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De Haan played for the second game in a row in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Wild.

De Haan had been scratched for the prior four games. He may have a path to steady playing time if Samuel Girard (upper body) ends up being out for a while. For the season, de Haan has six assists, 36 shots on net, 42 hits, 45 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 32 appearances. He has not gotten on the scoresheet since he had an assist Dec. 10 versus the Penguins.

Manson logged a pair of assists, four hits and a plus-4 rating in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Wild.

Manson has a pair of two-assist games to go with five scoreless outings since he returned from an upper-body injury following the holiday break. The 33-year-old defenseman is up to 10 points, 40 shots on net, 73 hits, 43 blocked shots, 18 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 31 contests this season. Manson won't always provide much offense, but he's a steady source of physicality on the Avalanche's second pairing.

Girard will miss Thursday's game against Minnesota due to an upper-body injury, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.

Girard has two goals and 18 points in 42 appearances in 2024-25. He's regarded as day-to-day, so he still might be an option to draw back into the lineup Saturday versus Winnipeg.

Samuelsson is a late scratch for Thursday's tilt against Ottawa because of an illness, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

Samuelsson has two goals, five points, 43 hits and 34 blocks in 26 appearances in 2024-25. Dennis Gilbert is projected to draw back into the lineup due to Samuelsson's absence.

Bryson (illness) attended Thursday's practice but is not projected to be in the lineup versus the Senators, Justin Alpert of the Sabres' official site reports.

Bryson had missed two games due to the illness, but his presence at practice indicates he is now healthy enough to play if necessary. He has three assists, eight shots on net and 31 blocked shots across 24 appearances this season. Bryson has not held a full-time spot in the lineup since early December.

Walman (lower body) will not join the Sharks on their trip to Utah for Friday's tilt, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Walman will miss his eighth straight game as a result. He has five goals and 25 points in 31 appearances in 2024-25. The Sharks will be back at home to host Minnesota on Saturday, so it's at least possible that Walman might play in that outing.

Savard (upper body) will not be with the Canadiens when they travel to Washington on Friday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Savard will be shelved for his fourth consecutive contest due to his lingering upper-body issue. Prior to getting hurt, the blueliner was offering decent offensive production with five points in his last seven outings. The veteran hasn't reached the 30-point threshold since 2014-15 when he was with Columbus and is well behind the pace required to do so this year even once he returns to full health.

Lauzon was labeled week-to-week as a result of his lower-body injury, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports Thursday.

Lauzon and fellow blueliner Adam Wilsby (upper body) were both given week-to-week designations by the team and are currently on injured reserve. The 27-year-old Lauzon wasn't offering much offensively even when healthy, having failed to register a point in 11 straight contests -- though he did dish out 48 hits over that stretch.

Wilsby is considered week-to-week due to his upper-body injury, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports Thursday.

Wilsby has already missed four games due to his upper-body issue and figures to be out at least another 2-3 contests based on this latest update. With Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) in the same boat, the Predators are rolling out Spencer Stastney and Luke Schenn on the third pairing and likely will call up an emergency depth option ahead of Saturday's game against Washington.

Jones managed an assist, two shots on goal, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Avalanche.

Jones has four points and an even plus-minus rating over his last six games. The defenseman helped out on Connor Bedard's insurance tally in the third period. Jones is up to 14 points, 51 shots on net, 48 blocked shots, 26 hits and a minus-8 rating through 25 appearances. He continues to be a key part of the Blackhawks' blue line, and while his offense hasn't been significant in 2024-25, he does enough across the board to help in many fantasy formats.