NHL Player News

Maatta (lower body) is good to return to the lineup Saturday versus Florida, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Maatta missed Thursday's game against Tampa Bay due to the injury. He has an assist, two PIM and three blocks in three appearances this campaign. His return coincides with Zach Bogosian (lower body) exiting the lineup.

Foligno (lower body) won't play against Florida on Saturday.

Foligno will miss at least one game, but it's unclear if he will be ready to play against Vegas on Monday. He has earned four shots on goal and 13 hits in four appearances this season, but he hasn't picked up a point yet.

Bogosian (lower body) will miss Saturday's game in Florida.

Bogosian has no points, two PIM, one hit and two blocks in four appearances with Minnesota in 2026-27. His exit from the lineup coincides with Olli Maatta's (lower body) expected return.

Wallstedt will guard the road goal against the Panthers on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

After winning his first two outings of the 2026-27 campaign, Wallstedt has gone 0-1-1 in his last two appearances. During that span, he has allowed only eight goals on 110 shots. Florida (2-0-2) has registered just eight goals in four games this season.

Montembeault (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site.

Montembeault sat out Thursday's 5-2 loss to Nashville. He hasn't played yet this season and is expected to miss about 10-14 days. Jacob Fowler was recalled from AHL Laval on Wednesday to replace Montembeault on Montreal's depth chart.

Kapanen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Kapanen will miss his fifth straight game against Detroit on Saturday. He hasn't played yet this season, and it's unclear when he will be ready to return.

Silovs will protect the home net against Dallas on Saturday, according to Josh Getzoff of SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Silovs won his first two games of the 2026-27 campaign before allowing five goals on 27 shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Washington. Dallas is off to a 2-2-0 start this campaign, scoring just 10 goals in four games.

Blackwood will protect the home net against Toronto on Saturday, per Mark Masters of TSN.

After winning two straight games, Blackwood made 16 saves in a 3-2 loss to Winnipeg on Wednesday. He has stopped 68 of 76 shots in three outings this season. Toronto (2-2-1) has accounted for 14 goals in five games this campaign.

Knight is slated to start at home against the Hurricanes on Saturday, per Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.

Knight has a 1-2-0 record, 3.35 GAA and .890 save percentage in three outings with Chicago this campaign. The defending Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes are naturally a tough assignment, especially given Carolina's strong start to 2026-27. The Hurricanes are 3-1-1 while averaging 3.60 goals per game.

Melanson's upper-body injury was diagnosed Saturday as an anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm. He will continue to be evaluated and is out indefinitely.

The Kraken said that there would be a "gradual progression to return to hockey," so Melanson shouldn't be expected to play for a while. The 23-year-old suffered the injury in Seattle's Season Opener against Calgary on Oct. 1. Melanson had two goals and five points in 36 regular-season outings with the Kraken in 2025-26.