Pearson suffered a hand injury in Wednesday's game vs. the Canadiens and required surgery on Thursday. He'll miss at least one month, so don't expect to see Pearson in the Canucks' lineup until mid-to-late December.
With Jamie Oleksiak landing on IR on Thursday, Olofsson earned his first call-up of the season after picking up four assists in eight AHL games. The 27-year-old defenseman has 11 assists in 59 career NHL games with the Wild and Canadiens.
Oleksiak's movement to IR was retroactive to November 8th, meaning he'll be eligible to be activated for next Thursday's game vs. the Rangers. The Kraken did not disclose how long they expect him to be sidelined but used his roster spot to recall Gustav Olofsson from the AHL.
In order to make room for Charlie McAvoy to be activated, the Bruins moved Forbort to LTIR, giving them $3.0M in cap relief. Forbort is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
Mrazek last played October 21st vs. Detroit and left after allowing three goals on 18 shots (.833 SV%) due to injury. He struggled prior to the injury, posting a 1-1-0 record with a .873 SV% and 3.75 GAA. He faces off against the Los Angeles Kings who are on a two-game winning streak and didn't allow a goal their last time out, beating Minnesota 1-0.
Binnington allowed three goals on 37 shots (.919 SV%) as he lost his fifth straight start his last time out vs. Boston. The 29-year-old has been bad this season, posting a .886 SV% and 3.37 GAA along with his 3-5-0 record. He takes on the San Jose Sharks who have amazingly lost three straight games in a shootout after their 5-4 loss to Anaheim their previous time out.
Vanecek stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943 SV%) to pick up his sixth straight victory in a 3-2 win over Calgary his last time out. He holds a 6-1-0 record after losing only his first start of the season while posting a .915 SV% and 2.17 GAA for the Devils. He takes on a struggling Ottawa Senators team that has lost six straight contests.
Hart missed the Flyers' previous game due to Illness but stopped 33 of 34 shots (.971 AV%) in his previous start in a win vs. Ottawa. Hart has been having a Vezina-worthy start to the season, with a 6-0-2 record, .946 SV% and 1.97 GAA. He takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are currently on a five-game losing streak.
Thompson stopped 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) to pick up his fifth straight win in a 4-3 victory over Toronto his last game. He has been making a strong Calder Trophy push this season with his 7-2-0 record, .930 SV% and .212 GAA. He's taking not he Buffalo Sabres, who have lost their last three games but rank 2nd in the NHL in goals for per game (3.85).
Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Thursday that starting goaltender Frederik Andersen will be out a little more than day-to-day but stopped short of saying week-to-week. Andersen had struggled a bit this season after finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting in 2021-22, posting a .891 SV% and 2.72 GAA but a decent 5-3-0 record all the same.
The 13-year-veteran will head to the press box as a healthy scratch Thursday as Carolina takes on Edmonton. He has struggled so far this season, only collecting one assist along with 25 SOG through his first 13 games.
The 24-year-old defensemen will head to the press box Thursday vs. Edmonton. In six games this season, he has zero points and two PIMS while amassing a -1 plus/minus rating.
de Haan was forced to take a seat in the press box Wednesday but will find his way back into the lineup vs. the Oilers Thursday. In seven games so far in 2022-23, he has one goal and a -2 plus/minus rating.
Stastny was a healthy scratch for the Hurricanes' game Wednesday but will find his way back into the lineup Thursday vs. Edmonton. In 12 games played this season, he has four assists and seven SOG.
Kochetkov will get his first NHL start of the season Thursday after posting a 2-2-1 record, along with a 3.00 GAA and .911 SV% with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. He draws the tough start of the Edmonton Oilers, who rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.79) fueled in part by their 2nd ranked Powerplay which converts at a 32.7% rate.
