NHL Player News

Doughty will miss Tuesday's game versus the Rangers due to an illness.

Jacob Moverare will replace Doughty in the lineup and could also pick up power-play time. The 36-year-old Doughty's absence comes at a decent time, as the Kings' next game is Saturday in St. Louis, giving him plenty of time to get healthy again.

Kesselring (ankle) won't play against Nashville on Tuesday.

Kesselring will miss his second straight game after tweaking his ankle injury. However, the issue isn't believed to be serious. He hasn't picked up a point in 17 appearances this season while collecting 23 shots on goal, 23 blocked shots and 16 hits.

Peeke (lower body) is expected to play against Dallas on Tuesday, per Jim McBride of The Boston Globe.

After missing Saturday's 5-2 win over Chicago, Peeke will replace Henri Jokiharju (personal) in Tuesday's lineup. The 27-year-old Peeke has four goals, nine points, 54 shots on net, 92 blocked shots and 58 hits across 48 appearances this season.

Brodin (lower body) won't return before the Olympics and will not represent Sweden at the tournament, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

Brodin's status for the Olympics was already in doubt, and this update confirms that. The 32-year-old blueliner is on injured reserve and considered week-to-week, but he'll be out for nearly six weeks at a minimum due to the injury.

Karlsson (lower body) will not be in action versus Calgary on Wednesday but did practice in a regular jersey, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports.

Karlsson will be out of action for his fifth straight contest due to his lower-body injury. Still, it seems the blueliner is making progress and could be back sooner rather than later. Since the Christmas break, Karlsson has been producing offensively with one goal and six assists, including three power-play points, in eight outings.

Letang missed practice Tuesday because of an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day.

Letang has been rolling offensively in 10 games since the calendar flipped to 2026, posting one goal, five assists and 13 shots while averaging 23:35 of ice time. If the veteran blueliner does miss Wednesday's clash with Calgary, it could be an opportunity for new addition Ilya Solovyov to make his Penguins debut -- though Jack St. Ivany will also be in the mix.

Borgen's point drought reached 21 games in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.

In that span, he's gone minus-3 with 20 shots on net, 28 hits, 30 blocked shots and 12 PIM. Borgen isn't typically a high-scoring blueliner anyway, but this is a notably long slump for the 29-year-old. He's produced just four points with 40 shots on net, 64 hits, 56 blocks, 22 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 43 outings this season.

Robertson scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and blocked four shots in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.

Robertson netted his first goal since Dec. 15, which also came against the Ducks. He had just two helpers and 12 shots on net over 14 contests between goals. The 24-year-old blueliner is up to three goals, six helpers, 41 shots on net, 62 hits, 48 blocked shots and 24 PIM through 40 appearances in his first full NHL campaign.

Helleson registered an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-3 win over the Rangers.

Helleson snapped a 25-game point drought when he set up the first of Cutter Gauthier's two goals in the contest. The 24-year-old Helleson was scratched six times during the slump, but the Ducks have often opted to dress seven defensemen during their current rough patch of injuries. He's now at 10 points, 31 shots on net, 46 hits, 63 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 43 appearances this season.

Wilsby (lower body) isn't available for Tuesday's home matchup against the Sabres and is still day-to-day, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

While Wilsby won't be an option Tuesday, the 25-year-old defenseman was on the ice during the morning skate, so he seems to be relatively close to returning to game action. Once he moves past his lower-body injury, he'll likely slot back into a bottom-four role, which would result in Justin Barron being a healthy scratch.