Seattle Kraken News

The Red Wings announced that Stephens will "miss some time" with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Saturday. The move opened up a roster spot to call Joe Veleno up from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Stephens suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday after sliding feet-first into the boards. With Stephens out, the Red Wings are expected to call up a forward for their four-game road trip.

Murray is now one of eight players on the COVID-19 reserve list for the Senators. With Murray out, Filip Gustavsson is expected to start with Anton Forsberg backing him up.

McCann has missed the last five games while on the COVID-19 protocol list but was back at practice on Wednesday and could play vs. the Ducks. McCann will likely replace Yanni Gourde, who is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Murray is working his way back from a head/neck injury that he suffered on October 23rd vs. the Rangers. It looks likely that Murray will start one of the Senators' back-to-back games on Monday or Tuesday. I would bet Filip Gustavsson will start Monday and Murray goes Tuesday in Minnesota to give him an extra day of recovery.

Kakko returns after a four-game absence to take on the Blue Jackets at MSG. Kakko, who has no points in three games, will be back on the second line with Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin.

Kakko has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but is expected to play Friday vs. the Blue Jackets. When asked after Thursday's practice, Kakko said "I'm ready to play." He'll skate on the second line with Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin.