NHL Player News
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Joey Daccord G | SEA
Kraken's Joey Daccord: Slated to start Thursday
Daccord is expected to start at home against Colorado on Thursday, per Joe Pohoryles of Emerald City Spectrum.
Daccord has lost his past two starts while allowing 10 goals on 63 shots (.841 save percentage). He's 18-15-5 with a 2.86 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 38 outings in 2025-26. The Avalanche lead the league in goals per game with 3.78.
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Juuse Saros G | NSH
Predators' Juuse Saros: Guarding goal Thursday
Saros will protect the road goal versus the Canucks on Thursday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Saros is 2-2-0 with 11 goals allowed on 122 shots (.910 save percentage) over four games in March. The 30-year-old is set for a favorable matchup Thursday, as the Canucks are far and away the worst team in the NHL this season.
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Samuel Bolduc D | NYI
Senators' Samuel Bolduc: Involved in minor-league swap
Bolduc was acquired by Ottawa from Los Angeles in exchange for Jan Jenik.
Bolduc has five goals and 21 points in 56 outings with AHL Ontario in 2025-26. He's expected to report to AHL Belleville as a result of this trade.
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Jan Jenik RW | OTT
Kings' Jan Jenik: Heading west in trade
Jenik was traded to the Kings from the Senators on Thursday in exchange for Samuel Bolduc.
Jenik is set to be a Group 6 unrestricted free agent after this season, since he will not have enough NHL games to be a restricted free agent. He is not eligible to play for the Kings for the rest of 2025-26 since this trade came after the NHL's trade deadline. Jenik will report to AHL Ontario after producing 17 points in 41 contests with AHL Belleville before the trade.
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Auston Matthews C | TOR
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Exits Thursday's game
Matthews (lower body) won't finish Thursday's game versus the Ducks.
Matthews took a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas in the second period. The 28-year-old Matthews was able to end his 12-game goal drought with a power-play tally prior to his exit, but the injury is now a much more significant concern. More should be known about Matthews' status prior to Toronto's weekend back-to-back with games in Buffalo on Saturday and in Minnesota on Sunday.
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Mikhail Sergachev D | UTA
Mammoth's Mikhail Sergachev: Good to play Thursday
Sergachev (lower body) is expected to play Thursday versus Chicago.
Sergachev missed Utah's previous four games. He has 10 goals and 42 points in 61 outings in 2025-26. Sergachev is projected to play alongside MacKenzie Weegar on Thursday.
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Arvid Soderblom G | CHI
Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Not starting after all
Contrary to an earlier report, Soderblom isn't starting in Thursday's road game against Utah, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Spencer Knight is set to get the nod instead. Soderblom has a 6-10-3 record, 3.70 GAA and .876 save percentage in 20 outings in 2025-26.
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Spencer Knight G | CHI
Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Will start Thursday
Knight will guard the road goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
A previous report indicated Arvid Soderblom will start, but it will be Knight between the pipes. The 24-year-old missed three games due to an illness, and Knight was 0-3-1 with 11 goals allowed over his four outings prior to his absence.
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Karel Vejmelka G | UTA
Mammoth's Karel Vejmelka: Slated to start versus Chicago
Vejmelka will protect the home goal versus the Blackhawks on Thursday.
Vejmelka will get the nod for the third time in the last four games. He's allowed nine goals on 61 shots over his last two outings, though he has gone 1-1-0 in that span. For the season, Vejmelka is 30-17-2 with a 2.69 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 50 appearances.
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Arvid Soderblom G | CHI
Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Slated to face Utah
Soderblom is expected to start on the road against Utah on Thursday, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Soderblom will attempt to get back into the win column after going 0-1-1 while stopping 43 of 51 shots (.843 save percentage) across his past two starts. He's 6-10-3 with a 3.70 GAA and an .876 save percentage in 20 outings this campaign. Chicago is 5-10-4 while averaging 2.21 goals per game across its past 19 outings.