Grubauer has been out since December 9th with a lower-body injury but was activated off the Injured Reserve Tuesday. Joey Daccord may have stolen the 32-year-old Grubauer's starting position after he posted a subpar 5-9-1 record, 3.25 GAA and .884 SV% before his injury early in the season.
Dunn has missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury but will likely return to the lineup 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.
Grubauer has been out since December 9th with a lower-body injury but was activated off the Injured Reserve Tuesday. The 32-year-old may have lost his starting gig to Joey Daccord after he posted a 5-9-1 record, 3.25 GAA and .884 SV% prior to his injury early in the season.
After being a full participant at practice on Tuesday, Beniers could return from a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Before his injury, Beniers had been held to one point (1G / 0A) in his last seven games.
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.
Stephens was placed on waivers on Monday and will report to the Laval Rocket of the AHL. The 26-year-old has three points (2G / 1A) while averaging 9:03 time-on-ice through 23 games this season.
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.
Stephens has been placed on waivers and will report to the Laval Rocket of the AHL if he goes unclaimed. The 26-year-old has three points (2G / 1A) while averaging 9:03 time-on-ice through 23 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.
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.
