NHL Player News

Celebrini scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Senators.

Celebrini has four goals and three assists over his last six contests. The 18-year-old rookie is living up to the hype, and he's filled in well on the top line due to the absence of Mikael Granlund (upper body) over the last two games. Celebrini has seven tallies, four assists, 43 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 13 appearances. This marks the first time he's gotten on the scoresheet in consecutive games.

Smith scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Senators.

Smith set up a Mario Ferraro tally in the second period before briefly tying the game with a goal of his own in the third. With four points over his last two outings, Smith appears to have found another gear on offense. The 19-year-old rookie has three goals, five assists, 28 shots on net and a minus-11 rating, and four of his eight points have come on the power play.

Norris scored a power-play goal, added four hits and blocked three shots in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Sharks.

Norris has five goals and two assists over his last nine outings. The 25-year-old gave the Senators a 2-0 lead in the first period. For the season, the center has nine goals, six helpers, 42 shots on net, 61 hits, 22 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 22 appearances. He's earned six of his points on the power play, and he continues to be a key part of Ottawa's top six.

Gaudette scored two goals on three shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Sharks.

Gaudette already has three multi-goal games this season. He's tallied 11 times, which is more than the 10 goals he put up at the NHL level from 2020-21 to 2023-24, though he also has just one assist through 21 outings this season. The 28-year-old has scored five times over the last seven contests, so he's a worthy DFS and streaming option until he cools off.

Dorofeyev scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Avalanche.

Dorofeyev opened the scoring at 13:09 of the second period, only for Valeri Nichushkin to tie the game 33 seconds later. This was Dorofeyev's third goal in the last four contests, and he's up to 12 tallies, three assists, 68 shots on net and a minus-5 rating over 23 outings this season. The Golden Knights are tinkering with their lines regularly, but Dorofeyev should be able to maintain at least middle-six usage and power-play time as long as he keeps scoring.

Wright logged an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Ducks.

Wright has three points over two contests since he returned from a three-game stint as a healthy scratch. It's a positive sign he's learned from his time out of the lineup, but the 20-year-old will need to sustain his offense over a longer stretch to be trusted in redraft formats. For the season, he has five points, 16 shots on net, nine hits, 11 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 20 appearances.

Suter scored a goal on three shots Wednesday in a 5-4 loss to the Penguins.

Suter helped jumpstart Vancouver's comeback attempt by depositing a slap shot past Tristan Jarry at 13:40 of the second period. The 28-year-old Suter has assumed the No. 2 center role as a result of J.T. Miller's (personal) absence, and the former is tracking towards surpassing his career-high 36 points that he produced during the 2021-22 campaign with Detroit. Suter is tied for first on Vancouver in goals with seven and he's added four helpers through 20 games. 10 of Suter's 11 points have come at even strength, so he'll be a name to keep an eye on if he can be more productive with his spot on the No. 2 power-play unit.

Lundestrom provided an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.

Lundestrom led all Ducks forwards with 18:00 of ice time in this win. The 25-year-old continues to serve in a defensive capacity on the third line, but his usage Wednesday suggests he has plenty of trust from the coaching staff. He's produced five points, 19 shots on net, 11 hits, 21 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 19 appearances this season.

McTavish provided an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.

McTavish recently missed six games due to an upper-body injury. This was his second game back, and he was able to chip in his first point since Nov. 8. The 21-year-old center has worked his way back into a top-six role after dropping in the lineup in late October. McTavish has nine points, 25 shots on net, 12 hits, 14 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 15 appearances. As long as he remains productive, he should see top-six minutes.

Evans had an assist, one block and three hits in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.

Evans sprung new linemate Emil Heineman for a third-period tally that put Montreal up, 3-2. Through no fault of his own, Evans found himself on the fourth line after taking shifts on the potentially lucrative second line for much of the last month. Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis, who has been flustered by the slow starts of Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach, juggled the lines Wednesday. And unfortunately for Evans, who has been a versatile forward since coming up to Montreal in 2019, the shakeup resulted in him skating on the fourth line.