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Trocheck was given a “maintenance” day and is expected to play Thursday.

It looks like the Panthers have caught a break and Trocheck should be in the lineup tomorrow. This isn’t overly surprising considering he was able to play through a suspected ailment on Monday. Trocheck will head into Thursday’s game on a four-game point streak, picking up two goals and five assists (seven points) during that stretch.

Vincent Trocheck
Trocheck missed Wednesday’s practice with a suspected lower-body injury.

Trocheck seemed to be in some discomfort at the tail-end of the Panthers’ loss to the Senators on Monday. However, he was able to finish the game, collecting two assists in 20:15 TOI. The Panthers’ second-line centre continues his great season, having posted 26 goals and 38 assist (64 points) in 67 games. His absence from Wednesday’s practice clouds his status for Thursday’s game, but check in on him during tomorrow’s morning skate to see exactly what’s up.

Vincent Trocheck
Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick was pulled after he allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Kings loss to the Blues on Saturday. Quick has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.78 GAA and .913 SV% and draws a nice matchup tonight with the Canucks in town on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Jonathan Quick
Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick allowed one goal on 26 shots in the Kings win over the Capitals on Thursday. Quick has won three of his last four starts while allowing just nine goals on 111 shots (.919 SV%). He will look to stay hot against a struggling Blues team on home-ice, where hs has gone 12-11-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .923 SV% this season.

Jonathan Quick
The Avalanche have sent Spencer Martin to San Antonio (AHL).

Martin was serving as Semyon Varlamov’s backup with both Jonathan Bernier and Andrew Hammond being sidelined by concussions. Bernier is set to return as Varlamov’s backup on Tuesday, so Martin heads back to the Rampage, where he has gone 13-12-0 while posting a 3.06 GAA and .894 SV% in 30 games.

Spencer Martin
Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Kings win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday. Quick has won four of his last six starts while posting a 1.83 GAA and .941 SV%. This afternoon he takes on Chicago for the third time this season—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .962 SV% in the first two meetings.

Jonathan Quick
Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Quick allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Kings win over the Golden Knights on Monday. He was given Tuesday night off, but will start tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. He allowed four goals in a winning effort in his first start vs. Columbus and catches a break with Joonas Korpisalo starting instead of Sergei Bobrovsky.

Jonathan Quick