NHL Player News

Frank (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Frank missed the last four games with the injury. He has one assist in three NHL games this season. Look for Frank to see bottom-six minutes against Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Capitals sent Spencer Smallman to AHL Hershey in a corresponding move.

Pageau scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the wild.

Pageau has chipped in decent offense with three points and six shots over his last four games. The 32-year-old remains firmly in a third-line role without power-play time, so his contributions will be fairly modest. Overall, he has four goals, four assists, 16 shots on net, 23 hits, 13 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating across 14 contests.

Hinostroza scored a goal in Friday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Hinostroza has three points over four outings in November, which is already better than his October output. The 31-year-old has found a consistent place in the Wild's bottom six, setting him up to be a full-time NHL option this season. Fantasy managers aren't likely to get much out of the winger, who has five points, 15 shots on net, 16 hits and a minus-5 rating over 16 contests this season.

Laba scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Laba's second-period tally was the game-winner. He's scored three times over the last six contests as he continues to settle into a middle-six role for the Rangers as a 22-year-old rookie. In total, he's racked up five points, 16 shots on net, 13 blocked shots, 11 hits and a plus-3 rating across 15 appearances.

Pitlick was assigned to AHL Iowa on Saturday.

Due to the return of Mats Zuccarello from a lower-body injury, Pitlick was a healthy scratch in Friday's 5-2 win over the Islanders. The 34-year-old Pitlick hasn't earned a point in nine NHL appearances this season while contributing six shots on goal, six blocked shots and 24 hits.

Mittelstadt (lower body) has been ruled out of Saturday's tilt in Toronto, per Jim McBride of the Boston Globe.

Mittelstadt was involved in a knee-on-knee collision in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Ottawa, but he managed to return to the game. However, he will miss at least one contest, and a timeline for his return is unclear. He has four goals and five assists across 15 games this season. Jeffrey Viel will probably replace Mittelstadt in Saturday's lineup versus Toronto.

Kyrou (coach's decision) will return to the lineup versus Seattle on Saturday, per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.

Kyrou was a healthy scratch Thursday as coach Jim Montgomery was not pleased with the play of Kyrou and the Blues after a 6-1 loss to Washington on Wednesday. Kyrou was without a point in his previous four games and has four goals and four assists in 14 games this season. He will start Saturday's tilt on the top line, alongside Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn.

Cirelli (upper body) won't play against Washington on Saturday, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Cirelli will miss at least one game after getting injured in Thursday's 6-3 win over Vegas. However, the Lightning hope to get him back for Wednesday's matchup against the Rangers. He has amassed seven goals, 11 points, 21 shots on net and 11 blocked shots through 14 outings this season. Due to Cirelli's absence, Dominic James will center the second line versus the Capitals on Saturday.

Rossi scored a goal on two shots and recorded a hit in Friday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Rossi returned to the scoresheet after going without a point in his previous two outings. Rossi had a five-game point streak before. The 24-year-old playmaker continues to be a reliable offensive weapon for Minnesota while establishing great chemistry alongside Kirill Kaprizov. Rossi has nine points (three goals, six assists), a minus-4 rating, 18 shots, nine hits and six blocked shots over his last 10 games.

Zibanejad delivered two assists, including one on the power play, in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.

Zibanejad set up the Rangers' opening goal at the 6:46 mark of the first period, courtesy of Will Cuylle on the power play, and he later participated in Artemi Panarin's third-period tally. This two-assist performance ended Zibanejad's three-game pointless drought, but he continues to underperform. The 32-year-old forward recorded only one point in his first six appearances of the season and is up to eight points (four goals, four helpers) in 15 games thus far.