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Rielly (upper body) is considered questionable for Thursday's matchup with Washington, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports.

Rielly missed Tuesday's loss to the Devils due to his upper-body issue, and it looks like his status for Thursday's contest may boil down to a game-time decision. Rielly's racked up seven goals and 51 points through 65 contests this season -- fantasy managers should plan on keeping a close eye on his status ahead of puck drop Thursday.

Ekholm notched an assist, five shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Jets.

Ekholm is on a solid run with two goals and five helpers over his last five contests. The 33-year-old defenseman set up Connor Brown's goal in the second period. Ekholm has 35 points, 149 shots on net, 119 hits, 83 blocked shots and a plus-34 rating through 68 contests. He benefits from a large role that sees him share the ice with the Oilers' top players frequently, though Ekholm's defensive prowess shouldn't be understated.

Hanifin logged an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Predators.

Hanifin snapped a four-game point drought with the helper. The 27-year-old defenseman has remained on the top pairing while Alex Pietrangelo (illness) has been out. Hanifin has five helpers over 10 contests with the Golden Knights, giving him 40 points through 71 games on the year when accounting for his time with the Flames. He's added 147 shots on net, 58 hits and 102 blocked shots.

Krug is questionable for Thursday's game versus Calgary due to an illness, per Lou Korac of NHL.com on Wednesday.

Krug has three goals and 34 points in 71 outings in 2023-24. If Krug can't play Thursday, then Tyler Tucker might draw into the lineup for the first time since March 5.

Theodore scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Predators.

Entering Tuesday, Theodore had distributed 18 helpers over 16 games since he returned from an injury, but he had failed to score on his 31 shots in that span. The defenseman broke the goal drought late in the first period to give the Golden Knights a 3-0 lead. He's been excellent when healthy in 2023-24, racking up 37 points, 86 shots on net, 63 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 37 appearances.

Hedman (lower body) is slated to play in Wednesday's matchup with Boston, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.

Hedman looks set to return to action after missing just one game due to his lower-body issue. While the blueliner has scored just two goals in his last 10 outings, with both tallies coming in the same game, he did rack up eight helpers over that stretch for a point-per-game pace. With Hedman back in action, he should reclaim his spot at the point with the No. 1 power-play unit.

Weegar scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Chicago.

Weegar ended Petr Mrazek's shutout bid 12:25 into the third period, burying a wrister through traffic to cut Calgary's deficit to 3-1. Weegar is up to 17 goals this season, ranked third behind Roman Josi and Cale Makar among defensemen. Overall, the 30-year-old blueliner has 41 points through 71 games this year, three shy of a career high.

Pionk grabbed a pair of assists in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Oilers on Tuesday.

Both of Pionk's helpers came in the third period, setting up Brenden Dillon before adding a second assist just a minute later on Sean Monahan's game-tying tally. It's just the second multi-point game of the year for the 28-year-old Pionk, his first since Oct. 24. He's up to 27 points (five goals, 22 assists) with a plus-7 rating through 72 games this season.

Orlov scored his sixth goal of the season in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Penguins.

The veteran blueliner spoiled a shutout bid for Alex Nedeljkovic midway through the second period by intercepting a clearing attempt and firing a shot through traffic that hit a Pittsburgh defender before finding the back of the net. Orlov has been on a heater in recent weeks, producing three goals and eight points over the last eight games, and he needs four more points to reach 30 for the third straight season.

Fox scored the game-winning goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Flyers.

The All-Star blueliner extended his goal streak to three games and his point streak to eight games with the performance. Fox has delivered five goals and 12 points over the latter stretch, and on the season he's up to 15 goals -- a career high -- and 63 points through 62 contests.