NHL Player News
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Auston Matthews C | TOR
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Longest assist streak of career
Matthews picked up an assist Thursday in a 5-1 loss to the Panthers.
Matthews' assist streak now stands at five games and five assists. It matches the longest assist streak of his career. Matthews has gone six games without a goal (17 shots), and he has just one snipe in his last 10 games (one goal, seven assists).
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Raphael Lavoie C | LV
Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Scores twice for Henderson
Lavoie scored two goals in AHL Henderson's 6-2 win over Coachella Valley on Thursday.
Lavoie has five goals and three assists over eight games in February. He missed nearly three months in the middle of the campaign, but it hasn't slowed down his offense. For the season, he's earned 22 points, 88 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over 22 outings.
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Evan Rodrigues C | FLA
Panthers' Evan Rodrigues: Four points in last four games
Rodrigues scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-1 win over Toronto on Thursday.
The goal came shorthanded; it was the first shortie of his NHL career (604 games). Rodrigues also made it into the franchise record book. He had seven shots in the first period, which was the most by a Florida player in a first period since the great Pavel Bure had nine March 16, 2001. Rodrigues has four points (two goals, two assists) and 20 shots in his last four games.
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Ethan Czata C | TB
Lightning's Ethan Czata: Puts up three points Thursday
Czata scored a goal and added two assists in OHL Niagara's 5-4 win over Erie on Thursday.
Czata has five points over his last two games. The Lightning prospect is up to 23 goals, 46 points and 66 PIM through 53 appearances, but he's also carrying a minus-17 rating. Czata is shaping up to be a bottom-six grinder, as he is doing only marginally better on offense than he did last year.
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Dylan Larkin C | DET
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin: Carries team to victory
Larkin scored two goals in a 2-1 overtime win over Ottawa on Thursday.
Larkin was fresh off an Olympic gold medal win with Team USA, and he carried the Wings. His first goal came in the second period on the power play to tie the game 1-1. His second came when he beat Shane Pinto to the puck before sliding it five-hole on Linus Ullmark. Larkin is on a three-game, five-point scoring streak (three goals, two assists; six shots).
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Mattias Janmark C | EDM
Oilers' Mattias Janmark: Out long-term
Janmark is dealing with a chronic injury that will keep him out long-term, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports Thursday.
Janmark was limited to 2:30 of ice time Wednesday versus the Ducks. The 33-year-old's absence will likely lead to him landing on long-term injured reserve to provide a bit of cap relief for the Oilers. In Thursday's game versus the Kings, expect the team to play short one forward.
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Jason Dickinson C | EDM
Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson: Available Thursday
Dickinson (illness) is good to play Thursday versus Nashville, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Dickinson was battling the illness during the Olympic break, but he won't end up missing a game due to it. He has six goals and 13 points in 43 outings in 2025-26. Dickinson is projected to serve on the third line alongside Ryan Donato and Ilya Mikheyev on Thursday.
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Colton Dach C | EDM
Blackhawks' Colton Dach: Not in lineup Thursday
Dach (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus the Predators, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
It's unclear if Dach is still injured after exiting the Blackhawks' last game prior to the Olympic break. It's possible he's just a scratch, but there has been no update on his status. His next chance to play is Saturday versus the Avalanche.
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Mika Zibanejad C | NYR
Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Good to play Thursday
Zibanejad (illness) is slated to play against Philadelphia on Thursday, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic.
Zibanejad was questionable for the match after missing Wednesday's practice because of the illness. He has 23 goals and 52 points in 56 outings with the Rangers in 2026-27. Zibanejad is set to play on the top line alongside J.T. Miller and Gabe Perreault on Thursday.
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Brock Nelson C | COL
Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Reaches 30-goal mark
Nelson scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Mammoth.
Nelson had 18 points over 14 contests in January, and the American Olympian has added two goals in three NHL outings in February. The 34-year-old reached the 30-goal mark Wednesday, doing so for the fourth time in the last five years -- all since his age-29 campaign after falling short of the milestone in his first eight NHL seasons. He's at 50 points, 129 shots on net, 43 blocked shots, 28 hits and a plus-8 rating across 56 appearances in his first full campaign with the Avalanche.