NHL Player News

Montour (undisclosed) is expected to play Thursday in Edmonton, per the NHL media site.

Montour has five goals and 13 points in 20 appearances in 2025-26. He was considered questionable for Thursday's game because he missed practices, but the 31-year-old didn't end up spending any time out of the lineup due to the injury.

Walman (undisclosed) isn't expected to play Thursday against Seattle, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Walman hasn't been in the lineup since Nov. 20. He has three goals and 10 points in 17 outings with Edmonton in 2025-26. Ty Emberson might lose his spot in the lineup when Walman's ready to return.

Barron (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Panthers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Barron remains out on a day-to-day basis with the injury. It's unclear if he'll get back into the lineup immediately once healthy, thanks to the strong play of Nick Blankenburg recently. The Predators face the Hurricanes on Saturday.

Perbix (upper body) isn't available Thursday versus Florida, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Perbix has two goals and four points in 25 outings in 2025-26. He was also out of the lineup for Tuesday's 5-1 win over Calgary. Adam Wilsby is set to play in his second straight game due to Perbix's absence.

Miller (illness) is not expected to play Thursday versus the Maple Leafs, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News

Miller was deemed questionable to play prior to the contest, but it looks like he'll have to miss at least one game. Mike Reilly figures to step into the lineup in place of Miller, who will try to be ready for Saturday's game versus the Predators.

Fensore was recalled from AHL Chicago on Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Fensore was sent to the minors in mid-November, but he'll rejoin the Hurricanes ahead of Thursday's game against the Maple Leafs to provide additional depth since K'Andre Miller is considered questionable due to an illness. Fensore has made just three career NHL appearances, logging no points, six blocked shots, four hits, two PIM and a minus-2 rating while averaging 19:10 of ice time.

Miller is questionable for Thursday's game against Toronto because of an illness, per Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News.

Miller has two goals, 11 points, 22 PIM, 41 shots, 27 hits and 19 blocks in 19 outings this season. If he can't play Thursday, then Mike Reilly is expected to draw into the lineup.

Joseph (flu) missed practice Thursday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.

Joseph should be considered questionable ahead of Friday's tilt in Utah. The 26-year-old blueliner has one assist in 11 games this season. The Canucks recalled defenseman Elias Pettersson from AHL Abbotsford on Thursday in case Joseph is unable to play.

Doughty (lower body) will be back in action Thursday versus Chicago, according to Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Doughty will be taken off injured reserve ahead of Thursday's match. He missed seven games with the injury. Doughty has two goals and eight points in 19 games this season and has seen his power-play time decrease significantly this season from a career-low 2:35 in 2024-25 to only 1:34 this season.

Pettersson was recalled from AHL Abbotsford on Thursday,

Pettersson was demoted Wednesday in what was likely a paper move, as the Canucks have only six healthy defensemen with Pettersson in the lineup. He has one goal, four assists and 42 blocked shots over 27 contests this season.