NHL Player News
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Rasmus Dahlin D | BUF
Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin: Slides pair of helpers
Dahlin earned two assists and fired four shots on goal in Sunday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Ducks.
Dahlin has five points and a plus-5 rating over his last three games. The defenseman set up third-period tallies by Jack Quinn and Zach Benson. Dahlin is up to 65 points (15 goals, 50 assists) with 171 shots on net, 75 blocked shots, 64 PIM, 61 hits and a plus-14 rating over 67 appearances in a top-pairing role.
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Owen Power D | BUF
Sabres' Owen Power: Goal, assist in overtime loss
Power scored a goal, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Ducks.
Power snapped a three-game slump with this effort. He set up Alex Tuch's opening goal in the first period and scored to tie the game at 4-4 midway through the third. The 23-year-old Power has contributed decent offense in a top-four role this season, though he isn't currently in the power-play mix. The blueliner has a career-high eight goals but has added just 18 helpers with 105 shots on net, 80 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating over 70 appearances.
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Nate Schmidt D | UTA
Mammoth's Nate Schmidt: Leaves game due to illness
Schmidt didn't finish Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kings because of an illness, per Brogan Houston of the Deseret News.
Schmidt did not play in the final frame of Sunday's win after logging one shot and one hit in 12:26 of ice time across the first two periods. The 34-year-old defenseman can be considered day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's home matchup versus Edmonton.
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Jackson LaCombe D | ANA
Ducks' Jackson LaCombe: One of each Sunday
LaCombe scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Sunday's 6-5 overtime win over the Sabres.
LaCombe scored in the first period and set up Beckett Sennecke in the second. With three goals and seven assists over 12 outings in March, LaCombe is providing steady offense from the blue line as usual. He's earned nine goals, 49 points (15 on the power play), 133 shots on net, 117 blocked shots, 62 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 70 contests this season. His goal scoring is down from last year, but the 25-year-old has made modest improvements in nearly every other area to lead the Ducks' blue line.
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Ethan Bear D | NYI
Islanders' Ethan Bear: Earns three points Sunday
Bear scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Bridgeport's 6-3 win over Hershey on Sunday.
Bear hadn't scored a goal since Jan. 31. The defenseman had seven assists over 19 outings in that span. For the season, he's put together a middling campaign with 19 points across 29 appearances with Bridgeport after losing the first half of the season to an undisclosed injury.
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Victor Hedman D | TB
Lightning's Victor Hedman: Won't play in Calgary
Hedman (illness) isn't available for Sunday's road contest versus the Flames, according to the NHL media site.
Hedman will miss his second straight game after being unable to finish Thursday's matchup in Vancouver. Emil Lilleberg will remain in the lineup due to Hedman's absence. The Lightning's next game is at home against the Wild on Tuesday, but it's currently unclear if the 35-year-old Hedman will be an option for that cross-conference meeting.
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Matt Grzelcyk D | CHI
Blackhawks' Matt Grzelcyk: Set to miss some time
Grzelcyk (upper body) will not be available for the Blackhawks' upcoming four-game road trip, and his status beyond that has yet to be determined, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday.
Grzelcyk sustained his upper-body injury during the first period of Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Nashville. The 32-year-old blueliner has played in all but one of the Blackhawks' games this season, but he'll now miss at least the next four, with the potential for a longer absence. Ethan Del Mastro will most likely get back into the lineup Tuesday against the Islanders.
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Ryan Pulock D | NYI
Islanders' Ryan Pulock: Ruled out Sunday
Pulock (lower body) won't play Sunday against the Blue Jackets, the Islanders announced.
Pulock's absence Sunday will be just his fourth of the season. The 31-year-old has had another solid campaign, notching 25 points (three goals, 22 assists) and a plus-14 rating in 67 games. It remains to be seen how long he'll be out for. Adam Boqvist is expected to draw into the lineup in Pulock's place, at least for Sunday.
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Dennis Gilbert D | OTT
Senators' Dennis Gilbert: Suffers injury Saturday
Gilbert (upper body) left Saturday's game against Toronto and didn't return, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
Gilbert had two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-1 rating across 11:17 of ice time in Saturday's contest. He has appeared in six NHL outings this season while earning one assist. Gilbert is poised to be out for a while, according to Garrioch, so Lassi Thomson will probably play against the Rangers on Monday.
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Matt Grzelcyk D | CHI
Blackhawks' Matt Grzelcyk: Won't return Sunday
Grzelcyk (upper body) left Sunday's game against the Predators in the first period and won't return, the team announced.
Grzelcyk got caught up high in a scrum after the whistle in the opening period and has been ruled out for the rest of the game. The 32-year-old has no goals and 12 assists in 68 games in his first season in a Blackhawks sweater. It remains to be seen if he will be forced to miss any more time. Chicago is next in action Tuesday on the road against the Islanders.