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John Gibson G | DET
Red Wings' John Gibson: Expected to start Thursday
Gibson is slated to start on the road against Vancouver on Thursday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic.
Gibson has a 2-3-1 record, 3.57 GAA and .873 save percentage in six outings with Detroit in 2026-27. He's allowed at least three goals in each of his past five appearances. Vancouver is 2-8-1 and has averaged 3.00 goals per game this campaign.
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Marco Rossi C | VAN
Canucks' Marco Rossi: Expected to play Thursday
Rossi (illness) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Wings, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports.
Rossi will be in a middle-six role after missing the Canucks' previous two contests. The 25-year-old center will be looking to snap a seven-game point drought, which has taken the shine off a strong start to the campaign.
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Kevin Lankinen G | VAN
Canucks' Kevin Lankinen: Slated to face Detroit
Lankinen is expected to start at home against Detroit on Thursday, per Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor.
Lankinen has a 1-6-0 record, 6.41 GAA and .801 save percentage in seven appearances this campaign. He won his first game of the season and then has lost his past six appearances, including his last start Saturday, when he allowed four goals on 35 shots to Tampa Bay. The Red Wings are 3-3-3 and have averaged 2.60 goals per game this season, but Detroit has earned at least a point in each of its past five games (2-0-3).
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Philipp Grubauer G | SEA
Kraken's Philipp Grubauer: Set to start Thursday
Grubauer will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, per Sound of Hockey.
Grubauer will get a second straight start and his fourth in the Kraken's last five games. He looks to have temporarily usurped Joey Daccord for the No. 1 job, as Grubauer has picked up more work since the two netminders split the first four games of the year.
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Karel Vejmelka G | UTA
Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Tending twine in Seattle
Vejmelka will guard the road goal versus the Kraken on Thursday, Catherine Bogart of the Mammoth's official site reports.
Vejmelka was pulled from his last start after giving up five goals on 17 shots against the Oilers. Sebastian Cossa was able to pick up a win over the Penguins in the next game, but Vejmelka will be back in a starting role Thursday. With five wins over eight appearances, Vejmelka remains a steady fantasy option even with middling ratios.
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Maxim Shabanov RW | MIN
Wild's Max Shabanov: Unavailable Thursday
Shabanov (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Flames.
Shabanov will miss at least one game due to the injury. The 26-year-old saw 14:26 of ice time against the Oilers on Tuesday, so it's not abundantly clear when he sustained the injury. Look for Nico Sturm to take Shabanov's spot in the lineup.
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Igor Chernyshov LW | SJ
Sharks' Igor Chernyshov: Suffers upper-body injury
Chernyshov isn't expected to return to Thursday's game against Ottawa after sustaining an upper-body injury.
Chernyshov went into Thursday's action with two goals and four points in 10 appearances this season. If he can't play Saturday versus Boston, then Adam Gaudette might draw into the lineup.
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Seth Jarvis C | CAR
Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis: Set for season debut
Jarvis (shoulder) is expected to make his season debut Thursday versus the Oilers.
Jarvis was officially labeled a game-time decision pending how he felt leading up to puck drop, but the 24-year-old winger appears to be good to go. He is expected to be eased into lineup following a quicker-than-projected recovery from shoulder surgery. Jarvis should also see power-play time, and fantasy managers shouldn't hesitate to activate him.