Couturier was hurt in a collision with Mathew Barzal late in the second period and did not return for the third. Head coach Alain Vigneault did not have an update on Couturier's status on Wednesday but said that he was "still being evaluated." Consider Couturier a game-time decision for Game 6.
Michael Raffl was hurt in the third period of the Flyers' win over the Bruins on Saturday, opening the door for Farabee to play against the Capitals on Thursday. There's no indication what line Farabee will play on but he comes in having picked up 21 points (8G / 13A) in 52 games.
Sandin was a 23-year-old undrafted free agent out of Sweden. The centre spent the last three years in the Swedish Elite League and is coming off of a year where he led HV71 Jonkoping in goals (19) and was second in points (36).
Barratt was a third-round pick in the 2017 draft and wrapped up his junior year at Penn State University tied for the team-lead in goals (12) and second in points (34) in 34 games. the 21-year-old centre had one goal in seven games while representing the USA in the 2019 World Juniors.
Petersen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Kings win over the Wild last Saturday. Petersen is riding a three-game winning streak, posting a 1.67 GAA and .953 SV% in the process. Tonight he'll face a Senators team that played in Anaheim last night and have lost seven of their last eight road games (1-5-2) while scoring just 1.88 goals per game.
Seeler and Lucas Carlsson have been alternating games over the last month and Seeler will come out tonight vs. the Sharks after dressing for the last two games.
Wylie was selected in the fifth-round pick in 2018 and is second among WHL defensemen with 64 points (14G / 50A) in 62 games.
Petersen stopped 42 of the 43 shots that he faced in the Kings win in Vegas last Sunday. Petersen has been terrific in his last two starts, stopping 77 of the 79 shots (.975 SV%) that he's faced. Today he faces a Wild team that is 5-1-0 with 4.33 goals per game in their last six games.
Johansen missed Tuesday’s game in Minnesota with an illness but will be available tonight vs. the Stars. Johansen enters Thursday with just five points (2G / 3A) in his last 15 games.
