Hurricanes' Andrej Nestrasil: Will return Thursday

Nestrasil (knee) will return to the lineup Thursday against the Islanders, Michelle McMahon of NHL.com reports.

Nestrasil missed each of the last two contests because of the knee issue, but fortunately that absence will come to an end Thursday. He's expected to center the Hurricanes' third line alongside Jeff Skinner and Kris Versteeg in his return to the lineup.