Cedric Paquette (hand) participated in Thursday's practice, Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Paquette (hand) participated in Thursday's practice, Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Analysis:

After injuring his hand in Game 5 of the series against the Rangers, Paquette was able to resume skating with the Bolts the morning of Tuesday's Game 6, but ultimately sat out the contest. With an extra day to recover from the ailment in advance of Friday's series finale, perhaps Paquette could be ready to draw back in.