NHL Player News

Kreider (illness) won't be in the lineup Friday versus the Kings, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Kreider was trending towards the doubtful side of a game-time decision after missing Friday's morning skate, and he'll end up missing a contest. The 34-year-old winger has logged three points over his last five games. Kreider's likely questionable at best to suit up in Saturday's home rematch against the Kings.

Carlsson (thigh) underwent a procedure Friday to address a Morel-Lavallee lesion on his left thigh and will miss 3-5 weeks.

The procedure endangers Carlsson's participation for Sweden at the Olympics. If he's able to return on the short end of that timeline, he could still suit up during the tournament, though that decision will likely be up to Carlsson and his doctors. While Carlsson is out, look for Mason McTavish and Mikael Granlund to handle larger roles in the Ducks' offense.

Hague (illness) is slated to play versus the Avalanche on Friday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Hague missed Tuesday's game versus the Oilers, but that looks to be the extent of his absence. He'll return to a third-pairing role against the Avalanche. Hague has 11 points in 37 appearances this season, though he's gone without a point in his last three outings.

Saros will guard the road goal versus the Avalanche on Friday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Saros has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.88 GAA and an .897 save percentage over his last nine games. The 30-year-old goalie will have a tough task against the Avalanche, who are a relatively modest 3-2-1 over their last six games with 23 goals scored in that span. Saros is 1-1-0 against the Avalanche this season, stopping 62 of 66 shots, though both of those games were in Nashville.

Broberg (concussion) is expected to play versus the Lightning on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Broberg was considered a game-time decision, but he was on the likely side of playing in this contest. He missed one game due to the injury, though he missed almost all of the Jan. 10 matchup versus Vegas when he got injured. Broberg is expected to fill a top-four role and receive power-play time.

Gostisbehere will miss Friday's game versus the Panthers due to a lower-body injury.

Gostisbehere was previously supposed to be out of action due to an illness, but it's an injury that's a concern now. One of Mike Reilly or Joel Nystrom will take Gostisbehere's place in the lineup in the short term.

Nystrom was called up from AHL Chicago on Friday.

Nystrom will help replenish the Hurricanes' defensive depth while Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body) is out. Noah Philp (concussion) was placed on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Nystrom has eight helpers in 33 appearances at the NHL level this season.

Philp (concussion) was placed on injured reserve Friday.

Philp has no timeline to return at this point. He is in the concussion protocol. In a corresponding move, the Hurricanes replenished their defense by calling up Joel Nystrom.

Terry (upper body) was placed on injured reserve ahead of Friday's game against the Kings, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Terry was initially expected to be available for Friday's matchup after missing the last three games due to his upper-body injury. While he participated in a second consecutive morning skate ahead of Friday's game, Anaheim's medical staff will elect to shut him down, while Sam Colangelo was recalled ahead of the game against Los Angeles. It's not yet clear when Terry will be able to return to action.

Colangelo was called up by Anaheim on Friday, per Patrick Present of The Hockey News.

Troy Terry (upper body) was put on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Colangelo has seven goals and 16 points in 23 outings with AHL San Diego in 2025-26. He also has a goal in seven appearances with Anaheim this season.