NHL Player News
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Jack Hughes C | NJ
Devils' Jack Hughes: Extends streak with two assists
Hughes recorded two assists, including one on the power play, and took seven shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Hughes couldn't find the back of the net in this one, but he left his mark with two helpers to boost his point streak to seven games -- a stretch in which he's racked up 14 points (five goals, nine assists) and 29 shots. Hughes has been healthy since the league resumed after the Winter Olympics and is up to 23 points in 14 games, tallying eight goals and 15 assists while failing to crack the scoresheet just twice in that period.
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Nico Hischier C | NJ
Devils' Nico Hischier: Scores twice vs. Nashville
Hischier scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Hischier has scored at least two goals in two of his last six games, as he also delivered two goals in the 6-4 win over the Kings on March 14, and he's riding one of his most productive stretches of the campaign. The 27-year-old forward has cracked the scoresheet in six of his last 10 games while tallying 12 points (six goals, six assists), 25 shots, five hits and five blocked shots over that span. He's up to 55 points on the season across 71 contests, and he's on the verge of reaching the 60-point plateau for a fifth straight campaign, which speaks volumes about his consistency on a year-to-year basis.
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Jack Drury C | COL
Avalanche's Jack Drury: Gets goal in win
Drury scored a goal on five shots and added four hits in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
Drury has a goal and an assist over his last two games. The Avalanche are nearly fully healthy up front with just Nicolas Roy (upper body) unavailable. Drury will remain in the lineup in a bottom-six capacity and serve as a faceoff specialist -- he won 11 of 12 draws yesterday and is winning faceoffs at a 59.2 percent clip on the year, which is 10th among players with at least 100 faceoffs taken. Drury has added a career-high nine goals with 23 points, 85 shots on net, 53 blocked shots, 43 hits, 29 PIM and a plus-14 rating over 71 appearances.
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Nathan MacKinnon C | COL
Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Scores twice in win
MacKinnon scored two goals on seven shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
MacKinnon's pair of third-period tallies ended up being enough to lift the Avalanche to the win. His first goal, a power-play marker 13 seconds into the frame, gave them the lead, and he added a critical insurance goal at 3:55 of the period. MacKinnon remains dominant with five goals and 13 points over his last eight outings. For the season, he's at 48 goals, 117 points, 310 shots on net, 52 hits, 33 blocked shots, 35 PIM and a plus-57 rating through 70 contests.
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Mark Scheifele C | WPG
Jets' Mark Scheifele: Sets career high in points
Scheifele scored twice on four shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Avalanche.
Scheifele had the first and last goals in the game, but the Avalanche potted three in between his tallies. With the two-goal effort, Scheifele reset his career high in points for the second year in a row. He's now at 88 (34 goals, 54 assists) through 72 appearances with 157 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 30 hits, 31 PIM and a plus-4 rating. At 33 years old, he won't keep growing his offense forever, but he has done well to defy the aging curve so far.
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Denver Barkey C | PHI
Flyers' Denver Barkey: Pots goal in win
Barkey scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Barkey was in his second game back after missing two contests due to an upper-body injury. The 20-year-old forward is up to to four goals, 12 points, 36 shots on net, 36 hits and a minus-10 rating over 34 appearances this season. Barkey was papered to AHL Lehigh Valley at the trade deadline, so he is eligible to play in that league's playoffs if the Flyers fall short in their pursuit of a postseason berth.
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Sean Couturier C | PHI
Flyers' Sean Couturier: Lights lamp Thursday
Couturier scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Couturier has tallied in back-to-back contests. The 33-year-old is currently in a bottom-six role, so his chances of sustaining offense aren't great, though he has the experience to provide decent depth scoring. He's up to nine goals, 31 points, 106 shots on net, 72 hits, 37 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 68 appearances.
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Matt Duchene C | DAL
Stars' Matt Duchene: Nets lone goal in loss
Duchene scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders.
Duchene's goal at 17:01 of the third period denied Ilya Sorokin a shutout, but the Stars couldn't complete the comeback. With the tally, Duchene is on a four-game point streak (one goal, three assists). The 35-year-old center continues to play well in a second-line role -- he's up to 36 points, 72 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over 47 appearances this season.
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Calum Ritchie C | NYI
Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Tallies game-winner Thursday
Ritchie scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Stars.
Ritchie's foot deflected a Matthew Schaefer shot at 2:19 of the third period, and that goal was the difference in this game. The 21-year-old Ritchie has scored in consecutive contests and has four goals and three assists over his last 10 outings. For the season, he has 11 tallies (four game-winners), 23 points, 67 shots on net, 30 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating over 56 appearances, mainly in a second-line role.
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Logan Morrison C | SEA
Kraken's Logan Morrison: Elevated from minors
Morrison was recalled from AHL Coachella on Friday.
Morrison was promoted under emergency conditions, which would seem to indicate that neither Jared McCann (lower body) nor Ryan Winterton (personal) will be available versus the Sabres on Saturday. If Morrison does suit up, it would be his first taste of NHL action since 2023-24, when he logged four games with the Kraken.