NHL Player News

Markstrom will defend the road net against Anaheim on Sunday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Markstrom earned a shutout in his first appearance of the 2026-27 campaign, making 15 saves in a 1-0 overtime victory over Carolina on Tuesday. Anaheim picked up a 4-3 win over Vegas on Friday.

Marchand (lower body) will make his season debut during Sunday's game against Anaheim, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Marchand was initially expected to be sidelined through October, but the Panthers announced this week that his recovery was going better than expected and that he could be back in action before the end of the month. He's ultimately been given the green light to return after missing just two games to begin the regular season. Across 52 regular-season appearances last year, Marchand recorded 27 goals, 27 assists, 38 PIM, 36 hits and 16 blocked shots while averaging 17:44 of ice time.

Skinner turned aside 33 of 35 shots on net in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Skinner bounced back in a big way Sunday, as he faced a plethora of shots on net and only yielded two goals, including one at a man disadvantage. The 27-year-old backstop is currently unbeaten in regulation this season, as he holds a 1-0-1 record, a 2.92 GAA and a .908 save percentage across 65 shots on net between two appearances. With Connor Hellebuyck (suspension) out of the picture amid trade discussions, Skinner is the clear No.1 option for the Jets moving forward, which should give him plenty of opportunities to find fantasy success this season. With the Jets playing in the second half of a back-to-back Monday, Clay Stevenson is expected to get the nod for his first start with Winnipeg before Skinner likely returns to the crease Wednesday against the Avalanche.

Vejmelka will guard the road goal against the Rangers on Sunday, per Catherine Bogart of the Mammoth's official site.

Vejmelka is coming off a 15-save shutout in Thursday's 6-0 win over Chicago. He has surrendered 20 goals on 120 shots for a 2-3-0 record in five previous regular-season outings against the Rangers. The Rangers have posted a mark of 2-1-0 this campaign while scoring seven goals.

Shesterkin will start Sunday's home game against the Mammoth, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Shesterkin will tend the twine for the third time in the Rangers' first four games of the season. Across his first two outings, he went 1-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .936 save percentage.

Toropchenko (upper body) will miss at least six weeks, the team announced Sunday.

Toropchenko sustained the injury in Friday's 4-0 win over Dallas. He missed Saturday's 6-1 loss to Colorado and is facing an extended absence. With Toropchenko unavailable, Dillon Dube, Zach Dean and Ross Johnston will compete for playing time.

Eyssimont was placed on waivers by the Bruins on Sunday.

Eyssimont made the Bruins' Opening Night roster out of training camp as the 13th forward. However, he was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to AHL Providence on Sunday in a move that could have been a precedent to Boston activating Matthew Poitras (lower body) from injured reserve. Regardless of the move's purpose, Eyssimont is a solid player who posted eight goals and 18 points across 56 regular-season outings in 2025-26. He will await his future over the next 24 hours, and if he goes unclaimed, he'll return to the Bruins' organization.

Giles (upper body) was placed on waivers Sunday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Giles was hurt during the preseason, but he is ready to return to action. If he clears waivers, Giles will likely report to AHL San Jose.

Johnson scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Mammoth.

Johnson has a goal, an assist, six shots and a plus-1 rating over two games this season. The 23-year-old struggled to just 22 points in 76 outings in 2025-26, compared to a 24-goal, 57-point effort in 68 games the year before. The reality likely lies between those two marks -- Johnson should be around 40-50 points in a bounce-back campaign. He has usage on his side this year, with a top-line job alongside Adam Fantilli and Matthew Knies proving fruitful early in the season. For fantasy purposes, Johnson will only help in the scoring categories.

Tippett scored a goal on three shots, doled out three hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Tippett tied the game at 1-1 in the first period. The 27-year-old winger has a goal, nine shots, 13 hits and an even plus-minus rating across three contests this season while filling a middle-six role with power-play time. The Flyers' slow start to the campaign has left the line combinations jumbled, so a top-six job is up for grabs if Tippett can gain some momentum. He produced 51 points, 220 shots and 166 hits over 81 regular-season outings in 2025-26.