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Malkin (lower body) will return to action for Thursday's game against the Bruins, Josh Getzoff of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports.

Malkin missed Tuesday's matchup against the Golden Knights due to his lower-body injury, but he took contact during Wednesday's practice session and has been cleared to return to game action a day later. The 40-year-old has recorded six goals, five assists, six PIM, three hits and two blocked shots while averaging 17:03 of ice time over his first 13 appearances of the regular season.

Verhaeghe scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Chicago.

Both points came in the first period, as Florida's second line of Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart and Sandis Vilmanis carried the offense with a combined four goals and five assists. Verhaeghe has a five-game point streak going, producing three goals and seven points during that stretch, and on the season he's piled up nine goals and 15 points in 16 contests, with five of his tallies coming on the power play.

Suzuki (hand) will play in Thursday's home clash against the Mammoth, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

After getting the green light from head coach Martin St. Louis and the Canadiens' medical staff, Suzuki will make his return to the lineup after missing each of the team's last six games. The 27-year-old center has a track record of displaying toughness, as he played all 82 regular-season games in each of the last five campaigns. Prior to going down this season, Suzuki was excellent with five goals, 12 points, a plus-6 rating, 26 shots on net, 14 hits and seven blocked shots across just nine games. Expect the Habs' captain to return to his usual role on the team's top line and first power play, which positions him well for fantasy success moving forward.

Hellebuyck was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Blues.

Hellebuyck has picked up wins in each of his first three appearances with the Devils, and he'll start in a third consecutive matchup Thursday. Across his three starts, he's posted a 1.95 GAA and .900 save percentage. The Blues have recorded 3.00 goals per game to begin the regular season, which is tied for 19th in the NHL.

Reinhart scored a goal on six shots on net and added two assists, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Chicago.

After having a hand in goals by Sandis Vilmanis in the first period and Seth Jones in the second, Reinhart iced things with an empty-netter late in the third frame. The 30-year-old forward has gotten onto the scoresheet in five straight games, piling up four goals and eight points, and the surge has put him back on a point-a-game pace for the season -- he's delivered nine goals and 16 points in 16 contests, including six goals and two assists on the power play.

Vilmanis scored two goals, one the game-winner, and added two assists in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Chicago.

The 22-year-old rookie put together the best performance of his young career while skating on the second line with veterans Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe. Vilmanis opened the scoring early in the first period by tapping home a slick feed from Reinhart, and his third-period GWG came when he pounced on a loose puck in the Chicago zone and beat Spencer Knight high blocker side from the faceoff dot. Vilmanis had just four goals and eight points in his first 33 career NHL games, but as long as he's filling a prime spot in the lineup at even strength, he could have some fantasy intrigue in deeper formats.

Varlamov will start Thursday's home game against the Hurricanes, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Varlamov picked up his first win of the season against the Predators on Oct. 27, and he'll be back in the crease Thursday after sitting out back-to-back games. He's made four starts to begin the regular season, going 1-1-2 with a 2.40 GAA and .891 save percentage.

Markstrom made 17 saves in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Chicago.

The Panthers grabbed a 3-0 lead on a Seth Jones tally midway through the second period, but the second half of the contest saw Markstrom barely hang onto the lead. The veteran netminder has made two straight starts to kick off November after missing the final five games of October with an upper-body injury, and on the season Markstrom has gone 4-2-1 in eight outings with a 2.57 GAA and .885 save percentage.

Silovs was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Bruins.

Silovs has been inconsistent across the past few weeks, as he's gone 2-2-1 with a shutout, a 2.77 GAA and an .899 save percentage across his last five starts. He'll be between the pipes for a second consecutive game and will face a tough matchup against the Bruins, who are tied for seventh in the NHL with 3.56 goals per game to begin the year.

Garand was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Flyers.

Garand has seen plenty of playing time in recent weeks and will appear in a 12th consecutive game during Thursday's start. He's made 12 total appearances to begin the 2026-27 campaign, going 5-6-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .905 save percentage.