Status report: Girard will return after missing three games with an upper-body injury. Rantanen, who played a handful of shifts at center during a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday, will center the second line Thursday.

Notably, Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner will be healthy scratched for a fourth straight game, and it appears that Kris Knoblauch is slowly phasing him out.

Additionally, Stuart Skinner gets the nod between the pipes as he aims to notch his 10th win this season.

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