NHL Player News

Tavares scored two goals in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Seattle.

Tavares reached 500 points in his 521st regular-season game with Toronto on Saturday. He became one of only four players to have at least 500 points with two different teams, joining an elite list with Ron Francis, Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky. Tavares also has 497 goals, including three this season.

Johnson scored a goal in a 3-2 win over the Lightning on Saturday.

Johnson nabbed a deflection in the crease and scored on a backhand early in the first period. It was his first point through five games this season. Johnson had 57 points, including 22 goals, in 68 games last campaign. It was a solid bounce-back performance from a sophomore season where he had so many things go wrong. Still, Johnson's 19.5 shooting percentage was unsustainable, so expect him to fall back to earth a bit this year.

Nesbitt scored a goal on nine shots and added two assists in OHL Windsor's 5-3 loss to Sarnia on Saturday.

Nesbitt was a star player even in a loss. The 12th overall pick from 2025 (Flyers) has three goals and eight points over eight contests to begin this season. He put up 25 goals and 39 assists in 65 regular-season outings in his draft year, a massive jump from 18 points in 58 games the year before. He's still got skating to work on, but he's already won a majority of his faceoffs in five of eight contests this year, so he's taking care of business as a center.

Namestikov scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in a 4-1 win against Nashville on Saturday.

Namestnikov recorded his first multi-point performance of the season, assisting on Nino Niederreiter's first-period goal before adding a power-play tally of his own late in the third. The former first-round pick produced 37 and 38 points in his first two regular seasons with Winnipeg, and he should find himself in that same ballpark this time around.

Toews dished out a pair of assists in Saturday's 4-1 win over Nashville.

With just a single assist over his first four games in Winnipeg, Toews turned back the clock on Saturday night and posted his first multi-point outing of the season. After a two-year absence, Toews is one of the feel-good stories early in the 2025-26 season. Winnipeg signed him in the offseason for his championship experience, defensive accolades, and faceoff abilities.

Schiefele scored and fired three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over Nashville.

Scheifele has come out red-hot to start the season. His first-period tally marked his sixth goal of the year and extended his scoring streak to four straight games, with all six goals coming during that stretch. After racking up a career-high 87 points last regular season, he looks poised to match, or even exceed, that production this time around. Assuming he can avoid the injury bug, he's shaping up to be an excellent value pick for those who grabbed him at his fifth-round ADP.

Roslovic logged an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Devils.

This was Roslovic's first point in three games since he signed with the Oilers just after the start of the season. He's filled a middle-six role with no power-play time so far, which isn't ideal for his scoring output. The 28-year-old had 39 points in 81 regular-season outings with the Hurricanes last year, and he earned two of those points on the power play while averaging 1:26 per game with the man advantage. He'll be a player to watch if he gets promoted into the top six.

Lazar scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Devils.

Lazar played the last two years with New Jersey before signing with the Oilers in free agency. This was his debut for Edmonton, and he scored in the dying seconds of the game, though it wasn't enough to avoid the loss. Last year, Lazar was limited to five points, 107 hits and a minus-6 rating in 48 regular-season appearances, but he had a career-best 25 points in 71 outings the year before. Without consistent playing time for the Oilers, he's a fantasy risk -- especially since rookie Isaac Howard was scratched to make space for Lazar's team debut.

Glendening notched a shorthanded assist and four hits in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Oilers.

Glendening set up Connor Brown for a shortie in the third period. The 36-year-old Glendening has his first point as a Devil after winning a job in training camp while on a tryout. He's added two shots on net, nine hits, four blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over five appearances. He'll continue to feature on the fourth line and the penalty kill throughout the year.

Mercer scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Oilers.

Mercer is starting to roll on offense. He was held off the scoresheet in the season opener but has racked up three goals and two assists over four games since. The 23-year-old also has eight shots on net, eight blocked shots, four hits and a plus-5 rating through five appearances. He's played in a top-six role in recent years, but he has failed to hit the 40-point mark in each of the last two seasons. If this hot start continues, he could challenge his career year of 56 points in 82 games in 2022-23.