NHL Player News

Toews (upper body) will miss Thursday's game in Montreal, per the NHL media site.

Toews hasn't been in the lineup since Jan. 3 because of the injury. He has a goal, 13 points, 18 PIM, 14 hits and 58 blocks in 40 outings in 2025-26. His next opportunity to play will come Saturday in Detroit.

Konecny (foot) is expected to be in the lineup Thursday versus the Bruins, Brandon Sommermann of The Brotherly Bullies reports.

Konecny took warmups in his usual top-line spot, indicating he's good to go. He was able to finish Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jackets, earning a hat trick in that contest despite earlier blocking a shot off his foot that has left him sore. At this point, fantasy managers don't appear to need to worry about Konecny's status.

Ristolainen (lower body) will miss Thursday's game in Boston, per Brandon J. Sommermann of The Brotherly Bullies.

Ristolainen left Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Columbus because of the injury. He has three assists, four PIM, 24 shots, 18 hits and 25 blocks in 15 outings with Philadelphia this season. Emil Andrae is set to draw back into the lineup due to Ristolainen's absence.

Lyon is expected to start at home against the Kings on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

Lyon has a 12-6-3 record, 2.70 GAA and .911 save percentage in 23 outings in 2025-26. Lyon has won his past nine appearances while stopping 227 of 245 shots (.927 save percentage) over that span, though that stretch includes the duration in which he didn't get into a game from Dec. 31 to Jan. 19 due to a lower-body injury. The Kings have won their past three games while outscoring the competition 12-8.

Wedgewood is expected to start on the road against Montreal on Thursday, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Wedgewood has a 20-3-5 record, 2.14 GAA and .918 save percentage in 30 appearances in 2025-26. He's getting his first start since Jan. 21, when he stopped 15 of 16 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to Anaheim. Montreal is 29-17-7 this campaign, but the Canadiens have a mediocre 3-3-1 record over their past seven games.

Vasilevskiy will protect the home goal versus the Jets on Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Vasilevksiy has won four straight games, including a 28-save shutout over the Mammoth on Tuesday. The 31-year-old hasn't allowed more than two goals in any of his last eight contests, so he is very much in form. The Jets have scored just 12 goals over their last six games, so Vasilevskiy is in position to keep his hot stretch rolling.

Bussi will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.

Bussi will get the nod in consecutive games for the third time in January. He is 6-2-0 with a 2.27 GAA and a .904 save percentage over his first eight outings of the month. The Mammoth have won five of their last six games, scoring 22 goals in that span.

Cizikas has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Rangers due to an illness, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Cizikas hadn't yet missed a game this season, but he'll be unavailable for the second half of a back-to-back set due to his illness. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return, but he should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's game against Nashville. Max Shabanov will enter the lineup in Cizikas' absence Thursday.

Annunen will defend the road crease against New Jersey on Thursday, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.

Annunen has seen limited playing time in recent weeks, but he'll tend the twine Thursday after sitting out the Predators' last three games. He's made three appearances in January, going 1-1-0 with a 3.51 GAA and .889 save percentage.

Ersson is set to start on the road against Boston on Thursday.

Ersson has allowed at least three goals in five of his past six outings. He's 8-9-5 with a 3.39 GAA and an .860 save percentage in 23 appearances this season. He'll be up against the red-hot Bruins, who are 11-2-1 across their past 13 outings while averaging 4.00 goals per game over that span.