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Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Larkin could return to the lineup for the Red Wings against the New York Islanders on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; MSGSN2, BSDET, TVAS-D).
The forward has not played since March 2 because of a lower-body injury, missing the past eight games.
"Skated today, so that was certainly a positive," Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said Wednesday. "Obviously we had some real reps for him, too, which was his first time, so will get a better feel from the trainer and how he responds from it. ... He is progressively getting better."
Detroit's captain played 17:36 in a 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers on March 2, but did not play after receiving a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct at 9:57 of the third period.
At the time of the injury, Larkin was leading the team in goals (26) and points (54) and was first among Detroit forwards in ice time per game (19:52) in 55 games this season.
Montreal Canadiens
Joshua Roy will be out indefinitely for the Canadiens because of an undisclosed injury.
The forward was injured in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. He had one shot on goal in 12:21 of ice time.
The 20-year-old has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 23 games this season, his first in the NHL.
Montreal plays at the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday (10 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, SNP).
Nashville Predators
Jeremy Lauzon is week to week for the Predators with a lower-body injury.
The defenseman played 20:14 in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. He has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 68 games this season and leads the NHL in hits (327).
Nashville, which is on a 15-game point streak (13-0-2), holds the first wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference.
Marc Del Gaizo took Lauzon's place in the lineup in an 8-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. He had two shots in 19:21 of ice time. Del Gaizo played five games with Nashville in November.
"[Del Gaizo] has been great," Predators coach Andrew Brunette said before the game Tuesday. "We got a good taste of him this year. We're really fortunate that we have a deep defense corps down [in Milwaukee of the American Hockey League] with [Spencer Stastney and Del Gaizo]. ... We've got some players that have been outstanding for Milwaukee. It's going to happen throughout the course of the year. To me, that's an opportunity. It's an opportunity to get a great opportunity, an opportunity to come into our group and help pull the rope here." -- Robby Stanley
