NHL Player News

Ahcan was placed on waivers Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Ahcan has earned one assist, two hits and one blocked shot in three appearances for Nashville this season. In a corresponding move, the Predators claimed Daemon Hunt from waivers from Minnesota on Saturday. Ahcan will likely head to AHL Milwaukee if he clears waivers.

Lindell was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 17, on Saturday.

Lindell's retroactive move to IR keeps him in the mix to return prior to the end of October. The 32-year-old blueliner suffered his lower-body injury while blocking a shot in the Stars' matchup against the Blackhawks on Oct. 17. Prior to the injury, he had compiled a plus-4 rating, four shots on net, five hits and 18 blocked shots over eight games. While Lindell remains shelved, Kyle Capobianco should continue to see heightened minutes.

Hunt was claimed off waivers by the Predators on Saturday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Hunt will be switching sides in a Central-Division rivalry following the Predators' move to stymie Minnesota's intended move of sending him to AHL Iowa. The 24-year-old Hunt had been solid without the puck prior to landing on waivers, as he had posted seven hits and 11 blocked shots across 11 games this season. He hasn't found the scoresheet yet, however, which will likely be a new goal of his if the Predators elect to keep him at the NHL level. If not, he'll likely head to AHL Milwaukee.

Marino (upper body) has been deemed week-to-week and will miss Saturday's home clash against the Lightning, per Brogan Houston of the Deseret News.

Marino has missed Utah's last two games and is slated to miss the next handful as well. The 29-year-old blueliner was effective prior to going down, as he posted two goals, five points, eight shots on net and four blocked shots across nine appearances. Expect to see Marino be held out until early-November at the earliest. In his absence, Nick DeSimone should continue to see an elevated role.

Ristolainen (hand) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, according to Adam Kimelman of NHL.com.

Following a nine-game absence with an injured left hand, Ristolainen appears poised to return to the lineup against Anaheim on Saturday. He has earned one goal, four shots on net, seven blocked shots and four hits in three appearances this season.

Girard (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

Girard has missed the last two games with an injury and will be unavailable for Saturday's matchup against Nashville. It's unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup. In a corresponding move, Pittsburgh recalled Avery Hayes from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.

D'Astois scored a goal on three shots, dished a power-play assist, added two PIM, levied five hits, blocked three shots in and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche.

D'Astous has bounced back well after a healthy scratch Oct. 15 versus the Kraken. He's earned four points, including two on the power play, over his last three games. For the season, the 28-year-old defenseman has two goals, three assists, 14 shots, 12 hits, 15 blocks and eight PIM. If he continues to see power-play time, he offers enough all-around production to be in the mix in fantasy.

Toews scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, logged two PIM and went plus-3 in Friday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.

Toews opened the scoring 1:08 into the game. The 32-year-old defenseman already has three goals this season, matching his total from 68 regular-season outings a year ago. He's up to nine points, 16 shots, six blocked shots, five hits, six PIM and a plus-10 rating over 11 appearances in 2026-27. It sure looks like a bounce-back season for Toews, who continues to fill a top-pairing role alongside Cale Makar.

Cole had two blocked shots in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Canadiens.

This was Cole's 1,000th career game. The 37-year-old defenseman is still looking for his first point of the season through 10 appearances. He's added six shots on net, 17 blocked shots, nine hits and a plus-1 rating so far. Don't expect a repeat of his 23-point performance from 82 regular-season outings with the Mammoth last year, especially considering his slow start on offense in 2026-27.

Matheson scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Matheson missed four games due to a lower-body injury. He saw 20:15 of ice time Friday, fourth-most among Montreal blueliners. Now that he's healthy again, expect decent offense and all-around production from Matheson, enough to make him a depth option in fantasy. He has two points, 12 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, three hits, six PIM and a minus-2 rating over six outings this season.