NHL Player News

Eriksson Ek (abdomen) participated in Thursday's scrimmage to begin training camp, signaling that he should be healthy ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Eriksson Ek underwent core muscle surgery during the offseason but appeared to be healthy, as expected, as the Wild opened camp Thursday. Over 46 regular-season appearances in 2024-25, Eriksson Ek accrued 14 goals, 15 assists, 82 hits, 36 blocked shots and 22 PIM while averaging 19:46 of ice time.

Sissons (lower body) is healthy for the start of training camp, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Thursday.

Sissons missed the end of the 2024-25 campaign due to a lower-body injury, but he's back to full health to begin his time with his new team after being traded to the Golden Knights from the Predators in the offseason. Sissons' production took a hit last year, as he recorded seven goals, 14 assists, 100 hits and 67 blocked shots while averaging 14:22 of ice time. He'll attempt to bounce back in 2025-26, and he'll likely handle a bottom-six role with Vegas.

Kapanen left Thursday's practice session early after taking a stick close to his left eye, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

While Kapanen was unable to finish Thursday's practice, his injury is considered minor, so he can be deemed day-to-day ahead of Monday's preseason opener against Pittsburgh. Kapanen made 18 regular-season appearances for Montreal last year and recorded two assists, eight blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 10:53 of ice time.

Domi was skating with the development staff Thursday as he continues to recover from a lower-body injury, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Domi is dealing with a lower-body injury to begin training camp, but it's encouraging that he's at least able to participate in some on-ice activities. A timetable for his return to game action isn't yet clear, but given his activity level Thursday, it seems as though he'll at least be in the mix to be available for Opening Night against Montreal on Oct. 8.

Acciari will miss the start of training camp due to a core muscle injury, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Thursday.

According to Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now, Acciari is still expected back during preseason, so he should be cleared before Opening Night against the Rangers on Oct. 7. When in the lineup last year, the 33-year-old Acciari notched five goals, seven assists and 75 shots in 79 regular-season contests. With the Pens looking to get younger this year, Acciari could find himself serving plenty of time in the press box as a healthy scratch.

Jankowski was on the ice for Thursday's practice session wearing a non-contract jersey, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

Jankowski played in just 19 regular-season games for the Hurricanes last year in which he garnered eight goals and zero assists while averaging 12:16 of ice time. Barring a long-term injury, the 31-year-old center should slot into a bottom-six role for the Canes but may have to settle for being an occasional healthy scratch.

Burke will attend the Penguins' training camp after signing a professional tryout prior to Thursday's first on-ice session.

Burke spent most of last season with AHL Henderson, earning 19 points in 60 games, as well as one goal over seven appearances with the Golden Knights. He had a two-way contract in 2024-25, and that is likely to be the best-case scenario for him if the Penguins see enough to extend a full contract.

Novak (lower body) is not listed among the injured players on the Penguins' training camp roster released Wednesday.

Novak was sidelined for over a month to end the 2024-25 season. He had 22 points over 54 contests between the Penguins and the Predators last year. Novak is set to fill a middle-six role, but it remains to be seen if he'll primarily work as the third-line center or a second-line winger early in 2025-26.

Acciari (undisclosed) has not been medically cleared to participate in training camp, which begins Thursday.

Acciari was ruled out with a week left in the 2024-25 regular season with an undisclosed issue, and it's a concern that he's still not ready to play. When healthy, he would slot in as a fourth-line and penalty-killing forward. He had 12 points, 180 hits, 100 blocked shots and a minus-25 rating over 79 games in a similar role last season.

Aston-Reese (undisclosed) is not listed with an injury on the Blue Jackets' training camp roster released Wednesday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Aston-Reese missed the Blue Jackets' final game of 2024-25 due to the issue, but it was not considered a long-term concern. The 31-year-old will compete for a bottom-six spot ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.