NHL Player News
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Erik Karlsson D | PIT
Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Supplies pair of helpers
Karlsson logged two assists, including one on the power play, and added a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Karlsson has earned a pair of assists in three of the Penguins' last four games. The 35-year-old defenseman has two goals and eight helpers across eight outings in March as he continues to pick up momentum late in the campaign. He's at six goals, 40 assists, 136 shots on net, 53 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating through 61 contests overall. Karlsson should be able to get to the 50-point threshold by the end of the season.
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Noel Acciari C | PIT
Penguins' Noel Acciari: Pots game-winner
Acciari scored a goal and added three hits in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Acciari scored for the second time in three games, and this tally was the game-winner. The 34-year-old forward's defensive skills have made him a fixture in the lineup, getting plenty of ice time despite his fourth-line assignment. He's up to eight goals, 17 points, 69 shots on net, 55 hits, 40 blocked shots, 21 PIM and a plus-8 rating over 52 outings this season. Acciari has a chance to reach the 20-point mark for just the third time in his career.
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Tommy Novak C | PIT
Penguins' Thomas Novak: Buries goal in win
Novak scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Novak's tally tied the game at 2-2 late in the second period. The 28-year-old has earned four points over the last five games and has looked capable in handling a larger role while the Penguins' forward group is depleted by absences. Novak now has 15 goals, 37 points, 104 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 66 appearances. He's on pace to top the 40-point mark for the third time in his four full NHL campaigns.
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Bryan Rust RW | PIT
Penguins' Bryan Rust: Tallies on power play
Rust scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Rust has three goals and two assists over his last three games, and he's gotten on the scoresheet in eight of the last nine contests. The 33-year-old is picking up the pace while the Penguins are missing Sidney Crosby (lower body), Evgeni Malkin (suspension) and Justin Brazeau (upper body). Rust now has 51 points this season, including a career-best 22 on the power play. He's added 150 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 26 hits and a plus-3 rating through 59 appearances.
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Anthony Mantha RW | PIT
Penguins' Anthony Mantha: Pair of points in win
Mantha scored a power-play goal on five shots, dished an assist and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Mantha helped the Penguins dig out of a 2-0 hole, contributing on both of his team's tallies in the second period. The 31-year-old winger has four goals and two assists during a four-game point streak. He's had a career year so far, earning 25 goals and 51 points across 66 appearances. Mantha has added 124 shots on net, 42 hits, 33 blocked shots, 29 PIM and a plus-15 rating while regularly playing on the second line.
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Stuart Skinner G | PIT
Penguins' Stuart Skinner: Yields three goals in win
Skinner stopped 26 of 29 shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mammoth.
Skinner gave up the first two goals of the game as the Penguins' defense was leaky to start the game, but they all improved later in the contest. The 27-year-old netminder had gone winless in his last five outings (0-1-4) while allowing 16 goals, so this was a much-needed performance. Skinner is up to 20-13-8 with a 2.78 GAA and an .891 save percentage over 41 appearances this season, though his numbers have been slightly better with the Penguins than they were with the Oilers. If the Penguins continue their goalie rotation, Skinner could get two consecutive starts against the Eastern Conference's top team, the Hurricanes.
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Simon Edvinsson D | DET
Red Wings' Simon Edvinsson: Nets goal Saturday
Edvinsson scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars.
Edvinsson ended a four-game skid with the third-period tally. The 23-year-old blueliner continues to see top-four minutes, but the Red Wings' injury-depleted lineup has taken some punch out of the team's offense. Edvinsson now has nine goals, 21 points, 71 shots on net, 71 PIM, 71 hits, 123 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating across 57 appearances this season.
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Lucas Raymond LW | DET
Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Forces overtime Saturday
Raymond scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars.
Raymond's goal with 3:26 left in the third period was enough to force overtime. He ended a four-game point drought with the tally, but Raymond is clearly struggling to carry the load without Dylan Larkin (leg) and Andrew Copp (leg) in the lineup to help. Raymond is up to 21 goals, 66 points, 142 shots on net, 33 hits and a plus-12 rating across 65 appearances this season.
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John Gibson G | DET
Red Wings' John Gibson: Takes overtime loss in Dallas
Gibson stopped 21 of 24 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Stars.
Gibson has allowed 12 goals over his last five outings, but he's gone 1-3-1 in that span. The 32-year-old netminder has had a couple of injury scares in March, but he hasn't been sidelined for more than one game this month. He typically wore down around this time of year during his last few seasons in Anaheim, making any injury situation a concern. Gibson is down to 24-15-3 with a 2.58 GAA and a .905 save percentage across 44 starts this season. The Red Wings host the Flames on Monday in a favorable matchup.
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Michael Bunting LW | DAL
Stars' Michael Bunting: Strikes on power play in win
Bunting scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings.
Bunting has two points over four contests since he made his Stars debut. The 30-year-old continues to fill a middle-six role with a spot on the second power-play unit, so he should be good for some depth scoring. He's now at 14 goals, 33 points (10 on the power play), 37 hits, 16 PIM and a minus-18 rating over 65 appearances between Dallas and Nashville in 2025-26.