Giroux will miss Tuesday's game in Anaheim after being entering COVID-19 protocol. With Giroux out, Kevin Hayes will likely centre the top line and Morgan Frost, Scott Laughton and Patrick Brown will serve as the Flyers' centre.

The Senators COVID-19 protocol list now sits at eight players, with Chabot, Chris Tierney and Zach Sanford entering protocol on Monday.

Perron has not played since November 26th due to an upper-body injury but will be back on the top line with Ryan O'Reilly and Brandon Saad on Wednesday. Perron has scored seven goals with 11 assists (18 points) in 20 games before getting hurt.

Boucher was the No.10 overall pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft and has scored two goals with one assist in 17 games with Boston University. According to Jeff Marek of Sportsnet, Boucher will be heading to the Ottawa 67's (OHL).

Cozens and Mark Jankowski were placed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday, joining Zemgus Girgensons, Jeff Skinner and Vinnie Hinostroza, who were on the list prior to the Christmas break. Cozens and Jankowski will likely be out until the middle of next week--the other three are eligible to come off earlier.

Cousins is the latest Predators player to be added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not be available on Thursday. The Predators will likely have to play a player short unless they recall another forward from Milwaukee (AHL).

Perron has been out since November 27th and his move to LTIR means he will likely be out at least until after the Christmas break. The move was made to create some cap space to deal with injuries to Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn.