NHL Player News

Lundestrom (lower body) was activated off injured reserve ahead of Tuesday's clash with Ottawa.

Where Lundestrom fits into the lineup remains to be seen, but he's far from a lock to play on a nightly basis even with his injury concerns behind him. In 35 appearances this year, the 26-year-old Swede has generated just one goal, four assists and 30 shots. As such, Lundestrom's return is unlikely to impact the majority of fantasy managers.

Rondbjerg was recalled from AHL Henderson on Tuesday.

Rondbjerg has 12 goals and 23 points in 35 minor-league appearances this season. He will accompany the Golden Knights on the team's upcoming four-game road trip, which begins against Boston on Thursday.

Abols (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for "months," according to head coach Rick Tocchet, but he could still return this season, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

Abols was already ruled out for the Olympics and was removed from the Latvian squad. In his 42 appearances this year, the 30-year-old center has generated three goals and seven helpers while dishing out 49 hits. At this point, even if Abols does return this year, he shouldn't be expected to offer much in the way of fantasy value.

Comrie will protect the home net against St. Louis on Tuesday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Comrie will get the second half of Winnipeg's back-to-back after Connor Hellebuyck played in Monday's 2-0 loss to Chicago. The 30-year-old Comrie is coming off a 23-save effort in a 5-1 win over the Kings on Jan. 9. He has a 7-9-1 record with a 3.33 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 17 appearances this campaign. St. Louis sits 32nd in the league with 2.43 goals per game this season.

Karlsson (lower body) will not be in action versus Calgary on Wednesday but did practice in a regular jersey, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports.

Karlsson will be out of action for his fifth straight contest due to his lower-body injury. Still, it seems the blueliner is making progress and could be back sooner rather than later. Since the Christmas break, Karlsson has been producing offensively with one goal and six assists, including three power-play points, in eight outings.

Kuemper is expected to patrol the home crease against the Rangers on Tuesday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.

Kuemper has gone 0-2-3 in his last five outings while allowing 16 goals on 116 shots. He has a 12-9-9 record with a 2.48 GAA, a .905 save percentage and two shutouts across 31 appearances this campaign. The Rangers sit 27th in the league in the 2025-26 season with 2.66 goals per game.

Reschny was named the NCHC Forward of the Week on Tuesday.

The University of North Dakota forward has a goal and three assists during a two-game sent versus the University of Denver this past weekend. Reschny is up to four goals and 20 helpers over 20 contests for UND this season. The Flames prospect is doing an excellent job as a freshman, though the big club will have no need to rush his development.

Zharovsky registered two assists in Salavat Yulaev Ufa's 5-2 loss to Avangard Omsk on Tuesday.

Zharovsky has been one of the steadiest NHL-affiliated prospects in the KHL this season. He's up to 13 goals and 22 helpers over 40 appearances this season, while adding 89 shots on net and a plus-6 rating. The Canadiens prospect is still a few years away from being a factor in North America, but his progress so far as a KHL rookie is encouraging.

Letang missed practice Tuesday because of an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day.

Letang has been rolling offensively in 10 games since the calendar flipped to 2026, posting one goal, five assists and 13 shots while averaging 23:35 of ice time. If the veteran blueliner does miss Wednesday's clash with Calgary, it could be an opportunity for new addition Ilya Solovyov to make his Penguins debut -- though Jack St. Ivany will also be in the mix.

Borgen's point drought reached 21 games in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.

In that span, he's gone minus-3 with 20 shots on net, 28 hits, 30 blocked shots and 12 PIM. Borgen isn't typically a high-scoring blueliner anyway, but this is a notably long slump for the 29-year-old. He's produced just four points with 40 shots on net, 64 hits, 56 blocks, 22 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 43 outings this season.