Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward James Neal was skating on a line with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on Thursday. Jesse Puljujarvi has played on the Oilers' top line for most of the season but was not on the ice for the morning skate. His status for tonight's game in unknown. 

 

Neal, 33, has played eight games this season registering two goals and one assist. 

Here are the Oilers' lines from Thursday's practice:

RNH-McDavid-Neal
Kahun-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Ennis-Khaira-Archibald
Shore-Turris-Chiasson

Nurse-Barrie
Lagesson-Larsson
Russell-Bouchard

Smith
Koskinen

Head coach Dave Tippett says forward Zack Kassian has returned to Edmonton to undergo testing after getting injured in a fight with Ottawa's Erik Gudbranson. Kassian has one goal and two assists in 13 games this season. 

Montreal Canadiens

Following Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, goaltender Jake Allen will get the start on Thursday against the Oilers. 

 Allen, 30, has compiled a 4-1 record with a .940 save percentage and 1.81 goals against average this season.

Winnipeg Jets

The Jets have moved defenceman Tucker Poolman to the active roster and reassigned forward David Gustafsson to the taxi squad. 

Poolman, 27, was activated from the COVID Protocol list nearly two weeks ago and has not played since Jan.14. Gustafsson, 20, has not recorded a point in four games with the Jets this season. 

Chicago Blackhawks

Defenceman Adam Boqvist returned to Blackhawks practice for the first time since being removed from the NHL's COVID Protocol list.

Boqvist, 20, has played six games this season, recording three assists. The Falun, Sweden native was drafted 8th overall by the Blackhawks in the 2018 NHL Draft

Defenceman Connor Murphy (right hip) will not play Thursday and is expected to miss 10-14 days. Forward Andrew Shaw (concussion protocol) will also be out Thursday. 

Nashville Predators

Predators head coach John Hynes said that defenceman Mattias Ekholm (unspecified) and forward Ryan Johansen (upper body) are both "week-to-week"  with injuries. 

 Ekholm, 30, has recorded three assists in 12 games this season. Johansen, 28, has four assists and no goals in 10 games this season. 

Columbus Blue Jackets

Joonas Korpisalo will start in net Thursday when the Blue Jackets take on the Blackhawks. 

Elvis Merzlikins was activated off injured reserve on Thursday and will serve as backup. Korpisalo, 26, is 4-3-2 with a .901 save percentage and 3.14 goals against average this season. 

Detroit Red Wings

Goaltender Jonathan Bernier and forward Luke Glendening will both be unavailable for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators with upper-body injuries.

Bernier, 32, has compiled a 2-1-0 record with a 3.54 goals against average and .881 save percentage this season. Glendening, 31, has not recorded a point in 13 games this season. He scored six goals in 60 games last season.