NHL Player News

Draisaitl scored three goals, all on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Flames.

Draisaitl put an end to his eight-game goal drought in style, striking with the man advantage in each frame to fuel this win. The 30-year-old wasn't cold even when he couldn't score -- he had 15 assists and 30 shots on net in that span. With the hat trick, he's up to 20 goals, 55 points (27 on the power play), 105 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 38 appearances this season.

Zibanejad had two assists in a 7-3 win over the Capitals on Tuesday.

Zibanejad has four points, including three assists, and three shots in his last three games. One goal and an assist came on the power play. Toss out his one point in his first six games, and you have a guy with 28 points in 32 contests. That would very much be a typical Zibanejad output, aside from his point-per-game runs during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 regular seasons.

Strome scored a goal in a 7-3 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Strome's power-play snipe put the Caps up 2-1 at 8:40 of the second period. It looked like Igor Shesterkin had robbed the pivot with a sharp glove save at the right post, but video review determined the puck had crossed the goal line. It was Strome's first PPG of the season; he had nine last year. Strome is on a modest three-game, four-point scoring streak (one goal, three assists, six shots). Overall, he has 27 points, including 20 assists, in 35 games this season.

Barkey (undisclosed) was injured on a hit from behind in the second period of Tuesday's game versus the Blackhawks. He did not play in the third period and will be evaluated in the coming days, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Barkey will have some extra time to recover thanks to the holiday break, as the Flyers' next game is Sunday in Seattle. The 20-year-old forward has been seeing middle-six usage since he was called up last Friday. Consider Barkey to be day-to-day until further information is available.

Protas had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Protas had put Washington back ahead 3-2 at 12:11 of the second period, scoring on a snap shot from the bottom of the left circle off a rebound. Protas has four points, including three goals, and eight shots in his last four games. He has picked up the offensive pace of late with 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in his last 19 games.

Trocheck had two goals and an assist in a 7-3 victory over Washington on Tuesday.

His goals came as part of a five-goal flurry in the third period that keyed the Rangers' win. Trocheck drilled in a rebound at 13:43 to push the score to 5-3, and then he scored on a 2-on-1 rush at 18:09 for the 7-3 final. Trocheck's last multi-point game came Nov. 12, so this was nice to see. He has five points, including three goals, and 10 shots in his last four games.

Finnie notched a power-play goal Tuesday in a 4-3 overtime win over Dallas. He fired five shots.

Finnie scooped up his own rebound and shelved a wrist shot over Casey DeSmith to tie the game 2-2 at 3:02 of the third period. Finnie has two goals and two assists in his last four games and three goals in his last six. He also has 13 shots in that six-game stretch. Overall, his 19 points in 38 games have him squarely in the top five of the rookie scoring list this season. That's sweet for a seventh-rounder (2023).

Larkin scored twice Tuesday in a 4-3 overtime win over Dallas.

Larkin extinguished the Stars' hopes with a game-tying power-play goal with 4:03 left, and then he beat Casey DeSmith with a wrist shot from the high slot just 34 seconds into the overtime frame. Larkin has three goals in his last three games after a four-game drought. His shooting percentage remains bloated at 17.2, which is significantly higher than his 11.2 career average. However, he's showing no signs of slowing down. Larkin has 20 goals, 16 assists and 116 shots in 38 games.

Johnston scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Detroit.

Johnston scored on a deflection on the power play in the third period to put the Stars up 3-2. It was his 20th goal of the season, and he currently leads the NHL with 14 power-play goals. Johnston has increased both his goal and overall point total every season he's been in the NHL, and this season is no different. He's on pace for at least 40 goals, 90 points and 200 shots this year.

Catton (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday.

Catton is off injured reserve after missing two weeks due to the injury. The 19-year-old will be available to play Tuesday versus the Kings, but it's not readily apparent who will come out of the lineup to make space for him.