Goalie Start
Brossoit was the first goalie off the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.
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Grzelcyk will draw back into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Brossoit led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
Brossoit stopped 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been excellent in his limited work this season, with his 2-0-2 record, 2.42 GAA and .924 SV%%. He will face the San Jose Sharks, who snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Winnipeg last game.
Teravainen (illness) will not play Thursday in Detroit.
Wyatt Kaiser will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. St. Louis.
Kaiser has an assist and four SOG through four games played but will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. St. Louis. The 20-year-old defenseman will be replaced by Andreas Englund in Chicago's lineup.
Matt Grzelcyk will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Columbus.
Grzelcyk has four goals, 21 assists, 97 SOG, 28 PIMs and a +45 plus/minus through 68 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Columbus. The 29-year-old will be replaced by Jakub Zboril in the Bruins' lineup.
Goalie Start
Laurent Brossoit will start Thursday vs. San Jose.
Brossoit stopped 27 of 30 shots (.900 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 30-year-old has been excellent in his limited work this season, with his 2-0-2 record, 2.42 GAA and .924 SV%%. He will face the San Jose Sharks, who snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Winnipeg last game.
The Blackhawks have recalled Alex Vlasic from Rockford (AHL).
Vlasic had two goals, 15 assists, 25 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 52 games played with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) and has been recalled to Chicago for the first time this season. The 21-year-old had a 15-game showing with the Blackhawks last season, picking up a goal and an assist with two PIMS and a -2 plus/minus.
The Blackhawks signed Paul Ludwinski to a three-year entry-level contract.
Ludwinski was a second-round pick (No.39 overall) in 2022 and has picked up 34 points (9G / 25A) in 47 games with the Kingston Frontenacs this season.
Wyatt Kaiser will be a healthy scratch Sunday vs. Vancouver.
Goalie Start
Brossoit will start Saturday in Edmonton.
Line Change
Donato will draw back into the Kraken lineup on Saturday.
Kaiser will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday.
Kaiser was a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Washington. He will replace Ian Mitchell in Chicago's lineup and will hope to pick up his first career point in only his second career game.
Brossoit (lower-body) travelled on the Golden Knights' three-game road trip.
Brossoit has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since February 25th but travelled to Vancouver for Tuesday's game. Logan Thompson also travelled, and Jiri Patera was sent back to the AHL, suggesting that Brossoit or Thompson are ready to share the crease with Jonathan Quick as soon as Tuesday.
Kaiser will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Kaiser made his NHL debut on Saturday and played 16:11 TOI but will be a healthy scratch Monday as Chicago takes on Colorado. The 20-year-old will be replaced by Ian Mitchell in the Blackhawks' lineup.
The Blackhawks signed Wyatt Kaiser to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Kaiser was a third-round pick in 2020 (No.81 overall) and picked up 23 points (5G / 18A) in 35 games at the University of Minnesota-Duluth this season.
Wyatt Kaiser will make his NHL debut Saturday vs. Arizona.
Murphy (personal) will be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.
Murphy had missed the Blackhawks' previous two games due to personal matters but will be back in Chicago's lineup Tuesday as they take on the Boston Bruins. The 29-year-old has five goals, five assists, 62 SOG and a career-high 56 PIMs through 64 games prior to missing the last two games.
Connor Murphy (personal) is not expected to be available Friday vs. Florida.
Murphy has five goals, five assists, 62 SOG, 56 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 64 games played with Chicago but is not expected to be available Friday due to personal reasons. It will be the first game this season the 29-year-old will miss.
Grzelcyk will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.