NHL Player News

Kozak is out of the lineup Friday versus the Jets and is dealing with an undisclosed injury, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

This will be Kozak's third straight absence. The 22-year-old will likely return to a bottom-six role once healthy, while Jordan Greenway and Josh Dunne will compete for playing time in Kozak's absence.

Teravainen is questionable for Saturday's clash against Los Angeles after losing a few teeth when he was struck by a slap shot during Thursday's 2-1 win over the Kings, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports Friday.

Teravainen has six goals and 17 points in 27 appearances in 2025-26. If he can't play Saturday, then Landon Slaggert will probably draw into the lineup.

Granlund (lower body) will return to the lineup Friday versus Washington, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Granlund has played only once in the last 19 games, finding the back of the net in Detroit on Nov. 13. The 33-year-old veteran has three goals and nine points in nine games this season. He is slated to slot in on the third line with Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome.

Copp logged two assists and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.

Copp snapped a four-game point drought with the effort. He has six helpers over his last 14 contests, but he hasn't scored since Oct. 11 versus the Maple Leafs. The 31-year-old is up to 11 points, 32 shots on net, 23 blocked shots, 17 hits and a minus-12 rating over 28 appearances, primarily in a middle-six role this season. Without more goals, it's tough to consider Copp for fantasy purposes.

Larkin scored a power-play goal on six shots in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.

Larkin's point streak is up to six games, consisting of three goals and four assists. He's logged two power-play points in that span -- prior to the streak, he went 12 contests without contributing to the man advantage. The 29-year-old center is up to 15 goals, 31 points, 94 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a plus-9 rating through 28 appearances this season.

Sillinger notched an assist and four shots on goal in Thursday's 6-5 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Sillinger is stuck in a 16-game goal drought, but he's earned six assists in that span, including one in each of his last two outings. The 22-year-old is playing on the second line and second power-play unit, so he should continue to get chances to contribute. For the season, he's up to 11 points, 47 shots on net, 30 hits, 12 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-6 rating in 26 appearances.

Johnson scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 6-5 shootout win over the Red Wings.

Johnson ended a 10-game point drought with the tally. The 23-year-old has seen second-line usage during the slump, though his ice time has often fluctuated. Fantasy managers counting on a repeat of his 57-point breakout from last year have been greatly disappointed -- he has just six points through 26 outings in 2025-26. He's added 46 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating, which is not a particularly useful level of production.

Gatcomb registered an assist and four hits in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Avalanche.

This was Gatcomb's first helper in his second NHL game of the season. He's also produced 11 hits. The 26-year-old has spent a large part of the campaign with AHL Bridgeport after losing his roster spot in October. He will likely fill a part-time role as long as he remains with the big club.

Cozens scored a power-play goal on three shots, added three hits and went minus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers.

Cozens ended his five-game point drought with the tally. He was consistent for most of October, but his offense over the last month or so has been streaky. For the season, the 24-year-old center is at nine goals, 17 points (10 on the power play), 59 shots on net, 84 hits, 20 PIM and a minus-12 rating through 27 contests. Cozens is in a top-six role and on the first power-play unit, which puts him in a position to succeed.

Zibanejad scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Senators.

Zibanejad's point streak is up to five games (three goals, three assists). The 32-year-old opened the scoring at 3:19 of the first period. For the season, he's racked up 10 goals, 21 points, 89 shots on net, 38 hits, 19 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating. He's on track for production similar to last year, when he had 62 points in 82 outings, though he's made gains in shot volume, hits and power-play output.