The first captain in the Kraken history has scored 23 points in 55 games.
The 34-year-old forward is second on the Flyers with 42 points in 57 games this season.
After the game, he spoke as if he’d be moving on from the Flyers and recalled Wayne Simmonds being traded by Philadelphia to the Nashville Predators on Feb.
“I know it’s tough when you leave a team, but I actually didn’t realize how tough it is,” Giroux said.
“If you walked down there to Hampus right now, he’s focused on the workout he’s doing,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said Friday.
He had started four of the previous five games since returning from an upper-body injury that caused him to miss six games.
One goalie who could be available is Fleury.
Laurent Brossoit has started three of the four games for Vegas since Lehner was injured, going 0-3-0 with a 4.02 goals-against average and .853 save percentage.
Jake Allen, who made 31 saves Thursday in his first start since he sustained a lower-body injury Jan.
“In terms of identifying players and we want to move on from, I don’t want to say that we’re looking to move on from specific players right now,” he said.
One player Hughes said could be traded is defenseman Jeff Petry, who has three years remaining on the four-year contract he signed Sept.
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