NHL Player News
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Craig Smith C | CHI
Blackhawks' Craig Smith: Lights lamp in Thursday's win
Smith scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Smith tallied midway through the second period on a short breakaway, and his goal stood as the game-winner. The winger found some success in late October, but this goal snapped a seven-game point drought. The 35-year-old is now at five tallies, two assists, 31 shots on net, 12 hits, 12 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 18 appearances. He's primarily been a fixture on the fourth line aside from a couple of healthy scratches early on.
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Teuvo Teravainen C | CHI
Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen: Strikes early on power play
Teravainen scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Teravainen snapped a six-game goal drought with his tally just 2:46 into the game. The 30-year-old winger has a point in each of the last two contests, so he may be finding his groove on offense again after struggling for the better part of a month. He's at five goals, 10 points (seven on the power play), 38 shots on net and a minus-11 rating through 20 outings overall. Teravainen's fantasy outlook is poor on the third line, but a steady power-play role raises his floor.
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Jason Dickinson C | CHI
Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson: Battling hand issue
Dickinson played through a hand injury in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Panthers, but he will need further evaluation, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The fact Dickinson played through the issue is mildly encouraging. This injury pops up at an inopportune time, as the 29-year-old has spent a couple of games alongside Connor Bedard, though Dickinson didn't get on the scoresheet Thursday. More information should be available prior to Saturday's road game against the Flyers.
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Kent Johnson C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Offensive outburst in return
Johnson (shoulder) scored twice Thursday in a 7-6 overtime win over the Lightning. One of the goals came on the power play and the other came shorthanded.
Johnson became the eighth player in Blue Jackets history to score a short-handed and a power-play goal in the same game. He had missed 14 games with the injury. Johnson is a smart pick-up off the wire. Johnson has immense talent, and the Blue Jackets are playing well in their last four games. They have three wins and have scored 18 goals in those victories. Anyone with skill who rides shotgun with Adam Fantilli is an important fantasy option.
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Sean Monahan C | CLB
Blue Jackets' Sean Monahan: Point-per-game pace so far
Monahan had a goal and three assists in a 7-6 overtime win over the Lightning on Thursday.
Monahan was the first Blue Jacket to hit the scoresheet after the Bolts went up 3-0 early in the first period. Columbus has been a real fit for the pivot, who has seven goals, 19 points and 57 shots in 19 games. Monahan has six points, including five assists, and eight shots in his last two games.
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Elias Lindholm C | BOS
Bruins' Elias Lindholm: Gets first goal in 18 games
Lindholm scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over Utah on Thursday.
It came on the power play in the second period. It was the first time Lindholm had found the back of the net since Oct. 12, a span of 18 games. He has just 10 points, including three goals, in 21 games this season after signing with the Bruins for seven years and $54 million over the summer. Lindholm looks more like the player he was in Vancouver (26 games; six goals, six assists) after last year's trade than when he was in Calgary (49 games; nine goals, 23 assists) in the early part of the year. Or even the player he was his previous two seasons in Calgary when he tallied 146 points, including 64 goals, in 162 games. That's bad news for the Bruins and fantasy managers, who have both expected a whole lot more.
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T.J. Tynan C | COL
Avalanche's T.J. Tynan: Back in NHL
Tynan was recalled from AHL Colorado on Thursday.
Tynan was sent down earlier in the day to clear a roster spot for Alexandar Georgiev's return from an upper-body injury. Tynan is now back in the NHL with Kevin Mandolese heading to the AHL. Tynan will be an option to play Saturday in Florida as long as he remains on the NHL roster.
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Mark Kastelic C | BOS
Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Expected to play Thursday
Kastelic (lower body) is set to play Thursday against Utah.
Kastelic missed Monday's 5-1 loss to Columbus due to the injury. He has three goals, seven points, 24 PIM and 75 hits in 19 appearances in 2024-25. Kastelic's offensive contributions came early in the campaign -- he has just a goal and an assist across his past 15 outings -- and he's projected to center the fourth line Thursday, so Kastelic isn't a great source of points.
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Noah Gregor C | OTT
Senators' Noah Gregor: Set to miss another game
Gregor (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Golden Knights.
Gregor will be unavailable for a third consecutive game due to his undisclosed injury. It's not yet clear when the Senators expect him to return, but his next chance to do so will be at home against the Canucks on Saturday. Over 16 appearances this year, Gregor has logged two goals, three points and 34 hits while averaging 13:07 of ice time.
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Filip Chytil C | NYR
Rangers' Filip Chytil: Unavailable Thursday
Chytil (upper body) will not play Thursday in Calgary, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today.
Chytil was expected to skate after morning practice Thursday. Thursday's tilt will be the third game in a row that the 25-year-old will sit out. Chytil has four goals and five assists in 15 games after missing 72 regular-season matchups last year with an upper-body injury. The injury-prone center hopes to return to action Saturday in Edmonton.