NHL Player News

MacKinnon scored two goals on six shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

MacKinnon battled an illness Monday but was healthy enough to play in this contest. The 30-year-old only went on to log 22:15 of ice time, most among Colorado forwards, while scoring in the final minute of both the first and second periods. If he wasn't quite 100 percent, he didn't show it. MacKinnon has five goals and four assists during a four-game multi-point streak, during which he's added 20 shots on net and a plus-9 rating. On the year, the superstar has 22 goals, 46 points, 114 shots and a plus-32 rating across 26 contests.

Reinhart scored the Panthers' only goal in a 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

It was a beautiful shorthanded goal. Reinhart was alone in the slot and waited out Joseph Woll before beating him over the glove. It came in his 800th NHL game. Reinhart has 14 goals, 10 assists and 67 shots in 25 games this season. If you strip out his slow start (eight games; two goals, one assist), Reinhart has 21 points, including 12 goals, in his last 17 games. This was his second shorthanded goal of the season.

Tavares scored an empty-net goal Tuesday in a 4-1 win over the Panthers.

It was his 13th goal of the season and first in five games. Tavares has 29 points in 26 games, but just two (one goal, one assist) in his last five. It's a mini-slump for the grizzled veteran who continues to pace toward the best of his career. Tavares will be fine.

Laughton scored a goal in a 4-1 win over Florida on Tuesday.

It was his first goal of the season, scoring on a bouncing puck in front of the net. It came in Laughton's eighth game of the season. He's deployed in a fourth-line role, which relegates him to the fantasy wire.

McMann set up two goals in a 4-1 win over the Panthers on Tuesday.

McMann, Dakota Joshua and Troy Stecher were on fire early and set the pace for the Leafs. They combined for two goals in a 2:30 span by the 7:54 mark of the first frame. McMann looks good in this deployment, but it does little for his fantasy value. The 29-year-old has four points, including three assists, in his last two games, and six goals and six assists in 26 games overall.

Joshua had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Florida on Tuesday.

Joshua's goal stood as the winner. He took a pass from Bobby McMann on the rush and wired a shot over Sergei Bobrovsky's right pad at 7:54 of the first period. Joshua has a goal in each of his last two games (one assist). He makes the most of limited ice time -- he skated 19 shifts in 11:07 (one shot).

Rasmussen (undisclosed) didn't finish Tuesday's game versus the Bruins, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Head coach Todd McLellan didn't seem overly concerned about Rasmussen's status, but the forward will be checked on in the morning. He can be considered day-to-day for now, and an update on his status should be available prior to Thursday's game versus the Blue Jackets.

James scored a goal in a 2-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday.

James curled out from below the goal line and wired a wrist shot at a sharp angle that went in off Ilya Sorokin's glove. It was the rookie's first goal in nine games and first point in eight. James has played in 17 games this season, averaging 12:28 with three goals, three assists, 18 shots and 27 shots in a fourth-line role.

Horvat scored a goal in a 2-1 win over the Lightning on Tuesday.

Horvat opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the second frame when he followed his own shot and stuffed in the rebound. It was his 16th goal of the season, which moved him into a tie for fifth in the NHL. Horvat now has a goal in each of his last two games (seven shots). He's flirting with a 50-goal pace, which would obliterate his career mark of 38 that he set in the 2022-23 regular season between Vancouver and Long Island.

Marchessault (lower body) will be in the lineup against Calgary on Tuesday, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Following a two-game absence, Marchessault will return to a top-six role and see power-play time in his return to action. He has provided four goals, seven points, 46 shots on net and 33 hits in 20 appearances this season.