NHL Player News

Head coach Spencer Carbery said Friday that Roy (lower body) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Devils, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Roy has been sidelined since early October due to his upper-body injury, but he appears to be close to returning to game action. Even if he doesn't get the green light to suit up against New Jersey, it seems possible that he'll be cleared to return at some point next week. Across his first two regular-season appearances, he was held scoreless with five hits and five blocked shots while averaging 18:26 of ice time.

Lambos was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Friday.

Lambos was called up by Minnesota on Thursday, but he didn't appear in the team's 5-4 victory over the Blues. He'll head back to the minors a day later and should continue to see more consistent opportunities for playing time with the AHL club.

Johansson scored a goal on one shot while adding three blocked shots, a hit and four hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.

The 22-year-old notched his first career point in the 5-4 loss to the Devils on Tuesday, and now posted his first goal at the NHL level at 4:31 of the second period, converting a one-timer off a Dylan Larkin feed during a 2-on-1 rush to tie the game. The rookie defenseman became Detroit's third player to record his first NHL goal this month, joining Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and William Wallinder. His combination of defensive contributions and emerging offensive potential could make him worth monitoring in deeper fantasy formats.

Jones notched two assists while adding five shots on net and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.

The veteran blueliner had a hand in the second and third goals of Brady Tkachuk's second straight natural hat trick, as the Panthers offense finally got rolling in the third period. Jones has delivered three straight multi-point performances, and through eight games to begin the season he's racked up one goal and nine points, including four assists with the man advantage.

Zub picked up an assist while adding six blocked shots, one shot on net and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.

Making his season debut after he needed a little extra time to complete his recovery from a knee injury he suffered in the first round of last season's playoffs, Zub was a key part of a Senators penalty kill that went a perfect 3-for-3 on the night, including a big one in OT. The veteran blueliner also started the play that produced the tying goal in the second period, finding Warren Foegele on a long stretch pass out of his own zone to create a scoring chance that Ridly Greig cashed in. Zub didn't see his usual 20-plus minutes as he got eased into action, but his workload should ramp up quickly enough while Ottawa waits for jake Sanderson (lower body) to get healthy as well.

Gilbert scored a goal, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Gilbert tallied in the third period, cutting Toronto's lead to 4-3 at the time. The 29-year-old defenseman has a goal, an assist and a plus-3 rating over two contests this season. He's filling in while the Sabres are missing Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) and Conor Timmins (lower body) from the blue line. Gilbert is rarely a source of offense, so his hot start to the season should not be expected to continue for long.

Power scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Power's tally was the game-winner. The 23-year-old defenseman's strong start to the year continues, as he's effectively filled the void created by the Sabres' trade of Bowen Byram to Chicago. Through eight contests, Power has two goals, six assists, eight shots on net and a plus-4 rating over eight appearances. Power is still searching for his first power-play point of the year, but he is seeing decent usage in that situation and will get even more while Rasmus Dahlin (upper body) is on the mend.

Pesce notched two assists, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.

Pesce ended his scoring slump to begin the year. The 31-year-old had gone six games without a point despite seeing steady top-four minutes. Through seven outings, he's added seven shots on net, 11 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating. Pesce has missed the 20-point mark in three straight years after reaching it five times over his first eight seasons in the NHL. He carries little fantasy appeal as more of a defensive presence.

Hamilton logged two assists, including one while shorthanded, two blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.

Hamilton had his first multi-point effort of the campaign in this blowout. The 33-year-old defenseman was able to contribute a shorthanded point for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign, when he was with the Hurricanes. He's yet to add anything on the power play from the second unit. Hamilton has four points, 21 shots on net, 11 blocked shots and eight hits across seven outings this season.

Middleton scored a shorthanded goal on two shots, added two hits and logged 10 PIM in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

This was Middleton's first point as a Flame. The 30-year-old defenseman, acquired in a July trade that sent Blake Coleman and Olli Maatta to Minnesota, is serving as a veteran shutdown defenseman for a young team. Over seven games, Middleton has added nine shots on net, 14 hits, 14 PIM, 11 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating. He won't add much offense, but his physical play could still be useful in banger leagues.