NHL Player News

Kastelic's point drought reached 14 games in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Flyers.

Kastelic last got on the scoresheet March 10 versus the Kings, when he had an assist. The 27-year-old has maintained a steady bottom-six role, and he brings some physicality in that spot, but the lack of offense hurts his fantasy standing. He's still had a career year with nine goals, 18 points, 92 shots on net, 207 hits, 138 PIM and 62 blocked shots through 78 appearances.

Eyssimont was scratched for the ninth time in 10 games in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Flyers.

Eyssimont played Saturday against his former team, the Lightning, but he has mostly been a depth option lately. He has 18 points, 103 shots on net, 52 hits, 31 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 53 appearances, making this his second-highest scoring campaign and his best on a per-game basis. However, it doesn't look like he'll be a regular in the lineup to close out 2025-26.

Verhaeghe tallied a goal and fired five shots on net in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Penguins.

Verhaeghe ended Pittsburgh's run of four consecutive goals in Sunday's matchup with a power-play marker late in the third period. With the tally, he surpassed his point total from a season ago and is on pace to post the third-best campaign of his seven-year NHL career. Overall, Verhaeghe has 24 goals, 54 points, 183 shots on net, 66 hits and 21 blocked shots across 75 games this season. The 30-year-old winger has been one of the few players who have kept Florida's offense afloat during their recent struggles and still holds solid fantasy value for the remainder of the regular season.

Draisaitl (lower body) has not started skating but is expected to get on the ice soon, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports Monday.

Draisaitl has been on the shelf for nine straight games due to his lower-body problem and is expected to miss at least five more since the Oilers ruled him out for the regular season. Prior to getting hurt, the 30-year-old center was riding a nine-game point streak during which he produced six goals and 11 helpers. At this point, there is still time for the German to get back to 100 percent before the start of the playoffs, though it could be close.

Namestnikov (lower body) will play against Seattle on Monday.

Following an 18-game absence, Namestnikov will occupy a bottom-six role and could see power-play time with the second unit against the Kraken on Monday. He has contributed seven goals, 13 points, 70 shots on net, 36 blocked shots and 71 hits across 57 appearances this season.

Malkin supplied two assists and put two shots on net in Sunday's 5-2 win over Florida.

Malkin recorded a helper on both of Rickard Rakell's tallies Sunday, including his power-play goal late in the opening period. With the pair of helpers, Malkin is up to 41 assists, 59 points and 144 shots on net across 54 games this season. When healthy, the 39-year-old center has maintained his best point-per-game pace since the 2019-20 season. He has 12 points over his last eight games and should maintain high-level fantasy production for the remainder of the regular season.

Faksa (lower body) won't be an option against the Flames on Tuesday but is nearing a return to action, Brien Rea of Victory+ reports.

Faksa has started skating and is ahead of his initial recovery timeline, which means he should be ready to play again in the regular season. Considering the forward went 13 games without a goal prior to his injury, few fantasy managers will be impacted by his eventual return.

Stankoven scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Senators.

Stankoven broke the deadlock for the Hurricanes at the 5:22 mark of the first period. The 23-year-old forward is now on a four-game point streak -- a feat he hadn't accomplished since cracking the scoresheet in five straight games from Jan. 3-10. Stankoven is having the best season of his young career in 2025-26 and is up to 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists) in 77 regular-season outings. He already established personal bests in goals while matching his career high in points and has five games left in the season to add to his totals.

Dvorak recorded an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Sunday's 2-1 overtime win over the Bruins.

Dvorak gave the Flyers an early lead with a goal at the 4:19 mark of the first period, and he would later set up Porter Martone's game-winning goal in overtime. Dvorak has cracked the scoresheet in three of his last four games, and with 10 points (four goals, six assists) over his previous nine appearances, he's ending the regular season on a hot streak.

Zacha scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Flyers. He also recorded three hits and a blocked shot.

Zacha has been one of the most productive players for the Bruins in recent weeks, cracking the scoresheet in all but two of his last 13 games while earning 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in that span. The 29-year-old forward has been deadly on the power play of late, as he's scored his last three goals -- all in Boston's last five games -- with the man advantage. Zacha has scored 11 of his 29 goals this season in power-play situations.