Kane was on the ice for the morning skate but will not play Thursday.
Kane will miss his seventh straight game but the Sharks are hopeful that he will be back on Saturday. Gustav Nyquist is expected to remain in the top-6 with Kane out.
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DeBrusk (foot) is expected to miss at least two more games.
DeBrusk will not play Saturday vs. the Senators and will likely miss Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh as well. Lee Stempniak was recalled from Providence (AHL) and is expected to play in DeBrusk’s usual spot with David Krejci.
Goalie Start
Demko will start Thursday in Edmonton.
Kane (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.
Kane took part in Wednesday’s practice but will not be available for the third consecutive game due to an upper-body injury that he suffered in Boston. Kane remains day-to-day and seems like he will be available for Saturday’s game vs. St. Louis.
Kane (undisclosed) is questionable to play on Thursday.
Kane has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury and remains questionable to play Thursday despite skating on Wednesday. Kane did skate with Tomas Hertl and Gustav Nyqust in practice, which suggests there’s a chance that he plays vs. the Canadiens.
The Canucks have recalled Guillaume Brisebois from Utica (AHL).
Brisebois has spent most of the season with Utica, where he has three goals and eight assists in 49 games on their blueline. The 21-year-old could play his third career game on Wednesday with Ben Hutton battling a foot injury.
Kane (undisclosed) will not play against the Blackhawks on Sunday.
Kane (undisclosed) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Blackhawks.
Kane (undisclosed) will not play against the Avalanche on Friday.
Goalie Start
Demko will start in Arizona on Thursday.
Blueger has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Line Change
Chytil will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Chytil has no recorded a point and is a minus-1 in each of his last three games and will be replaced by the newly acquired Brendan Lemieux on Wednesday.
The Canucks have acquired Linus Karlsson from the Sharks for Jonathan Dahlen.
Karlsson, 19, was a third-round pick (No.87 overall) in last summer’s draft. Karlsson has four goals and 13 assists (17 points) with Karlskrona HK in Sweden.
Line Change
Hronek will draw into the Red Wings lineup on Sunday.
The Red Wings have recalled Filip Hronek from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Hronek has split his 2019 season between the AHL and NHL, amassing 10 points (3G / 7A) in 23 games with the Red Wings and 23 points (7G / 16A) in 28 games with the Griffins. Hronek has the look of a future star in Detroit but it remains to be seen if he will be in the lineup on Saturday afternoon.
Brisebois will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
The Blues have signed Mackenzie MacEachern to a one-year extension worth $750K.
Demko has a “slight sprain” and will miss the next 10 days.
Demko was dinged up in warmups on Tuesday and will miss at least 10 days with a minor sprain. Look for the Canucks to continue to lean on Jacob Markstrom while Demko is sidelined.
Demko will not be available for Tuesday’s game in Washington.
Demko, who likely would have been in-line to start Tuesday’s game, tweaked something in warmups on Monday and will not be available for Tuesday’s contest. Mikey DiPietro will join the Canucks in Washington to serve as Jacob Markstrom’s backup.
The Blues have recalled MacKenzie MacEachern from San Antonio (AHL).