NHL Player News

Metsa was loaned to AHL Rochester on Friday.

Metsa has two goals, four points, 17 shots on net and 20 blocked shots in 31 NHL appearances this season. Buffalo bolstered its blue line ahead of the trade deadline by acquiring Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn from Winnipeg on Thursday. However, Metsa could get another look at the NHL level at some point before the end of the 2025-26 regular season.

Brandsegg-Nygard was summoned from AHL Grand Rapids on an emergency basis Saturday.

The recall comes after Dylan Larkin (leg) sustained an injury in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Panthers. Brandsegg-Nygard has one assist in nine NHL games this season. He has excelled at the AHL level with 16 goals and 21 assists in 50 games as a 19-year-old. Brandsegg-Nygard was selected 15th overall by the Red Wings in 2024 and has six goals and nine points in his last five AHL contests.

Sherwood scored a goal and added eight hits in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.

This was Sherwood's first game since he signed a five-year extension with the Sharks. The 30-year-old winger is locked in as part of this team's core for a while, and he'll be a middle-six fixture with nearly unmatched physicality. Through 50 appearances between the Sharks and the Canucks this season, he has 19 goals, seven assists, 128 shots on net, 246 hits and a minus-10 rating.

Celebrini scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.

Celebrini has three goals and four assists over his last four contests. The 19-year-old superstar's goal tied the game at 1-1 in the second period. He's now up to 31 tallies, 88 points, 212 shots on net and a plus-7 rating across 60 appearances this season. With a strong rest of the month, he could reach the 100-point mark by the end of March.

Nedeljkovic stopped 11 of 14 shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.

Nedeljkovic signed a two-year contract extension earlier in the day, but he didn't have a performance worthy of celebrating that deal. The 30-year-old netminder didn't face a lot of traffic, but he gave up one goal to Jimmy Snuggerud and two tallies to Robert Thomas to take the overtime loss. Nedeljkovic is down to 11-9-3 with a 2.83 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 27 appearances. He'll be part of the Sharks' immediate future, providing an experienced option to complement Yaroslav Askarov as the team works to pivot from rebuild to contention. Look for Askarov to get the nod Saturday versus the Islanders.

Holloway notched three assists, five PIM, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sharks.

Holloway was in on all of the Blues' goals as the top line with him, Robert Thomas and Jimmy Snuggerud led the way in the team's first game after the trade deadline. Holloway has the talent to stay on the top line even as he's experienced some setbacks in 2025-26. He's up to 12 goals, 13 assists, 97 shots on net, 97 hits, 16 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 39 appearances.

Snuggerud scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and logged two hits in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sharks.

Snuggerud had slipped back into a middle-six role after the Olympic break, but he's got a chance to close out the year in the top six following the Blues' trade of Brayden Schenn to the Islanders. Snuggerud has earned 12 points over his last 11 contests, so he looks ready for primetime now. He's up to 11 goals, 27 points, 105 shots on net, 57 hits, 30 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 50 appearances this season.

Thomas scored two goals on five shots and went plus-3 in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sharks.

Thomas remained with the Blues through the trade deadline, and for Friday's game, that proved to be critical. The 26-year-old put his team ahead 2-1 late in the second period and then secured the win with another goal 54 seconds into overtime. He has four goals and two assists over three games since he returned from a leg injury. The star center is at 15 goals, 39 points, 70 shots on net, 26 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 45 appearances this season. The Blues traded away a lot of leadership at the deadline, parting ways with Brayden Schenn and Justin Faulk, but Thomas could help fill the void as a leader for the team moving forward.

Binnington stopped 23 of 25 shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sharks.

Binnington snapped his eight-game losing streak, backstopping a short-staffed defense in this tight game. The 32-year-old netminder still faced some adversity, allowing a pair of one-goal leads to slip away, but Robert Thomas secured the win with a goal 54 seconds into overtime. Binnington is now 9-18-6 with a 3.55 GAA and an .868 save percentage over 34 appearances. Even with the win, it wouldn't be surprising to see Binnington back on the bench Sunday versus the Ducks, as Joel Hofer has won his last three outings.

Marner scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Wild.

Marner has scored in consecutive contests and has five points over as many games since his return from the Olympics. The 28-year-old forward is still filling in as a center on the second line, but the Golden Knights' trade for Nic Dowd should help take some pressure off Marner at the faceoff dot. For the season, Marner has 18 goals, 63 points, 121 shots on net and a plus-14 rating through 62 appearances.