NHL Player News
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Parker Wotherspoon D | PIT
Penguins' Parker Wotherspoon: Reaches 20-point mark
Wotherspoon registered an assist, three hits and two PIM in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Bruins.
Wotherspoon snapped his six-game point drought when he set up Anthony Mantha's goal to tie the game at 4-4. The 28-year-old Wotherspoon has held onto a top-four role for much of the campaign. He's up to 20 points for the first time in his four-year career, and he's added 58 shots on net, 131 hits, 94 blocked shots, 38 PIM and a plus-10 rating over 63 appearances.
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Dante Fabbro D | CLB
Blue Jackets' Dante Fabbro: Poised to play
Fabbro (lower body) is expected to play against the Kings on Monday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
Following a two-game absence, Fabbro will replace Egor Zamula in Monday's lineup. The 27-year-old Fabbro has four goals, nine points, 55 shots on net, 88 blocked shots and 51 hits in 54 appearances this season.
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Nikolas Matinpalo D | OTT
Senators' Nikolas Matinpalo: Ready to rock
Matinpalo (undisclosed) is expected to play against Vancouver on Monday.
Matinpalo sat out five straight games after playing for Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He has earned four assists, 19 shots on goal, 33 blocked shots and 27 hits in 30 appearances this season. Matinpalo will replace Jake Sanderson (upper body) in Monday's lineup against the Canucks.
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Jake Sanderson D | OTT
Senators' Jake Sanderson: Deemed week-to-week
Sanderson (upper body) is week-to-week, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Monday.
Sanderson sustained the injury in Saturday's 7-4 win over Seattle. He has compiled 11 goals, 48 points, 133 shots on net and 116 blocked shots across 62 appearances this season. With Sanderson unavailable, Nikolas Matinpalo (undisclosed) will return to action from an injury, and Thomas Chabot will receive an increased role in the lineup.
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Dante Fabbro D | CLB
Blue Jackets' Dante Fabbro: Game-time call
Fabbro (lower body) will be a game-time decision versus the Kings on Monday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Fabbro has already missed two games due to his lower-body problem and could be in danger of missing a third. Over 54 games this year, the 27-year-old blueliner has managed just four goals and five assists, well off his pace from last season, in which he notched 26 points in 68 games between the Predators and Blue Jackets.
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Miro Heiskanen D | DAL
Stars' Miro Heiskanen: Pots game-winning goal Sunday
Heiskanen scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over Chicago.
Heiskanen found the back of the net just 22 seconds into overtime to give the Stars the win, extending the team's point streak to 12 games. The star blueliner has been very productive of late and has cracked the scoresheet in eight of his last nine appearances, a span in which he's racked up 12 points (two goals, 10 assists), 25 shots, four hits and 16 blocked shots.
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Zach Whitecloud D | CGY
Flames' Zach Whitecloud: Not traveling with team
Whitecloud (upper body) didn't travel with the Flames for their five-game road trip, Eric Francis of Sportsnet reports Monday.
While the team hopes Whitecloud will be able to join them at some point during the trip, his absence figures to keep him out for at least the back-to-back versus the Capitals and Rangers on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. With Whitecloud unavailable, Joel Hanley will return to the lineup after missing Saturday's contest versus Carolina due to an illness.
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Joel Hanley D | CGY
Flames' Joel Hanley: Set to play Monday
Hanley (illness) is expected to be back in the lineup versus the Capitals on Monday, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Hanley will be back in action after missing just one game due to his illness. The defenseman has yet to score a goal in 58 games this season and has managed just one helper in his previous 22 outings. Given his lack of offensive upside, fantasy managers will want to pursue alternative fantasy options on the blue line.
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Erik Karlsson D | PIT
Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Two helpers in OT win
Karlsson pocketed two assists, including one on the power play, in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Bruins.
The veteran blueliner had a hand in tallies by Yegor Chinakhov in the second period and Anthony Mantha in the third, the latter of which forced OT. Karlsson has been building momentum since the Olympic break with two goals, seven points and 20 shots on net over his last six games.