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Karlsson (lower body) is week-to-week, the team announced Thursday.

Karlsson has four goals and seven points in 14 appearances this season. Braeden Bowman was summoned from AHL Henderson on Wednesday and might play regularly during Karlsson's absence.

Nyqvist (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Nyqvist missed five games with the injury. The 36-year-old Swede has five assists in 11 games this season, including two in his last two games. He is expected to see bottom-six minutes upon his return.

Kampf was put on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract Thursday.

Kampf was suspended by the Maple Leafs after he left AHL Toronto last week. The Maple Leafs were unable to trade away his rights and the two sides mutually agreed to release Kampf. The 30-year-old will be free to sign with anyone, should he pass through waivers.

Douglas logged an assist, three hits and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers.

Douglas had been trending out of the Lightning's lineup, sitting out the previous three games, but the team's injury troubles have opened the door for him to reclaim a fourth-line spot. The helper was his first in 10 appearances at the NHL level. The 25-year-old has added 12 hits, 12 PIM, five shots on net, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating despite averaging just 5:31 of ice time.

Granlund (lower body) will be in action against Detroit on Thursday, per NHL.com.

Granlund will return to the lineup following an eight-game stint on injured reserve due to his lower-body injury. With the Sharks last season, the 33-year-old center notched 15 goals and 30 helpers in 52 contests, including 15 power-play points. In addition to Granlund, the Ducks will also get back Ryan Strome, with the pair linking up together on the fourth line.

Finley posted an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers.

Finley hasn't been a regular in the lineup this season, but he'll get a run of playing time while the Lightning battle multiple injuries to forwards. The helper was his first point of the campaign. He's added three shots on net, four PIM and eight hits over five appearances so far.

Girgensons scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers.

Due to the Lightning's recent stretch of injuries, Girgensons was in a second-line role for this contest. The 31-year-old logged 15:41 of ice time, and he's been above the 15-minute mark in four of his last five games. He's produced three goals, one helper, nine shots on net, 24 hits, 10 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through nine appearances this season. He's well on his way to bouncing back from last year's six-point effort over 82 regular-season outings, but he hasn't exceeded 20 points since 2014-15, so there's minimal upside here.

Guentzel scored a shorthanded goal on five shots in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers.

Guentzel has topped 21 minutes of ice time in three straight games, logging two goals and two helpers in that span. The 31-year-old winger will be leaned on heavily for offense while the Lightning are missing a handful of regulars due to injuries. Guentzel is up to seven goals, 16 points (four on the power play, one shorthanded), 46 shots on net and a minus-1 rating across 16 outings this season.

Miller scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Lightning.

Miller ended a four-game slide with the tally, though the Rangers were shut out twice in that span. The 32-year-old forward has been listed as a winger since Vincent Trocheck returned from an upper-body injury. Miller and Mika Zibanejad appear to be sharing the center duties on the top line, so expect slightly lower faceoff counts for both until the lineup gets shuffled. Miller is up to four goals, nine points, 46 shots on net, 48 hits and a minus-2 rating over 18 appearances.

Strome (upper body) will be in the lineup against the Red Wings on Thursday, Alyson Lozoff on TNT reports.

Strome will be making his season debut for the Ducks after missing the first 16 games due to his upper-body injury. While the veteran center has been a lock for the 40-point threshold in recent years -- he's achieved that mark in six straight campaigns -- missing nearly a quarter of the season could see him dip below 40 points for the first time since 2018-19, when he was limited to just 63 regular-season games.