NHL Player News

Kapanen scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Jets.

Kapanen also led the Canadiens' forwards with 20:07 of ice time as the team relied heavily on its top six. The 22-year-old has two goals and two helpers over his last eight games. He's played well enough to carve out consistent middle-six minutes from the start of the season, but he's definitely trending up with 16-plus minutes in three straight games. On the year, he has eight goals, six helpers, 38 shots on net, 19 blocked shots, 14 hits and a plus-3 rating through 26 outings.

Glendening's point drought reached 15 games in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Stars.

While none of the Devils had a particularly good game Wednesday, Glendening has now gone over a month without a point. That's to be expected for a player who sees mostly defensive usage in a fourth-line role. The 36-year-old has three assists, 16 shots on net, 35 hits, 23 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 27 appearances this season. Glendening's place in the lineup should remain safe until Jack Hughes (finger) is healthy, which isn't expected to happen until early January.

Monahan (undisclosed) will play in Thursday's game against the Red Wings, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Monahan exited Monday's win over New Jersey due to an undisclosed injury, but he'll be able to suit up a few days later. He hasn't yet missed a game this season, and he's recorded five goals, eight assists, 17 hits, eight PIM and six blocked shots while averaging 18:31 of ice time over 26 appearances.

Eller (undisclosed) will sit out Thursday's game against the Rangers, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Eller was likely injured Tuesday in Montreal, as he logged only 10:49 of ice time. He has been without a point in his last 14 games and has two goals and six points in 26 appearances this season. The Senators recalled Stephen Halliday from AHL Belleville to replace Eller in the lineup.

Pinelli was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Thursday.

The 20-year-old made his NHL debut Nov. 26 against Toronto and has played three games with the Blue Jackets, picking up two shots on goal in each contest. Pinelli had five goals and five assists in 13 AHL games before his promotion.

Halliday was recalled from AHL Belleville on Thursday.

Halliday made his NHL debut two weeks ago and played four games with the Senators, picking up one assist before returning to Belleville. The 23-year-old center had three assists in two AHL games on the weekend, giving him one goal and 18 helpers with Belleville before his recall Thursday.

Verhaeghe (personal) was on the ice ahead of Thursday's matchup with Nashville, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Verhaeghe will return following a one-game absence while on paternity leave. Prior to his absence, the 30-year-old forward was in the midst of a hot streak, scoring two goals and four assists in his last three games. Verhaeghe figures to slot into a top-six role and should link up with one of the two power-play units.

Hayton (undisclosed) was serving as a healthy scratch against Anaheim on Wednesday, per NHL.com.

The reason for Hayton's absence wasn't immediately clear prior to puck drop, but it seems the 25-year-old center was perfectly healthy and being held out as a healthy scratch. Considering the Mammoth came away with a 7-0 victory over the Ducks, Hayton could face an uphill battle getting back into the lineup versus Vancouver on Friday.

Scheifele scored a goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Canadiens.

The veteran center opened the scoring late in the first period by going high glove-side on Jakub Dobes from the slot, but Dobes stoned him in the shootout. Scheifele extended his point streak to five games with the performance, and over his last 10 contests he's piled up five goals and 13 points. Despite his productivity, Scheifele has been relying almost exclusively on 5-on-5 for his scoring -- he hasn't picked up a power-play point in any of the last nine games.

McBain notched two assists, two shots on goal, seven hits, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Ducks.

McBain doesn't have games like this all the time, though the physicality is a constant for him. The 25-year-old center has earned four points over his last seven outings. He's up to seven points, 37 shots on net, 85 hits, 23 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 28 appearances overall. While he saw 18:03 of ice time in this blowout win, he's more of a third-line option for his gritty, all-around play.