL debut on January 14th against the Lightning.

Wahlstrom will take a seat on Thursday to make way for the return of Trent Frederic (illness). Wahlstrom has three goals and three assists in 39 games this season.

Collin Graf will be the odd-man out of the lineup on Thursday against the Nashville Predators to accommodate an open roster spot for Duehr to make his team debut. Duehr split time between the Calgary Flames and Calgary Wranglers (AHL) before being acquired by the Sharks via waivers. The 27-year-old forward has 19 points (9G / 10A) in 84 career games, all with the Flames.