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Bolduc scored a goal, added two hits and went plus-3 in Friday's 7-4 win over the Predators.

Bolduc ended a seven-game goal drought with his first-period tally. He had two assists in that span. The 21-year-old forward has matched his career high in goals (five) and already has personal bests with 12 points, 40 shots on net, 39 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 31 appearances this season. He continues to see steady middle-six usage.

Kyrou scored a goal on three shots, dished a power-play assist and added two PIM in Friday's 7-4 win over the Predators.

Kyrou scored in the first period and added a helper on Robert Thomas' tally in the third. While this was just his second multi-point effort in December, Kyrou has been steady with eight goals and three helpers over 12 outings this month. The 26-year-old winger is up to 15 goals, 31 points, 103 shots on net and a plus-6 rating over 37 appearances. He's on pace to cross the 60-point mark for the fourth straight year, though he may not do much better than last season's 31-goal, 67-point performance.

Thomas scored twice on four shots in Friday's 7-4 win over the Predators.

Thomas opened the scoring just 1:20 into the game and added a power-play tally in the third period to cut off Nashville's comeback attempt. This is Thomas' first multi-goal game of the campaign, but he's been great with six multi-point efforts over 12 outings in December. He's earned six goals and 12 assists this month, putting him at a total of eight goals, 28 points, 50 shots on net and a plus-10 rating through 25 appearances for the year.

Johnston scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.

Johnston earned his first multi-point effort since Nov. 20. While he hasn't been dominant on offense, he has been steady, logging five goals and 10 assists over his last 17 outings while going no more than two games without a point. For the season, the 21-year-old has 22 points, 95 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 34 appearances.

Rossi logged an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Stars.

Rossi helped out on Brock Faber's goal 35 seconds into overtime. While Rossi has gone 10 games without a multi-point effort, he has three goals, three assists, 14 shots on net, 10 hits and a plus-1 rating in that span. The 23-year-old center is up to 29 points, 60 shots on net, 28 hits and a plus-13 rating through 36 contests overall in what's shaping up to be a breakout campaign in his second full season.

Pettersson (undisclosed) is considered doubtful to play Saturday versus the Kraken, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Pettersson suffered the injury Monday against the Sharks, and it's concerning that he wasn't able to fully heal over the holiday break. Max Sasson will probably draw into the lineup in the likely event Pettersson doesn't play Saturday.

Texier (illness) won't play Friday versus the Predators, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Texier was considered a game-time decision and did not improve enough throughout the day to play. The 25-year-old will miss one game and should be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Sabres.

Nugent-Hopkins (illness) is expected to be in the lineup versus the Kings on Saturday, Bob Stauffer of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

Nugent-Hopkins practiced Friday after missing Sunday's game against the Senators while under the weather. The 31-year-old appears to have benefited from the holiday break to avoid missing too much time. He's slated to play on the top line and first power-play unit, as usual.

Kostin (upper body) was activated off injured reserve Friday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

Kostin missed the Sharks' past five games due to the injury. Although he's now on the active roster, the 25-year-old is expected to be scratched Friday versus Vegas. That's not surprising because Kostin didn't have a secure spot in the lineup to begin with. He might get a chance to play Saturday versus Calgary.

Amadio (upper body) will be unavailable for a while, head coach Travis Green told TSN 1200 Ottawa on Friday.

Amadio missed Sunday's 3-1 loss to Edmonton due to the injury. He has two goals and 10 points in 33 outings with Ottawa in 2024-25. Amadio typically serves in a middle-six capacity when healthy.