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Senyshyn is expected to miss four weeks with a lower-body injury.

Senyshyn suffered a lower-body injury vs. the Panthers on Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined for at least one month. Trent Frederic was called up from Providence (AHL) to replace Senyshyn, who had appeared in the Bruins last four games and collected two assists. The 22-year-old will likely return to Providence when he is healthy and look to make a return to Boston later in the season.

Zachary Senyshyn
Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick allowed one goals on 28 shots in the Kings win over the Wild on Tuesday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Quick, who draws a friendly matchup vs. the Red Wings on Thursday. Quick has won 2-2-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .912 SV% in four home starts this season.

Jonathan Quick
Jones led the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.

Jones stopped 21 of 24 shots in the Sharks win over the Oilers on Tuesday. Jones has won four in a row despite posting a 2.70 GAA and .885 SV%. Jones has not faced the Ducks yet this season but has not won a game on the road, going 0-4-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .871 SV% in six appearances.

Martin Jones
Khudobin will start Thursday in Vancouver.

Khudobin allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Stars loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Khudobin, who is 1-2-1 with a. 2.77 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season. Tonight he faces a Canucks team in a bit of a slump, having lost four of their last five (1-3-1).

Anton Khudobin
Mrazek led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Mrazek stopped 27 of 29 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Senators on Monday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Mrazek, who heads to Buffalo with a 1-2-1 record, 3.44 GAA and .883 SV% on the road this season. The Sabres have scored 3.57 goals per game and are 5-1-1 in seven games at the KeyBank Center.

Petr Mrazek
Brossoit will start Thursday in Florida.

Brossoit allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Jets win in Vegas on started the last four games but Brossoit will give him the night off in Florida. He is 2-1-0 with a 3.32 GAA and .887 SV% on the road this season and isn't a good option against a Panthers team that is 4-1-1 in their last six.

Laurent Brossoit
Hronek (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.

Hronek, who finished Tuesday's game in Anaheim, missed Thursday's morning skate and is questionable to play in Los Angeles. Head coach Jeff Blashill did not rule out the potential of Hronek playing tonight, so monitor his status as the Red Wings hit the ice for warmups.

Filip Hronek
Bernier will start Thursday in Los Angeles.

Bernier allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Red Wings win in Anaheim on Tuesday. Bernier has won three straight while stopping 67 of the 74 shots (.905 SV%). Bernier has a chance to make it four straight vs. The team that drafted him--they rank fifth-worst in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.56 GF/gm).

Jonathan Bernier
Jones will likely start Thursday in Anaheim.

Jones stopped 21 of 24 shots in the Sharks win over the Oilers on Tuesday. Jones has won four in a row despite posting a 2.70 GAA and .885 SV%. Jones has not faced the Ducks yet this season but has not won a game on the road, going 0-4-1 with a 3.94 GAA and .871 SV% in six appearances.

Martin Jones
Sutter will miss one week with a strained groin.

Sutter left Tuesday's game after playing just 1:32 TOI and did not return. He will miss at least one week with a strained groin, so Tyler Graovac was recalled from Utica (AHL) on Wednesday and will make his season debut in Sutter's spot on Thursday.

Brandon Sutter
Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Stars.

Markstorm gave up two goals on 27 shots in the Canucks loss to the Devils on Sunday. Markstrom has gone 0-2-2 despite posting a strong 2.23 GAA and .924 SV% in his first four starts in November. On Thursday, he faces a Stars team that played last night on home-ice, where he is 2-1-2 with a 2.51 GAA and .916 SV%.

Jacob Markstrom
Francouz is in concussion protocol and is day-to-day.

Francouz was forced to leave Tuesday's game vs. the Jets after being run over by Mark Scheifele and the Avalanche confirmed that he is in concussion protocol. Head coach Jared Bednar said that Francouz is "feeling pretty good" and maybe "only be out another day or two." With both of their top two netminders out, Adam Werner will start in Edmonton.

Pavel Francouz
Vatanen (upper-body) is expected to miss the next two games.

Vatanen missed Sunday and Wednesday's games with an upper-body injury that he suffered in Edmonton and will likely miss the Devils' back-to-back over the weekend. Matt Tennyson will remain on the Devils' blueline while Vatanen is out.

Sami Vatanen
The Sharks have recalled Dalton Prout from his conditioning stint with San Jose (AHL).

Prout had just one assist during his two-game conditioning stint. Prout has suited up in just one game with the Sharks this season but was sidelined by an upper-body injury prior to his conditioning stint.

Dalton Prout

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