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Schwartz is expected to miss the next six week with a lower-body injury.

Jared McCann just returned to Seattle's lineup from a multi-week injury absence in their most recent game, a game where another top-nine forward, Jaden Schwartz, was forced to leave due to a lower-body injury. The 33-year-old Schwartz was off to an impressive 2025-26 campaign before his injury, scoring 15 points (8G / 7A) in 23 games.

Jaden Schwartz
Daccord led the Kraken onto the ice for warmups.

Daccord is coming off an NHL rarity, saving all 34 shots he faced in a shutout defeat in a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. The Kraken rank in the bottom half of the league offensively (2.5 GF/GP) and need Daccord to be elite on most nights. The 29-year-old goalie has a 2.56 GAA and .909 SV% in 14 games (7-3-4). Seattle enters the action on Wednesday as +110 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars team that is an impressive 8-1-3 on the road after an explosive 8-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

Joey Daccord
McCann will be a game-time decision vs. Dallas on Wednesday.

McCann has not played since October 20th and few details have been shared about his injury, but he has been practicing the last two weeks, and could return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old McCann has four points (3G / 1A) in five games this season.

Jared McCann
Daccord was the first goalie off the ice at Seattle's morning skate.

Daccord is coming off an NHL rarity, saving all 34 shots he faced in a shutout defeat in a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. The Kraken rank in the bottom half of the league offensively (2.5 GF/GP) and need Daccord to be elite on most nights. The 29-year-old goalie has a 2.56 GAA and .909 SV% in 14 games (7-3-4). Seattle enters the action on Wednesday as +110 home underdogs against a Dallas Stars team that is an impressive 8-1-3 on the road after an explosive 8-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

Joey Daccord
Daccord will start in Chicago on Thursday.

The Kraken will hand Daccord his 18th start of the season when they travel to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks on Thursday. Daccord took the loss in his last outing, allowing three goals on 26 shots in a 4-2 defeat in Detroit on Tuesday. Seattle's workhorse netminder owns a 6-3-3 record on the season to go along with a 2.85 GAA and .898 SV%. The Kraken enter action on Thursday at an even +100 on the money line.

Joey Daccord
Daccord will start in Detroit on Tuesday.

Daccord has not played since November 5th, recovering from an upper-body injury, but he will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 29-year-old Daccord has a 2.83 GAA and .900 SV% in 11 games this season (6-2-3). Seattle hopes to extend their winning streak to three games on Tuesday, entering the contest as +146 road underdogs against a Red Wings team that has points in three straight (2-0-1).

Joey Daccord
Daccord was the first goalie off the ice at Seattle's morning skate.

Daccord has not played since November 5th, recovering from an upper-body injury, but he will likely return to the crease on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 29-year-old Daccord has a 2.83 GAA and .900 SV% in 11 games this season (6-2-3). Seattle hopes to extend their winning streak to three games on Tuesday, entering the contest as +146 road underdogs against a Red Wings team that has points in three straight (2-0-1).

Joey Daccord
Murray is expected to miss approximately six weeks with a lower-body injury.

A Joey Daccord injury awarded Murray five appearances in Seattle's crease over the previous few weeks, but he will be sidelined for six weeks now due to a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old Murray posted a 2.21 GAA and .921 SV% in five appearances (0-2-1).

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