NHL Player News

Douglas sustained an undisclosed injury Saturday versus the Islanders, and there was no update on his status after the game, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Douglas was hurt on a hit along the boards in the third period and didn't return to the contest. The Lightning also lost Dominic James (undisclosed) in the game and were already playing without Brayden Point (undisclosed) and Nikita Kucherov (undisclosed). Tampa Bay's forward group could use reinforcements ahead of Monday's game in Toronto, which is the start of a four-game road trip.

Pettersson (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the Wild, Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports.

Pettersson left warmups before line rushes started. The 27-year-old's absence will have a ripple effect throughout the Canucks' lineup, allowing Jonathan Lekkerimaki to stay in after he was previously in line to be scratched. Pettersson's status should be updated during or after Saturday's contest.

Stancl scored three goals in AHL Springfield's 4-3 overtime loss to Providence on Saturday.

Stancl now has four goals over 10 games for the Thunderbirds this season. The 20-year-old has struggled in his time for Springfield this season, but given his age, he has plenty of time to develop his play. The Czech winger could develop into a decent bottom-six option in a few years.

Necas picked up three assists in a 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Necas has five points, including four assists, in his last two games, and he has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his past four contests. Necas is on pace for a mind-numbing 111 points, a pace that would best his previous career high by close to 30 points. Maintaining that level will be challenging, but Colorado has been a superb fit for the 26-year-old winger.

Chytil (upper body) has skated four consecutive days, but he remains without a timeline to return, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports Saturday.

Chytil has been skating for a while, and he's had no setbacks, but the Canucks are being cautious with his recovery. At this time, it's unclear if he'll be back before the end of December, but he appears to be making slow and steady progress.

MacKinnon scored twice in a 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers on Saturday.

MacKinnon's second goal of the game was the winner in overtime -- he went wide to the boards and cut aggressively back through the Rangers' defense before deking to his backhand and roofing it past Igor Shesterkin. It was MacKinnon's league-leading 24th goal. He has 10 goals and 15 points in his last nine games, and he leads the NHL with 48 points through 28 contests.

Kyrou won't return to Saturday's game against Ottawa because of a lower-body injury.

Kyrou sustained the injury early in the first period when he was hit along the boards by Ottawa's Stephen Halliday. Kyrou entered Saturday's action with eight goals and 16 points in 27 outings this season. If he can't play Sunday in Montreal, then Matt Luff will probably draw into the lineup.

Teravainen (teeth) won't play Saturday versus the Kings, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Teravainen will have to miss a game after sustaining some dental damage in Thursday's contest against the Kings. The 31-year-old's absence will open the door for at least one of Landon Slaggert or Sam Lafferty, or possibly both if the Blackhawks deviate from the seven-defensemen lineups they've been using most of the year.

Luchanko scored twice in OHL Brantford's 7-2 win over North Bay on Saturday.

These were Luchankos' first two goals with the Bulldogs after getting traded from Guelph. He's collected five points over five games since the move. Luchanko won't be relied upon as much because Brantford has a star-studded lineup. However, he will likely remain productive, which should help him maintain his standing in the Flyers' development pipeline.

Benak scored a goal and added two assists in OHL Brantford's 7-2 win over North Bay on Saturday.

Benak has five points over his last five outings, though he's been held scoreless in three of those games. It's a little speed bump for one of the Bulldogs' top players this year, but it's nothing to be concerned about in the long run. He's at 15 goals, 43 points and a plus-20 rating over 26 appearances this season and looks to be developing well after being a fourth-round pick for the Wild back in June.