NHL Player News
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Roman Josi D | NSH
Predators' Roman Josi: Ready to rock
Josi (upper body) will play against Minnesota on Saturday, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.
Josi will return to the lineup after being a late scratch for Thursday's 4-1 loss to Utah. He has amassed 13 goals, 54 points, 176 shots on net and 99 blocked shots in 66 appearances this season.
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John Marino D | UTA
Mammoth's John Marino: Not playing Saturday
Marino (upper body) is day-to-day and won't play against Carolina on Saturday.
Marino will miss at least one game, and Dmitri Simashev will suit up against the Hurricanes on Saturday. Marino has supplied four goals, 35 points, 53 shots on net and 67 blocked shots across 78 appearances this season.
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Kevin Gravel D | NSH
Predators' Kevin Gravel: Up from minors
Gravel was called up by Nashville on Saturday.
Gravel has two goals, 11 points and 41 PIM in 65 outings with AHL Milwaukee in 2025-26. He hasn't played in the NHL this campaign, but he is a veteran of 138 career regular-season outings at the top level.
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Jared Spurgeon D | MIN
Wild's Jared Spurgeon: Getting Saturday's game off
Spurgeon (rest) will be a healthy scratch Saturday versus Nashville, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Spurgeon has six goals, 22 points, 14 PIM, 81 hits and 136 blocks in 78 outings in 2025-26. Minnesota is focused on getting ready for the playoffs, which is why the 36-year-old defenseman is resting. Daemon Hunt is set to draw into the lineup for the first time since March 1.
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Kirill Kudryavtsev D | VAN
Canucks' Kirill Kudryavtsev: Brought up from AHL
Kudryavtsev was summoned from AHL Abbotsford on Saturday.
Kudryavtsev has two goals and 18 points in 42 AHL outings this season. He didn't earn a point in two NHL appearances with Vancouver in 2024-25 while posting two shots on goal and five blocked shots.
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Parker Wotherspoon D | PIT
Penguins' Parker Wotherspoon: Unavailable Saturday
Wotherspoon (upper body) will not dress versus Washington on Saturday.
Wotherspoon has been productive offensively this season, tallying three goals and 27 assists in 79 games. He has 161 hits and 110 blocked shots, making him fantasy relevant in multi-category leagues. Consider him day-to-day at this time.
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Kris Letang D | PIT
Penguins' Kris Letang: Considered day-to-day
Letang (upper body) is day-to-day and won't play in Saturday's matchup against Washington.
It's unclear if Letang will be ready to play against the Capitals on Sunday in the second half of a back-to-back set between the two teams. He has produced three goals, 34 points, 104 shots on net, 94 blocked shots and 95 hits across 73 appearances this season.
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Erik Karlsson D | PIT
Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Won't play Saturday
Karlsson (lower body) won't play against Washington on Saturday.
Karlsson is day-to-day and will miss at least one game, but it's unclear whether he will play in Sunday's rematch against the Capitals. He has registered 15 goals, 66 points and 176 shots on net in 74 games this season.
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Darren Raddysh D | TB
Lightning's Darren Raddysh: Not playing Saturday
Raddysh (undisclosed) won't play against Boston on Saturday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
Raddysh is day-to-day due to an injury and will miss at least one game. He has amassed 22 goals, 70 points, 207 shots on net, 67 blocked shots and 66 hits in 72 appearances this season.