Frolov pulled his right groin when he stepped on a puck during the third period of the second game against the Ducks last Thursday. Over the past week, he played in games but did not practice. By taking practice off, he would feel better at the beginning of games but as the games wore on his groin would bother him more and more.

His left groin had bothered him entering the season.

“I probably played one or two games completely healthy and then I step on the puck and it happens with the other leg,” Frolov said. “It’s always bad when you have to miss games with an injury. I don’t like it. That’s why I tried to keep playing. But I think it’s sometimes better to take a few games off and get back in the lineup healthy.”

Frolov doesn’t think this injury is as bad as the last one, which he said felt much deeper. Crawford talked about giving Frolov seven to 10 days off, meaning he could come back Wednesday at San Jose or next Saturday against Colorado.