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Liljegren (upper body) is targeting a return against the Red Wings on Saturday. coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters, "That's the goal. We'll see where he's at tomorrow," per Mark Masters of TSN.

Liljegren is poised to return from an eight-game absence due to his upper-body injury. Before getting hurt, the 24-year-old defenseman was rolling offensively with one goal and five assists in his last seven outings. With Liljegren back in the lineup, Ilya Lyubushkin figures to be relegated to a spot in the press box.

Sandin (upper body) is not expected to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports Friday.

Sandin will have to hope that his teammates can secure a playoff in order to play again this season. The defenseman is currently stuck in a 21-game goal drought dating back to Feb. 22 versus the Lightning. During that stretch, the Swede has managed six assists, 20 shots and 32 blocks while averaging 20:21 of ice time. In Sandin's stead, Vincent Iorio figures to continue seeing minutes on the blue line.

Krug (upper body) will not be in action against the Hurricanes on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Krug continues to be classified as day-to-day but could be in danger of missing the rest of the regular season. In his last six outings, the 33-year-old defenseman notched a goal and four assists, including a pair of power-play points. Without Krug in the lineup, Scott Perunovich will likely move up to the No. 1 power-play unit.

York scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Rangers.

York opened the scoring 4:21 into the first period, beating Jonathan Quick with a wrister to give the Flyers an early lead. It's the first goal for York since March 2 -- he logged seven assists in his previous 17 games. Overall, the 23-year-old blueliner is up to 10 goals and 30 points with 174 blocked shots and 74 hits while averaging 22:33 of ice time in a top-pairing role.

Ekman-Larsson collected two assists in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

He helped set up Matthew Tkachuk's tally just 47 seconds into the first period before also having a hand in a Sam Reinhart goal late in the second. Ekman-Larsson hadn't put together a multi-point performance since Jan. 26, and his goal drought stands at 30 games. On the season, the veteran blueliner has managed nine goals and 32 points in 79 contests.

Carlson notched two assists in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.

It's only the veteran blueliner's second multi-point performance in the last 17 games, although his production's been steady with three goals and 12 points over that stretch. Carlson has reached 50 points on the season for the sixth time in his career, but his point-per-game pace of 0.63 is his lowest since 2016-17.

Letang scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 6-5 overtime victory against Boston.

Letang has recorded a point in seven of his last eight contests, tallying a combined two goals, seven assists and 13 shots while averaging 25:20 of ice time. While the blueliner's production with the man advantage has dropped off, he has topped his point total from last year with 50 points in 79 contests.

Karlsson scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Red Wings.

Karlsson has been finding his offensive stride of late with six points in his last five contests, though none of those tallies were earned with the man advantage. While the 33-year-old blueliner has been putting together a solid campaign, 52 points in 79 games is a far cry from the 101 he racked up last year on his way to the Norris Trophy.

Matheson logged an assist, three blocks and one hit in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.

Matheson continued a remarkable stretch during which he's distributing at an elite level. The defenseman has nine assists during a six-game point streak and 12 helpers over the last eight contests. His career-high 50 assists ranks ninth in the NHL among blueliners.

Harris scored a goal on one shot, blocked four shots and delivered one hit in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.

Harris' slapshot whizzed by a screened Semyon Varlamov to put the Canadiens up late in the first period. It was the third goal of the season for Harris, who was coming off a three-assist night against the Flyers on Tuesday. The 23-year-old defenseman, who has battled injuries this season, is up to 14 points over 54 games.