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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).

Matt Murray
McCann (lower-body) returned to Seattle's practice on Friday.

McCann has not played since October 20th and few details have been shared about his injury, but he returned to practice on Friday, indicating his return to the lineup is on the immediate horizon. The 29-year-old McCann has four points (3G / 1A) in five games this season.

Jared McCann
Grubauer will start against the Jets on Thursday.

Even with an injury to starting netminder Joey Daccord, Seattle has failed to put their trust in Grubauer, leaning more on Matt Murray, but they will turn to Grubauer on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. Once considered a top-10 goalie, finishing as high as third in the Vezina voting in his final season with the Colorado Avalanche in 2020-21, Grubauer has been far from reliable since joining the Kraken. In 159 games with Seattle, he has a subpar 3.06 GAA and .890 SV% in 159 games (58-78-13). In three games this season (2-1-0), he has a 2.49 GAA and .875 SV%. Seattle enters the action on Thursday as +125 home underdogs against a Winnipeg team that has scored one goal or fewer in three of its last four games (1-3-0).

Philipp Grubauer
Gaudreau (upper-body) was a full participant in practice on Thursday and is getting close to returning.

Gaudreau has not played since mid October due to an upper-body injury, and is about four weeks into his original 4-6 week timeline. The 32-year-old Gaudreau was averaging 12:52 time-on-ice and has one assist through four games before his injury.

Frederick Gaudreau
Grubauer was the first goalie off the ice at Seattle's morning skate.

Even with an injury to starting netminder Joey Daccord, Seattle has failed to put their trust in Grubauer, leaning more on Matt Murray, but they will likely turn to Grubauer on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. Once considered a top-10 goalie, finishing as high as third in the Vezina voting in his final season with the Colorado Avalanche in 2020-21, Grubauer has been far from reliable since joining the Kraken. In 159 games with Seattle, he has a subpar 3.06 GAA and .890 SV% in 159 games (58-78-13). In three games this season (2-1-0), he has a 2.49 GAA and .875 SV%. Seattle enters the action on Thursday as +125 home underdogs against a Winnipeg team that has scored one goal or fewer in three of its last four games (1-3-0).

Philipp Grubauer
Daccord (upper-body) practiced on Wednesday for the first time since being placed on IR.

Daccord has not played since November 5th due to an upper-body injury, but appears to be inching closer to a return after practicing on Wednesday. Matt Murray has seen most of the action between the pipes since Daccord's injury and will likely continue to do so until Daccord returns.

Joey Daccord