NHL Player News

Vejmelka will guard the road goal against the Rangers on Sunday, per Catherine Bogart of the Mammoth's official site.

Vejmelka is coming off a 15-save shutout in Thursday's 6-0 win over Chicago. He has surrendered 20 goals on 120 shots for a 2-3-0 record in five previous regular-season outings against the Rangers. The Rangers have posted a mark of 2-1-0 this campaign while scoring seven goals.

Shesterkin will start Sunday's home game against the Mammoth, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Shesterkin will tend the twine for the third time in the Rangers' first four games of the season. Across his first two outings, he went 1-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and .936 save percentage.

Toropchenko (upper body) will miss at least six weeks, the team announced Sunday.

Toropchenko sustained the injury in Friday's 4-0 win over Dallas. He missed Saturday's 6-1 loss to Colorado and is facing an extended absence. With Toropchenko unavailable, Dillon Dube, Zach Dean and Ross Johnston will compete for playing time.

Eyssimont was placed on waivers by the Bruins on Sunday.

Eyssimont made the Bruins' Opening Night roster out of training camp as the 13th forward. However, he was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to AHL Providence on Sunday in a move that could have been a precedent to Boston activating Matthew Poitras (lower body) from injured reserve. Regardless of the move's purpose, Eyssimont is a solid player who posted eight goals and 18 points across 56 regular-season outings in 2025-26. He will await his future over the next 24 hours, and if he goes unclaimed, he'll return to the Bruins' organization.

Giles (upper body) was placed on waivers Sunday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Giles was hurt during the preseason, but he is ready to return to action. If he clears waivers, Giles will likely report to AHL San Jose.

Johnson scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Mammoth.

Johnson has a goal, an assist, six shots and a plus-1 rating over two games this season. The 23-year-old struggled to just 22 points in 76 outings in 2025-26, compared to a 24-goal, 57-point effort in 68 games the year before. The reality likely lies between those two marks -- Johnson should be around 40-50 points in a bounce-back campaign. He has usage on his side this year, with a top-line job alongside Adam Fantilli and Matthew Knies proving fruitful early in the season. For fantasy purposes, Johnson will only help in the scoring categories.

Tippett scored a goal on three shots, doled out three hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.

Tippett tied the game at 1-1 in the first period. The 27-year-old winger has a goal, nine shots, 13 hits and an even plus-minus rating across three contests this season while filling a middle-six role with power-play time. The Flyers' slow start to the campaign has left the line combinations jumbled, so a top-six job is up for grabs if Tippett can gain some momentum. He produced 51 points, 220 shots and 166 hits over 81 regular-season outings in 2025-26.

Gostisbehere scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

Gostisbehere's first point of the season came at a great time, as he cashed in on the man advantage in overtime. The 33-year-old defenseman has added five shots on net, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating. Gostisbehere is in his usual role this year, seeing time on the third pairing and first power-play unit as an offensive specialist. Since Alexander Nikishin (contract dispute) reportedly wants out of Carolina, Gostisbehere looks to have no serious competition for his power-play duties.

Michaels scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Kraken.

Michaels opened the scoring at 2:51 of the first period on a snipe from the bottom of the left-wing faceoff circle. The 24-year-old has taken advantage of his opportunities early in the year, with two goals, four shots, three hits and two blocked shots over three contests. He'll continue to fill in on the third line while the Oilers wait for injured forwards to return.

Draisaitl scored a goal on five shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Kraken.

Draisaitl's tally at 17:33 of the third period stood as the game-winner. The 30-year-old has three goals, two assists, 15 shots and a plus-4 rating across three contests this season. Draisaitl is also playing on the right wing on Edmonton's top line, so he could gain positional versatility in fantasy this year if he continues to stick in that spot while the Oilers deal with numerous injuries.