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  • Mammoth's Mikhail Sergachev: Still out Monday

    Sergachev (lower body) is not available for Monday's game in Chicago, according to the NHL media site.

    Sergachev is set to miss his third consecutive game. Monday's matchup is the first half of a back-to-back for the Mammoth, so the team is seemingly being very cautious with Sergachev, who was a late scratch for Saturday's contest in Columbus. Utah promoted Maksymilian Szuber from the minors prior to Monday's game to provide depth on the blue line.

  • Blue Jackets' Erik Gudbranson: Won't travel on road trip

    Gudbranson (upper body) will not travel with the Blue Jackets for their upcoming three-game road trip, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports Monday.

    Gudbranson sustained his upper-body injury during Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings. The Blue Jackets open their road trip Tuesday in Tampa Bay and close it out Saturday in Philadelphia, so the earliest Gudbranson can return to the lineup is March 17 for a home divisional matchup against the Hurricanes. Egor Zamula and Jake Christiansen will compete for a spot on the third pairing while Gudbranson is sidelined, but Zamula might have the inside track to play more regularly during that time.

  • Nick Seeler D | PHI

    Flyers' Nick Seeler: Suiting up at home

    Seeler (lower body) is in the lineup for Monday's home game versus the Rangers, per Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports.

    Seeler missed two games due to his lower-body injury but will return to the lineup for this divisional matchup. The 32-year-old will slot in on third pairing next to Noah Juulsen on Monday.

  • Blue Jackets' Erik Gudbranson: Suffers upper-body injury

    Gudbranson sustained an upper-body injury during Monday's game versus the Kings and will not return.

    Gudbranson was hit into the boards by Artemi Panarin in the first period and did not come back into the game, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site. The 34-year-old Gudbranson logged two shots and one hit in 5:02 of ice time prior to departing. Columbus will play in Tampa Bay on Tuesday, so Gudbranson should be considered questionable, at best, for that matchup at this time.

  • Sam Rinzel D | CHI

    Blackhawks' Sam Rinzel: Puts away goal Sunday

    Rinzel scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars.

    Rinzel has two points over his last three games. The 21-year-old defenseman is settling back into a top-four role after the Blackhawks traded away Connor Murphy to Edmonton, opening the door for a youth movement on the blue line. Rinzel has three goals, 12 points, 58 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 28 hits and 36 PIM over 35 appearances this season.

  • Esa Lindell D | DAL

    Stars' Esa Lindell: Nabs power-play helper Sunday

    Lindell posted a power-play assist and four blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks.

    Lindell has four helpers over his last seven contests. This was his first power-play point of the season, though he's averaging 43 seconds per game with the man advantage, his most in any campaign since 2020-21. Lindell is at 25 points, 65 shots on net, 142 blocked shots and a plus-23 rating over 63 appearances, giving him a chance at just the second 30-point campaign of his career.

  • Lightning's Darren Raddysh: Puts up trio of helpers

    Raddysh notched three assists, four shots on goal, seven PIM and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Sabres.

    Raddysh has remained productive since the Olympic break, compiling six assists, including three on the power play, over his last seven games. The 30-year-old defenseman is up to 58 points (23 on the power play), 153 shots on net, 59 hits, 56 blocked shots, 36 PIM and a plus-18 rating in a breakout campaign.

  • Janis Moser D | TB

    Lightning's J.J. Moser: Three-point effort in Sunday's loss

    Moser scored a goal on three shots, added two assists, logged two hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Sabres.

    Moser put a four-game slump to rest with his best outing of the season. The defenseman was pressed into heavier minutes since he didn't get involved in the first-period shenanigans that landed some of his fellow blueliners in the penalty box. Moser's goal was his first since Jan. 13 versus the Penguins. The Swiss defenseman is up to six goals, 23 points, 92 shots on net, 77 blocked shots, 49 PIM, 46 hits and a plus-40 rating over 60 outings in a top-four role this season.

  • Sabres' Michael Kesselring: Garners assist in high-scoring win

    Kesselring notched an assist and seven PIM in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Lightning.

    Kesselring ended an 11-game point drought in the process. The 26-year-old defenseman is currently in a third-pairing role, though he could lose some playing time if the Sabres opt to give the recently acquired Luke Schenn a run in that spot. Through 31 outings, Kesselring has just two assists, 41 shots on net, 38 blocked shots, 22 hits and 50 PIM in his first year with the Sabres, which has been disrupted by multiple injury absences.

  • Bowen Byram D | BUF

    Sabres' Bowen Byram: Distributes three assists

    Byram logged three assists, seven shots on goal and 12 PIM in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Lightning.

    One of his helpers came on the power play. Byram isn't typically one to mix things up, but he got into it as part of a first-period fracas featuring multiple fights and other dust-ups. On offense, Byram has 10 assists over his last 12 outings. He's at 35 points -- three shy of his career-best total from last year -- while adding 87 shots on net, 76 blocked shots, 35 hits, 42 PIM and a plus-11 rating in 64 appearances.

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