NHL Player News

Trocheck (upper body) is practicing in a non-contact jersey Thursday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.

Trocheck is on long-term injured reserve, but he is eligible to return at any time. He is not yet ready, as he is still not allowed any contact at practice. The 32-year-old had an assist in two games before his injury after accumulating 26 goals and 33 assists in 82 regular-season games for the Rangers in 2024-25.

Hallander (undiclosed) has been ruled out of Thursday's contest against Washington, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.

Hallander was injured at practice Wednesday. The 25-year-old has a goal and three helpers in 13 games in 2025-26. The Penguins recalled Joona Koppanen, and he will join the lineup in a bottom-six role.

Del Bel Belluz was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Thursday.

Del Bel Belluz has had a solid start to the year in the AHL, racking up three goals and two assists over seven appearances. The Blue Jackets are dealing with several injuries, so Del Bel Belluz will help provide additional depth for the NHL club. He made 15 regular-season appearances for Columbus last year, recording two goals, six assists, 12 blocked shots and four hits while averaging 13:45 of ice time.

Kozak (lower body) is slated to return for Thursday's game against the Blues, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.

Kozak missed the last five games due to his lower-body injury, but he's set to be activated off injured reserve ahead of Thursday's matchup. He'll likely reclaim a bottom-six role now that he's been cleared to return. Over his first seven appearances of the season, Kozak recorded two goals, 19 hits and four blocked shots while averaging 9:52 of ice time.

Hallander suffered an undisclosed injury at practice Wednesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Hallander's status for Thursday's home tilt versus Washington is up in the air, though the Penguins did recall Joona Koppanen from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. Hallander has a goal and three assists in 13 games this season, averaging 13:09 of ice time.

Tavares scored a goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.

After seeing a seven-game points streak end Monday against the Penguins, Tavares wasted no time getting back onto the scoresheet. The veteran center has six multi-point performances in his last 11 games, a stretch in which he's piled up seven goals and 16 points.

Raty scored a goal on two shots, added three hits and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks.

Raty has a goal and three assists over his last four outings. The 22-year-old continues to play well in a bottom-six role. He's now at five points, nine shots on net, 36 hits, six blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 13 appearances. Raty's place in the lineup is likely safe as long as both of Teddy Blueger (undisclosed) and Filip Chytil (upper body) are on injured reserve.

Donato notched two assists and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.

Donato ended a three-game point drought by helping out on goals by Ilya Mikheyev and Tyler Bertuzzi in the middle of the third period. The 29-year-old Donato has six goals, four helpers, 29 shots on net, 17 hits, eight PIM and a plus-1 rating through 14 outings this season. He's been filling a versatile role all around the Blackhawks' lineup, so his offense could fluctuate depending on his linemates.

Bedard scored an empty-net goal on five shots, dished a power-play assist and added two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.

Bedard extended his point streak to six games (five goals, six assists) with this effort against his hometown team. The 20-year-old center is now at seven goals, 18 points, 46 shots on net, 14 PIM and a plus-7 rating through 14 appearances. Bedard's offense has taken a significant step up this season, which makes him a threat to top the 80-point mark for the first time in his career.

Winterton scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Sharks.

Winterton's goal was the first of his NHL career. The 22-year-old has earned two points over his last five outings as he continues to solidify a place as a fourth-line forward who can kill penalties. It took 34 career games for him to get his first goal, so don't expect him to become a reliable depth scorer for fantasy purposes.