NHL Player News

Pinelli scored twice and added an assist in AHL Cleveland's 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Friday.

Pinelli has started the season well with five goals and five assists over nine outings. He put up 46 points over 68 regular-season contests in 2025-26. Pinelli's strong play in the AHL could earn him a call-up if the Blue Jackets' NHL forwards continue to struggle.

Blidh scored twice in AHL Hartford's 4-1 win over Belleville on Friday.

Blidh doubled his point total for the season. He's at three goals, one assist, 12 shots on net, 12 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 10 appearances this season. With that kind of production, Blidh is unlikely to get many chances in the NHL in 2026-27.

Benak scored a goal and added two assists in Western Michigan University's 7-4 win over Long Island University on Friday.

Benak has had no trouble adjusting to the NCAA this season, earning three goals and 10 assists over seven contests. The Wild prospect has also been named the NCHC Rookie of the Week twice. He could be in line for a third such honor this week after a strong performance in a two-game set versus LIU, earning six points over the series.

Hopkins scored a goal and added two assists in OHL Guelph's 4-3 win over Sault Ste. Marie on Friday.

Hopkins set a strong pace early in the season, though he had been held to four points over his previous five games. He got back to explosive offense in Friday's contest. With his second three-point effort of the year, he has nine goals, nine assists and a plus-7 rating over 12 appearances. The Toronto prospect hasn't had a point-per-game campaign in his junior career, but he looks to have taken a big step forward this year.

Douglas had seven PIM in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Douglas and Adam Klapka had a heavyweight tilt in this contest, though Douglas was a little overzealous with his punches and got an extra penalty. That led to a goal for the Flames, which could be bad news for Douglas sticking in the lineup for the rematch Wednesday in Seattle. The 26-year-old enforcer has played in four games this season, logging 10 hits, five blocked shots and one shot on goal in addition to his PIM count from Friday. Jani Nyman was the extra forward Friday but would be a much more natural replacement as the Kraken navigate life without Jared McCann (lower body) for the rest of the calendar year.

Gaudreau scored a goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Gaudreau has had a fantastic October, earning seven goals and three assists over the first 14 games of the season. That earned him a move up to the second line for Friday's game, though the team's overall play could ultimately lead to Gaudreau heading back to the bottom six soon. He's added 16 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating. Gaudreau is a deep-league option in fantasy, but it looks like he'll have a good chance to get back around the 15-20 goal range after missing it by a wide margin in 2025-26.

Samoskevich scored a power-play goal on four shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went minus-2 in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

This was Samoskevich's second multi-point effort in a row, and the tally was his first power-play point of the year. He has three goals and three helpers over his last five games while filling a middle-six role. The 23-year-old forward is up to six goals, four helpers, 23 shots on net, 11 hits, eight blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 13 appearances.

Daccord stopped 11 of 13 shots in relief of Philipp Grubauer in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Daccord played the second half of the game after Grubauer got the early hook. This wasn't exactly a confidence-building outing for Daccord, as he was scored on early in his appearance before settling down a bit. He remains 3-3-0 on the year with an unsightly 3.96 GAA and .880 save percentage over seven games (six starts). The Kraken host the Flames in a rematch Wednesday, but head coach Lane Lambert's unpredictability with his goalie usage makes it tough to tell if Daccord will get a chance to get his season on track after an ugly October.

Grubauer stopped 10 of 14 shots in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Flames.

Grubauer played a little more than half of the game before he was chased. The 34-year-old netminder had won his last three starts, but the results had indicated more luck than talent, and his luck ran out Friday. He's now 5-2-1 with a 3.24 GAA and an .886 save percentage over nine appearances (eight starts). The Kraken's next game is a rematch against the Flames in Seattle, and with some time to practice, it'll be interesting to see which goalie gets the starting nod from head coach Lane Lambert for that contest.

Whitecloud logged an assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.

Whitecloud set up a Matthew Coronato goal early in the third period. The helper was Whitecloud's first point of the season. The 29-year-old is in a tough role this year, filling top-four minutes as a shutdown defenseman on a rebuilding team. He's piled up 13 shots on net, 18 hits, 22 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating across 13 appearances. He's never had a 20-point regular season in the NHL, so he won't score his way into the mix for fantasy.