NHL Player News
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Jamie Drysdale D | PHI
Flyers' Jamie Drysdale: Forces overtime Thursday
Drysdale scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Senators.
Drysdale tied the game at 1-1 with 1:14 left in the third period. The 23-year-old defenseman has scored in each of the last two games, so he'll need to find a way to keep this newfound momentum up after the Olympic break. Drysdale has five goals, 23 points, 63 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a minus-6 rating over 53 outings in a top-four role for the Flyers this season.
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Adam Wilsby D | NSH
Predators' Adam Wilsby: Five apples in last six games
Wilsby delivered two assists Thursday in a 4-2 loss to Washington.
Willsby has five assists and 10 shots in his last six games. He has no goals in 19 games and just one on the season (43 games). Willsby is not a significant contributor in muscle categories, so his deep-league value is slim to none.
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Jakob Chychrun D | WAS
Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Career season continues
Chychrun scored two goals and an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators. He fired seven shots.
Chychrun's first goal stood as the winner, and it was a beauty. He made a spin move to elude a checker at center ice, skated into the Preds' zone, cut toward the middle and fired a long-range wrist shot that got past Justus Annunen. Chychrun has put up three multi-point games in his last five outings. He has three goals, five assists and 16 shots in that span. He heads into break with 46 points, including a career high 21 goals, and 182 shots in 57 games. Chychrun is one point from equaling his NHL career high for points (47), which he set last regular season.
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Zachary Metsa D | BUF
Sabres' Zach Metsa: Drops to AHL
Metsa was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Thursday.
Metsa will return to the AHL after a two-month stint in the NHL. He logged two points in 22 outings during that span, though he was a healthy scratch Thursday versus the Penguins. Metsa could return to the Sabres as a depth defenseman ahead of the team's Feb. 25 game versus the Devils.
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Colton White D | NJ
Devils' Colton White: Returns to AHL
White was reassigned to AHL Utica on Thursday.
White didn't make an appearance during this stint with the big club, serving as a spare defenseman. His time with the AHL during the Olympic break will prevent him from accruing time in regards to when he would need to clear waivers again.
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John Carlson D | ANA
Capitals' John Carlson: Leaves Thursday's game
Carlson (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Predators.
Carlson picked up a power-play assist in the first period and added two blocked shots in 7:03 of ice time. The defenseman will have nearly three weeks to recover during the Olympic break. If the injury isn't too significant, he should be able to suit up Feb. 25 versus the Flyers, but the Capitals will likely have some sort of update available when they reconvene during the break following some time off.
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Aaron Ekblad D | FLA
Panthers' Aaron Ekblad: Ruled out for Thursday's game
Ekblad has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Lightning for an undisclosed reason, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
While the reason for Ekblad's absence isn't yet known, he's one of several players who will miss the Panthers' final game before the Olympic break. The 29-year-old has recorded a goal, five assists, 24 hits, 24 blocked shots and 17 PIM while averaging 22:45 of ice time over 17 appearances since the start of the calendar year. Mikulas Hovorka will draw into the lineup to make his NHL debut Thursday, while head coach Paul Maurice indicated that he isn't concerned about Ekblad's status following the Olympic break.
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Timothy Liljegren D | WAS
Sharks' Timothy Liljegren: Gets back in goal column
Liljegren scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.
Liljegren has two points over his last three outings. The 26-year-old defenseman has played a majority of the time lately, but he offers only modest upside on offense. For the season, he's at one goal, 11 points, 34 shots on net, 36 hits, 83 blocked shots, 27 PIM and a minus-6 rating over 42 appearances.
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Josh Manson D | COL
Avalanche's Josh Manson: Nets game-winner Wednesday
Manson scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.
Manson went 11 games without a goal after posting two goals and two assists versus the Senators on Jan. 8. He had four assists in that span before snapping the goal drought with the game-winner Wednesday. The veteran defenseman is up to five goals, 24 points, 87 shots on net, 129 hits, 76 blocked shots, 64 PIM and a plus-37 rating over 55 appearances. While he lacks power-play production, Manson has been excellent in every other area this season as he benefits from playing on a high-scoring team.
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Nicklaus Perbix D | NSH
Predators' Nick Perbix: Pockets helper
Perbix logged an assist in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Wild.
Perbix ended a 16-game slump with the helper. The 27-year-old defenseman had 14 shots on net and 15 blocked shots over that span while seeing steady top-four minutes. He's produced just nine points with 54 shots, 55 blocks, 14 PIM, 24 hits and a minus-13 rating over 53 outings this season, which is production too low to help in most fantasy formats.