Granlund was apparently playing through an injury in the season opener in Detroit, where he was held off of the scoresheet. The Finnish playmaker will likely be held out of the lineup Saturday in Carolina, so look for Gustav Olofsson to draw into the lineup as a seventh defenseman.

Last season, Stalock spent most of the season with Iowa (AHL), where he went 23-17-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .926 SV%. It was a strong season for the former Sharks’ backup, who has a 2.35 GAA and .912 SV% in his 64-game career. He draws a pretty difficult matchup in his first start as the young Hurricanes are expected to bring a lot of offence this season.

Sustr registered three goals and 11 assists (14 points) while averaging 17:35 TOI/GM in 80 games this season. The towering defenseman is a solid third-pairing defenseman who isn’t asked to do too much and will be around in Tampa Bay for at least another season.

Poehling is a rangey player, standing in at 6-foot-2, but needs to add bulk to that frame. Poehling posted seven goals and six assists (13 points) in 35 games in his first season with St. Cloud State.

Strome, 23, was the No.5 overall pick in 2011 and has had a couple of tough seasons since posting 50 points (17G / 33A) in 2014-15. Overall, Strome has 126 points (45G / 81A) in 258 career NHL games. Strome is set to become a restricted free agent next summer and carries a $2.5 million cap hit this year, versus Eberle’s $6.0M AAV for the next two seasons.

Mrazek allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime win in Carolina on Monday. Mrazek has gone 1-1-1 while turning aside 97 of 104 shots (.933 SV%). Tonight he makes his fifth appearance against the Lightning—he has gone 0-3-1 with a 3.89 GAA and .865 SV% in the first four games vs. Tampa Bay.

Vatrano played just 9:25 TOI and 8:00 TOI in his last two games and is reportedly dealing with an upper-body injury. Vatrano is day-to-day and will be replaced by Matt Beleskey in the lineup vs. the Stars.

Stalock will make his Wild debut on Thursday to give Devan Dubnyk a break and replacing Darcy Kuemper, who has struggled recently. Stalock has gone 20-16-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .924 SV% in Iowa (AHL) this season and has a career 2.38 GAA and .911 SV% in 62 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks.

Mrazek gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Red Wings’ overtime loss to the Lightning on Friday. The Red Wings goalie rotation will continue with Mrazek going tonight in Carolina. He has lost his last two starts despite stopping 58 of 62 shots (.935 SV%). He made 29 saves in a 4-2 win in his first start vs. the Hurricanes.