NHL Player News
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Connor McDavid C | EDM
Oilers' Connor McDavid: Scores, assists vs. Anaheim
McDavid recorded a goal and an assist in Monday's 7-4 win over the Ducks.
McDavid was unable to repeat the five-point performance he delivered in the win over the Capitals on Saturday, but it's hard to put adjectives in the dominant season he's having in 2025-26. He has failed to crack the scoresheet just four times since the beginning of December, tallying an impressive 56-point haul (22 goals, 34 assists) in only 28 games.
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Leon Draisaitl C | EDM
Oilers' Leon Draisaitl: Four more assists Monday
Draisaitl delivered four assists, including one on the power play, in Monday's 7-4 win over the Ducks.
Draisaitl continues to shine as an elite playmaker and is up to 49 assists and 74 points in 51 contests this season. He ranks fourth in the league in helpers behind Connor McDavid (59), Nikita Kucherov (54) and Nathan MacKinnon (50). Despite missing three games between Jan. 17 and Jan. 20 due to an illness in his family, the star playmaker has still racked up 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 10 games in January.
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Mikael Granlund C | ANA
Ducks' Mikael Granlund: Nets hat trick in loss
Granlund scored three goals on the power play in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Oilers.
Granlund scored three of the Ducks' four goals, and each of them came when Anaheim had the man advantage. Surprisingly, these were the first goals Granlund scored on the power play since netting one against the Bruins in a 7-5 win all the way back to Oct. 23. He's been turning things around after a mini slump earlier this month and now has six points (three goals, three assists) in his last three games.
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Anthony Cirelli C | TB
Lightning's Anthony Cirelli: Pots PP goal Monday
Cirelli scored a power-play goal in Monday's 2-0 win over Utah.
Cirelli closed out the scoring for the Lightning at the 19:14 mark of the third period with a wrister. It was his 15th goal of the campaign, and the 28-year-old center is now riding a four-game point streak with six points (three goals, three helpers) in that span. Cirelli has been very productive over the last few weeks and is averaging over a point per game in January with 13 (five goals, eight assists) and a plus-10 rating in 12 contests.
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Stephen Halliday C | OTT
Senators' Stephen Halliday: Deemed day-to-day
Halliday is day-to-day because of an upper-body injury and is not expected to be an option for Wednesday's game against the Avalanche, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
Halliday left Sunday's win over Vegas in the final frame after taking a hit into the boards. The 23-year-old has shown promise with three goals, eight points, 13 hits and a plus-4 rating over his last 10 games. Xavier Bourgault and Kurtis MacDermid are candidates to draw into the lineup Wednesday due to Halliday's injury.
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Alex Turcotte C | LA
Kings' Alex Turcotte: Not an option Tuesday
Turcotte (upper body) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game in Detroit, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
Turcotte will miss just his second game of the season Tuesday, though this time it's a result of an injury, as the 24-year-old was a healthy scratch on one occasion in late November. Turcotte is considered day-to-day due to his upper-body issue, and his next opportunity to suit up will be when the Kings continue their road trip Thursday in Buffalo.
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Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | NYI
Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau: Tickles twine twice in win
Pageau scored two goals, one the shorthanded game-winner, in Monday's 4-0 victory over the Flyers.
The veteran center opened the scoring late in the first period, as an aggressive forecheck by Casey Cizikas and a defensive zone breakdown by Philadelphia left Pageau wide open in front of Samuel Ersson. It was Pageau's third shortie and third GWG of the season as well as his first multi-goal performance, and through 44 games, he's produced 10 goals and 21 points with 59 hits, 44 shots on net, 40 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating.
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Elias Lindholm C | BOS
Bruins' Elias Lindholm: Lights lamp twice in OT loss
Lindholm scored two goals in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers.
The veteran center got pucks past Jonathan Quick in the first and second periods, giving Lindholm his first multi-goal performance of the season. He's heating up to close out January, and over the last five games, Lindholm has racked up three goals and seven points as he continues to thrive on a line with David Pastrnak.
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Mason McTavish C | ANA
Ducks' Mason McTavish: Won't play against Oilers
McTavish (upper body) will remain sidelined for Monday's divisional matchup in Edmonton, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.
Lee noted that the Ducks will roll out the same lineup as Sunday's overtime win in Calgary, which rules McTavish out for a fourth straight game. The 2021 No. 3 overall pick seems to be closing in on a return to the lineup, though, as he was deemed questionable to play earlier Monday. McTavish's next opportunity to suit up will be Thursday, when Anaheim continues its road trip in Vancouver.
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Mason McTavish C | ANA
Ducks' Mason McTavish: Status unclear for Monday
McTavish (upper body) is questionable for Monday's road meeting with the Oilers, per NHL.com.
McTavish has missed the Ducks' last three games, and it's unclear if he has joined the team on the road after returning to Anaheim. If McTavish remains unavailable for the remainder of the trip, which concludes against Vancouver on Thursday, his next chance to play will come versus the Golden Knights on Sunday.