Joe Thornton On Track To Return Tuesday

Florida Panthers forward Joe Thornton (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the lineup Tuesday against San Jose. The former Shark hasn't played since Jan. 31. Thornton sits on only six points for the campaign, but he's been practicing on the top line ahead of his return and it should give him a good chance […]

Adin Hill Suffers Recurrence Of His Lower-Body Injury

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill has suffered a recurrence of his lower-body injury, head coach Bob Boughner said on Monday. He's considered doubtful for Tuesday's meeting with the Panthers. Following a seven-week absence, Hill returned to action in impressive fashion on Saturday, producing a 29-save shutout in a 5-0 win over L.A. He picked […]

Jakob Chychrun Won't Play This Week

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun (lower body) is set to miss the team's busy four-game week. The talented blue-liner was hurt in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Boston and was sent home from the team's five-game road trip, which continues with a stop in Ottawa on Monday. The Coyotes also face Montreal, Pittsburgh and San Jose […]

Scott Wedgewood Goes For Third Straight Win On Monday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood is looking to record his third straight victory in Monday's matchup against Ottawa. His recent outings actually haven't gone too well, but the Coyotes offense has given Wedgewood a chance to improve his record, with the team beating the Senators 8-5 a couple of weeks back and shocking Toronto with […]

Filip Gustavsson Set For 12th Start Of The Season

Ottawa Senators goaltender Filip Gustavsson will get the start on Monday against Arizona, making his first appearance since Feb. 20. This will be his 12th start of the campaign and he'll enter the matchup with a 3-9-1 record. The Swedish netminder has seen very little success throughout the season, but the Senators have played better […]

Auston Matthews Suspended For Two Games

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has picked up his first career suspension. The NHL's leading goal-scorer will have to sit out two games for cross-checking Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin in Sunday's Heritage Classic. Matthews will miss Tuesday's clash with Dallas and Thursday's game against Carolina. He will be eligible to return to the lineup on […]

Filip Forsberg Continues Multi-Point Streak

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg took care of two goals and provided an assist in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Wild, extending his multi-point streak to three games. The Swedish winger has also scored in three straight games and now boasts the franchise record for the fewest games needed to hit 30 goals for […]

Kyle Palmieri Stays Hot With Two Goals

New York Islanders winger Kyle Palmieri provided two goals in Sunday's 4-3 victory over Anaheim. Zach Parise got the scoring started and Anders Lee was on target again as well, scoring in a fourth consecutive game. New York has finally gotten its offense to click and it's helped Palmieri to collect eight points across his […]

Matthew Boldy Continues To Impress For Minnesota

Minnesota Wild winger Matthew Boldy scored his 10th goal of the season in Sunday's 6-2 loss to Nashville, boosting his tally for the campaign to 24 points. The 20-year-old has logged 14 points in his last 15 games and ranks second among rookies in goals (12) and points (24) since making his NHL debut on […]

Roman Josi Has Another Four-Point Outing

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi recorded his second four-point outing in five games on Sunday, scoring two goals and tallying two assists in a 6-2 win over Minnesota. He reached 66 points for the campaign and is now the highest-scoring defenseman in the league. The Predators captain does it all for his team and has […]

Andrew Copp Exits Sunday's Win Early With Injury

Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Copp wasn't able to complete Sunday's 4-3 overtime victory against St. Louis, leaving the game in the third period after taking a hit to the head from Oskar Sundqvist. Copp was playing in his seventh game after returning from a concussion and he's had four concussions in total in his career, […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Produces Four Points In Sunday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded his second four-point performance of the season in Sunday's 6-4 win over Vegas, notching a goal and three assists. All of his assists came on goals by Cole Sillinger, who made himself the second-youngest player in franchise history to score a hat trick. Max Domi had a pair […]

Sam Steel Added To Injured Reserve

Anaheim Ducks forward Sam Steel (upper body) will miss at least a couple of more games after he was placed on Injured Reserve. The 24-year-old sat out Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to New Jersey and needs some time to recover from an upper-body injury. Steel has notched 17 points across 51 outings this season. Anaheim's […]

Drew Doughty Moved To Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (undisclosed) was moved to Injured Reserve on Sunday, meaning he'll miss at least one more game. The move is retroactive to March 7. Doughty has already sat out two games with an undisclosed injury that he reportedly picked up in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against Boston. Matt Roy (lower […]

Spencer Knight Starts For Panthers Against Kings

Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight will be between the pipes for Sunday's matchup against the Kings. This will be only his third appearance since the start of last month. Knight sat out over a month of action before returning to Florida's crease at the start of this week against Buffalo. He made a winning return […]

Ben Hutton Enters COVID-19 Protocols

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Ben Hutton will be unavailable for Sunday's contest against the Blue Jackets because of COVID-19 protocols. The team has called up Daniil Miromanov from the AHL and it appears that he's set to play in his eighth career game. Hutton, who signed a two-year extension with Vegas a week ago, has […]

Logan Thompson Makes Third Career Start Against Columbus

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Logan Thompson will guard the cage on Sunday against Columbus, logging his third career start. Both of his previous starts have also come this season and the 25-year-old has managed to post a 1-1-0 record with a 2.07 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. Laurent Brossoit has struggled lately and […]

Patrik Laine In, Jakub Voracek Out On Sunday

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine (knee) is set to play on Sunday against Vegas, but fellow winger Jakub Voracek (knee) will sit out the contest. Both players were involved in knee-on-knee collisions in Friday's 3-2 shootout win over Minnesota and Laine has recovered better from the blow. Voracek is day-to-day and will have his […]

Adin Hill Posts His Second Shutout In Comeback Game

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill made a dream return to the crease on Saturday against the Kings, stopping all 29 shots in a 5-0 victory. This was his first appearance since Jan. 22 and the Kings tested him very heavily early on, firing off 15 shots in the opening frame, but Hill stood tall […]

Matt Roy Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy picked up a lower-body injury and wasn't able to finish Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Sharks. He exited in the second period, finishing with 14:38 of ice time. The Kings have another outing on Sunday against Florida and Roy should be considered very questionable for the game. The injury […]

Dustin Brown Set To Miss An Extended Period

Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown managed to take just nine shifts in Saturday's 5-0 loss to San Jose, leaving the game with an upper-body injury. He appeared to get hurt when a shot hit his hand and Kings head coach Todd McLellan has said that Brown will miss an "extended period". The veteran […]

Connor Murphy Leaves Game On A Stretcher

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy had to be stretchered off the ice in Saturday's 6-3 win over Ottawa after he took an awkward fall into the boards just 2:40 into the game. The game was delayed for several minutes while Murphy was treated on the ice. It was a scary scene, but according to reports, […]

Jakob Chychrun Suffers A Lower-Body Injury

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun had to make an early exit against Boston on Saturday after suffering a lower-body injury. He skated for just 5:51 and didn't collect any stats. The early reports are luckily saying that Chychrun shouldn't be out for long. The 23-year-old has had a very tricky season, but he's been on […]

Frederik Andersen Returns To Action With 30th Win

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen returned from an undisclosed injury on Saturday and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 with a 28-save effort. He became the third goalie in the league with 30 wins this season. The Danish netminder has been in very good form throughout the year and will continue his season with a 30-8-2 […]

Andreas Athanasiou Placed On Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings winger Andreas Athanasiou (undisclosed) has been placed on Injured Reserve, retroactive to March 10, and he will miss an extended period. This is very unfortunate news, as the 27-year-old had really come to life in recent outings, scoring in three straight contests. Sadly, he hasn't managed to stay healthy the whole season […]

Tyson Barrie On Track To Return Saturday Night

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Tyson Barrie (upper body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and is set to re-enter the lineup on Saturday against Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old rearguard has missed three games. Barrie, who's notched 23 points in 49 outings this season, skated on the third defensive pairing with Philip Broberg at the morning skate, […]

Adin Hill Expected To Return On Saturday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill is expected to make his return from a lower-body injury on Saturday against the Kings. The 25-year-old hasn't played since Jan. 22 and will continue his season with a 9-11-1 record. Hill also boasts a 2.78 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage with one shutout. It's a tough […]

Alexander Wennberg Misses Saturday's Action

Seattle Kraken forward Alexander Wennberg will miss Saturday's game against Montreal with an upper-body injury. He was hurt in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa and has to drop out of the lineup after enjoying one of his best spells of the season. Wennberg had scored in three of four games heading into Thursday. Kole […]

Rem Pitlick Promoted To Second Line

Montreal Canadiens forward Rem Pitlick is set to center the second line in Saturday's meeting with Seattle. The move comes after the 24-year-old impressed with a three-point performance in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Vancouver. He's posted 13 points overall in 21 outings since Montreal picked him up on Jan. 12 Pitlick will skate with Mike […]

Jakub Vrana Replaces Robby Fabbri On Second Line

Detroit Red Wings left wing Jakub Vrana will move up to the second line for Saturday's encounter with the Flames, replacing Robby Fabbri, who suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier in the week. Vrana will team up with Joe Veleno and Sam Gagner, who both should get a nice boost from his presence. Vrana made […]