NHL Player News

Lowry notched two assists in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.

The veteran center had a hand in tallies by Morgan Barron and Alex Iafallo, the former proving to be the game-winner. Lowry snapped an 11-game point drought with his first multi-point performance of the season, and through 19 contests, he has just one goal and five points.

Laba scored a power-play goal, distributed an assist, put two shots on net and had five hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.

Laba netted the first goal of the night for New York with the man advantage near the end of the first period before helping out on Will Cuylle's tally in the second. With the pair of points, Laba is up to five goals, five assists, 36 shots on goal, 39 hits and 21 blocks through 33 games this season. The 22-year-old rookie has shown promising versatility on the Rangers' third line. His multi-point effort in Saturday's contest was the second of his career. Laba's on pace for only 25 points, but his category coverage gives him some value in deeper fantasy leagues.

Rossi (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday.

In a corresponding move, the Canucks placed Elias Pettersson (upper body) on injured reserve. Based on Saturday's practice, Rossi will occupy a top-line role and see time on the first power-play unit against New Jersey on Sunday. He will make his Vancouver debut after being acquired from Minnesota on Friday as part of the trade that sent Quinn Hughes to the Wild. Rossi has four goals, 13 points, 27 shots on net, eight blocked shots and 11 hits through 17 appearances this season.

Pettersson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

Vancouver activated Marco Rossi (lower body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Pettersson will miss his fourth straight game against New Jersey on Sunday, and it remains unclear when he will be ready to return. He has supplied eight goals, 22 points, 54 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and 28 hits through 28 appearances this season.

Miller scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, placed three shots on net and dished out three hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.

Miller played the hero for New York in Saturday's contest, tying the game at 4-4 midway through the second period before potting the game-winning goal in overtime. The 32-year-old forward is up to nine goals, 20 points, 66 shots on net and 71 hits through 31 games this season. After an inconsistent start to the season offensively, he has eight points in his last nine games. Not only has he done more to help bolster his case to play with Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, but he has also brought his value in fantasy back up to a high level in most formats. Miller's producing at a 53-point pace this season, but he's likely to pick things up after reaching the 70-point threshold in each of the previous four regular seasons.

Vilardi scored two goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.

The 26-year-old sniper potted Winnipeg's final two tallies of the night. It was Vilardi's third multi-goal performance in the last 12 games, a hot stretch in which he's racked up 10 goals and 15 points while finding the back of the net four times with the man advantage. The surge has him on pace for a career-best campaign, as Vilardi's up to 16 goals and 29 points in 31 contests.

Hyman scored a goal Saturday in a 6-3 win over Toronto.

He poked in a loose puck at the side of the net after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins centered it from below the goal line. Hyman had a hat trick against the Red Wings on Thursday. He hasn't missed a beat since joining the Oilers after a long injury absence. Hyman has six goals, four assists and 32 shots in 13 games.

Lorentz scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-3 loss to the Oilers on Saturday.

Lorentz snapped a 10-game goal drought with his third goal of the season. He and Scott Laughton have shown solid chemistry on the fourth lines, and the addition of Easton Cowan has helped bolster that trio. Lorentz has 54 hits in 25 games, which slides him into the league's top-100, but he has only nine points and 25 shots on net.

Pitlick scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.

The goal was Pitlick's first point in 20 appearances this season. The 34-year-old forward has added 13 shots on net, 51 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-1 rating. Pitlick was waived Nov. 30, but he stayed on the NHL roster and has already played five games since that date. If he continues to get regular playing time, the Wild may need to expose him to waivers again once the team's forward group gets healthier.

Eriksson Ek scored a goal on two shots, added four PIM and logged two hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Senators.

Eriksson Ek scored for the third straight game, and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Wild. He tallied at 19:36 of the third period to give them a lead. He's racked up six points during his recent hot stretch, which was preceded by a five-game slump. Overall, the center has seven goals, 22 points, 97 shots on net, 55 hits, 16 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 32 appearances. He may not get back to the 60-point mark this year, but 50 points is very much within reach.