Right wing Chris Neil will return to the Ottawa Senators' lineup for the game against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Neil missed Ottawa's past five games after sustaining a lower-body injury Dec. 30 when he collided with Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
Canadiens center David Desharnais will be a game-time decision. He was a late scratch with the flu Tuesday in Montreal's 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Here are the lineups both teams likely will use Thursday:
CANADIENS
Travis Moen - Tomas Plekanec - Brian Gionta
Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Brendan Gallagher
Rene Bourque - Lars Eller - Daniel Briere
Michael Bournival - Brandon Prust - George Parros
Scratched: Francis Bouillon
Injured: Davis Drewiske (shoulder), Alex Galchenyuk (hand), Ryan White (upper body)
SENATORS
Colin Greening - Jason Spezza - Mark Stone
Clarke MacArthur - Kyle Turris - Bobby Ryan
Erik Condra - Zack Smith - Chris Neil
Milan Michalek - Mika Zibanejad - Cory Conacher
Scratched: Patrick Wiercioch, Joe Corvo, Matt Kassian