Daccord made 31 saves in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Penguins. Pittsburgh found the back of the net in each of the first two periods, but Daccord shut the door in the third as Seattle rallied from a 2-1 deficit.

Daccord stopped 16 of 19 shots after replacing Philipp Grubauer in the first period of Sunday's 6-2 loss to Detroit.

Daccord has made three appearances in January -- he won his only start Saturday in Buffalo but has been forced into relief action twice due to Philipp Grubauer's struggles. The Penguins sit 15th in the league with 2.98 goals per game this season.

Grubauer conceded three goals on four shots before being replaced by Joey Daccord in the first period of Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Red Wings.

Daccord was placed on injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site. Daccord hasn't played since Dec. 22 while dealing with an upper-body injury, and the Kraken will give him some time to recover while on injured reserve.

Daccord (upper body) appeared in relief Thursday, stopping all four shots he faced in a 6-2 loss to Columbus.

Facing Sabres

Grubauer will guard the road goal versus the Red Wings on Sunday, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord (upper body) was activated from Injured Reserve on Tuesday. This paves the way for him to return to the lineup in Thursday's matchup against Columbus. Daccord has been absent since Dec.

Grubauer was the first goalie to leave the ice Monday, Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times reports, indicating he'll get the starting nod at home versus the Devils. Grubauer has given up three or more goals in five of his last six outings,

On Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 7) the Seattle Kraken activated netminder Joey Daccord, who had spent about two days on retroactive injured reserve (IR). Furthermore,