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Pitlick was assigned to AHL Iowa on Thursday.

Pitlick has two goals, 76 hits and 17 blocked shots across 31 NHL games with the Wild this season. He could be recalled when the Wild resume action Feb. 26 in Colorado.

Petersen was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Thursday.

Petersen backed up Filip Gustavsson the last two games, as Jesper Wallstedt was out of action with an illness. Petersen was 4-13-0 with a 2,82 GAA and an .897 save percentage at the AHL level before his recall.

Jiricek was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Thursday.

Jiricek spent the past several weeks with the NHL club, and he recorded no points, five blocked shots, three hits and two PIM while averaging 10:38 of ice time over seven appearances during that time. He'll be sent to the minors ahead of the Olympic break, which should allow him to see playing time in Iowa during the league's layoff.

Quick is expected to defend the home crease versus Carolina on Thursday, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic.

Quick got off to a nice start this season, winning three of his first four assignments, but it has not gone well for the 40-year-old netminder since mid-November. Quick is 1-12-2 with a 3.78 GAA and an .865 save percentage in 15 starts since his 3-1-0 start. Overall, Quick has a 4-13-2 record with a 3.22 GAA and an .883 save percentage. The Hurricanes won't provide much relief for Quick, as they are fifth in NHL scoring, tallying 3.41 goals per game.

Ersson (lower body) will not be available Thursday against the Senators and should return after the Olympic break, according to Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports.

Ersson managed to participate at practice Thursday, but won't be part of the Philadelphia lineup Thursday versus Ottawa. He will miss his third straight game. Ersson is 8-10-5 with a 3.51 GAA and an .856 GAA across 24 appearances this season.

Dubois (abdomen) will be in the lineup against the Predators on Thursday.

Dubois returns after a 47-game stint on injured reserve following his abdominal surgery. The 27-year-old winger figures to slot into a top-six role with the Caps, in addition to linking up with one of the power-play units. Dubois was held without a point in his first six games this year and will not have enough time to get over the 60-point threshold, missing that mark for just the second time in the last five years.

Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and will patrol the home crease versus Florida on Thursday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Vasilevskiy has won seven straight games, allowing 12 goals on 174 shots (.931 save percentage). He is 26-7-3 with a 2.14 GAA and a .917 save percentage over 36 starts this season. The Panthers are generating 3.02 goals per game this season, 19th in the NHL.

Guenther tallied a goal, put four shots on net and served two PIM in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Guenther potted an unassisted goal less than five minutes into the third period to place the Mammoth up by a trio of tallies. With the twine finder, he is up to 25 goals, 47 points, 178 shots on net and 43 hits across 55 games this season. Since Jan. 13, the 22-year-old winger has 10 points and 30 shots on net across nine games. He's been effective in multiple different line combinations this season and ranks third on the Mammoth in points. He'll look to continue his solid run of play and remains a strong fantasy option in most standard leagues following the Olympic break.

Vladar will get the starting nod at home against the Senators on Thursday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Vladar will make his fifth straight appearance in the crease for the Flyers, having gone 1-1-0 in his last four outings while sporting a 2.70 GAA. Once the backstop wraps up Thursday's tilt, he can focus on joining Team Czechia in Milan, though he may face an uphill battle for starts with Lukas Dostal and Karel Vejmelka, the other two Czech netminders.

Keller scored an empty-net goal, supplied an assist and placed three shots on net in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Detroit.

Keller picked up a secondary helper on Nick Schmaltz's power-play goal before later finding twine himself against Detroit's empty net. With one of each in Wednesday's victory, Keller is up to 17 goals, 37 assists, 152 shots on net and 22 blocked shots across 57 games played this season. Since the calendar flipped to 2026, the 27-year-old winger has eight multi-point performances and 21 points overall through 17 games. Utah's captain has consistently displayed his big-game potential all season long en route to his current point total of 54, which leads the team and ties him for 35th in the NHL. He'll stay active during the Olympic break with Team USA before returning to the Mammoth, who are looking to secure the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference this season.