NHL Player News
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Yegor Sharangovich C | CGY
Flames' Yegor Sharangovich: Goals in back-to-back games
Sharangovich scored a power-play goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over Minnesota.
Last year's 31-goal scorer has had a rough start to 2024-25, but he has collected two goals, three points and 11 shots in his past two games. Both of his markers have come on the power play. Sharangovich needs this little run to be a fresh start -- he has just four goals and one assist in 14 games this season.
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Martin Pospisil C | CGY
Flames' Martin Pospisil: Snaps 19-game goal drought
Pospisil scored a goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Wild.
Pospisil put the Flames up 2-1 on the power play late in the second period when he redirected Nazem Kadri's slap pass past Filip Gustavsson's outstretched pad. The 25-year-old Pospisil ended his 19-game goal drought with his second tally of 2024-25. It's been a productive week for him, as he also snapped a 15-game point slump with an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders. Pospisil isn't as good as his three-game, five-point streak to start the season, but he's not as bad as his recent struggles. Wait to see what Pospisil can do over the next week before considering him as a waiver-wire option.
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Dan Vladar G | CGY
Flames' Dan Vladar: Gets fourth win of season
Vladar made 20 saves Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over Minnesota.
Vladar bent but didn't break in the third period when the Wild turned up the heat and scored twice in a span of 3:25 to force overtime. Minnesota is tied for third in the NHL with 30 third-period goals this season. Vladar shut the door in overtime and the shootout to earn his fourth win of 2024-25. Dustin Wolf has had the hot hand in the Flames net of late, so this was a strong performance for Vladar to prove they can still share the crease. Whether that happens or not is still to be determined.
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Filip Gustavsson G | MIN
Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Beaten in shootout
Gustavsson made 28 saves Saturday in a 4-3 shootout loss to Calgary.
The shootout went five rounds before Rasmus Andersson potted a five-hole goal on Gustavsson to win the game. The talented netminder has bounced back after a queasy 2023-24, compiling a 9-3-3 record with a 2.13 GAA and a .924 save percentage this season. He is delivering elite-level netminding for fantasy managers.
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Brock Faber D | MIN
Wild's Brock Faber: First power-play goal of season
Faber scored a power-play goal Saturday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Faber got his first power-play tally of 2024-25 after wiring a point shot through a sea of bodies to beat Dan Vladar late in the third period. His third goal of the year gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead. He has 11 points and 26 shots through 20 games, proving his brilliant rookie showing in 2023-24 wasn't an anomaly. Faber is displaying the consistency that fantasy managers covet.
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Dylan Samberg D | WPG
Jets' Dylan Samberg: Suffers lower-body injury
Samberg won't return to Saturday's tilt against Nashville after sustaining a lower-body injury.
Samberg entered the game with three goals, six points, 24 hits and 28 blocks across 20 appearances in 2024-25. He logged 9:07 of ice time Saturday before exiting the match. If he can't play Monday versus Minnesota, then Dylan Coghlan might draw back into the lineup for the first time in 2024-25.
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Matt Boldy LW | MIN
Wild's Matt Boldy: Six-game, seven-point streak
Boldy delivered two assists, including one on the power play, in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames on Saturday.
Boldy has three goals, four helpers and 22 shots during his six-game point streak. After two seasons of 60-plus points, Boldy is taking another step forward in 2024-25 with 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) and 72 shots through 20 outings. His star is on the rise.
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William Eklund LW | SJ
Sharks' William Eklund: Set to play
Eklund (undisclosed) will play versus the Sabres on Saturday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Eklund was considered a game-time decision, but he won't end up missing a game with the issue. The 22-year-old will play in his usual top-line role and will skate alongside Fabian Zetterlund and Mikael Granlund.
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Marco Rossi C | MIN
Wild's Marco Rossi: Game taking another step forward
Rossi scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Calgary.
Rossi was Mr. Clutch, scoring a five-hole goal with 34 seconds left in the third period to force overtime. He's taken the next step this season after putting up 40 points in 82 regular-season games in 2023-24. So far, Rossi has 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) and 37 shots in 20 appearances this campaign, and he's starting to contribute on the power play. His assist came with the man advantage, where he has three points in his last seven outings. He won't deliver many hits or blocks, and he's still working at improving on faceoffs, but Rossi might be on the verge of fulfilling his draft-day promise as a top-10 pick.
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James Reimer G | BUF
Sabres' James Reimer: Starting Saturday
Reimer will guard the road goal versus San Jose on Saturday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
Reimer allowed nine goals on 66 shots in two outings with Anaheim this season. After being claimed off waivers from the Ducks on Nov. 13, he will get the second half of Buffalo's back-to-back following Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's 22-save effort in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over Anaheim. San Jose ranks 27th in the league with 2.45 goals per game in 2024-25.