NHL Player News

Bemstrom was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.

Bemstrom will rejoin the NHL club after spending less than a week in the minors, and he'll provide additional depth after Michael Bunting (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve. Bemstrom has made just two appearances for Pittsburgh this year, and he's failed to record a point while averaging 12:14 of ice time.

Fabbri was put on injured reserve Thursday due to an upper-body injury.

Fabbri was already regarded as doubtful for Thursday's clash against Vancouver, but this move makes him ineligible to play in that game. He sustained the injury during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Buffalo. Fabbri has eight goals, 16 points and 58 hits over 44 appearances in 2024-25. Sam Colangelo, who was recalled from AHL San Diego in a corresponding move, will likely draw into the lineup due to Fabbri's absence.

Drury recorded three shots on goal in 13:00 of ice time in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over the Devils.

Drury is in the midst of an eight-game pointless streak, but he has now recorded seven shots on goal in the past three games. Despite the recent offensive struggles, an area that the former Hurricane has excelled in all season is in the faceoff circle. After going 9-4 on Wednesday, the 25-year old has won 57 percent of his faceoffs, the ninth-best win rate in the NHL among those with at least 500 draws.

Perfetti scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

Perfetti has been good since his Jan. 24 hat trick versus Utah. Over the nine games since that outburst, he has two goals, seven assists, 13 shots on net, 10 hits and a plus-4 rating while maintaining a steady second-line role. The 23-year-old winger is up to 12 goals, 25 assists, 102 shots on net, 51 hits and a plus-17 rating through 59 appearances. He is one point shy of matching his total (38) from a 71-game effort in the 2023-24 regular season.

Scheifele scored an empty-net goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

Scheifele has scored in back-to-back games and has five points across his last four outings. He put Wednesday's game to bed with an empty-netter at 17:04 of the third period. The 31-year-old center continues to stay on track for a career year -- he's already at 33 goals and 33 assists while adding 130 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 59 appearances. He's nine goals shy of his personal best from 2022-23, and his career high in points is 84 from the 2018-19 campaign.

Fabbri (undisclosed) is doubtful against Vancouver on Thursday after missing morning practice, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Fabbri was injured in Buffalo on Tuesday, seeing only 6:20 of ice time, including only one shift in the second period. Fabbri has eight goals, eight assists and 58 hits over 44 appearances this season. The Ducks recalled Sam Colangelo from AHL San Diego on Thursday and he could enter the lineup if Fabbri is unable to go.

Appleton scored a goal on three shots in a 4-1 win against the Senators on Wednesday.

Appleton scored his eighth goal of the season, the eventual game-winning goal unassisted in the first period. The 29-year-old now has three points in 11 games since a lower-body injury kept him out of the 11 prior contests. Playing in a bottom-six role, he'll have to beat the odds to try to match his career-best, 36-point offensive season from last year.

Gustafsson logged 11:41 of ice time and recorded three shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win against the Senators.

The Jets took an early lead and dominated the flow of the game, allowing the fourth line to get some extended run. Gustafsson's nearly 12 minutes on the ice was his most in a game in the entire month of February and just his eighth above 10 minutes in the calendar year. His three shots on goal were his most in a game all season. That being said, the 2018 second-round draft pick has just one point in his last seven games, so his fantasy value remains limited.

Rasmussen (upper body) will remain out of the lineup versus Columbus on Thursday, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

The Red Wings hope that Rasmussen will be able to rejoin the lineup in time for Saturday's outdoor game at Ohio Stadium. He will miss his second straight game after he was injured Sunday versus Anaheim. The forward has nine goals, seven assists, 96 hits and 76 shots on goal over 56 appearances for the Red Wings this season. Look for Christian Fischer to remain in the lineup during Rasmussen's absence.

Dach (lower body) will not play against San Jose on Thursday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Dach's status will be updated Friday, ruling him out of Thursday's tilt. The 24-year-old will miss his second straight game. He has 10 goals, 12 assists, 100 hits and 84 shots on goal over 57 appearances this season.