NHL Player News

Pinelli scored twice and added an assist in AHL Cleveland's 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Friday.

Pinelli has started the season well with five goals and five assists over nine outings. He put up 46 points over 68 regular-season contests in 2025-26. Pinelli's strong play in the AHL could earn him a call-up if the Blue Jackets' NHL forwards continue to struggle.

Benak scored a goal and added two assists in Western Michigan University's 7-4 win over Long Island University on Friday.

Benak has had no trouble adjusting to the NCAA this season, earning three goals and 10 assists over seven contests. The Wild prospect has also been named the NCHC Rookie of the Week twice. He could be in line for a third such honor this week after a strong performance in a two-game set versus LIU, earning six points over the series.

Hopkins scored a goal and added two assists in OHL Guelph's 4-3 win over Sault Ste. Marie on Friday.

Hopkins set a strong pace early in the season, though he had been held to four points over his previous five games. He got back to explosive offense in Friday's contest. With his second three-point effort of the year, he has nine goals, nine assists and a plus-7 rating over 12 appearances. The Toronto prospect hasn't had a point-per-game campaign in his junior career, but he looks to have taken a big step forward this year.

Douglas had seven PIM in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Douglas and Adam Klapka had a heavyweight tilt in this contest, though Douglas was a little overzealous with his punches and got an extra penalty. That led to a goal for the Flames, which could be bad news for Douglas sticking in the lineup for the rematch Wednesday in Seattle. The 26-year-old enforcer has played in four games this season, logging 10 hits, five blocked shots and one shot on goal in addition to his PIM count from Friday. Jani Nyman was the extra forward Friday but would be a much more natural replacement as the Kraken navigate life without Jared McCann (lower body) for the rest of the calendar year.

Gaudreau scored a goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Gaudreau has had a fantastic October, earning seven goals and three assists over the first 14 games of the season. That earned him a move up to the second line for Friday's game, though the team's overall play could ultimately lead to Gaudreau heading back to the bottom six soon. He's added 16 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating. Gaudreau is a deep-league option in fantasy, but it looks like he'll have a good chance to get back around the 15-20 goal range after missing it by a wide margin in 2025-26.

Strome scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.

Strome has scored twice over the last four contests. The 33-year-old forward is filling a middle-six role this season and seeing some power-play time. He looks to be more of a complementary scorer in the Flames' offense, earning five points, 32 shots on net and a minus-4 rating across 13 appearances to begin the season.

Frost scored a power-play goal, dished an assist and added two hits in Friday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.

Frost had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two games. The 27-year-old center continues to play an important role as a middle-six forward and a power-play option. He's up to four goals, five helpers, 25 shots on net, nine hits, eight blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 13 appearances. With few solid scoring options available in Calgary, Frost will get plenty of opportunities to contribute this year.

Barron scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and logged three hits in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.

The tally was Barron's first of the season, and it snapped a six-game point drought for the 27-year-old. He's primarily played in a bottom-six role this season, though the Jets continue to shuffle line combinations amid an eight-game losing streak. Barron is at three points, 14 shots on net, 41 hits, 13 blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating across 14 outings on the year.

Luostarinen logged two assists and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Jets.

Luostarinen had gone 11 games without a point prior to Friday. The 28-year-old has a pair of multi-point efforts to his name this season, but he hasn't been a major factor on offense from the Panthers' third line. He's at two goals, two assists, 18 shots on net, 21 hits, 11 blocked shots, eight PIM and an even plus-minus rating over 14 appearances.

Reinhart scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist and added two hits in Friday's 5-2 win over the Jets.

Both of Reinhart's points came on the power play. The 30-year-old has four points over his last three games. He's been running streaky, but a move to center recently appears to have helped get him on track again. Reinhart has a total of seven goals, five assists, 43 shots on net, 23 hits and a minus-1 rating over 14 appearances, with eight of his 12 points coming on the power play.