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Montreal Canadiens

While the team will be without Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku on Thursday night, Mathieu Perreault, Brett Kulak and Chris Wideman will all return to the lineup against the Colorado Avalanche.

Perreault centred the fourth line in Thursday's gameday skate, with Kulak paired with Jeff Petry and Wideman beside Alexander Romanov on defence.

The Canadiens used these lines during Thursday's morning skate:

Toffoli - Dvorak - Anderson
Lehkonen - Suzuki - Evans
Drouin - Poehling - Armia
Pezzetta - Perreault - Caufield

Chariot - Savard
Kulak - Petry
Romanov - Wideman

Allen
Montembeault

Ottawa Senators

Anton Forsberg will start for the Senators as they look to snap a six-game losing skid on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Forsberg, 29, has a 1-4 record this season with a .883 save percentage and a 4.44 goals-against average.

 Filip Gustavsson started in Wednesday's loss to the Vancouver Canucks, allowing six goals on 35 shots.

Florida Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky will start in net against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

The 33-year-old has a 10-1-2 record this season with a .930 save percentage and a 2.18 GAA.

The Panthers used these lines during Thursday's morning skate:

Huberdeau - Bennett - Verhaeghe
Mamin - Lundell - Reinhart
Vatrano - Thornton - Tippett
Lomberg - Luostarinen - Hornqvist

Weegar - Ekblad
Kiersted - Gudas
Carlsson - Montour

Washington Capitals

Vitek Vanecek will start in net against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

The 25-year-old has a 4-3-4 record this season with a .906 save percentage and a 2.54 GAA.

Defenceman Justin Schultz has been activated off the injured reserve and is expected to play against the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to The Athletic's Tarik El-Bashir.

Schultz, 31, was injured during the Capitals 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 24 and has missed the team's last four games.

Schultz has a goal and two points in 20 games this season.

The Capitals used these lines during Thursday's morning skate:

Ovechkin - Kuznetsov - Protas
Sprong - Eller - Wilson
Hagelin - Dowd - Hathaway
Malenstyn - McMichael - Leason

Ferhervary- Carlson
Orlov - Jensen
van Riemsdyk - Schultz

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward Steven Stamkos is expected to play in Thursday's game against the St. Louis Blues, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith.

Stamkos, 31, missed Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Blues to be with his wife, who was expecting the birth of their second child.

Stamkos has 11 goals and 24 points in 20 games this season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy will start in net against the Blues on Thursday.

The 27-year-old has a 10-4-3 record this season with a .926 save percentage and a 2.15 GAA.

St. Louis Blues

Goaltender Jordan Binnington has been placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, the team announced on Thursday.

Binnington, 28, has a 8-5-3 record this season with a .912 save percentage and a 2.80 GAA.

The Blues have recalled goaltender Charlie Lindgren from the AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds in a corresponding move.

The 27-year-old has a 8-1-1 record this season with a .925 save percentage and a 2.16 GAA in the AHL.

Ville Husso will start on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

The 26-year-old has a 3-1-0 record this season with a .936 save percentage and a 1.75 GAA.

The Blues will use Kyle Konin as the emergency backup goaltender due to cap restrictions as Lindgren will join the team on Friday. 

Chicago Blackhawks

Marc-Andre Fleury will start in net against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

The 37-year-old has a 5-9-0 record this season with a .914 save percentage and a 2.91 GAA.

Forward Josiah Slavin will make his NHL debut against the Capitals on Thursday.

Slavin, 22, was recalled from the AHL's Rockford Icehogs where he was tied for the team lead with four goals and eight points.

Slavin was a seventh round draft pick of the Blackhawks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Buffalo Sabres

The Sabres have acquired goaltender Malcolm Subban from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations, the team announced on Thursday.

Subban has spent this season with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs, posting a 2-2-1 with an .893 save percentage and a 3.38 goals-against average.

The 27-year-old has a 36-31-8 in 82 career NHL games with the Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and Vegas Golden Knights. He has a career save percentage of .899 with a 3.02 GAA.

Goaltender Dustin Tokarski has been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, the team announced on Thursday.

The 32-year-old has a 4-5-3 record this season with a .903 save percentage and a 3.28 GAA.

The Sabres have recalled goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from the AHL's Rochester Americans in a corresponding move.

Luukkonen, 22, has a 6-6-1 record this season with a .888 save percentage and a 3.42 GAA in the AHL.

Forward Casey Mittelstadt has been activated off the injured reserve after being injured during the Sabres' opening night victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 14.

Mittelstadt, 23, had 10 goals and 22 points in 41 games last season.

Carolina Hurricanes

Antti Raanta is expected to start in net on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators.

 The 32-year-old has a 3-0-1 record this season with a .903 save percentage and a 2.36 GAA.

San Jose Sharks

Adin Hill will start in net on Thursday against the New York Islanders, according to coach Bob Boughner.

The 25-year-old has a 4-5-0 record this season with a .897 save percentage and a 2.94 GAA.

Minnesota Wild

Kaapo Kahkonen will start in net on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, according to head coach Dean Evason.

The 25-year-old has a 3-1-1 record this season with a .885 save percentage and a 3.04 GAA.

Forward Mats Zuccarello will return to the lineup after missing two games with a hand injury.

Zuccarello, 34, was injured during the Wild's 7-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 26.

Zuccarello has six goals and 16 points in 16 games this season.

Boston Bruins

Jeremy Swayman will start in net on Thursday against the Nashville Predators, according to assistant coach Joe Sacco.

 The 23-year-old has a 6-4-0 record this season with a .908 save percentage and a 2.42 GAA.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goaltenders Elvis Merzlikins and Jonas Korpisalo are not expected to play during Thursday's game against the Dallas Stars due to non-COVID related illnesses.

Goaltender Daniil Tarasov has been recalled from the AHL's Cleveland Monsters on an emergency basis and is expected to make his NHL debut against the Stars.

Tarasov, 22, has a 5-2-2 record this season with a .897 save percentage and a 2.96 GAA in the AHL.

The Blue Jackets used these lines during Thursday's morning skate:

Nyquist - Jenner - Bjorkstrand
Chinakhov - Sillinger - Voracek
Domi - Roslovic - Danforth
Robinson - Kuraly - Texier

Werenski - Bean
Gavrikov - Boqvist
Bayreuther - Peeke

Tarasov
Merzlikins 

Dallas Stars

Jake Oettinger will start in net for Thursday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to head coach Rick Bowness.

The 22-year-old has a 4-0-0 record this season with a .959 save percentage and a 1.26 GAA.

Los Angeles Kings

Cal Petersen is expected to start in net for Thursday's game against the Calgary Flames according to Fox Sports West's Patrick O'Neal.

 The 27-year-old has a 5-3-1 record this season with a .895 save percentage and a 3.00 GAA.

New York Islanders

Defencemen Thomas Hickey, Paul LaDue, and forward Richard Panik have been sent down to the AHL's Bridgeport Islanders on Thursday, according to Newday's Andrew Gross.

Hickey, 32, did not register a point in the two games he appeared with the New York Islanders and has one assist in nine games with the Bridgeport Islanders.

LaDue, 29, did not record a point in the one game he appeared in with the New York Islanders and has one goal in 15 games with the Bridgeport Islanders.

Panik, 30, had one assist in four games with the New York Islanders this season and has two goals in 11 games with the Bridgeport Islanders.