2 weeks agoDallas Stars forward Evgenii Dadonov (lower body) will return to the lineup for the club's regular-season finale against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. The veteran has missed the past 29 games after suffering a lower-body injury in a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 10. "I'm excited to play, but at the same time a little bit worried. It's been a long time," Dadonov said. "Not sure exactly what to expect, but I feel good and should be fine. I hope [after] a couple of shifts, I get into the game." The 35-year-old has tallied 12 goals and 23 points across 50 games on the season. The Stars can win the Western Conference by securing a single point on Wednesday.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
2 weeks agoMinnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension with the Wild for the 2024-25 season. The 39-year-old contemplated retirement following the end of the team's regular season but decided to return for one more year. The 2024-25 season will be his final campaign in the NHL. "I've been asked a lot by fans, media, friends, what's next for me," Fleury said. "It's good that this is settled and I don't have to talk about it for another year. Next year will be last also. Excited to get this done." The veteran turned in a 2.98 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage across 39 games (35 starts) in the 2023-24 season while his 561 career wins sit second all-time.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoMontreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson recorded his first career NHL point during Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Huston tallied an assist on the club's fourth goal of the game, 12:26 into the third period. While the Wings tied it late and eventually won the contest in a shootout, they were eliminated from the postseason due to a Washington Capitals win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The 20-year-old blue-liner recently signed an entry-level deal with the Habs after dominating to the tune of 15 goals and 49 points across 38 games with Boston University this season. He collected 30 goals and 97 points with the Terriers across two seasons before turning pro.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoAnaheim Ducks forward prospect Cutter Gauthier is expected to make his NHL debut on Thursday when the team visits the Vegas Golden Knights. The 20-year-old signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Ducks on Sunday and practiced with the team in Anaheim on Tuesday. Gauthier's college career with Boston College came to a conclusion with a 2-0 loss to the University of Denver in the NCAA championship game in Minnesota on Saturday. "It's been a dream for my whole life. Just getting here, I've gotten chills," Gauthier said. "Getting into the airport and getting settled here, meeting all the guys. It's been a really cool experience so far." Gauthier was dealt to the Ducks earlier in the season in exchange for defenseman Jamie Drysdale after informing the Philadelphia Flyers, who took him fifth overall in 2022, that he did not intend to sign with the team.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoThe Winnipeg Jets clinched the No. 2 seed in the Central Division on Tuesday with a 4-3 win over the visiting Seattle Kraken. The Jets moved three points ahead of the third-place Colorado Avalanche with the win with both clubs having one more game on their regular-season schedule. The Jets host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Prior to the season, the Jets' 2023-24 fortunes seemed up in the air with star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and captain Mark Scheifele scheduled to hit free agency at season's end but the team seemed to gain some momentum when both players agreed to identical eight-year, $59.5 million contracts just days before the season began.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoThe Washington Capitals have claimed the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference thanks to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. The Capitals were in a win-and-in scenario thanks to holding the tiebreaker over the Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The Flyers, needing a regulation win to have a chance at a postseason berth, were forced to pull their goalie late in the game in an attempt to win in regulation but Capitals forward T.J. Oshie scored into the empty cage with roughly three minutes remaining in the game. The Capitals will now face the New York Rangers who took home the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with 114 regular-season points.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoThe Florida Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division title on Tuesday with a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, combined with a Boston Bruins loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Panthers trailed the Maple Leafs by a 2-0 score after the first period but rallied with four second-period tallies followed by an empty-netter in the third period to clinch the 5-2 win and the division. The Bruins dropped three of their final four games to drop to the No. 2 seed in the division. The Cats and Bolts most recently met in a vicious series in the 2021 postseason, resulting in a 4-2 Tampa Bay win en route to their second straight Stanley Cup victory. The date and time for the series opener is yet to be determined.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoThe Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs will meet in the first round of the postseason. The Bruins lost to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, while the Maple Leafs lost to the Florida Panthers, giving the Panthers the Atlantic Division title and a first-round matchup with the rival Tampa Bay Lightning. The Maple Leafs and Lightning clash for their regular-season finales on Wednesday in Tampa Bay. The two clubs have had a pair of close encounters in their recent playoff history, with Boston winning a trio of seven-game series' in 2013, 2018, and 2019. Game 1 between the two clubs is expected to take place on Saturday at TD Garden in Boston.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoColumbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves will make his fourth consecutive start in Tuesday's regular-season finale against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. The 23-year-old has been given a strong look down the home stretch of the regular season with Elvis Merzlikins sidelined with a lower-body injury (although returning to back up Tuesday). He's had a tough assignment playing behind a very poor Blue Jackets club as he owns a 3.55 goals-against average but also a solid .906 save percentage in eight games (seven starts), going 2-6-0 in that time. He could see an increased role next season with Merzlikins asking for a trade earlier this season and likely on the move this offseason.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Jeff Svoboda
3 weeks agoCarolina Hurricanes goaltender Spencer Martin will be between the pipes for Tuesday's regular-season finale versus the hosting Columbus Blue Jackets. Both Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov will get a break with the club locked into the two-seed in the Metropolitan Division. The 28-year-old Martin was claimed off waivers from the Blue Jackets earlier in the season and has been excellent for the 'Canes when called upon, turning in a 1.97 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage across five games with Carolina, going 4-0-1 in that time. Martin has appeared in 56 career NHL games, posting a 3.47 GAA and an .889 Sv% in stints with the Avalanche, Canucks, Blue Jackets, and Hurricanes.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Walt Ruff
3 weeks agoFlorida Panthers goaltender Anthony Stolarz is getting the start on Tuesday night against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Sergei Bobrovsky is getting a breather despite the Panthers sitting just one point back of the Bruins for first in the Atlantic Division with one game to go for each club. The decision was aided by the fact Stolarz has been excellent this season. The 30-year-old has worked to a 2.03 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage, both of which rank first in the NHL among qualified netminders. He is 15-7-2 on the season in 26 outings (23 starts). The Bruins host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Colby Guy
3 weeks agoDetroit Red Wings goaltender James Reimer is starting Tuesday's must-win game on the road against the Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings need a win and a Capitals loss to the Flyers on Tuesday to get into the postseason. They are tied with Washington with 89 points, but the Caps hold the regulation-wins tiebreaker, therefore holding onto the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference entering play Tuesday. Reimer has posted a 3.07 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage across 24 outings (19 starts) on the season, going 10-8-2 in that time. Tuesday's start is just his second over the team's past nine games.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Max Bultman
3 weeks agoMontreal Canadiens defensive prospect Logan Mailloux will make his NHL debut on Tuesday at home against the Detroit Red Wings. The controversial blueliner needed clearance by both the NHL and Canadiens to play after a sexual assault transgression while overseas in 2021. The 21-year-old has spent this season playing for the AHL's Laval Rocket, tallying 14 goals and 47 points with 89 penalty minutes and a minus-seven rating across 70 games. He was taken in the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Canadiens and recorded 25 goals and 53 points across 59 games in his final season with the OHL's London Knights in the 2022-23 campaign. The Canadiens can eliminate the Red Wings from playoff contention with a victory in their regular-season finale.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Montreal Canadiens
3 weeks agoThe Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a two-year, entry-level deal with forward Luke Tuch. The 22-year-old has also signed a one-way contract with the AHL's Laval Rocket, allowing him to finish the current season in the NHL. The Boston University product's season ended with a loss to the future NCAA champion, the University of Denver, in the semifinal of the 2024 Frozen Four. He recorded 10 goals and 30 points across 39 games with the Terriers this season, giving him 31 goals and 71 points across 121 games in his four-year college career. He was drafted in the second round, No. 47 overall, by the Habs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
3 weeks agoThe Buffalo Sabres have relieved head coach Don Granato of his duties following the conclusion of another disappointing season. The Sabres' 2023-24 season ended on Monday with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning but finished 39-37-6 on the season, good for sixth in the Atlantic Division. The club entered the season with heightened expectations after missing the postseason but just one point a season ago. No replacement has been named while assistant coach Jason Christie and video coordinator Matt Smith were also fired. Buffalo will search for their sixth head coach since the club fired long-time bench boss Lindy Ruff on Feb. 20, 2013.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
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