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Nurse (upper body) wasn't on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll miss Thursday's game versus the Predators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Nurse will have to miss at least one game after getting hurt in a fight Tuesday versus the Bruins. Nolan Allan is expected to take Nurse's place in the lineup. The Sharks' road trip continues Saturday in Detroit, and Nurse will likely be a game-time decision leading up to that game.

Nurse (upper body) is expected to be a game-time decision against Nashville on Thursday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Nurse didn't finish Tuesday's game against Boston after participating in a fight versus Nikita Zadorov. The 31-year-old defenseman did take part in Thursday's morning skate, which is encouraging, but he also stayed on with the extras. If Nurse is unable to play in San Jose's tilt against the Predators, then Nolan Allan will likely draw back into the lineup.

Makar was held scoreless on two shots with two hits, a blocked shot and a plus-1 rating during Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Stars.

Makar missed Tuesday's game against Dallas while awaiting the birth of his twin sons, but he returned to action during the rematch in the second half of the back-to-back set. The 27-year-old was held off the scoresheet for the second time in his first six appearances of the season, but he saw a regular workload and should be available for Colorado moving forward.

Lambos was called up by Minnesota on Thursday.

Lambos has a goal and an assist in four appearances with AHL Iowa in 2026-27. Justin Kirkland was reassigned to Iowa in a corresponding move. The Wild are missing defensemen Brock Faber (skull), Olli Maatta (upper body) and Jared Spurgeon (upper body), so Lambos provides Minnesota with a seventh healthy defenseman going into Thursday's game against St. Louis.

Heinola was recalled from AHL Henderson on Thursday.

Heinola racked up three assists during a quick stop down in the minors, but he will link back up with the Knights ahead of Thursday's clash with the Flames. Even with his promotion, Heinola will likely serve as a healthy scratch rather than replacing Dylan Coghlan in the lineup.

Head coach Scott Arniel said Thursday that Morrissey (wrist) is considered week-to-week, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Morrissey sustained a wrist injury against the Avalanche on Oct. 7 and was initially considered day-to-day. He's slated to miss a third consecutive game Thursday against the Blackhawks and will require more time to recover than the Jets initially expected. Arniel said that Morrissey isn't expected to require surgery to address the issue, but it's not yet clear when the defenseman will be back in action.

Salomonsson (shoulder) won't play in Thursday's game against the Blackhawks, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Salomonsson has spent the first few weeks of the regular season recovering from shoulder surgery that he underwent in late April. He's believed to be ahead of schedule in his recovery and was targeting a return to game action by mid-October, but he'll miss another game Thursday. It's not yet clear when he'll get the green light to return, but it seems likely that he'll be in the mix to suit up sooner rather than later given his previous return timetable.

Walman (upper body) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Mammoth, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.

Walman continues to deal with an upper-body injury, and he'll be unavailable for a third consecutive game Thursday. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return to game action, but his next opportunity to do so will be in a rematch against Utah on Saturday.

Byram (upper body) has been deemed day-to-day, indicating that he will miss Thursday's home clash against the Jets, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

It's unclear whether Byram picked up his upper-body injury in Tuesday's contest against the Penguins or in Wednesday's practice, but it will cost the blueliner his second game of the season Thursday. The 25-year-old Byram was just beginning to find his groove, as he picked up his first point of the season on Tuesday to go along with five shots on net, two hits and nine blocked shots across six games. His next chance to play will come Saturday against the Stars.

Dahlin (upper body) has been ruled out for Thursday's clash against the Maple Leafs and is considered to be questionable for Saturday's game in Montreal, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Head coach Lindy Ruff stated that Dahlin is a 50/50 to play in Saturday's clash, which ultimately rules him out for the Sabres' matchup on Thursday. The 26-year-old Dahlin is slated to miss his second consecutive game Thursday after compiling two goals, four points, 19 shots on net, eight hits and 14 blocked shots across six appearances to begin the 2026-27 campaign. If he's given the green light for Saturday, he'll likely return to the Sabres' top pairing, where he's been an elite fantasy option thus far.