NHL Player News

Johnston scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Oilers.

Johnston has scored in consecutive contests and is up to nine goals and 12 points through 12 outings in March. The 21-year-old opened the scoring at 14:26 of the first period in this game. Johnston is a point back of his total in the 2023-24 regular season (65), earning 27 goals, 37 assists, 182 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over 71 appearances this season.

Lindholm recorded a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Ducks.

Lindholm has two goals and four helpers over his last eight contests after assisting on a David Pastrnak tally in this game. While Lindholm has slipped down to the third line at even strength, he's finding steadier offense in a smaller role. He's now at 38 points, 131 shots on net, 105 hits, 72 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating through 73 appearances this season.

Zacha logged an assist in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Ducks.

Zacha set up a Morgan Geekie goal in the third period, though it was too late to change the result of the game. The 27-year-old Zacha has three helpers over his last four contests, giving him 30 assists on the year for the third season in a row. He's up to 44 points, 121 shots on net, 52 hits and a minus-2 rating over 73 appearances.

Geekie scored a goal on two shots, added a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Ducks.

Geekie is one of the few Bruins having a good road trip -- he has three goals and an assist over his last four games, but he's also minus-6 in that span. The 26-year-old forward's career year continues to defy the general direction of the Bruins' play. He's up to 26 goals, 41 points, 132 shots on net, 95 hits and a minus-3 rating across 68 appearances.

Nesterenko scored a goal on two shots, added three hits and logged two PIM in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.

Nesterenko has scored in three of his last four outings despite being limited to a bottom-six role. He missed one game in that span due to an undisclosed injury. Nesterenko's upside is somewhat limited given his usage, but he's managed to produce four goals on 14 shots, one assist, 28 hits and a plus-3 rating over 12 contests despite averaging just 10:31 of ice time this season.

McTavish scored a goal on six shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.

McTavish has five goals and eight assists over 13 games this month. He had gone five contests without scoring prior to Wednesday, but he ended that drought with a third-period tally. McTavish has tied his career high in goals at 19, and he's up to a personal-best 44 points through 65 outings, surpassing his previous mark of 43 points in 80 appearances as a rookie in 2022-23. The center has tacked on 143 shots on net, 61 hits, 36 PIM and a plus-4 rating this season.

Carlsson scored a pair of goals, including one while shorthanded, in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Bruins.

Carlsson opened the scoring with a shortie at 17:33 of the first period. He tallied again in the third. The 20-year-old center has a pair of two-goal games over his last four contests, but his first goal Wednesday was the first shorthanded tally of his career. For the season, Carlsson is up to 18 goals, 35 points, 89 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating across 65 appearances.

Lundestrom (illness) is slated to play Wednesday versus the Bruins, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Lundestrom didn't practice Tuesday, but it doesn't look like he'll be forced to miss a game. He's slated to center the fourth line Wednesday. The 25-year-old has 14 points over 67 appearances this season, but he's scoreless in his last seven outings.

Glass (undisclosed) is not on the Devils' three-game road trip, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports Wednesday.

Glass was already ruled out for Wednesday's game versus the Blackhawks, but it's also safe to assume he won't play Friday in Winnipeg or Saturday in Minnesota. That puts his earliest return date as Monday in a rematch versus the Wild in New Jersey. Justin Dowling is likely to get a chance to play in Glass's absence.

Lowry logged an assist, four shots on goal and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Capitals.

Lowry ended a six-game point drought with the helper, which followed a stretch of a goal in three straight contests for the center. The Jets have made few adjustments to their line combinations, but Lowry was on the second line Tuesday, centering Nikolaj Ehlers and Mason Appleton. Lowry has reached the 30-point mark for the third year in a row and has added 88 shots on net, 118 hits, 56 blocked shots and a plus-18 rating over 64 appearances in another quality season for the middle-six mainstay.