NHL Player News

Kastelic (undisclosed) won't play Saturday against Florida, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.

While Kastelic won't play Saturday, he doesn't appear to be facing a long-term absence and is considered day-to-day. The 25-year-old center has contributed only one assist in his last 10 outings. He has four goals and 12 points through his first 43 contests with Boston. Marc McLaughlin will replace Kastelic in Saturday's lineup.

Sillinger (illness) will return to the lineup versus St. Louis on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

The 21-year-old will replace his older brother, Owen Sillinger, who returned to AHL Cleveland on Friday. The younger Sillinger has six goals, 16 assists, 96 shots on net and 54 hits across 40 appearances this season. He will center James van Riemsdyk and Kent Johnson on the second line in Saturday's contest.

Staal recorded a goal, an assist and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 2-0 win over the Canucks.

Staal has been on a tear recently, recording multi-point performances in three straight games while finding the twine each time. The veteran forward has recorded points in five of his last six appearances, tallying five goals and four assists despite holding a bottom-six role.

Granlund notched an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to Utah.

Granlund's goal drought is up to 11 games, and this was his fourth assist in that span. The Sharks have gone 12 contests without scoring more than three goals, and with offense limited all around, it's no surprise Granlund's pace has slowed in the middle of the season. The 32-year-old is at 11 goals, 25 helpers, 108 shots on net, 34 hits, 31 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 42 appearances, playing mainly in a top-line role with a career-high average of 21:13 of ice time per game.

Bjugstad logged an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.

Bjugstad has turned the corner to begin January, earning three assists over his first four games this month. While he remains in a third-line role at even strength, the uptick in offense could get the 32-year-old center back on track. He has 11 points, 60 shots on net, 52 hits and a minus-5 rating through 33 appearances this season.

Keller logged an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.

Keller set up Nick Schmaltz on the game-tying goal at 5:57 of the second period. The helper was Keller's second in as many games, and he has racked up four points over four contests since he missed one game due to an illness. The top-line winger is up to 14 goals, 27 assists, 105 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 40 appearances this season. He'll be leaned on to carry the offense even more while Dylan Guenther (lower body) is out of the lineup indefinitely.

Hayton scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Friday's 2-1 in over the Sharks.

Hayton was demoted from the top line Friday, instead playing on the second line. It still worked out, as he scored with 1:32 left in the third period, and his goal stood as the game-winner. Hayton has just two points over his last seven outings and a total of 18 points, 59 shots on net, 26 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 41 contests overall. Moving down the lineup isn't great for his fantasy value, though that could change if he picks up the scoring pace in the second half of the campaign.

Schmaltz scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.

Schmaltz tied the game at 1-1 in the second period. Since the holiday break, the 28-year-old forward has three points and a minus-10 rating over seven contests. Utah will be without Dylan Guenther (lower body) indefinitely, and that prompted head coach Andre Tourigny to shuffle his top six, so Schmaltz will have to get used to Logan Cooley as his center in place of Barrett Hayton. Schmaltz has seven goals, 23 assists, 89 shots on net and a minus-11 rating through 41 appearances this season.

Vilardi recorded a power-play assist in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings.

Vilardi has five goals and five assists over his last eight contests. The 25-year-old has earned six of those points with the power play and continues to be a force in that situation with a spot on the top unit. For the season, Vilardi is up to 38 points (19 on the power play), 84 shots on net, 25 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 43 appearances. He'll be taking aim at setting new career highs nearly across the board in the second half of 2024-25.

Scheifele scored a power-play goal and added four PIM in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings.

Scheifele tied the game at 1-1 midway through the third period. The center has two goals and three assists during his four-game point streak to begin January. Overall, he's up to 24 tallies, 49 points (16 on the power play), 96 shots on net, 36 hits, 36 blocked shots, 27 PIM and a plus-3 rating over 43 appearances in his usual top-line role.