NHL Player News

Postava was sent to AHL Grand Rapids on Thursday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Postava spent the past week with the Red Wings on an emergency basis, and he went 1-0-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .889 save percentage across his two appearances with the NHL club. He'll head back to the minors since Daniil Tarasov (undisclosed) has been cleared to dress as the backup for Thursday's game against Chicago.

Gibson is slated to start Thursday's home game against Chicago, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Although Daniil Tarasov (undisclosed) is healthy enough to dress for Thursday's matchup, he's set to operate as the backup, so Gibson should draw his third start in the Red Wings' last four games. Across eight appearances to begin the regular season, Gibson has gone 3-4-1 with a 3.44 GAA and .867 save percentage.

Larkin (undisclosed) will not play in Thursday's home clash against the Blackhawks, per Max Bultman of The Athletic.

Head coach Todd McLellan stated that interim general manager Shawn Horcroff will address the reason regarding Larkin's absence. It appears that more news is to come regarding the 30-year-old center, as he's been vocal about wanting to be traded. Larkin recently expanded his 10-team trade list to 12, and with many contenders on that list wanting to lock down their center depth ahead of making a postseason run, the 12-year NHL veteran is a clear fit at the position. However, his absence isn't confirmed to be related to a potential trade, so expectations should be tempered for the time being. For now, he will miss Thursday's game against Chicago, and if he's still with the Red Wings on Saturday, he'll have a chance to play against the Blues.

Hedman (lower body) will play in Thursday's game against the Jets, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Hedman sustained a lower-body injury during Friday's game against the Avalanche, and he was unavailable against Utah on Saturday. However, he'll return to game action after having several days to recover. Across his six appearances prior to his one-game absence, Hedman had logged two goals, two assists, four blocked shots, two PIM and a hit while averaging 12:44 of ice time.

Vasilevskiy will defend the home crease in Thursday's clash against the Jets, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

Vasilevskiy will look to bounce back Thursday after his worst outing of the 2026-27 campaign, which was a 6-3 loss to the Avalanche on Friday. Outside the big loss, the 32-year-old netminder has been decent between the pipes with a 5-3-0 record, a 2.78 GAA and an .884 save percentage over eight outings. While he'll need to make up some ground to win his second consecutive Vezina Trophy, Vasilevskiy has plenty of time to turn his season around. He'll get a solid matchup against the Jets on Thursday, who are currently tied for 29th in the NHL with 2.33 goals per game. Vasilevskiy remains a high-level fantasy option moving forward.

Silovs was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Mammoth.

Silovs will draw a fourth consecutive start Thursday as he attempts to build upon his recent momentum. The 25-year-old is coming off back-to-back wins, and he's recorded a shutout, a 0.99 GAA and a .962 save percentage during that two-game span.

Hagel (undisclosed) will play in Thursday's game against the Jets, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Hagel was believed to be a game-time decision for Thursday's matchup against Winnipeg, but the Lightning confirmed his availability several hours before puck drop. Across his 11 appearances to begin the regular season, he's recorded seven goals, six assists, nine blocked shots, eight hits and four PIM while averaging 21:34 of ice time.

Taylor was recalled from AHL Texas on Thursday.

With Kyle Capobianco (leg) sidelined for at least a week after sustaining a leg injury in Tuesday's clash, Taylor was likely called up to take the former's spot in the lineup. Overall, the 24-year-old Tayor has compiled three assists, a minus-6 rating and 18 shots on net across eight games with AHL Texas this season. If he does ultimately hit the ice in Thursday's home clash against the Canadiens, he'll be making his NHL debut after three seasons in the AHL.

Protas scored his first goal of the season on three shots while adding one hit and a plus-2 rating during Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Flyers.

The second-period tally stood up as the game-winner, as Protas deflected home a shot from Matt Roy that was drifting wide of Joseph Woll. Protas has just three points in 11 games as he struggles to get going this season, a disappointing start after he racked up 55 goals and 118 points in 152 regular-season contests over the prior two campaigns.

St. Ivany notched two assists with one shot on net, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Flyers.

Making his Capitals debut after being claimed off waivers from the Jets, St. Ivany made an immediate impact on the third pairing, helping to set up tallies by Alex Tuch in the first period and Jordan Kyrou in the third. St. Ivany hasn't provided much offense during his NHL career, recording zero goals and 11 assists in 58 games spread over four seasons, but he's offered plenty of production in other categories with 122 hits and 70 blocked shots. The 27-year-old will offer some depth on the blue line until Rasmus Sandin (knee) and Vincent Desharnais (abdomen) get healthy.