NHL Player News
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Rodrigo Abols C | PHI
Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Dealing with fractured ankle
Abols' injury is a fractured right ankle, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports Wednesday.
Abols could still return in time for the last month of the regular season, though that may depend on how the Flyers are performing at the time. In any case, the 30-year-old is likely to be out at least two months. He is on injured reserve and could be transferred to long-term injured reserve if the Flyers get into a cap crunch.
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Cullen Potter C | CGY
Flames' Cullen Potter: Sophomore season ends early
Potter will undergo season-ending surgery to address an upper-body injury, Gabriella Chernoff of SunDevilSource.com reports Tuesday.
Given the length of the NCAA season, his 3-4 month recovery timeline won't allow him to get back into action during 2025-26. The 19-year-old had 12 goals and 26 points over 24 outings for Arizona State University this season. The injury will also likely keep him in the collegiate ranks for another year, as the Flames probably won't want to have him jump up to the AHL after a lengthy absence.
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Cameron Hebig C | UTA
Mammoth's Cameron Hebig: Receives first call-up
Hebig was called up from AHL Tucson on Wednesday.
Hebig will get his first NHL call-up after an electric start to the 2025-26 campaign. He's earned 15 goals and 18 assists over 35 contests this season, which already makes it his second-best output in the AHL. The 29-year-old forward is not a lock to play, but it's a possibility now that he's on the NHL roster.
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Teddy Blueger C | VAN
Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Suiting up versus Caps
Blueger (lower body) will be back in the lineup against Washington on Wednesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Blueger will return to action following a 43-game stint on injured reserve due to his lower-body injury. The veteran center has reached the 20-point threshold in all but two of his seven previous NHL campaigns. However, he is unlikely to play enough games to get to that threshold this time around, especially considering he will be filling a bottom-six role.
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Mavrik Bourque C | DAL
Stars' Mavrik Bourque: Goal, assist in blowout win
Bourque scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.
Bourque picked up his first multi-point effort since Nov. 8 in Nashville. The winger has earned four goals and three assists over his last 14 contests, which is decent work considering the Stars' fading fortunes on offense in that span. For the season, he's at eight goals, 18 points, 82 shots on net, 32 hits and a minus-4 rating through 50 appearances. If he can stay on a line with Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz, Bourque is in a good position to succeed.
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Wyatt Johnston C | DAL
Stars' Wyatt Johnston: Opens scoring on power play
Johnston scored a power-play goal on three shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.
Johnston has remained steady in January with six goals and three assists over 10 contests. That's actually a little bit of a decline for the 22-year-old, who has been above a point-per-game pace for much of the season. Through 50 outings, he has 26 goals, 28 helpers, 26 power-play points, 126 shots on net and a minus-2 rating.
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Justin Hryckowian C | DAL
Stars' Justin Hryckowian: Three points in Boston
Hryckowian scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.
The rookie helped set up goals in the first and second periods, including Esa Lindell's game-winner. Hryckowian also got credit for Dallas' fourth goal when the puck pinballed off his skate at the side of the net and eventually got under Jeremy Swayman. It was the first multi-point performance of Hryckowian's career, and through 49 games this season, the undrafted college player out of Northeastern has eight goals and 17 points.
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Fraser Minten C | BOS
Bruins' Fraser Minten: Finds twine in loss
Minten scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Stars.
Minten has four goals and two assists over his last six games. The 21-year-old continues to grow into a productive middle-six job. He's up to 12 goals, 23 points, 67 shots on net, 94 hits, 33 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 50 appearances. Minten isn't getting premium minutes on offense, but he does enough across the board to help in deep fantasy formats.
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Morgan Geekie C | BOS
Bruins' Morgan Geekie: Ends goal drought
Geekie scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Stars.
Geekie had gone a month between goals, adding just three assists in 12 appearances in that span. Regression has seemingly come for Geekie's production. He was shooting 27.8 percent at the time of his previous goal (Dec. 20), but that has dropped to 22.8 percent following Tuesday's contest. The 27-year-old has 26 goals, 43 points, 114 shots on net, 76 hits and a minus-6 rating over 49 appearances this season. He should still be a decent middle-six forward, especially if he can find some middle ground for his scoring production.
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Sean Monahan C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Sean Monahan: Pots goal in Tuesday's loss
Monahan scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Senators.
Monahan ended a five-game point drought with the tally. The 31-year-old center has four points over eight outings since he returned from an undisclosed injury. He's been playing in a second-line role lately, which figures to limit some of his chances compared to the top-line gig he held earlier in the season. Monahan is at seven goals, 23 points, 74 shots on net, 26 hits, 21 blocked shots, 10 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 45 appearances.