NHL Player News

Dillon (undisclosed) is slated to play against Dallas on Wednesday, per Mike Morreale of NHL.com.

Dillon missed the third period of Monday's 5-3 loss to Columbus for precautionary reasons, but it seems he won't miss a full game due to the issue. He has three goals, nine points, 24 PIM, 65 hits and 42 blocks in 26 outings this year.

Ristolainen (triceps) will miss at least another week, according to Kevin Kurz of The Athletic on Wednesday.

Head coach Rick Tocchet added that Ristolainen should be back within a month, which covers a much wider range. Ristolainen hasn't played yet this season due to the injury. The 31-year-old will likely serve in a top-four capacity once he's healthy, and his return would make it harder for Noah Juulsen to feature in the lineup with any regularity.

Spence recorded two assists with one blocked shot, one hit and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

It was his first multi-point performance since Nov. 9. Spence continues to see shifts on the second power-play unit while Thomas Chabot (upper body) is on the shelf. However, Spence has only three assists in the last 10 games and is still looking for his first point with the man advantage this season.

Kleven notched two assists while adding two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Montreal.

The 23-year-old blueliner doubled his point total on the season with his first multi-point performance. Kleven has seen a bigger workload while Thomas Chabot (upper body) has been on the shelf, averaging nearly 20 minutes of ice time over the last nine games, but that hasn't resulted in a significant increase in his fantasy appeal -- during that stretch he has three assists, 16 blocked shots, 10 shots on net, six hits and a minus-1 rating.

Seider scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Bruins.

After pacing the Red Wings to a 2-0 lead in the first period with a goal and an assist, Seider set up Lucas Raymond for what proved to be the game-winner early in the third. Seider has been superb over the last few weeks, amassing three goals, 13 points, 33 blocked shots, 30 shots on net, 17 PIM, 16 hits and a plus-4 rating in the last 11 games.

Lindholm notched three assists in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Red Wings.

The veteran blueliner provided a spark for the Bruins after they fell into a 3-0 hole early in the second period, although the comeback fell short. Lindholm continues to fill in the top power-play unit with Charlie McAvoy (face) sidelined, but he has recorded hit-and-miss production in that role. During the eight games McAvoy has missed so far, Lindholm has two multi-point performances while being held off the scoresheet entirely on six occasions.

Groshev was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Wednesday.

Groshev will head back to the minors after serving as a healthy scratch against the Islanders on Tuesday -- the third time this season that the blueliner has watched from the press box. Given the new rules surrounding call-ups, Groshev will have to suit up in the minors before he gets brought back up again.

Wilsby logged an assist, three hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Predators.

Wilsby has appeared in five of the Predators' nine games since he returned from a lower-body injury. He saw 20:07 of ice time Tuesday to help cover for the absence of Nick Perbix (upper body). Wilsby has just three assists with 16 shots on net, 12 PIM, seven hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 16 appearances this season. Once Nashville's blue line is back to full strength, he's likely to slip back into a part-time role.

Stastney logged an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Flames.

Stastney ended an eight-game point drought with the helper. The 25-year-old has played regularly in a bottom-four role this season, but he hasn't been the most consistent blueliner when it comes to offense. For the year, he's at seven points, 23 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating across a career-high 25 appearances.

Hague notched two assists, two hits, two blocked shots, four PIM and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Flames.

The Predators had 13 skaters record a point, and Hague was one of two to get multiple points. He helped out on goals by Reid Schaefer and Jonathan Marchessault in this contest. Hague has earned three helpers and a plus-6 rating over his last four games, and he's at six points, 15 shots on net, 33 hits, 14 blocked shots, 10 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 18 contests overall.