NHL Player News

  • Oilers' Viktor Arvidsson: Questionable for Saturday

    Arvidsson is dealing with an undisclosed injury sustained in Thursday's game versus the Avalanche, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

    Arvidsson scored in that contest as well, but he suffered the injury on a blocked shot. He is considered day-to-day for now. If he can't play versus the Canucks on Sunday, Kasperi Kapanen would likely draw back into the lineup.

  • Kris Letang D | PIT

    Penguins' Kris Letang: Not playing Friday

    Letang (illness) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Sabres.

    Letang dealt with a lower-body injury in late December and early January, but the Penguins later revealed he is under the weather rather than hurt. Owen Pickering and Ryan Graves will both be in the lineup, while Letang is likely questionable to play Saturday versus the Capitals.

  • Adin Hill G | LV

    Golden Knights' Adin Hill: In goal Friday

    Hill is set to start on the road versus the Hurricanes on Friday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

    Hill will take his turn in the Golden Knights' goalie rotation in the first half of a back-to-back. He has gone 2-1-0 with five goals allowed on 60 shots over three outings in January. The Hurricanes have scored 18 goals over their last six games, going 3-2-1 in that span.

  • Erik Haula LW | NJ

    Devils' Erik Haula: On injured reserve

    Haula (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Friday.

    Haula hasn't played since Jan. 4, so he can be activated whenever he's healthy. Putting him on IR likely had less to do with his timetable and was instead done to enable the corresponding move of Colton White's recall from AHL Utica. Haula has five goals, 11 points, 29 PIM and 67 hits in 42 outings in 2024-25.

  • Devils' Colton White: Recalled by New Jersey

    White was recalled from AHL Utica on Friday.

    White hasn't yet made his season debut for the Devils this season, but he'll rejoin the NHL club after Erik Haula (ankle) was placed on injured reserve. Over 26 appearances with Utica this year, White has recorded a goal, 10 assists, 27 PIM and a plus-2 rating.

  • Islanders' Maxim Tsyplakov: Receives three-game suspension

    The NHL handed Tsyplakov a three-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Ryan Poehling (upper body) during Thursday's 5-3 win over the Flyers.

    Tsyplakov wasn't assessed a penalty on the play, but Poehling exited the game and won't be available for the Flyers' tilt against the Devils on Saturday. The 26-year-old Tsyplakov will be eligible to return Jan. 25 versus Carolina. He has seven goals, 19 points, 26 PIM and 101 hits in 44 outings in 2024-25. His absence might push Marc Gatcomb, who was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on Friday, into the lineup.

  • Hurricanes' Pyotr Kochetkov: Expected to start Friday

    Kochetkov is slated to start in Friday's home tilt against Vegas.

    Kochetkov has allowed three goals in each of his past four appearances while posting a 1-2-1 record and an .893 save percentage in that span. He's 16-9-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 28 outings overall. Frederik Andersen (knee) was activated off injured reserve and is expected to serve as the backup netminder. Beyond that, Andersen's return will likely result in Kochetkov's workload diminishing meaningfully. A strong showing against Vegas might help Kochetkov stave that off for at least a little longer, but the Golden Knights rank fourth in goals per game with 3.41, so they're a challenging adversary.

  • Flyers' Ryan Poehling: Unavailable Saturday

    Poehling (upper body) will not be in the lineup against New Jersey on Saturday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

    Poehling was injured Thursday after taking a hit to the head, courtesy of the Islanders' Maxim Tsyplakov. Olle Lycksell will replace Poehling in the lineup Saturday. Poehling has four goals and 15 points across 43 appearances this season.

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    Blackhawks' Tyler Bertuzzi: Dishes two assists in shootout loss

    Bertuzzi produced a pair of assists, five shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators.

    Bertuzzi helped out on second-period tallies by Connor Bedard and Alec Martinez. This ended a three-game point drought for Bertuzzi, and it was his first multi-point effort since Dec. 21 in Calgary. The winger is up to 24 points, 73 shots on net, 43 hits, 39 PIM and a minus-22 rating over 45 appearances this season, but he has some short-term fantasy appeal as long as he remains on the top line.

  • Predators' Nick Blankenburg: Grabs helper in shootout win

    Blankenburg notched an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks.

    Blankenburg ended a four-game point drought when he set up Filip Forsberg's game-tying goal late in the third period. The 26-year-old Blankenburg has done well to secure his spot in the lineup for Nashville, often playing on the second pairing in recent weeks. He has just five points through 22 outings, though he's added 35 shots on net, 23 hits, 24 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating to provide decent numbers in non-scoring areas.

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