Cam Atkinson Expected To Play Thursday

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Cam Atkinson (upper body) missed another practice on Monday, but he is on track to play in the team's season opener on Thursday against New Jersey. Atkinson has been absent from practice since the final week of September and he didn't play in any of the team's preseason games. But Flyers […]

Juraj Slafkovsky Secures Roster Spot For The Start Of The Season

Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky survived the final roster cut ahead of the new NHL season and he will make his debut on Wednesday against Toronto. The team has some injury issues and it will allow Slafkovsky to start life in the NHL on a line with Christian Dvorak and Brendan Gallagher. The No. […]

Nicolas Hague Signs Three-Year Deal With Vegas

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague has signed a three-year contract with the team just as the 2022-23 season is about to start. He was a restricted free agent after coming off his entry-level deal and Hague received a contract that's worth $6.88 million in total. The cap hit for his contract stands at $2.29 […]

Taylor Hall Likely Ready For Season Opener

Boston Bruins left wing Taylor Hall (upper body) was a full participant in Monday's practice, which is a great sign that he will be ready to play in Wednesday's season opener against Washington. The former MVP was injured in a preseason game and the team has listed him week-to-week, but it appears that Hall has […]

Quinn Hughes Misses Practice With An Illness

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes missed Monday's practice with an illness. The talented blue-liner also missed practice time last week and there have been worries about him possibly carrying some sort of an injury, but luckily that isn't the case. Furthermore, Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau has said that Hughes' illness isn't related to Covid, […]

Ian Cole Suspended By Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole has been suspended by the club, pending an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. As a result, the veteran blue-liner, who signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Lightning in July, is set to miss the team's season opener on Tuesday against the Rangers. Cole has denied any […]

T.J. Oshie Waiting For Medical Clearance

Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie (upper body) is expected to be ready for the team's season opener on Wednesday against Boston, but he has yet to receive medical clearance. Oshie was hurt in a preseason game earlier in the week and it left his status for the Bruins game uncertain. However, he was a full […]

Brock Boeser Returns To Practice On Sunday

Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (hand) was back at practice on Sunday after sitting out a couple of weeks. The American sniper injured his hand at the start of training camp and had to undergo surgery to fix the issue. He was set to miss three to four weeks. It now appears that Boeser […]

Yegor Chinakhov Leads NHL With Six Preseason Goals

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Yegor Chinakhov ended up leading the NHL with six preseason goals. He completed his preparations for the new campaign with a power-play goal in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Washington. No other player managed more than four goals during the preseason, and Chinakhov also tallied an assist in six appearances. The young […]

Marco Rossi Finishes As Preseason's Top Scorer

Minnesota Wild center Marco Rossi finished the preseason as the league's top scorer, compiling nine points in six outings. He capped things off with an assist in Saturday's preseason finale against Dallas. The talented Austrian managed seven helpers in total during the preseason and scored two goals on just nine shots. The 21-year-old has brought […]

Sammy Blais Expected To Be Fine For Season Opener

New York Rangers winger Sammy Blais wasn't able to complete the team's preseason finale on Saturday against the Islanders, but it appears that he isn't seriously hurt. Head coach Gerard Gallant has said that Blais should be fine for the team's season opener, which comes on Tuesday against Tampa Bay. Blais is looking to bounce […]

Viktor Arvidsson Returns To Action With Productive Outing

Los Angeles Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson was back in action on Saturday for the first time since having back surgery to fix a herniated disc in May, and he had a nice outing with a two-assist effort in a 6-3 win over Anaheim. The Swedish sniper soaked in 16:42 of action and produced two shots […]

Nino Niederreiter Grabs A Couple Of More Goals

Nashville Predators left wing Nino Niederreiter scored twice in Saturday's 3-2 win over San Jose, making it three goals in two games for himself. The Swiss winger became the second player in franchise history to light the lamp at least three times in his first two outings for the team. Niederreiter is looking to produce […]

John Gibson Exits Preseason Finale With Injury

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson had an unfortunate ending to his preseason on Saturday, leaving the final game against Los Angeles with an upper-body injury. According to The Athletic, the team doesn't yet know how Gibson was hurt. He exited after the first period and Anthony Stolarz took over the crease. Gibson had a poor […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Should Be Good To Go On Friday

Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois isn't expected to miss any game time after exiting Friday's preseason tilt against Calgary with a lower-body injury. According to head coach Rick Bowness, Dubois was removed from the game for precautionary reasons. The talented centerman had a short-lived but productive night on Friday, scoring twice despite logging only 5:09 […]

Clayton Keller Sits Out Another Preseason Tilt

Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller (leg) will once again be absent on Saturday against Vegas, but he is expected to roll out in the team's season opener on Thursday against Pittsburgh. Keller, who hasn't played since fracturing his leg on March 30, was expected to end his lengthy absence on Friday against Vancouver, but he […]

Jaden Schwartz Considered Day-To-Day

Seattle Kraken left wing Jaden Schwartz is nursing a lower-body problem and is considered day-to-day, head coach Dave Hakstol announced on Saturday. The 30-year-old was injured in Friday's preseason game against Edmonton. The Kraken squad isn't overly talented and they will be hoping that Schwartz can recover in time for Wednesday's season opener against Anaheim. […]

Nathan MacKinnon Picks Up An Injury In Practice

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon wasn't able to finish Saturday's practice after tweaking something. Head coach Jared Bednar has announced that his star man should be considered day-to-day. It's quite a scare for fantasy managers, but it appears that the injury isn't serious and MacKinnon still has every chance to feature in the team's season […]

Kiefer Sherwood Impresses On Second Line

Nashville Predators right wing Kiefer Sherwood put in an impressive performance in Friday's season opener against San Jose, grabbing a goal and assist in a 4-1 win. He opened the scoring with just a minute played and helped Nino Niederreiter to score in his Nashville debut late in the second period. Sherwood skated on the […]

MacKenzie Weegar Agrees To Eight-Year Deal With Flames

Calgary Flames defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has agreed to an eight-year extension with the club. He earned himself a $50 million deal and will start to carry a $6.25 million cap hit from next season. Weegar, who was part of the Jonathan Huberdeau trade in the summer, had a career year with 44 points last season […]

Tyler Myers Ruled Out For Two To Four Weeks

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers will miss two to four weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Bruce Boudreau announced on Friday. The big blue-liner recorded his third 82-game season in 2021-22 but will unfortunately miss some time right from the off in the new campaign. Myers notched only 18 points last season, but he […]

Mikhail Sergachev Expected To Be Fine For Season Opener

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (undisclosed) won't play in Saturday's preseason game against Florida but should be available for next week's season opener. The Russian blue-liner left Thursday's preseason action against the Panthers with an undisclosed injury and it put his status for the first regular-season game of the year in doubt, but Lightning […]

Joel Farabee Cleared For Contact

Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee (neck) has been fully cleared for contact and looks set to be in the lineup on Oct. 13 when the team opens its season against New Jersey. Farabee had disc-replacement surgery in his cervical region back in June and missed the preseason. The 22-year-old mostly struggled in 2021-22, but he's […]

Mike Hoffman Misses Practice, Considered Day-To-Day

Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Hoffman is dealing with an upper-body injury and missed Friday's practice. The team considers him day-to-day for now. Montreal is set to start the season on Oct. 12 against Toronto. Hoffman has struggled to find consistent form ever since leaving Florida in 2020, but he finished last season with a nice […]

John Tavares Returns To Practice

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares (oblique) returned to practice on Friday, giving fantasy managers hope that he could be ready for the team's season opener on Oct. 12. At the start of last week, the Maple Leafs captain was ruled out for at least three weeks, but it appears that he's recovering from an […]

Trevor Zegras Considered Day-To-Day

Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras (upper body) is available to practice again and the team considers him day-to-day. The young star took a big hit in a preseason game on Wednesday and Anaheim has been very cautious with providing a potential timeline for his return to action, but we have finally received an update and […]

Taylor Hall Doubtful For Season Opener

Boston Bruins left wing Taylor Hall sustained an upper-body injury in Saturday's 4-0 win over Philadelphia and the team has listed him week-to-week, which puts his status for the season opener up in the air. Hall exited Saturday's tilt after two periods and the injury was first considered a minor one. The team starts the […]

Gustav Nyquist Picks Up A Lower-Body Injury

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Gustav Nyquist made an early exit in Saturday's preseason game against Washington and the team considers him day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Nyquist left Saturday's 2-1 win in the second period after logging 9:26 of ice time. The Swedish winger is generally injury-proof and even registered his fourth 82-game campaign in […]

Alexander Barabanov Set To Miss The Start Of The Season

San Jose Sharks winger Alexander Barabanov (lower body) hasn't traveled with the team to Europe, which strongly indicates that he won't be playing in next week's Global Series games against Nashville. The two teams officially kick off the new NHL season with a pair of matches in the Czech Republic, meaning Barabanov is set to […]

Jake Allen Agrees To Two-Year Extension With Montreal

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen has signed a two-year extension with the team. The 32-year-old was set to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason before inking the new deal, which ups his cap hit to $3,850,000. Allen's current deal carries an average annual value of $2,875,000. The 2019 Stanley Cup champion is set for […]