NHL Player News

Nugent-Hopkins notched an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.

Nugent-Hopkins has a helper in each of the last two games, but he's now gone eight contests without a goal while picking up just three assists in that span. The 31-year-old is up to seven points, including three on the power play, through 16 outings. The Oilers' slow start with the man advantage has impacted Nugent-Hopkins heavily, but he's still playing in a prominent role, so he should be able to improve his numbers over time.

Draisaitl scored two goals and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.

Draisaitl opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the second period, and he tallied 1:52 into overtime to seal the win. This was his third multi-goal game of the campaign, and he has five multi-point efforts over his last eight contests. Draisaitl is up to 12 tallies, 20 points, 40 shots on net and a plus-7 rating across 16 appearances this season. Just four of his points have come on the power play.

McDavid scored a goal on eight shots and distributed three assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.

McDavid's best game of the season put him at 999 career points. He's looking like himself again with seven points and 12 shots on net over his last two contests. For the season, he's up to five goals, 12 helpers, four power-play points, 44 shots and a plus-5 rating over 13 appearances. McDavid could be the 99th player to reach 1,000 points in NHL history, and he'll go for that milestone beginning with Thursday's game against the Predators.

Scheifele scored twice Tuesday in a 6-3 win over the Rangers.

His first goal came just 57 seconds into the game after he capitalized from between the circles on a Mika Zibanejad giveaway in the Rangers zone. Scheifele then scored the winner from in front early in the third after a teammate stripped Zibanejad of the puck again. He's on an eight-game, 11-point scoring streak that includes four power-play points and 17 shots. Scheifele has had two 80-plus point seasons in his career, including a career-best 84 in 2018-19. With 21 points in 16 games, he's on pace to set a career high this year.

Sgarbossa was assigned to AHL Hershey on Tuesday.

Sgarbossa has a goal and one assist in three appearances with the Capitals this season. His return to the AHL comes after Washington acquired Lars Eller from Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Bennett (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Devils.

Bennett played 15:14 in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Flyers, so it's unclear when he sustained the injury. His absence is a big one for the Panthers -- Bennett has 10 points over his last nine outings. Mackie Samoskevich will enter the lineup and Anton Lundell is projected for a larger role to cover Bennett's absence.

Eller was traded from the Penguins to the Capitals on Tuesday in exchange for 2027 third-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick.

This deal makes more sense for the Capitals than it does for the Penguins, as Eller will end the revolving the door of Michael Sgarbossa and Hendrix Lapierre at third-line center in Washington. The 35-year-old Eller had seven points, 27 shots on net, 17 hits and a minus-4 rating over 17 appearances this season, and while the scoring pace is unlikely to change, his non-scoring production could improve in a better team situation. This will be Eller's second stint with the Capitals after spending parts of seven seasons with the team from 2016-2023. Per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com, Eller is likely to miss Wednesday's game versus the Maple Leafs but should be available once the Capitals begin a road trip Friday in Colorado.

Fabbri is dealing with a lower-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

Fabbri logged 13:46 of ice time in Sunday's 4-2 win over Columbus during his last appearance. His placement on IR rules him out for at least the next two games. Fabbri has two goals, 13 shots on net, 12 blocked shots and 31 hits through 14 outings this season. If Mason McTavish (upper body) isn't ready to play Wednesday against Vegas, the Ducks could bring up a forward or two from AHL San Diego.

Necas recorded an assist, three shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Necas set up a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal in the first period to take the former's point streak to 10 games. In that span, Necas has seven goals and 14 helpers, making him one of the hottest players in the whole league. The 25-year-old is at 24 points, 32 shots on net and a plus-11 rating through 14 contests overall. There's no question to his talent level, and Necas looks capable of surpassing his career-best 71-point campaign from 2022-23.

Jost scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Jost filled a fourth-line role Monday while William Carrier moved up to the third line to cover for the absence of Seth Jarvis (upper body). The 26-year-old Jost was able to score in his Hurricanes debut, but it's unclear how long his stint with the big club will last. He produced just six points over 43 contests with the Sabres in 2023-24, so there's no reason for fantasy managers to get too excited about Jost's long-term outlook.