NHL Player News

Samuelsson (upper body) is week-to-week after aggravating his injury, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Monday.

Samuelsson probably won't play again during the exhibition schedule, which ends with a trip to Pittsburgh on Friday. However, it's unclear if he will be ready for the beginning of the regular season. If Samuelsson remains unavailable, Ryan Johnson or Jacob Bryson could be in Buffalo's Opening Night lineup against the Rangers on Oct. 9.

Byram suffered an undisclosed injury against Detroit on Saturday and is considered day-to-day, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

According to head coach Lindy Ruff, Byram might be ready to skate Tuesday, so he hasn't been officially ruled out versus Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Considering it is still the preseason, the team could decide to hold the 24-year-old blueliner out a little longer to make sure he is available for Opening Night against the Rangers on Oct. 9.

Samberg (upper body) will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after sustaining a broken wrist, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports Monday.

Samberg was likely going to start the season on the Jets' second pairing but instead will miss the first two months of the 2025-26 campaign. With the Minnesota native on the shelf, it will open up a roster spot for the likes of Logan Stanley or Ville Heinola, while Colin Miller could see the biggest uptick in ice time.

Carlsson (lower body) has been ruled out for Monday's preseason game against the Ducks, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Carlsson has spent the start of training camp recovering from offseason surgery to address a lower-body injury. He returned to the ice last week but will miss another preseason game Monday. It's not yet clear whether he'll be cleared to return to game action before the end of the preseason, but he'll likely head to the minors once the regular season gets underway.

Hedman (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Tuesday's preseason game against the Panthers, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Hedman exited Friday's preseason game versus the Hurricanes for precautionary reasons, and he'll be forced to miss a second consecutive exhibition matchup Tuesday. However, head coach Jon Cooper hinted Monday that he isn't too concerned about Hedman's status for the start of the regular season. Hedman's next chance to suit up during the preseason will be Thursday against Florida.

Mateychuk (groin) will play in Tuesday's exhibition matchup versus Washington, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Mateychuk will make his preseason debut after being hampered by a groin injury during training camp. He registered four goals, 13 points, 44 shots on net, 63 blocked shots and 26 hits across 45 regular-season games in 2024-25.

Kiersted was moved to waivers Monday to be assigned to AHL Iowa.

Kiersted had one goal and 29 points in 64 appearances with AHL Charlotte during the 2024-25 regular season before adding eight assists in 13 playoff outings. In two NHL regular-season games with Florida last year, he posted one assist, three hits and one blocked shot.

Gleason was placed on waivers by the Wild on Monday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Iowa.

Gleason signed a two-way contract with Minnesota at the beginning of July, and he'll begin the 2025-26 campaign in the minors if he clears waivers. He made 36 appearances between AHL Lehigh Valley and AHL Bakersfield last year, totaling three goals, 15 assists and 16 PIM.

Edvinsson (lower body) is expected to be available for the start of the regular season, according to Ansar Khan of MLive.com on Monday.

Edvinsson was on the ice as an extra during the morning skate, but he won't play in Monday's preseason matchup against Pittsburgh. He also won't be in the lineup versus Chicago on Tuesday, but it's unclear if he will play on the road against Toronto on Thursday or versus the Maple Leafs at home in Saturday's exhibition finale.

Miller (upper body) sported a regular jersey during Monday's practice, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.

Miller was on the ice with Carolina's non-game group ahead of Monday's preseason matchup against Florida. It wouldn't be surprising if he sat out Saturday's exhibition finale against Nashville, but no confirmation on that decision has come yet. Still, the 25-year-old defender is making progress in his recovery from surgery and could be ready for the start of the 2025-26 campaign.