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Forbort (illness) is set to play Thursday versus the Golden Knights.

Forbort will draw into the lineup for Erik Brannstrom on the third pairing. The 32-year-old Forbort missed three games while under the weather, which followed a lengthy absence due to a knee injury. He has one assist and six blocked shots over five games this season.

Broberg is a late scratch for Thursday's game versus Tampa Bay because of an illness.

Broberg has two goals and 12 points in 21 appearances in 2024-25. Tyler Tucker, who was summoned from AHL Springfield on Thursday, will draw into the lineup as a result of Broberg's absence.

Josi was put on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Josi hasn't played since Dec. 10 and was already ruled out for Thursday's game against Pittsburgh, so this move doesn't necessarily impact his timetable. Instead, it frees up a roster spot for Jeremy Lauzon, who was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move. Josi has seven goals and 23 points in 29 appearances in 2024-25.

Lauzon (lower body) has been removed from injured reserve ahead of Thursday's matchup with Pittsburgh, per the NHL media site.

Lauzon looks set to return for the first time since Nov. 25 against the Devils, a stretch of 10 games on the shelf due to his lower-body issue. While not exactly an offensive dynamo -- he's never reached the 15-point threshold in his career -- the 27-year-old blueliner has struggled to produce offensively this season, recording just one point through 22 games.

Moser (lower body) is set to miss the next 8-10 weeks, the Lightning announced Thursday.

That timetable suggests Moser likely won't be back before the 4 Nations Face-Off, which runs from Feb. 12-20. Tampa Bay's first game after the tournament will be against Seattle on Feb. 23. Moser has two goals and 10 points in 27 appearances in 2024-25. The Lightning will sometimes dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen, but they'll probably stick with 12 forwards and six blueliners for the duration of Moser's absence.

Mikkola scored a goal on four shots, added three hits, blocked two shots and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Wild.

Mikkola has three points over his last two contests. The 28-year-old defenseman has been surprisingly active on offense this season, with four goals and 14 points through 33 appearances, putting him just three points back of matching his career-best production from 2023-24. The blueliner has added 50 shots on net, 49 hits, 40 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a plus-2 rating. Mikkola is worth a look in deeper formats and could have widespread fantasy appeal if he continues to chip in offense on a semi-regular basis.

Heiskanen produced an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Heiskanen has seen even heavier minutes than usual as the Stars deal with a flu bug going through the locker room. It has impacted Thomas Harley and Nils Lundkvist in particular, with Heiskanen seeing a season-high 29:50 of ice time Wednesday with both of those defensemen, plus Matt Dumba (upper body), sidelined. Heiskanen has nine points over his last 13 games and a total of 15 points, 70 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating over 31 appearances this season.

Josi (lower body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Penguins, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Josi continues to deal with a lower-body injury and will be unavailable for a fourth consecutive game. However, he participated in the Predators' game-day skate ahead of Tuesday's matchup against the Rangers, so he appears to be making some progress in his recovery. Head coach Andrew Burnette said before Thursday's game that there are "a lot of balls in the air" regarding the defensive pairings against Pittsburgh, so it's not yet clear whether Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) will be able to return from injured reserve.

Dahlin (back) will be available for Friday's matchup against Toronto, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

Dahlin has been sidelined since early December due to back spasms, but he's trended in the right direction lately, and head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed Thursday that the 24-year-old blueliner will be back in action for the first half of a back-to-back set Friday. Over his first 25 appearances of the season, Dahlin racked up six goals, 13 assists, 36 blocked shots, 26 hits and 18 PIM while averaging 24:42 of ice time.

Petrovic was reassigned to AHL Texas on Thursday,

Petrovic was recalled Wednesday as Thomas Harley was unable to play due to an illness. Petrovic was a minus-2 with nary a point in 14:06 of action. He had four goals and 13 points in 21 AHL games before his recall.