NHL Player News

Lorentz (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Red Wings.

Lorentz was hurt in the first period but wasn't officially deemed out for the rest of the game until just before the third. The 29-year-old can be considered day-to-day until more information is available. The injury casts doubt on Lorentz's availability for Toronto's rematch against Detroit on Monday, which could open the door for Sammy Blais or Easton Cowan to get in the lineup.

Hayton (undisclosed) won't play Saturday versus Nashville.

It will be Hayton's second straight absence to begin the 2025-26 campaign. He had 20 goals and 46 points in 82 outings with Utah last year. The Mammoth are utilizing 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game, but perhaps that will change once Hayton is available. Olli Maatta is serving as the seventh blueliner Saturday.

Suter scored a goal Saturday in a 4-2 win over Calgary.

It was a tip-in and his first goal this year. Suter joined the Blues in the offseason after recording the best offensive season of his career. He scored 25 goals and put up 46 points in 81 regular-season games with the Canucks. But temper your expectations -- Suter's 18.1 shooting percentage was unsustainable, and his goal total could be lower this season. Still, it was a nice-looking goal in Saturday's win, and he could be a solid source of depth scoring for the Blues in 2025-26.

Thomas scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-2 win over the Flames on Saturday.

His goal was a beauty. Thomas took a pass deep below the left circle, stepped up, wheeled and wired a sharp-angle wrist shot far top corner over Dustin Wolf's glove. It came on the power play; it was his first of the season. Thomas has two consecutive 80-plus point seasons, including strong power-play production. He led the Blues in scoring both years.

Vilardi notched two assists, five shots on goal and a plus-1 rating during Saturday's 3-2 win over the Kings.

Vilardi's at an over point-per-game pace to start the season, now up to three assists through two games. The 26-year-old, who signed a big six-year contract extension in the offseason, has seen high usage so far, exceeding 19 minutes and logging over four minutes on the power play in each of his first two games. That bodes well for Vilardi to build on his career-high 61 points from the 2024-25 regular season.

Scheifele lit the lamp twice on three shots on goal, delivered two hits and had a plus-1 rating during Saturday's 3-2 win against the Kings.

At 32 years old, Scheifele has shown no signs of slowing down as a scorer in the season's opening two games. He was unselfish in the opener, notching three assists Thursday against Dallas, but got some for himself Saturday with a two-goal performance, including the game-winner in the third period. The 15-year veteran is now up to five points on the season.

Norris (upper body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Norris was already expected to miss a significant amount of time after sustaining the injury Thursday, so his placement on IR isn't surprising. That Norris will miss a meaningful chunk of time this campaign also isn't unusual -- the 26-year-old hasn't reached the 60-game mark in a regular season since 2021-22. Zach Benson (face) is also on the shelf, so Buffalo is expected to have Jason Zucker and Jiri Kulich serve on the top line alongside Tage Thompson against Boston on Saturday.

Trocheck (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Peter Baugh of The Athletic on Saturday.

Trocheck sustained the injury in Thursday's 4-0 win over Buffalo. He has earned one assist, one shot on goal, three blocked shots and one hit through two appearances this season. Due to Trocheck's absence, Mika Zibanejad will play between Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere in Saturday's matchup against Pittsburgh.

Per Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio, Dickinson (upper body) will not play Saturday and could miss a week of action, according to head coach Jeff Blashill.

Dickinson sustained the injury against Boston on Thursday. He has one shot on goal and one hit in two games this season. Lukas Reichel will take Dickinson's spot in the lineup against Montreal on Saturday.

Norris (upper body) will be out for a "significant amount of time," coach Lindy Ruff told Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Saturday.

Norris had four shots on goal and one hit over 18:51 of ice time against the Rangers on Thursday. He sustained the injury late in the contest and will be unavailable for a while. After being acquired from the Senators at the trade deadline, Norris missed the final 18 games of the 2024-25 regular season because of an oblique injury. He possesses plenty of potential, but staying healthy continues to be an issue for the 26-year-old forward. With Norris and Zach Benson (face) unavailable to play, Jiri Kulich and Jason Zucker will play on the top line versus Boston on Saturday.