Dunn has missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury but could be an option to return on Wednesday after being a full participant at practice on Tuesday. Before his injury, Dunn was on a tremendous run, with 10 points (4G / 6A) in his last eight games.
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Mahura will make his first appearance since January 15th as he fills in for Gustav Forsling (undisclosed). Mahura has no goals and five assists in 18 games this season.
Daccord gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Kraken’s loss in Edmonton on Thursday. Daccord has followed up and eight-game winning streak with a back-to-back losses and likely draws another tough assignment on Sunday with the Maple Leafs in town. Daccord has been lights-out in Seattle this year, going 7-3-0 with a 2.02 GAA, .926 SV% and two shutouts.
Daccord gave up four goals on 36 shots in the Kraken’s loss in Edmonton on Thursday. Daccord has followed up and eight-game winning streak with a back-to-back losses and likely draws another tough assignment on Sunday with the Maple Leafs in town. Daccord has been lights-out in Seattle this year, going 7-3-0 with a 2.02 GAA, .926 SV% and two shutouts.
Gourde committed the hit in the third period of Thursday's game in Edmonton. Gourde was issued a five-minute major penalty for charging on the play. He will be eligible to return to the Kraken lineup for next Friday's game in St. Louis.
Hayden will be the odd-man out on Thursday as Andre Burakovsky is set to return from a lower-body injury. Hayden has played just one game with the Kraken this season, registering one shot on goal and two hits.
Burakovsky played only 1:40 time on ice before exiting Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury and has missed two games since. John Hayden will sit in order to make room for Burakovsky on Thursday.
Daccord will be back between the pipes for the Kraken on Thursday after Chris Driedger got the nod in the tail-end of a back-to-back on Tuesday. Daccord was unlucky to see his personal eight-game winning streak snapped his last time out, allowing just two goals on 32 shots as the Kraken fell to the Penguins by a score of 3-0. Daccord's incredible run of form has seen his SV% on the season climb to .923 while his GAA is down to just 2.28. He'll need to be at his very best again on Thursday as the Kraken travel to Edmonton to take on Connor McDavid and the Oilers.
Burakovsky played only 1:40 time on ice before exiting Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury and has missed two games since. He was replaced in the lineup by Kailer Yamamoto but could return on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers.
Mahura will exit the lineup and serve as a healthy scratch to allow Dmitry Kulikov to draw back into the lineup after a one-game absence from an undisclosed injury. Monday's game against the Anaheim Ducks was Mahura's first action in a month. He played 12:29 time-on-ice, recorded two hits, and a -2 plus/minus rating.
Larsson was forced to leave Monday's game with an illness and did not return. Without a morning skate, there's no indication whether or not Larsson will be available for Tuesday's game, so consider him a game-time decision.
Hayden has scored four goals with six assists (10 points) in 33 AHL games this season. If he plays on Tuesday, it will be his Kraken debut and his first NHL game since March 18th, 2023.
Beniers missed Monday's game in Pittsburgh with an upper-body injury and was placed on IR after the game to make room for John Hayden to be recalled from the AHL. With Beniers landing on IR, he'll miss at least one week.
Ryker Evans will draw into the Seattle lineup on Monday for Dunn, who is out of the lineup with an undisclosed injury. Dunn has been on a tremendous run lately with 10 points (4G / 6A) in his last eight games.