NHL Player News
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Pius Suter C | STL
Blues' Pius Suter: Will miss at least four weeks
Suter will miss at least the next four weeks because of a right ankle injury, the team announced Monday.
Suter has seven goals and 14 points in 37 appearances with St. Louis this season. Robby Fabbri is expected to draw into the lineup for Monday's game against Buffalo due to Suter's absence.
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Chandler Stephenson C | SEA
Kraken's Chandler Stephenson: One of each Sunday
Stephenson scored a goal, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
Stephenson has gotten on the scoresheet in 10 of his last 11 games, and this was his second multi-point effort in that span. His goal Sunday stood as the game-winner, his first such tally of the campaign. Stephenson is already up to 10 goals and 24 points over 36 outings, putting him on track to reach the 50-point mark for the fifth year in a row. He's added 58 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating while seeing steady time in a top-six role.
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John Tavares C | TOR
Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Dishes two helpers
Tavares logged two assists, including one on the power play, and fired three shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Red Wings.
Tavares earned his first multi-point effort since Nov. 20 versus the Blue Jackets with this performance. He had a hand in goals by Matthew Knies and Nicholas Robertson. Tavares has earned five points over his last five outings and is up to 15 goals, 20 assists, 103 shots on net, 36 hits and a minus-5 rating through 38 appearances this season.
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Mason Appleton C | DET
Red Wings' Mason Appleton: Nets tying goal
Appleton scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.
The goal was Appleton's first point in four games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old has resumed a bottom-six role and isn't seeing power-play time, so he shouldn't be expected to produce consistent offense. He's at four goals, 10 points, 33 shots on net, 33 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 30 appearances this season.
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Sam Lafferty C | CHI
Blackhawks' Sam Lafferty: Ends drought with assist
Lafferty posted an assist and four hits in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Penguins.
Lafferty snapped an 11-game drought with a helper on Nick Foligno's second-period tally. This was Lafferty's fourth straight game in the lineup, and it's a positive that he stayed in over Dominic Toninato even with Foligno returning from a hand injury. Lafferty is now at two points, six shots on net, 20 hits, 14 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 17 outings this season.
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Blake Lizotte C | PIT
Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Deals two helpers in win
Lizotte logged two assists in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Lizotte saw 15:18 of ice time in the blowout win. The 28-year-old forward was playing for the first time since Dec. 7 -- he missed nine games due to an upper-body injury. Lizotte should be good to handle a bottom-six role after this performance. He's racked up seven points, 31 shots on net, 25 hits, 12 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 28 contests this season.
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Noel Acciari C | PIT
Penguins' Noel Acciari: Pads lead with goal
Acciari scored a goal on two shots and added five PIM in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Acciari fought Connor Murphy late in the first period before adding a goal in the second. The 34-year-old Acciari continues to be a staple on the Penguins' fourth line, though he's also chipped in two goals over his last three outings. The forward is at three goals, eight points, 23 shots on net, 17 PIM, 33 hits and 17 blocked shots through 24 appearances this season. While he's on pace for his best season in a Penguins sweater, he's unlikely to come anywhere near his career highs of 20 goals and 27 points from 66 regular-season games in 2019-20 with the Panthers.
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Tanner Laczynski C | LV
Golden Knights' Tanner Laczynski: Three-point effort in AHL win
Laczynski scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Henderson's 6-3 win over Coachella Valley on Sunday.
Laczynski is up to nine goals and 25 points through 26 outings this season. He had been a bit cold for a large swath of December, enduring a five-game point drought before turning things around with five points over his last three contests. The veteran forward remains in the mix to get called up to the NHL, but nothing is imminent as long as the Golden Knights' forward group remains relatively healthy.
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Frank Nazar C | CHI
Blackhawks' Frank Nazar: Moves to IR
Nazar (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve by the Blackhawks, the team announced Sunday.
Nazar has been out since Dec. 20 after suffering an injury in a game against the Senators. The 21-year-old's placement on injured reserve is retroactive to Dec. 20 and has no effect on his timeline for a return, which is expected to take about a month. Nick Foligno was activated from injured reserve in a subsequent move. Nazar has 21 points in 33 games this year.
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Jack Eichel C | LV
Golden Knights' Jack Eichel: Won't play Monday
Eichel (lower body) won't play against Minnesota on Monday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Eichel will miss his sixth consecutive game, and it's unclear if he will return before Vegas begins a three-game road trip against St. Louis on Friday. He has accounted for 12 goals, 41 points and 117 shots on net in 31 appearances this season.