NHL Player News

Point (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Blues, per Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.

Point will miss at least one game after being injured in Sunday's 7-4 loss to Winnipeg. He has compiled eight goals, 13 points and 21 shots on net across 12 appearances this season. Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli will play on the top line with Nikita Kucherov in Point's absence, while Mitchell Chaffee will get a look with the first power-play unit.

Kopitar scored a goal and went plus-2 in Monday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

Kopitar has piled up two goals and five points over his last three games. There's some concern with his shot volume -- he has just five shots over his last nine outings and no more than one in any of those contests. He shot 19.5 percent in 2023-24, tallying 26 times on 133 shots, which was easily his lowest shot total in a full-length campaign. This year, he has five goals, nine helpers, 12 shots on net and a plus-4 rating over 13 appearances, but his currents numbers are a signal to sell high.

Poehling (personal) won't play Tuesday versus Carolina and did not accompany the Flyers for the team's three-game road trip, per Charlie O'Connor of PHLY Sports.

Poehling is a little banged up, and he's dealing with a family situation. As a result, it's unclear when he will be ready to return. Poehling has five assists, eight shots on goal, 20 blocked shots and seven hits through 12 outings this season. He will be replaced in Tuesday's lineup by Nicolas Deslauriers.

Matthews is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will miss Tuesday's divisional matchup against the Bruins.

It's unclear when Matthews picked up the injury, but he'll miss at least one game. The star center has produced five goals and six assists over 13 outings this season. Max Domi will slot in on the top line between Matthew Knies and Mitch Marner as a result of Matthews' absence.

Sgarbossa was recalled from AHL Hershey on Monday.

Sgarbossa was sent down to Hershey on Monday before being called back up later in the day. The left-shot center is plus-1 with no points through two games with the Capitals this season.

Pospisil was whistled for an offensive-zone penalty that led to the go-ahead goal in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Edmonton, Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Herald reports. "It can't happen, especially in a tied game," Pospisil said of his third-period penalty. "I have to learn from it."

Pospisil plays with an edge -- he leads the team in hits (38) and two-minute minors (six) -- so coaches have learned to accept his style, but his third-period high-sticking penalty in the offensive zone was costly and noticed by head coach Ryan Huska. "It's so hard to win in this league that if you overstep the boundary a little bit, then it can cost a team," Huska said. "I think he understands it. He's gotta really work to be a better player in that regard for us." Pospisil, who opened the season with six points through his first eight appearances, enters Tuesday's contest in Montreal on a four-game pointless run.

Celebrini (lower body) told reporters he was going to be back in the lineup against Columbus on Tuesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Celebrini was back in his first-line center role at Monday's practice session and should link up with the No. 1 power-play unit as well. Prior to getting hurt, the 18-year-old rookie played in just one game but was stellar with one goal and one assist. With his injury woes hopefully behind him, Celebrini should still be capable of challenging for the 60-point threshold.

Dellandrea (hand) said Monday that he's "pretty much good to go" and will likely be able to return for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jackets, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Dellandrea has been sidelined due to a hand injury since late October, but he'll likely be activated from injured reserve ahead of Tuesday's home game. Prior to his absence, the 24-year-old recorded a goal, 24 hits, five blocked shots and a minus-5 rating while averaging 12:34 of ice time over nine appearances.

McDavid (ankle) told reporters he was taking things day by day and didn't rule out playing against Vancouver on Saturday, Tom Gazzola of Edmonton Sports Talk reports.

Considering Saturday's game would come well ahead of McDavid's original 2-3 week timeline, it would seem the world-class center is ahead of schedule in his recovery. Still, until McDavid takes the ice in a full-contact practice, fantasy managers may want to take a cautious approach about inserting him into their lineups. Even if he does play Saturday, McDavid's timeline effectively rules him out for at least two more games versus New Jersey and Vegas on Monday and Wednesday, respectively.

Sgarbossa was returned to AHL Hershey on Monday.

Sgarbossa spent a week with the NHL club and averaged 8:18 of ice time over two appearances with the Capitals. He should have more consistent opportunities to contribute in the AHL.