Megna played 44 games with the Blackhawks last season but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, scoring 16 points (2G / 14A) in 64 games with the Charlotte Checkers. He will slot into the lineup for Tobias Bjornfot, who was reassigned to Charlotte on Wednesday.
Gadjovich will slot in for Aleksander Barkov, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Gadjovich has four goals and zero assists in 34 games this season.
Barkov was a surprise scratch on Wednesday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. The Panthers captain did leave Tuesday's game in Montreal due to an undisclosed injury but was able to return. Jonah Gadjovich will draw into the lineup in his place.
Hallum was a third-round pick, 91st overall, of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old forward spent the previous three seasons playing collegiate hockey with the University of Michigan (Big-10). He had 17 points (8G / 9A) in 36 games in 2024-25.
The Capitals snapped a three-game losing skid yesterday with a 4-3 win over the Bruins and will turn to Thompson between the pipes on Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 28-year-old Thompson has been excellent this season but has allowed three or more goals in three straight games, posting a subpar .843 SV%. He has a 2.43 GAA and .912 SV% in 42 games this season (31-5-6). The Capitals enter Wednesday's contest as +186 road underdogs against a Hurricanes team that is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
With Nico Sturm battling an undisclosed injury, Nosek will draw into Florida's lineup on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 32-year-old Nosek has not played since March 11th and has nine points (1G / 8A) in 53 games this season.
Sturm exited Tuesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens early in the first period after only 0:34 time-on-ice due to an upper-body injury. The 29-year-old Sturm is averaging 10:06 time-on-ice and has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 58 games this season. Tomas Nosek will draw into Florida's lineup a Strum's replacement.
Eriksson Ek has not played since February 22nd but recently returned to practice in a non-contact jersey and is expected to return to the lineup before the end of the season. The 28-year-old Eriksson Ek scored 24 points (9G / 15A) in 42 games this season, a significant decline from his 60+ point campaigns over his previous two seasons.
Kaprizov has not played since late January but recently returned to practice in a non-contact jersey and is expected to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season. Before his injury, the 27-year-old Kaprizov had been outstanding offensively, scoring 52 points (23G / 29A) in 37 games.
Suniev was a third-round pick, 80th overall, of the Calgary Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old forward has spent the previous two seasons playing collegiate hockey with UMass-Amherst (H-East), including scoring 38 points (20G / 18A) in 35 games in 2024-25.
The Oilers are riding a two-game winning streak and will roll with Pickard between the pipes for a fourth consecutive game when they face the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Pickard was solid in his most recent game, saving 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The 32-year-old Pickard has a 2.69 GAA and .899 SV% in 31 appearances this season (19-8-1).
O'Hara was a fourth-round pick, 114th overall, in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old forward has spent the previous three seasons playing collegiate hockey with UMass-Amherst (H-East), including scoring 51 points (22G / 29A) in 40 games in 2024-25.
The Capitals snapped a three-game losing skid yesterday with a 4-3 win over the Bruins and will turn to Thompson between the pipes on Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 28-year-old Thompson has been excellent this season but has allowed three or more goals in three straight games, posting a subpar .843 SV%. He has a 2.43 GAA and .912 SV% in 42 games this season (31-5-6). The Capitals enter Wednesday's contest as +186 road underdogs against a Hurricanes team that is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
With Eeli Tolvanen (undisclosed) and Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) out of the lineup on Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Winterton and Tye Kartye will re-enter the lineup as their replacements. The 23-year-old Kartye did not play Seattle's previous game but will look to add to his nine points (5G / 4A) through 58 games this season.
With Eeli Tolvanen (undisclosed) and Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) out of the lineup on Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Winterton and Tye Kartye will re-enter the lineup as their replacements. The 21-year-old Winterton has only played eight games for Seattle this season, averaging 10:22 time-on-ice and scoring one point (0G / 1A).
Jaden Schwartz and Eeli Tolvanen will both be sidelined with undisclosed injuries on Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks, with Tye Kartye and Ryan Winterton drawing in as their replacements. The 25-year-old Tolvanen is averaging 14:12 time-on-ice and has 34 points (22G / 12A) in 75 games this season.
Jaden Schwartz and Eeli Tolvanen will both be sidelined with undisclosed injuries on Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks, with Tye Kartye and Ryan Winterton drawing in as their replacements. Before his injury, the 32-year-old Schwartz was amid perhaps his best stretch of the season, with six points (4G / 2A) in his last five games.
Thrun has not played since March 8th but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. The 24-year-old Thrun is averaging 16:54 time-on-ice and has 10 points (1G / 9A) in 52 games this season.
