NHL Player News

Hameenaho recorded an assist, put two shots on net and tallied two blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Nashville.

Hameenaho chipped in with the primary helper on Dougie Hamilton's goal midway through the second period. The 21-year-old Hameenaho is off to a hot start through his first six games at the NHL level with two goals, two assists, nine shots on net, three hits and five blocked shots. Amid a handful of injuries to New Jersey's forward group, the rookie winger has made the most of his opportunities and could maintain a middle-six role for the team if he continues to post numbers offensively. With four points across his last four games and an average ice time just shy of 14 minutes in that span, Hameenaho is a solid streaming option in deep fantasy leagues and an intriguing add in nearly all dynasty formats.

Kuemper turned aside 28 of 31 shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Sabres.

An Adrian Kempe power-play tally in the second period was all the offense the Kings could muster, but they were already in a 3-0 hole at that point. Kuemper is struggling to close out January, going 1-3-3 over his last eight outings with a 3.48 GAA and .864 save percentage, but he isn't getting much help from his teammates either -- Los Angeles has averaged just 2.38 goals in those eight games.

Aspirot notched two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over Philadelphia.

The 26-year-old rookie produced his first career multi-point performance in his 35th NHL game, helping to set up tallies by Pavel Zacha (upper body) in the first period and a Marat Khusnutdinov empty-netter in the third. Aspirot has handled a regular shift on the Boston blue line since returning from his own upper-body injury after Christmas, and over the last 16 games he's contributed one goal, five points, 27 hits, 23 PIM, 16 blocked shots, 11 shots on net and a stunning plus-13 rating.

Hamilton scored a goal, placed five shots on goal and served two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

Hamilton found the back of the net midway through the second period to level the score at one apiece. The 32-year-old has been one of the best offensive blueliners over his last 10 games with 12 points and two multi-point efforts. In that span, he ranks sixth among defensemen in points and is up to 21 points, 131 shots on net, 51 hits and 47 blocks across 49 games this season. The 32-year-old blueliner's campaign took off when trade rumors began to circulate around him, which has likely been an added incentive for him to showcase his best brand of hockey. Regardless of where he ends up after the March 6 trade deadline, Hamilton is back on track to post another quality year after the slow start, which gives him high-level fantasy value the rest of the way.

Peeke collected two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

The 27-year-old blueliner helped set up back-to-back tallies by Casey Mittelstadt and Tanner Jeannot late in the second period. Peeke snapped a 13-game point drought with the performance, and on the season he's produced four goals, 11 points, 96 blocked shots, 65 hits, 59 shots on net, 20 PIM and a minus-9 rating in 54 contests.

Mittelstadt scored the game-winning goal and added two assists in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Flyers.

The 27-year-old gave the Bruins a 4-1 lead late in the second period while also having a hand in tallies by Viktor Arvidsson and Fraser Minten. The three points were a season high for Mittelstadt, while the GWG was his first of 2025-26. Through 14 games in January, he's picked up his scoring pace with two goals and 11 points.

Minten scored a goal and added two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

It was the 21-year-old center's second three-point performance of the season, with the other coming Jan. 10 against the Rangers. Minten could be looking at a top-line assignment in the final couple games before the Olympic break -- Elias Lindholm (upper body) was already on the shelf Thursday, and Pavel Zacha (upper body) also left the contest early, leaving Boston very thin up the middle. Minten appears to be up to the task, however, and over his last 15 games he's broken out for eight goals and 16 points.

Bratt scored a goal and dished out two hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.

After gaining possession of the puck following a Nashville turnover, Bratt deked back and forth roughly seven times before firing the puck above Justus Annunen for the game-tying goal. With the flashy twine finder, Bratt is up to 13 goals, 40 points, 118 shots on net and 50 hits across 54 games this season. Following a six-game stretch in which he didn't light the lamp, the 27-year-old winger has a goal in back-to-back contests. While he likely won't record more than 80 points for the third consecutive season, he still has a strong chance to crack 60 for the fifth straight year while skating on New Jersey's top line.

Swayman made 33 saves in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.

Boston grabbed a 3-0 lead before Philly even got on the board early in the second period, and Swayman's grip on his third straight win was never in much jeopardy. The 27-year-old netminder has put together an impressive 7-2-0 record over nine starts in January, but his 2.96 GAA and .902 save percentage indicate that success owes a great deal to the Bruins' offense.

Konecny produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Bruins.

The 28-year-old winger is wrapping up January on a heater. Konecny has delivered back-to-back multi-point performances, including a hat trick against the Blue Jackets on Wednesday, and over the last seven games he's erupted for seven goals and 11 points -- a surge that has carried him up to 50 points (21 goals, 29 assists) through 52 contests on the season.