NHL Player News

Reid notched three assists in OHL Kitchener's 6-2 win over Guelph on Friday.

Reid had gone eight games without a multi-point effort, earning two goals and three assists in that span. The defenseman is at a point-per-game pace after Friday's performance, with 12 goals and 28 assists through 40 contests this season. That's the best pace of his career, and it's a positive sign as the 18-year-old continues to develop in the OHL.

Hicketts was reassigned to AHL Ontario on Friday.

Hicketts was called up for a pair of games, but he was a healthy scratch in both contests. Hicketts will link back up with the Reign, with whom he had three goals and 11 assists across 41 AHL contests before his recall.

Finley was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Finley has not picked up a point in his last 10 appearances and has two goals and an assist in 22 games with Tampa Bay this season. He will be sent to AHL Syracuse if he passes through waivers.

Rempe has just one goal in 26 appearances this season after Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Hurricanes.

He hasn't gotten on the scoresheet in 17 games since returning from an upper-body injury, and his point drought is at a total of 23 contests. The physical fourth-liner has added 15 shots on net, 86 hits, 11 PIM and a minus-4 rating this season. Rempe's injury was sustained in a fight against Ryan Reaves back in October, and while he's good enough to play, Rempe is protecting the injury by not dropping the gloves much. He's a risky option at the best of times in fantasy, and that risk is even more obvious if he won't supply a steady source of PIM.

Staal scored an empty-net goal on three shots in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Rangers.

Staal has scored in three straight games and has six points, including five goals, over his last seven outings. The 37-year-old has thrived with more prominent chances on offense this season, including a spot on the second power-play unit at times. He's up to 15 goals, 26 points, 76 shots on net, 110 hits, 28 blocked shots, 25 PIM and a plus-4 rating across 54 appearances.

Hischier scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.

Hischier has four goals and an assist over his last seven outings. The 27-year-old center is up to 19 goals, 42 points, 151 shots on net, 42 hits, 47 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 57 appearances. He'll now head to Italy to represent Switzerland at the Olympics.

Cizikas scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Devils.

Cizikas opened the scoring at 6:30 of the second period. This was his first point in four games since he missed one due to an illness. For the season, he has seven goals, 15 points, 49 shots on net, 109 hits, 41 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 57 outings in a fourth-line role. He's two points away from matching his 82-game total last year and is on pace to reach the 20-point mark for the third time in four years.

Barzal scored an empty-net goal and added two hits in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Devils.

Barzal has scored in six of the last seven games, totaling six goals and four assists in that span. The 28-year-old is up to 17 goals, 34 helpers, 124 shots on net, 43 PIM, 36 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating over 57 appearances. He's reached the 50-point mark in seven of his nine NHL seasons, and he continues to be a steady top-line scorer for the Islanders.

Hovorka was loaned to AHL Charlotte on Friday.

Hovorka made his NHL debut Thursday against the Lightning, posting a minus-3 rating in 11:27 of ice time. However, his demotion a day later will allow him to continue to see playing time in the AHL during the Olympic break.

Rifai was loaned to AHL Toronto on Friday.

Rifai has played only one game in the NHL this season, picking up one shot on net in 9:40 of ice time Jan. 31 in Vancouver. Rifai had four assists in 12 AHL games before his recall.