NHL Player News
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Fraser Minten C | BOS
Bruins' Fraser Minten: Seven points in last five games
Minten scored twice and had an assist in a 10-2 victory over the Rangers on Saturday.
Minten has three multi-point games (four goals, three assists; 14 shots) in his last five games. With that burst, he has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) and 60 shots in 45 games this campaign. Minten slid up the lineup once Elias Lindholm left the game due to a lower-body injury, and Minten will likely find himself in the top six should Lindholm be unavailable Sunday versus Pittsburgh.
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Morgan Geekie C | BOS
Bruins' Morgan Geekie: Didn't complete Saturday's game
Geekie left Saturday's 10-2 win over the Rangers before its conclusion to attend to a family matter.
Geekie had one shot in 6:14 of ice time before exiting the game. He has 25 goals and 41 points in 44 appearances in 2025-26. Elias Lindholm (lower body) also left Saturday's clash before its conclusion, so Jeffrey Viel and Michael Eyssimont might draw into the lineup Sunday versus Pittsburgh.
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Cole Guttman C | LA
Kings' Cole Guttman: Returns to AHL
Guttman was reassigned to AHL Ontario on Saturday.
Guttman was scratched for the only game he spent on the NHL roster. With Corey Perry (personal) coming back from the non-roster list, Guttman is no longer needed as a depth forward and will return to the Reign to wait for his next opportunity.
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Pavel Zacha C | BOS
Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Big game puts him in record book
Zacha scored three goals in a 10-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday.
Zacha put the winner behind Jonathan Quick on a 5-on-3 power play near the end of the first period. Both Zacha and Marat Khusnutdinov put up hat tricks, though Khusnutdinov finished with four tallies in the contest. It was the first double hat-trick game for the Bruins since 1964, and the first on home ice. The duo are the first teammates to each score their first NHL hat trick in the same game since Pittsburgh's Pascal Dupuis and Petr Sykora did it on Dec. 11, 2008, per Joe McDonald of NHL.com. Zacha is on a three-game, five-point scoring streak (three goals, two assists). He has 13 goals, 31 points and 67 shots on net in 44 contests this campaign.
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Joel Eriksson Ek C | MIN
Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Out of action Saturday
Eriksson Ek (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Islanders, Sarah McLellan of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Eriksson Ek will miss at least one game due to the injury. Ben Jones will draw into the Wild's lineup Saturday, but Ryan Hartman and Danila Yurov figure to get the biggest bumps in ice time to cover Eriksson Ek's absence. Eriksson Ek is considered day-to-day heading into Monday's game against the Devils.
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Marat Khusnutdinov C | BOS
Bruins' Marat Khusnutdinov: Pops off for four goals, one helper
Khusnutdinov had four goals and an assist in a 10-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday.
Khusnutdinov popped off Saturday with his first multi-goal performance in the NHL and his first hat trick. He converted all four shots on net in the game. Khusnutdinov is a small, aggressive forward with great speed and smarts. Playing on the Bruins' top line with David Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm (lower body) has resulted in a three-game, seven-point streak (four goals, three assists) for Khusnutdinov. Khusnutdinov has 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) and 44 shots in 40 games this season.
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Noah Gregor C | FLA
Panthers' Noah Gregor: Clears waivers, remains with team
Gregor cleared waivers Saturday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports, but he will remain with the team.
Gregor has one goal, two assists, 20 shots on net and 27 hits across 24 appearances this season. He is poised to be a healthy scratch against Ottawa on Saturday.
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Chandler Stephenson C | SEA
Kraken's Chandler Stephenson: Designated to non-roster list
Stephenson (personal) was designated as a non-roster player Saturday.
Stephenson won't be available for Saturday's matchup against Carolina, and it's unclear when he will return to the lineup. Seattle activated Jaden Schwartz (lower body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Stephenson has registered 11 goals, 27 points, 61 shots on net and 33 blocked shots in 42 appearances this season.
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Elias Lindholm C | BOS
Bruins' Elias Lindholm: Suffers lower-body injury
Lindholm sustained a lower-body injury against the Rangers on Saturday and won't return to the game.
Lindholm registered two assists before exiting the game. That gives him eight goals and 30 points in 35 appearances in 2025-26. If Lindholm can't play Sunday versus Pittsburgh, then Jeffrey Viel might draw back into the lineup.