NHL Player News

Holloway scored a goal on six shots and added two hits in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Jets.

Holloway's strong March continues -- he has three goals and six assists over eight outings this month. The 24-year-old is playing on the top line and should stay there as long as he keeps producing. He's up to 14 goals, 30 points, 112 shots on net, 107 hits and a plus-1 rating across 44 appearances this season.

Scheifele scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blues.

Scheifele has four goals and eight assists over his last seven outings. The 33-year-old center is up to 31 goals and 82 points, along with 142 shots on net, 37 blocked shots, 28 hits and a plus-3 rating over 66 appearances. He's five points away from matching his career-best total from the 2024-25 regular season.

Connor scored a goal, added two hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blues.

Connor's third-period tally stood as the game-winner. The winger has scored in three straight contests and has earned four goals and four assists over eight outings in March. For the season, he's up to 31 goals, 75 points, 213 shots on net and a plus-1 rating across 66 appearances in a top-line role.

Lankinen will protect the home net against Florida on Tuesday, according to Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Lankinen has gone 0-7-1 in his past 10 appearances while allowing 34 goals on 211 shots. He has a 7-21-5 record this campaign with a 3.65 GAA and an .877 save percentage through 36 games. Florida sits 19th in the league with 2.95 goals per game this season.

Brazeau (upper body) is available for Monday's game against the Avalanche, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports.

Brazeau has missed the last four matchups due to his upper-body injury, but he participated in Monday's morning skate and has officially been cleared to return to game action. Across six appearances since the Olympic break, he's recorded a goal, two assists, six hits and six blocked shots while averaging 12:56 of ice time.

Lizotte (upper body) won't play against Colorado on Monday.

Lizotte will miss at least one game, but it's unclear if he will be ready to return against Carolina on Wednesday. He has contributed seven goals, 19 points, 49 shots on net, 35 blocked shots and 49 hits in 55 games this season. After missing the last four outings, Justin Brazeau (upper body) will replace Lizotte in Monday's lineup against the Avalanche.

Draisaitl (lower body) didn't participate in Monday's practice because he is still going through the evaluation process, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

Draisaitl sustained the injury in Sunday's 3-1 win over Nashville after extending his point streak to nine consecutive games. He has amassed six goals and 11 assists during that span, giving him 35 tallies and 97 points across 65 appearances this season. There was no update on Draisaitl's status following Monday's practice, but head coach Kris Knoblauch believes the 30-year-old forward could miss some games, per Derek Van Diest of NHL.com.

Silovs was the first goalie off during Monday's morning skate, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Colorado.

Silovs and Stuart Skinner have alternated starts since the Olympic break, and that trend will continue Monday. Across his last five starts, Silovs has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .884 save percentage.

Vejmelka was the first goalie off the ice Monday, Robert Tiffin of D Magazine reports, indicating he'll guard the road cage against Dallas.

Vejmelka has given up three or more goals in each of his last four outings, earning himself a 1-2-1 record along the way. Despite the slump, Vejmelka continues to see the bulk of the workload ahead of Vitek Vanecek and currently leads the league with 52 starts.

Alexeyev was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday.

Alexeyev was called up by the Penguins on Thursday but didn't appear in any games during his time with the NHL club. He should have more consistent opportunities to play in the AHL, where he's recorded three goals, four assists and 15 PIM over 29 appearances this year.