Thursday fantasy hockey tips - NHL picks, matchups, more

A 12-game Thursday has all but eight NHL teams in action, so you should have mostly full lineups. Despite the busy slate, only the Pittsburgh Penguins are playing in a back-to-back after defeating the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.

There are two rematches of a home-and-home series from Tuesday though, as the New York Rangers visit the Carolina Hurricanes after losing in New York, while the St. Louis Blues visit the Detroit Red Wings after losing at home.

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There is also a fun narrative in Nashville, as Eeli Tolvanen gets to return with the Seattle Kraken for the first time since being waived by the Predators and becoming one of the Kraken's best goal scorers. His 13 goals since he made his Kraken debut on Jan. 1 are more than any member of the Predators has managed — even besting Tommy Novak's 12 goals.

With full lineups for most fantasy managers, keep an eye on the day-to-day injuries. Jared Spurgeon, Sam Bennett, Anthony Duclair, Troy Terry, Josh Anderson, Roman Josi, Jeff Petry, Philipp Grubauer and Darcy Kuemper are all questionable to play, while Filip Forsberg, Tyler Seguin and John Carlson are in line to potentially return for their teams.

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All times Eastern.

7 p.m., Capital One Arena, Watch live on ESPN+

Alex Ovechkin potted a hat trick plus a helper when these teams met in December. The Blackhawks are what they are, but the Capitals haven't been stalwart in the crease either. In the past month at five-on-five, only three teams have allowed more goals against per