Mika Zibanejad (upper body) will be in the lineup for Thursday's contest with Florida.

Zibanejad (upper body) will be in the lineup for Thursday's contest with Florida.

Analysis:

The Swedish forward left in the first period of Monday's game in St. Louis after taking a stick to the face. Zibanejad's injury won't cause him to miss any additional time, though, and he will center Ottawa's second line with Mike Hoffman, the NHL's seventh-leading goal scorer, playing on his left wing.