NHL Player News
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Calum Ritchie C | NYI
Islanders' Calum Ritchie: Five points in last five games
Ritchie had a goal and an assist Tuesday in a 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
It was a big night for Ritchie, who was playing his first NHL game in Toronto, the NHL city closest to Oakville, where he grew up. His goal, which came when he followed his own rebound on the power play, stood as the game-winner. Ritchie is a smart, two-way pivot who projects as a playmaker who can also kill penalties. Ritchie has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five games (10 shots) and 21 points, including nine goals, in 51 games this season.
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Brayden Schenn C | NYI
Islanders' Brayden Schenn: First goal with new team
Schenn scored a power-play goal Tuesday in a 3-1 win over Toronto.
It was Schenn's first goal with the Islanders; it came in his fifth game since being traded to the team from the Blues. Overall, Schenn has three points (one goal, two assists) in those five games with the Isles. He's skating as the team's 2C, and his offense has been slow overall this season. However, the Isles brought him in for his veteran presence and his existing Stanley Cup ring, which he slid on after the Blues emerged victorious.
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Mathew Barzal C | NYI
Islanders' Mathew Barzal: Three apples help key win
Barzal put up three assists in a 3-1 win over Toronto on Tuesday.
He picked two of the apples on the power play and the third at even strength. Barzal has been hot since Jan. 31 -- he has 16 points, including 11 assists, in his last 14 games. He also has 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists) in 28 games in 2026. Barzal is closing in on a top-20 spot on the NHL playmaker's leader board. His 45 assists this season put him 22nd on that list and in a tie with Clayton Keller of Utah.
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Matthew Schaefer D | NYI
Islanders' Matthew Schaefer: Ten points in last 10 games
Schaefer put up a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Schaefer has 10 points (two goals, eight assists), 29 shots and one power-play point in his last 10 games. Overall, the rookie defender continues to impress with 20 goals and 29 assists in 68 games. That puts Schaefer in a tie with Erik Karlsson for 11th in the NHL from the blue line. Perhaps more impressively, he's flirting with a 60-point pace. If he achieves that, Schaefer would be the 11th rookie defender in NHL history to achieve that mark. That would get him into Nicklas Lidstrom territory.
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Joseph Woll G | TOR
Maple Leafs' Joseph Woll: Fails to get offensive support
Woll made 31 saves in a 3-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday.
Woll surrendered two power-play goals in the first period, and the only offensive support he got came from the fourth line. That's a hard place to be. Woll continues to demonstrate that he's an above-average NHL starter, but the Leafs have skidded into the ditch this season. He's 1-5-1 in seven outings since the Olympic break with an .893 save percentage in that span.
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Jack Nesbitt C | PHI
Flyers' Jack Nesbitt: Scores twice in OHL win
Nesbitt scored twice in OHL Windsor's 5-1 win over Erie on Tuesday.
Nesbitt has three goals and six assists during a five-game point streak, matching his longest streak of the season. It's been a relatively unremarkable campaign for the Flyers prospect, but he's finishing strong. Nesbitt is at 21 goals and 54 points over 53 appearances.
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Cameron Reid D | NSH
Predators' Cameron Reid: Posts three points in OHL win
Reid scored a goal and added two assists in OHL Kitchener's 6-2 win over Flint on Tuesday.
Reid has three goals and four assists over seven contests in March. For the season, the defenseman has career-high marks with 15 goals, 41 assists and 56 points this season. He's added a plus-25 rating, 113 shots on net and 29 PIM.
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Jack Studnicka C | FLA
Panthers' Jack Studnicka: Nets both goals in loss
Studnicka scored two goals in AHL Charlotte's 5-2 loss to Hartford on Tuesday.
Studnicka is up to 22 points over 30 outings for the Checkers. He's picked up the pace with four goals and two assists over seven outings in March. While he spent time with the Panthers earlier in the season, he went scoreless over 18 appearances with the big club.
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Steven Lorentz C | TOR
Maple Leafs' Steven Lorentz: First goal in 30 games
Lorentz scored a goal in a 3-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday.
He took a pass in the low right circle, spun and wired a laser past Ilya Sorokin. It was Lorentz's first goal in 30 games (four assists). His fantasy value is limited. Lorentz does have 119 hits in 59 games this season, but he has just 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in a fourth-line role in Toronto.
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Zemgus Girgensons C | TB
Lightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Good to go
Girgensons (undisclosed) will play versus the Kraken on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Girgensons was hurt in Saturday's game versus the Hurricanes, but he won't miss additional time. The 32-year-old is slated to fill a bottom-six role as usual. He has one goal over 10 games since the Olympic break.