NHL Player News

Avon scored twice in AHL Coachella Valley's 3-2 win over San Diego on Wednesday.

Avon's pair of goals came in the last two minutes of the game to flip the script on the Gulls. For the season, the 23-year-old center has eight points over seven appearances. Entering 2026-27, he logged a total of 26 goals and 33 assists over his first 170 AHL regular-season games, which makes it a little unlikely his hot start will hold up all year.

Nugent-Hopkins (lower body) will be in the lineup versus Carolina on Thursday, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports.

Nugent-Hopkins will suit up for the first time this season after having previously been on the shelf for the Oilers' nine contests to open the year. In 72 regular-season contests last year, the British Columbia native produced 20 goals and 36 assists, including 29 power-play points. He should have enough time to meet those numbers this year despite his absence.

Brindley was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Thursday.

Brindley will return to the Eagles after picking up an assist in his most recent game with the Avalanche. Overall, the 22-year-old forward posted one point, three shots on net and six hits across four appearances. He'll have a chance to return to the big club if the injuries to Zachary L'Heureaux (upper body) and Nicolas Roy (lower body) persist, but Brindley will likely see a much larger role with AHL Colorado this season, where he already has five points across four outings.

Wennberg (upper body) has been deemed week-to-week by head coach Ryan Warsofsky on Thursday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Wennberg has already missed a game due to his upper-body problem. With the change to week-to-week, the veteran center could be a candidate for injured reserve should the club need the extra roster spot. In nine outings this year, Wennberg has yet to find the back of the net while producing just 14 shots, though he does have three helpers along the way.

The Canadiens announced Thursday that Suzuki is expected to miss 2-4 weeks due to an upper-body injury.

Suzuki had appeared in 546 consecutive regular-season games for Montreal, but his iron-man streak will come to an end early in the 2026-27 campaign due to his upper-body injury. He was off to a solid start to begin the year, recording five goals, seven assists, 14 hits, seven blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 21:47 of ice time across his first nine appearances of the regular season. Given his return timetable, the 27-year-old will likely be in the mix to return in early-to-mid November.

Beck was recalled from AHL Laval on Thursday.

In just 24 hours, Beck was sent down to AHL Laval, scored a goal in the team's 5-1 win over AHL Syracuse, and has returned to Montreal. The 22-year-old center has been solid with Laval this season, where he has two points in five appearances. He's been kept off the scoresheet in two NHL appearances, but he'll look to make an impact for the Canadiens if the team decides to have him stick around in the absence of Ivan Demidov (lower body).

Kindel (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.

Kindel was cleared to fly back to Pittsburgh on Wednesday and is receiving treatment locally, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports. While he won't be an option for the Penguins' next two games as a result, it could certainly be longer, as the club will take a cautious approach to his return to play.

Pinto scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.

Pinto has gotten on the scoresheet in seven of 10 games so far, though he's yet to have a multi-point performance. The 25-year-old center continues to play on the third line and on both sides of special teams, giving him enough usage to be helpful in fantasy. He's produced two goals, five helpers, 16 shots on net, 19 hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-1 rating on the year.

Halliday scored a goal on four shots and added a power-play assist in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.

Halliday earned his first multi-point effort of the season with this effort. The 24-year-old is becoming a versatile part of the offense for the Senators, though he still primarily works in the bottom six. He's at three goals, two helpers, three power-play points, 16 shots on net, 10 blocked shots, six hits and a minus-2 rating over 10 contests to begin his second campaign in the NHL.

Stutzle scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Panthers.

Stutzle was able to make an impact in this grudge match, which saw Brady Tkachuk's first return to Ottawa since a June trade to Florida. Stutzle picked up his fifth multi-point effort of the season while leading the way on offense. For the season, the 24-year-old star has six goals, eight assists, 17 shots on net, 22 hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 10 appearances.