Seattle Kraken vs. New Jersey Devils - News - February 12, 2024 | FOX Sports

Vitek Vanecek - Not suiting up Tuesday Vanecek (lower body/illness) won't dress for Tuesday's game versus the Predators, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Impact Nico Daws is starting in Nashville and Akira Schmid is the backup, leaving Vanecek out of action for a second straight game. It's unclear which issue is keeping Vanecek out this time, though the lower-body injury is likely of more concern than the illness even though both are expected to be short-term ailments. The 28-year-old's next chance to play is Thursday versus the Kings.

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Nico Daws - Starting against Tuesday Daws will guard the road goal versus the Predators on Tuesday, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Impact Daws was sharp in stopping 27 of 28 shots against the Kraken on Monday, and he'll go again a day later. Vitek Vanecek (illness/lower body) remains out of action, so Daws will be backed up by Akira Schmid. Daws has gone 4-5-0 with a 3.14 GAA and a .903 save percentage over nine outings this season.

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Philipp Grubauer - Facing Islanders Grubauer will defend the road net Tuesday against the Islanders, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Impact Grubauer, who will see his first game action since Dec. 9, has a 5-9-1 record this season with a 3.25 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 17 appearances. He will get the second half of Seattle's back-to-back after Joey Daccord played in Monday's 3-1 loss to New Jersey. The Islanders sit 20th in the league this campaign with 2.94 goals per contest.

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Justin Schultz - Set to return Schultz (personal) will be in the lineup Tuesday versus the Islanders, Alison Lukan of Root Sports reports.

Impact Schultz sat out a second game despite rejoining the Kraken at Monday's morning skate. With Brian Dumoulin (lower body) out, Schultz will get back into action Tuesday, skating on the third pairing. It's unclear if Schultz will see much power-play time given Ryker Evans' presence in the lineup.

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Brian Dumoulin - Won't play Tuesday Dumoulin (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Islanders, Alison Lukan of Root Sports reports.

Impact Dumoulin sustained the injury in the first period of Monday's game versus the Devils. Ryker Evans will remain in the lineup on a pairing with Justin Schultz, who returned from a personal absence Tuesday.

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Santeri Hatakka - Sent down to AHL Hatakka was assigned to AHL Utica on Tuesday.

Impact In a corresponding move, Brendan Smith (knee) was activated from injured reserve. Hatakka has two assists, eight shots on goal, 11 blocked shots and 10 hits in seven NHL outings this season.

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Brendan Smith - Removed from IR Smith (knee) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

Impact Smith, who has missed the past 10 games, will be an option for Tuesday's contest against Nashville. If he plays, Santeri Hatakka or Colin Miller could be scratched. Smith has five points, 47 PIM, 42 blocked shots and 67 hits in 34 outings this season.

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