NHL Player News

Bogosian (lower body) will be activated from injured reserve ahead of his return to the lineup against Nashville on Tuesday, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

Following a four-game absence, Bogosian will join Jake Middleton on the team's third pairing in Tuesday's contest. The 35-year-old Bogosian has one goal, one assist, 15 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and 14 hits across 17 appearances this season.

Kleven (lower body) won't be in the lineup against Buffalo on Tuesday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Kleven will miss his second straight game. He has registered five assists, 39 shots on goal, 48 blocked shots and 41 hits through 32 appearances this season. The Senators hope to get him back for Saturday's game against the Maple Leafs or Monday's matchup versus the Blue Jackets.

Raddysh scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added two assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

The 29-year-old blueliner reached 100 regular-season points in his career in the process, as he continues surging toward a career-best campaign. Since Victor Hedman (elbow) was placed back on IR, Raddysh has racked up three goals and seven points in six games, and on the season, he's already set a new personal best with eight goals, and he's tied his career high with nine power-play points (four goals, five helpers).

Faulk scored his 10th goal of the season in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning.

The veteran blueliner spoiled Andrei Vasilevskiy's shutout bid early in the second period with a blast from the point, but it was the only spark of offense the Blues could muster. Faulk has found the back of the net in three of the last four games and gotten onto the scoresheet in seven of the last nine. On the season, he's compiled 20 points in 38 contests with 75 blocked shots, 73 shots on net, 31 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-1 rating.

Dunn (undisclosed) has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game in Anaheim.

Dunn took a big hit from Ross Johnston in the third period and subsequently went to the locker room. The 29-year-old Dunn logged two blocked shots, one shot on net and a minus-1 rating in 15:14 of ice time prior to exiting. The left-shot blueliner should be considered questionable for the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Slavin (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.

Carolina recalled Joel Nystrom from AHL Chicago in a corresponding move. Slavin is week-to-week, and it's unclear when he will be available to return to the lineup. He hasn't earned a point in five appearances this season while providing four shots on goal and eight blocked shots.

Nystrom was recalled from AHL Chicago on Monday.

Nystrom was sent to the AHL on Dec. 14, but he'll rejoin the NHL club just before the holiday break after Jaccob Slavin (upper body) was placed on injured reserve. Nystrom has made 24 appearances for the Hurricanes this year, racking up five assists, 14 blocked shots, six hits and four PIM while averaging 15:56 of ice time.

Sergachev notched two assists, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Jets.

Sergachev had a hand in goals by Alex Kerfoot and Clayton Keller, with the latter's tally being the game-winner in overtime. The 27-year-old Sergachev continues to offer strong offense from the blue line. He's picked up a goal and eight helpers over 12 contests in December, and he's at 25 points, 81 shots on net, 65 blocks, 24 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 38 appearances this season.

McAvoy scored a goal on four shots and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Senators.

McAvoy's goal was his first in six games since he returned from a facial injury. He's added four assists in that span. The defenseman is at a goal, 18 helpers, 41 shots on net, 41 blocked shots, 31 hits and 30 PIM through 25 appearances. McAvoy's a quality all-around defenseman for fantasy who will continue to receive top billing on the Bruins' blue line.

Brodin logged an assist and four blocked shots in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche.

This was Brodin's second game back from a lower-body injury that cost him four contests. In the time while he was out, the Wild acquired Quinn Hughes, so Brodin may see a slightly lighter workload, though the team figures to lean heavily on its top blueliners anyway. He has 10 points, 30 shots on net, 72 blocked shots and a plus-13 rating in 32 appearances. With Hughes around to help carry the offense, Brodin may function more as a shutdown defenseman moving forward.