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Bichsel was loaned to AHL Texas on Thursday.

Bichsel has spent most of the past week with Dallas and has made an impression during his first taste of NHL action, logging two goals and 13 hits while averaging 15:24 of ice time over four appearances. It's not yet clear whether the 20-year-old will rejoin the NHL club ahead of Friday's game against the Rangers, but whether he's called back up will likely depend on whether Thomas Harley (illness) or Nils Lundkvist (illness) are able to return.

Miller (upper body) did not travel with the Rangers and will miss Friday's tilt in Dallas, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Miller was placed on injured reserve last week and was eligible to return in time for the game against the Stars, but he will remain on the sidelines. Miller could return as early as Sunday at home versus Carolina. The 24-year-old blueliner has two goals, four assists, 55 hits and 40 blocked shots in 28 contests this season.

Barron will not arrive in time to face the Penguins on Thursday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Barron was just traded to the Predators on Wednesday, so it would have been a quick turnaround for him to jump into the lineup immediately. Once he does link up with the club, Barron is far from a lock to be in the lineup on a nightly basis, especially when Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) and Roman Josi (lower body) are cleared to play.

Manson (upper body) is unlikely to play in San Jose on Thursday, according to Brennan Vogt of Mile High Hockey.

Manson last played Nov. 29 in Dallas, leaving the game at the 6:00 mark of the second period. Manson has missed nine contests thus far, and while he is close to a return, it appears that Thursday's tilt will be his 10th consecutive game off the ice. Manson has a goal and five assists with a minus-10 rating over 24 games this season.

Fabbro (lower body) will miss Thursday's game against New Jersey, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Fabbro left Tuesday's game against Tampa Bay early in the second period and did not return. Fabbro has had some fantasy relevance since he was claimed off waivers from Nashville on Nov. 10, as he has three goals, four assists and 39 blocked shots over 18 games with the Blue Jackets. Consider him day-to-day at this time.

Ekblad recorded one goal and two assists, including one on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Wild.

Ekblad posted his first multi-point performance since Nov. 29, when he recorded two assists in a 6-3 win over the Hurricanes. Additionally, he cracked the scoresheet in back-to-back contests for the first time since late November. Ekblad has scored double-digit goals in eight of his previous 10 seasons with the Panthers. However, there's a realistic chance he might not reach the 10-goal threshold for the second consecutive campaign in 2024-25, as he has only two goals across 33 appearances. Plus, his current 3.3 shooting percentage would be a career-worst mark for the 28-year-old.

Carrier (upper body) was taken off injured reserve prior to his trade to Montreal on Wednesday, per Arpon Basu of The Athletic.

With his injury concern behind him, Carrier should be in the mix to suit up for his new club against the Red Wings on Friday and will likely take the place of Jayden Struble in the lineup. The 28-year-old Carrier won't offer a ton of offense for the Habs considering he's managed just seven points through 28 games so far this year, but he could still produce in the 20-30 point range.

Hughes provided a pair of assists and six shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Utah.

Hughes had a hand in goals by Danton Heinen (on the power play) and Dakota Joshua. This gave Hughes 30 assists on the year, and he's earned five of them over the last four contests. The star defenseman is at 37 points, 101 shots on net, 26 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating through 31 outings overall.

Sergachev scored a goal on four shots, blocked four shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.

Sergachev blocked a shot prior to overtime and wasn't available for shifts early in the extra session, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports. Sergachev eventually shook off the issue and then sealed the win at 4:48 of overtime, finishing on a 2-on-1 with Logan Cooley. This was Sergachev's third game-winner of the season, his most in a campaign since 2017-18, when he had five. He's up to eight goals -- two off his career high -- to go with 15 assists, 53 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 31 appearances in 2024-25.

LaCombe notched an assist and four shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Jets.

LaCombe has five points over his last three outings. He had 19:08 of ice time Wednesday but had been over 22 minutes in each of the previous two games. LaCombe figures to maintain top-four usage and power-play time moving forward and he has some of the highest scoring upside on the Ducks' blue line. For the season, the 23-year-old defenseman is at six goals, five helpers, 40 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 23 appearances.