NHL Player News

Gauthier (upper body) participated in drills to begin Monday's practice session but left before line rushes and team drills, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Gauthier exited Saturday's game against the Flames in the first period due to an upper-body injury, and it's not yet clear whether the issue will impact his availability for Tuesday's rematch against Calgary. It was encouraging to see him do some work at practice Monday, though a better idea of his status for Tuesday's game could be revealed based on his participation in the team's morning skate. If Gauthier is unavailable, A.J. Greer and Nikita Klepov are candidates to see increased roles.

Poehling (lower body) is day-to-day and missed practice Monday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Poehling finally got on the scoresheet against the Flames on Saturday, notching one goal and one assist before being forced to leave the game due to his lower-body injury. If the 27-year-old center can't play against the Flames on Tuesday, A.J. Greer will likely take on a third-line role. Once cleared to play, Poehling should slot back into a spot in the bottom six.

Ralph was recalled from AHL Springfield on Monday, per PuckPedia.

Ralph hasn't earned a point in four minor-league appearances this season. The 21-year-old defender won't join St. Louis for the team's upcoming three-game road trip, which begins against Ottawa on Tuesday, according to Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ralph is with the Blues temporarily for salary cap purposes.

Blackwood will guard the road goal against Dallas on Tuesday, per Meghan Angley of Altitude Sports Radio.

Blackwood has lost his last two outings, allowing eight goals on 41 shots. In his NHL career, he has gone 0-4-1 and has allowed 22 goals on 194 shots in six regular-season outings against Dallas. The Stars (2-2-1) have scored 11 goals in five games this campaign.

Dahlin won't return to Monday's game against the Panthers due to an upper-body injury.

Dahlin had a productive start to Monday's matchup, recording a goal on four shots, as well as a blocked shot, in 9:06 of ice time. He saw some playing time early in the second period but departed the bench area and was ruled out shortly after. The severity of his injury isn't yet clear, and whether the issue will impact his availability for Tuesday's game against Montreal remains to be seen.

Grans was placed on waivers Monday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Grans was a healthy scratch in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Carolina after he blocked one shot in 12:26 of ice time in Saturday's 5-1 defeat against Boston. If he clears waivers, the 24-year-old blueliner will probably report to AHL Lehigh Valley.

Van Riemsdyk (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.

Van Riemsdyk wasn't expected to be with the team when it left for its four-game road trip, so his placement on IR shouldn't come as a surprise. Still, head coach Dan Muse did leave the door open to the blueliner linking up with the team at a later date. Considering the 35-year-old New Jersey native is pointless in five games this year, few fantasy managers will be anxiously awaiting his return to the lineup.

Bedard (shoulder) might be available for Tuesday's tilt versus the Penguins, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Bedard will still need to be taken off non-roster injured reserve before he can get back into the lineup. Still, the 21-year-old center has been working on the top line and No. 1 power-play unit at practice. Whenever Bedard does get into the lineup, he should be an elite-level fantasy option who can produce at a point-per-game pace.

Faksa (lower body) is expected to play against Colorado on Tuesday, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.

Faksa left Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to Pittsburgh after logging only 8:27 of ice time due to a lower-body injury, but he appears to have avoided missing additional action. The 32-year-old forward has contributed one assist, four shots on net, six blocked shots and seven hits in five games this season.

Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Monday that he expects Kiviranta (lower body) to be good to go for Tuesday's game against the Avalanche, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Kiviranta has been sidelined for the Stars' last two games due to his lower-body injury, but it appears as though he'll be back in action Tuesday. Across his first two appearances of the season, he's recorded a goal, four hits and a blocked shot while averaging 10:28 of ice time.