NHL Player News

Bahl (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus Chicago on Friday. Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Bahl has yet to miss a game this season. He has one goal, two assists, 23 blocked shots and 13 hits across 15 appearances this season. Should Bahl miss Friday's tilt, Zayne Parekh is likely to take his spot on the blue line.

Dahlin will be returning to Sweden for personal reasons, Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic reports Friday.

There is no timetable for how long Dahlin will be away from the team, but it seems unlikely to be a short-term absence. Bowen Byram figures to see increased opportunities with the No. 1 power-play unit while Dahlin is on leave.

Hamilton (undisclosed) is still undergoing evaluation by the team and is questionable ahead of Saturday's matchup with Pittsburgh, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Hamilton was forced to exit Thursday's clash with the Habs after logging just 10:09 of ice time, well below his 20:59 season average. If the veteran blueliner does miss any games, it would likely mean more minutes for Luke Hughes, while Colton White would be the top candidate to come into the lineup.

Wilsby (lower body) is not expected back in the lineup for Saturday's clash with Dallas, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.

Wilsby was on the ice Friday but will have to wait at least one more game before he gets his chance to return to action. Prior to his five-game absence, the 25-year-old WIlsby notched two assists, four hits and 11 shots while averaging 17:48 of ice time in 11 outings.

Gostisbehere (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Friday.

Gostisbehere has no timetable for a return. The defenseman has missed the last four games and seven out of the last eight. He had one goal and six assists across six appearances before his injury.

Vaakanainen (lower body) will not be in the lineup versus Detroit on Friday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Vaakanainen will miss his second straight game due to his lower-body issue. When healthy, the 26-year-old blueliner has managed just one point in 10 outings, so few fantasy managers figure to be impacted by his continued absence. In the meantime, Matthew Robertson will feature on the third pair with Braden Schneider.

Benoit (illness) practiced Friday, according to Mark Masters of TSN.

Benoit was forced to miss Wednesday's tilt against Utah. The 27-year-old defenseman has two assists, 33 hits and 21 blocked shots across 13 appearances this season. Benoit has surpassed the 200-hit mark in each of his last three seasons and is on track to do so again in 2025-26. He should return to the lineup versus Boston on Saturday, with Dakota Mermis likely to be the odd-man out.

Del Gaizo was reassigned to AHL Laval on Friday.

Del Gaizo hasn't appeared in an NHL game this season, so his return to the minors shouldn't come as a surprise. Considering the 26-year-old blueliner has managed a lone helper in six minor-league tilts with the Rocket, he figures to serve primarily as an emergency depth option for the organization moving forward.

Dobson notched two assists in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils.

The 25-year-old blueliner delivered his second multi-point performance in four games, helping to set up tallies by Kirby Dach in the first period and Jake Evans in the third. Dobson's first season with Montreal has gone swimmingly even though he's no longer on the first power-play unit as he was with the Isles. Through 14 contests, he's produced a goal and 10 points with 29 blocked shots, 25 shots on net and a plus-5 rating.

Peeke picked up two assists in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Senators.

Both helpers came in the second period, as Peeke had a hand in tallies by Morgan Geekie and Sean Kuraly. Peeke has just four points, all assists, through 16 games this season, but he's supplemented his limited offense with 39 blocked shots and 21 hits.