Mrazek has been out since January 30th but he is expected to make a conditioning start with Chicago this afternoon before returning to the Hurricanes tonight. It's unclear how the Hurricanes will handle their three netminders since Alex Nedeljkovic has played very well while Mrazek was out.

Mrazek was hurt early in Saturday's game and underwent an MRI on Sunday. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour said that Mrazek is going "be a little longer than we had hoped" and added that he may need to have surgery. With Mrazek out, the Hurricanes will turn to a goaltending duo of James Reimer and Alex Nedeljkovic.

Mrazek was forced to leave Saturday's game vs. the Stars with an upper-body injury and will not be available for Sunday's rematch. Mrazek will undergo an MRI and will be re-evaluated on Monday, so expect a more detailed update on his status to come early next week. James Reimer will start Sunday.

Mrazek stopped all 32 shots that he faced in a 1-0 shutout win over the Lightning on Thursday. After 12 days off in between starts, Mrazek showed no signs of rust in an impressive win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Through three games, Mrazek has recorded two shutouts, for a 1.01 GAA and .955 SSV% overall. Tonight he'll face a Dallas team that has opened the season at 4-0-0 after a late start due to COVID-19.

In his second year in Carolina, Mrazek went 21-16-2 with a 2.69 GAA and .905 SV%. Mrazek will continue to split time with James Reimer in 2021 but Mrazek will start opening night vs. his former team. Mrazek was 2-0-0 while stopping 52 of 57 shots (.912 SV%) in two starts against the Red Wings in 2020.