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Ludvig (illness) will miss Thursday's tilt versus Washington, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

This will be Ludvig's third game on the shelf. The defenseman has three goals, two assists, 72 hits and 33 blocked shots in 2023-24, his first NHL season. Ryan Shea will once again play in Ludvig's place on the third unit against the Capitals.

Chabot (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup Saturday against the Devils or Sunday versus Washington, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

Chabot has battled injuries all year long -- he's played only 44 games this season. The 26-year-old has logged eight goals and 20 assists to go with 99 shots on goal this year. He should join the first defensive pairing when he returns to the lineup.

Hamonic will not be in the lineup Thursday versus Florida due to a lower-body injury, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.

Hamonic has missed 16 of the last 17 games with the injury, playing only Mar. 21 against St. Louis. The defenseman has two goals, four assists and 75 blocked shots in 48 appearances this season.

Fox collected two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Devils.

The All-Star blueliner helped set up the Rangers' first tally by Artemi Panarin in the first period and the game-winner by Chris Kreider late in the third. Fox has gotten onto the scoresheet in 11 of the last 12 games, racking up five goals and 17 points during that stretch, and he sits two points away from his third straight 70-point campaign.

Harley notched an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Oilers.

Harley set up Wyatt Johnston's goal in the second period. The 22-year-old Harley entered Wednesday with no points over his last four outings. He's gotten a little streaky down the stretch, but he's also seeing top-pairing minutes and all of the tough defensive assignments that come with that role. On the year, he has 41 points, 137 shots on net, 129 blocked shots, 61 hits and a plus-25 rating through 73 contests.

Heiskanen notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Oilers.

Heiskanen has a goal and four assists over his last eight contests. He set up a second-period tally by Tyler Seguin, which sparked a massive rally for the Stars to take control of the contest. Heiskanen is up to 49 points (20 on the power play), 148 shots on net, 87 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 65 appearances.

Hronek logged an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and four hits in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Coyotes.

Hronek had just two helpers over 12 contests in March. He's picked up two assists over his last three games, but his offense has taken an obvious downturn in recent weeks despite his top-pairing role remaining intact. The 26-year-old defenseman is at 47 points, 143 shots on net, 91 hits, 79 blocked shots and a plus-33 rating over 76 appearances.

Hughes scored a power-play goal on four shots, dished an assist and added four PIM in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Coyotes.

Hughes has opened April with a pair of multi-point efforts. He had the opening goal midway through the second period, and he also set up Conor Garland's game-winner with 1:51 left in the third. Hughes broke his own franchise record for assists by a defenseman with his 70th helper of the year, and he's at 86 points, 185 shots on net, 49 blocked shots, a plus-39 rating and 38 PIM through 76 appearances.

Dumoulin scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Kings.

This was Dumoulin's first goal in 26 games, and he had just two assists over that span. The 32-year-old defenseman offers next to nothing on offense, and with the Kraken officially eliminated from playoff contention, it's possible he could get rested at times. He has five goals, 14 points, 60 shots on net, 68 hits, 72 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 73 appearances in a third-pairing role.

Roy notched an assist and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.

Roy set up the first of Trevor Moore's three goals in the game. The helper snapped a five-game point drought for Roy, who is firmly on the Kings' second pairing regardless of how he does on offense. The 29-year-old blueliner has had a solid campaign with 23 points, 124 shots on net, 187 blocked shots, 149 hits, 42 PIM and a plus-17 rating through 74 appearances.