Trevor Zegras is travelling on the Ducks' three-game road trip but is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
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Ben Hutton will draw back into the Golden Knights' lineup Thursday.
Hutton was a healthy scratch for the Golden Knights' previous game but will draw into the lineup Thursday vs. San Jose as he replaced the injured Shea Theodore. The 29-year-old has two goals, an assist, 43 SOG, six PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 23 games this season.
Shea Theodore is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will not play Thursday vs. San Jose.
Theodore left the Golden Knights' previous game vs. Edmonton after just 12:40 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and will not play Thursday as the team takes on the San Jose Sharks. The 27-year-old has eight goals, 33 assists, 134 SOG, 18 PIMs and a +17 plus/minus through 54 games played prior to his injury.
Pavel Buchnevich is out Thursday vs. Chicago with an upper-body injury.
Buchnevich has 25 goals, 41 assists, 118 SOG, 34 PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 59 games played but is out Thursday vs. Chicago with an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old is currently second in Blues' scoring and 10 points off of his career-high in points for a season.
Robert Thomas will not play Thursday vs. Chicago (upper-body).
Thomas left the Blues' previous game after 15:53 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will now miss Thursday's game vs. Chicago. The 23-year-old has 17 goals, 46 assists, 101 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 70 games this season prior to his injury.
Andrej Sustr has been recalled from San Diego (AHL).
Sustr has three goals, 11 assists, 41 PIMs, and a +10 plus/minus through 46 games with Iowa (AHL) and San Diego (AHL) and has been recalled Wednesday by Anaheim. The 32-year-old has played in 361 NHL games before this season, and has 11 goals and 69 points.
John Klingberg will return to the Wilds' lineup Wednesday (upper-body).
Klingberg has missed the Wilds' previous three games due to an upper-body injury and will return to Minnesota's lineup Wednesday vs. Colorado. The 30-year-old had nine goals, 19 assists, 95 SOG, 34 PIMs and a -23 plus/minus through 59 games played between Minnesota and Anaheim.
Goalie Start
Gustavsson will start Wednesday in Colorado.
Gustavsson stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat Chicago in his previous start. The 24-year-old has put up historic numbers in his first season in Minnesota, with his 19-9-5 record, .932 SV% and 2.01 GAA. He will face the Colorado Avalanche, who have won three-straight games and nine of their last 10 games after a 5-1 win over Anaheim last game.
Ryan Reaves will be out Wednesday vs. Colorado with an upper-body injury.
Reaves left the Wilds' previous game after just 4:26 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will be out Wednesday as the team takes on the Colorado Avalanche. The 36-year-old bruiser has five goals, nine assists, 40 SOG, 36 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 66 games with Minnesota and the New York Rangers this season.
Brandon Duhaime will be out Wednesday vs. Colorado (illness).
Duhaime has eight goals, an assist, 64 SOG, 40 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 44 games but will be out Wednesday vs. Colorado due to an illness. Minnesota will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen for Wednesday's game in the meantime.
Brett Seney has been signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000 AAV) through the 2023-24 season.
Seney has a goal, nine SOG, two PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through seven games this season with the Chicago Blackhawks and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000 AAV) through the 2023-24 season. The 27-year-old is being rewarded for a great AHL season, where he has 19 goals and 48 points across 50 games so far this season with Rockford (AHL).
Goalie Start
Igor Shesterkin will start Thursday vs. the New Jersey Devils.
Shesterking stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) for his seventh win in eight games as he beat the Columbus Blue Jackets easily in his previous start. The 27-year-old netminder will not be repeating his Vezina Trophy win from last season, but has still been incredibly solid as shown by his 34-12-7 record, 2.54 GAA and .914 SV%. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who have lost three of their last four games but are fifth in the NHL in shots per game (34.5).
Robby Fabbri will be out for the remained of the 2022-23 season with a lower-body injury.
Fabbri has not played since March 8th due to a lower-body injury and will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season as it takes 4-6 weeks to recover from his injury. It is yet another season cut short by injuries for the 27-year-old, who had seven goals, nine assists, 35 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 28 games played prior to the injury.
Ben Chiarot is expected to rejoin the Red Wings' lineup Thursday vs. Carolina (upper-body).
Chiarot has missed the Red Wings' previous six games due to an upper-body injury but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Carolina. The 31-year-old has five goals, 13 assists, 101 SOG, 47 PIMs and a -27 plus/minus through 67 games this season.
Simon Edvinsson is expected to draw back into the Red Wings' lineup Thursday vs. Carolina.
Edvinsson has a goal, four SOG, six PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through three games played and was a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Carolina. The 20-year-old will replace Gustav Lindstrom in the Wings' lineup.
Goalie Start
Alex Nedeljkovic will start Thursday vs. Carolina.
Goalie Start
Georgiev is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.
Georgiev stopped 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his seventh win in eight games as he beat the Arizona Coyotes in his previous start. The 27-year-old is seven wins from the Avalanche's single-season win record, with his impressive 34-15-5 record, 2.54 GAA and .919 SV%. He takes on the Minnesota Wild for a battle for the division lead, who have won four of their last five games but are 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.93).
Sam Bennett will remain out Wednesday vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs (undisclosed).
Bennett has been out for the Panthers' previous four games due to an undisclosed injury and will be out of the lineup again Tuesday vs. Toronto. The 26-year-old had 16 goals, 24 assists, 193 SOG, 54 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 63 games this season prior to his injury.
Goalie Start
Ilya Sorokin will start Wednesday vs. Washington.
Sorokin stopped 30 of 31 shots (.968 SV%) for his fourth win in five games as he beat the New Jersey Devils in his last start. The 27-year-old has been sensational this season, proven by his .924 SV%, 2.39 GAA and 27-19-7 record. He takes on the Washington Capitals, who have lost three of their last four games after a 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh last game.
Send Down
Taro Hirose has been reassigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Hirose made his season debut Tuesday, playing 7:57 TOI with one SOG but has been reassigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) on Wednesday. The 26-year-old returns to the Griffins, where he has 15 goals, 39 assists, and 12 PIMs across 64 games played.
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