NHL Player News

Zary (upper body) will miss Monday's road matchup against the Avalanche, per the NHL Media Site.

Zary will be held out of Calgary's lineup for the fifth straight game after taking an illegal hit from Florida's A.J. Greer. Zary has 11 goals, 24 points, 99 shots on net and 44 hits across 67 games this season. The 24-year-old forward's next chance to return is Thursday's road contest against the Golden Knights.

Del Bel Belluz was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Monday, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Del Bel Belluz received his first call-up of the calendar year Monday in the midst of his hot stretch at the AHL level. He currently has a four-game point streak with Cleveland and has 14 points in his last 12 games. Across 53 games with the Monsters this season, the 22-year-old forward has 22 goals, 57 points and 132 shots on net. He has just one point in 13 NHL games this season, but he will have a chance to be inserted into Tuesday's lineup with Mathieu Olivier (upper body) questionable ahead of the contest.

Crosby (lower body) is in the lineup for Monday's road matchup versus the Islanders.

Crosby wasn't available against the Stars on Saturday and was deemed a game-time call against the Islanders earlier Monday. The all-world center will skate between Yegor Chinakhov and Bryan Rust on Long Island. Pittsburgh's captain has torched the Isles throughout his career -- he's generated 44 goals, 96 helpers and a plus-30 rating across 92 regular-season games against them.

Metsa was recalled from AHL Rochester on Monday.

Metsa will return to the Sabres just four days after being loaned back to the AHL. During that time, he played a trio of games with Rochester and will return to Buffalo in time for Tuesday's home clash with the Islanders. Across 38 games with the Sabres this season, the 27-year-old bluliner has six points, 22 shots on net and 28 blocked shots. Metsa will likely serve as a depth defenseman during the Sabres' push toward securing their first playoff appearance since the 2010-11 season.

Engstrom was summoned from AHL Laval on Monday.

Engstrom hasn't earned a point in 11 NHL outings this season while supplying seven shots on net, five blocked shots and four hits. He has notched 10 goals and 24 assists in 45 AHL outings during the 2025-26 campaign.

Lankinen will protect the road net against the Golden Knights on Monday, per Olivia McDonald of Canucks Insider.

Lankinen has one win through nine appearances in March, posting a 1-5-1 record while allowing 28 goals on 237 shots. He has gone 8-25-5 this campaign with a 3.65 GAA and an .876 save percentage across 42 appearances. Vegas sits in a tie for 14th in the league with 3.12 goals per game this season.

Kuznetsov (upper body) isn't expected to play against Colorado on Monday.

Despite participating in Monday's morning skate, Kuznetsov will miss his eighth straight game. He has picked up four goals, 12 points, 58 shots on net, 89 blocked shots and 75 hits across 52 appearances this season.

Brossoit was assigned to AHL San Jose on Monday.

Brossoit will return to the minors because Yaroslav Askarov (upper body) will start Monday's home matchup against St. Louis. The 33-year-old Brossoit has gone 11-3-1 with a 2.52 GAA and a .915 save percentage across 15 appearances with AHL San Jose this season.

Klingberg (upper body) isn't expected to play against St. Louis on Monday, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Despite participating in Monday's morning skate, Klingberg will miss his third straight game. He has compiled 10 goals, 24 points, 79 shots on net, 61 blocked shots and 46 hits over 54 appearances this season.

Schwartz (face) will join the club for its road matchup against Edmonton on Tuesday, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.

Schwartz can be considered a game-time decision to face the Oilers and could return from a 10-game absence. If the veteran winger does get into the lineup, it will likely be in a middle-six role and should include power-play ice time.