NHL Player News

Posch was reassigned to AHL Colorado by the Avalanche, the team announced Sunday.

Posch had been up as insurance while Scott Wedgewood dealt with a personal issue. Now that Wedgewood has been added back to the roster, Posch is no longer needed at the NHL level and has been sent back to the AHL. The 23-year-old Posch is 12-5-5 with a 2.45 GAA and a .902 save percentage on the season with the Eagles.

Lankinen will patrol the home crease against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Lankinen is coming off a 19-save effort in Friday's 5-4 loss to New Jersey. He has a 7-15-4 record in the 2025-26 campaign with a 3.45 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 27 outings. Pittsburgh sits ninth in the league with 3.30 goals per game this season.

Reinhardt (illness) will return to the lineup against Ottawa on Sunday, according to Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas.

Reinhardt will occupy a fourth-line role against the Senators on Sunday after missing Friday's 6-3 win over Toronto. He has contributed two goals, six points, 23 shots on net and 65 hits in 34 appearances this season.

Ahcan has been reassigned to AHL Colorado by the Avalanche, the team announced Sunday.

Ahcan has been sent back down to the AHL in the immediate aftermath of him playing 10:46 in Colorado's 4-1 win over Toronto on Sunday afternoon. The 28-year-old will head back down to the AHL with two assists in his nine NHL appearances so far this year.

Tarasov will start Sunday's contest against the Blackhawks, Panthers radio play-by-play announcer Doug Plagens reports.

Tarasov will get the second leg of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky started Saturday night against the Wild. The 26-year-old Tarasov is 7-6-2 with a 2.63 GAA and a .906 save percentage. He will put a personal three-game winning streak on the line against the Blackhawks, who rank 26th in the NHL at 2.69 goals per game.

Hill will defend the road net against Ottawa on Sunday.

Hill will get a second straight start after he made 18 saves in Friday's 6-3 win over Toronto. He has surrendered 20 goals on 155 shots en route to a 3-1-2 record through eight appearances this season. Ottawa ranks 12th in the league this campaign with 3.22 goals per game.

D'Astous (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Lightning on Sunday, Lightning beat writer Diandra Loux reports.

D'Astous left Saturday's loss to the Blue Jackets in the third period and didn't return. He was one of three Lightning players that didn't finish the game. The 27-year-old will head to injured reserve, meaning he'll have to miss at least the next four games. He has 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) in 43 games on the season. Maxim Groshev has been recalled from the AHL and will likely draw into the lineup as a result.

Ullmark (personal) was activated from the non-roster list Sunday, according to Graham Creech of TSN 1200 Ottawa.

After missing the last 14 games, Ullmark will serve as Mads Sogaard's backup in Sunday's home matchup against Vegas. The 32-year-old Ullmark should return to the crease soon as Ottawa's No. 1 netminder. He has gone 14-8-5 with a 2.95 GAA, an .881 save percentage and one shutout across 28 appearances this season.

Groshev has been recalled by the Lightning from AHL Syracuse, the team announced Sunday.

Groshev has come up due to Lightning defensemen Charle-Edouard D'Astous (undisclosed) and Erik Cernak (upper boddy) being day-to-day. The 24-year-old Groshev has one goal and 12 assists in 35 games with AHL Syracuse. If he were to suit up in an NHL game, it would be his second of the season and his career.

Skinner will start Sunday's game against the Canucks, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Skinner has won three straight starts and six of his last seven, allowing just 11 total goals in that longer stretch, as he seems to have found his footing as a Penguin. The 26-year-old has a 6-4-0 record, a 2.34 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 10 games with Pittsburgh. The Canucks have lost 12 of their last 13 games.