1 month agoDetroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (lower body) is questionable for Thursday's game against the visiting New York Islanders, according to head coach Derek Lalonde. The Red Wings captain has been out since a March 2 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers but skated with the team on Tuesday. Larkin has recorded 26 goals and 54 points on 166 shots across 55 games on the season, his ninth in the NHL. Thursday's contest is a crucial one, as both teams sit within two points of the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, with Detroit sitting one point up on the Islanders with a 34-28-6 record, one point shy of the Washington Capitals.Source: Max Bultman
1 month agoLos Angeles Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson (lower body) is getting close to returning to action, and his comeback might come in Tuesday's matchup against Chicago. Arvidsson has missed the past 13 games while trying to recover from a lower-body injury. His season debut was delayed by a back injury, meaning we've seen the Swedish winger skate in just four games this term. He collected two assists before hurting himself again. If he's game-ready, Arvidsson will compete for a top-six spot, and he should also see a healthy amount of power-play time.Source: Russell Morgan
1 month agoSeattle Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen finished with two assists as the team dropped a home game 6-2 against Buffalo on Monday. Tolvanen picked up his first helper with only 24 seconds played as Jordan Eberle scored, and his second assist came on a power-play goal by Matty Beniers at the 14:36 mark in the first period. Unfortunately for the Kraken, the offense then abandoned the team, allowing the Sabres to coast to victory. The two-assist effort doubled Tolvanen's points tally for the month. He's been slumping since mid-January, but Tolvanen could be ready to make a late scoring surge after earning himself a top-line role. The Finnish winger has 15 goals and 36 points in 67 games for the season.Source: ESPN
1 month agoBuffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner had one of his biggest performances of the season on Monday versus Seattle, netting his seventh career hat trick in a 6-2 win. He scored an even-strength goal in each period, completing the three-goal game with two minutes left to play. With the outing, Skinner matched the goals tally of his previous 12 appearances. He's massively struggled during the second half of the season and sits on only 45 points (24 goals, 21 assists) through 61 games. However, Monday's hat trick -- his third with the Sabres -- should be a morale-booster for Skinner, and a few more productive outings should definitely put him back in the fold for a top-six position.Source: ESPN
1 month agoWashington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin had another special outing on Monday versus Calgary, becoming the third player in NHL history with at least 19 consecutive 20-goal campaigns. He scored a pair of power-play goals in a 5-2 win, reaching 21 markers for the season. The veteran superstar has struggled to perform at his best for most of the season, but we have seen the Ovechkin of old since the All-Star break -- the Capitals captain has scored 12 goals in 20 games since play resumed. He's now on 52 points for the campaign with 64 games played.Source: ESPN
1 month agoNew York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (lower body) has been ruled out for "a few weeks." He was injured at the weekend in a game against the Islanders, leaving the Rangers without their second top-four defenseman. Jacob Trouba (lower body) is also currently out of commission. Braden Schneider has received a larger role on the Rangers' blue line lately due to Trouba's absence. Chad Ruhwedel is expected to be Lindgren's replacement in the lineup on Tuesday versus Winnipeg.Source: NHL.com
1 month agoFlorida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended for two games after an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary. The incident occurred during Tampa Bay's 5-3 win on Saturday. Kulikov will be forced to sit out Thursday's home game against Nashville and a road contest against the Rangers on Saturday. Florida loses a big physical presence from the lineup, as Kulikov has registered 121 hits across 64 games this season. He also boasts 70 blocks and 16 points, which have all come via assists. Tobias Bjornfot is expected to step into the backline as Kulikov's replacement on Thursday.Source: ESPN
1 month agoCarolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen (upper body) missed a second straight game on Sunday versus the Montreal Canadiens. The veteran missed Saturday's contest versus the Toronto Maple Leafs due to an upper-body injury. "We're hoping (he is available at some point during the week)," Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour said on Saturday. We will see Tuesday, I don't think his [injury] is going to be long term." Teravainen's next chance to return to action will be on Tuesday when the club visits the New York Islanders. He has tallied 21 goals and 47 points on 124 shots across 66 games on the season.Source: NHL.com
1 month agoToronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner (ankle) did not travel with the team for its upcoming two-game road trip due to a high-ankle sprain. The veteran suffered the ailment in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins and did not skate on Monday, the third straight day he has not been on the ice. "Trying to get him to the point where he is comfortable throughout the week, so he's day to day away from being day to day," head coach Sheldon Keefe said. "It's just that it hasn't been responding the way they (medical staff) had hoped, so it's just stepping back a little bit with it." Marner has missed the past three contests due to his injury and has tallied 25 goals and 76 points across 62 games on the season. Pontus Holmberg is currently taking reps to the right of Auston Matthews on the top line in Marner's stead.Source: NHL.com
1 month agoCalgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom (lower body) could return to action as soon as this weekend, according to head coach Ryan Huska. The veteran has missed the past three contests due to a lower-body injury. "We're expecting him to skate three more times this week coming up," Huska said Monday. "Hopefully everything keeps progressing the right way and he's in our net on the weekend." The Swedish netminder has worked to a 2.68 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage across 41 games on the season, going 22-17-2 in that time. He was the subject of numerous trade rumors prior to the March 8 trade deadline but ultimately was not moved by the club.Source: NHL.com
1 month agoTampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev skated for the first time since suffering a season-ending leg injury on Monday. The 25-year-old suffered his injury in a Feb. 8 contest against the New York Rangers and will not return this season. Sergachev skated in a track suit. "Great to be back on the ice," the Russian said in an Instagram post on Monday. He has tallied two goals and 19 points across 34 games on the season, one year after breaking out with 10 goals and a career-high 64 points across 79 games in the 2022-23 campaign. The Lightning currently sit in the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference with a 36-25-6 record on the season.Source: NHL.com
1 month agoCalgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf will be in goal for the team's contest with the visiting Washington Capitals on Monday. The 22-year-old will be making his 10th appearance (eighth start) of the season for the Flames, posting a 3.14 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage in that time. However, he has had a big season with the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers, working to a 2.43 GAA and a .923 Sv% across 35 contests, posting a 20-11-3 record in the process. The 2019 seventh-round pick will take on a Capitals offense that has struggled this season, ranking 29th with just .262 goals per game, making him a solid streaming option on Monday night.Source: Pat Steinberg
1 month agoCarolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov tied a career-high with four points in Sunday's 7-2 win over Ottawa. He recorded two goals and two assists, starting the work with the first tally of the game. Orlov added a power-play assist to his tally early in the second period and then wrapped up the second four-point effort of his career with a goal and an assist in the third. The Russian rearguard definitely isn't known for his consistency on the attacking end, but he's made strides offensively lately to put together a three-game point streak. Orlov has collected six points during the streak, matching the output of his previous 37 appearances. The former Capital sits on 24 points (five goals, 19 assists) for the season and has recorded 106 shots and 102 hits across 68 games.Source: ESPN
1 month agoWinnipeg Jets winger Tyler Toffoli tallied two goals and an assist as the team rolled over Columbus 6-1 on Sunday. Following a tight one-goal opening period, Toffoli had a goal and an assist inside the first 10 minutes of the second frame to set the Jets on their way. He completed his three-point outing with the game's final goal a few minutes from the end. This was Toffoli's second multi-point effort in a row after he finished Friday's 6-0 win over Anaheim with two goals. He's become only the third player in franchise history to score four goals in his first four appearances with the team. The 31-year-old looks like a superb fit in Winnipeg, and fantasy managers should get a lot of value out of him over the final few weeks of the season. Combined with his time in New Jersey, Toffoli has tallied 49 points (30 goals, 19 assists) in 65 games this term.Source: ESPN
1 month agoDetroit Red Wings winger Lucas Raymond scored twice with three shots in Sunday's 6-3 defeat against Pittsburgh. Entering the contest with a three-game goal streak, Raymond extended the run with a strike at the 15:39 mark in the first period and added a second goal late in the game. The latter was Raymond's third power-play goal in four games. Raymond has enjoyed a solid bounce-back campaign with 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists) in 68 outings. He has matched his career high with the four-game goal-scoring streak and can set a new mark in a very favorable matchup, as Detroit is set to meet the Blue Jackets and their leaky defense on Tuesday.Source: ESPN