NHL Player News

Greig (undisclosed) isn't available for Friday's game against St. Louis, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.

Greig hasn't been in the lineup since Nov. 15. He has two goals, eight points, 20 PIM, 30 shots and 25 hits in 19 outings in 2025-26. When Greig's able to return, Hayden Hodgson might lose his spot in the lineup.

Staal (illness) won't play against Winnipeg on Friday, per Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar of the Hurricanes' official site.

Staal will miss his third straight game. He has recorded seven goals, two assists, 27 shots on net and 37 hits across 21 appearances this season. Due to Staal's absence, Justin Robidas will maintain a spot in Carolina's bottom six.

Roslovic (undisclosed) is expected to be out of the lineup for at least a couple of weeks, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports Friday.

That's a significant blow for Edmonton because Roslovic has been playing well above expectations, providing 10 goals and 18 points through 23 outings. If there's a silver lining for the Oilers, it's that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed) is projected to draw back into the lineup for Saturday's game in Seattle after missing Edmonton's past nine games. The Oilers are also getting Curtis Lazar (upper body) back after he missed their past four matches.

Halliday was loaned to AHL Belleville on Friday.

Brady Tkachuk (thumb) was taken off injured Friday, which resulted in Halliday being dropped to the minors to free up a roster spot for the Sens. Halliday registered an assist, four shots on goal, three hits and a minus-1 rating during his four-game stint with the big club.

Zacha (undisclosed) won't suit up for Friday's home game versus the Rangers and is day-to-day, Scott McLaughlin of WEEI reports.

Zacha, along with David Pastrnak (undisclosed), was injured in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Islanders, according to head coach Marco Sturm. It may be an uphill battle for Zacha to be ready for the team's next game, which is in the second half of a back-to-back Saturday against Detroit. The 28-year-old has accounted for five goals, 17 points, 38 shots on goal and a minus-4 rating across 25 outings this season.

Mittelstadt (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Friday, Andrew Fantucchio of Boston Hockey Now reports.

Mittelstadt will return to the lineup versus the Rangers on Friday after missing nine games with the injury. The 27-year-old has four goals and five assists in 15 games this season. He will likely play a middle-six role Friday.

Merkulov was called up from AHL Providence on Friday, per Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal.

Merkulov snapped a long drought in the AHL on Wednesday with a goal and two helpers, after picking up one assist in the previous nine contests. He has six goals and eight assists in 17 games with Providence this season. The Bruins sent Michael Callahan to Providence in a corresponding move.

Rasmussen (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Friday.

Detroit assigned Erik Gustafsson to AHL Grand Rapids in a corresponding move. Following a three-game absence, Rasmussen will return to the lineup against Tampa Bay on Friday. He has contributed two goals, five points, 16 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and 19 hits across 19 appearances this season.

Point (undisclosed) is not partaking in warmups ahead of Friday's game against Detroit, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Point will sit out his third straight game. He has struggled this season with only three goals and 11 points in 21 games, after 95, 90 and 82 point seasons in his last three years. Point could return as early as Saturday against the Rangers in New York.

Olivier (upper body) won't play against Pittsburgh on Friday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Olivier will miss his second straight game after getting injured early in Monday's 5-1 loss to Washington. It remains unclear when he will be available to return to the lineup. He has contributed three goals, nine points, 29 shots on net, 19 blocked shots, 71 hits and 44 PIM across 23 appearances this season.