NHL Player News

Brind'Amour was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Friday.

Brind'Amour made his NHL debut in Montreal on Wednesday and scored his first career goal Thursday in Ottawa. The 25-year-old had 16 goals and seven assists across 67 AHL contests before his recall.

Lizotte said Friday that his lower-body injury won't linger, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Lizotte missed the last four games of the season with the injury. The 27-year-old had a career-tying 11 goals, as well as nine assists in 59 appearances this season, his first in Pittsburgh after spending the first six years of his career with the Kings. Lizotte has one more season remaining at a $1.85 million cap hit and is eligible for free agency following the 2025-26 campaign.

Sillinger produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Islanders.

After a scoreless first period, Sillinger opened the scoring early in the second with a wicked wrister past Marcus Hogberg. The 21-year-old center didn't take a big step forward with his offensive output in 2024-25, managing 11 goals and a career-high 33 points in 66 appearances, but he should be entrenched as a middle-six forward next season on the Blue Jackets' young and rapidly improving roster.

Gaudette scored two goals in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Hurricanes.

The 28-year-old center opened the scoring midway through the first period, then kick-started a four-goal eruption by Ottawa in the third that erased a 5-3 deficit. It was Gaudette's first multi-point performance since Feb. 3, and his first multi-goal effort since Nov. 27. He wraps up the regular season with 26 points, including a career-high 19 goals, in 81 appearances.

Cozens scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Hurricanes.

The 24-year-old heads into the playoffs with a big head of steam, having delivered back-to-back multi-point performances to close out the regular season. Cozens saw his production take a leap after he was shipped to Ottawa from Buffalo at the trade deadline, racking up five goals and 16 points in 21 appearances for his new squad -- including three goals and eight points on the power play.

Brind'Amour scored his first career NHL goal in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Senators.

The 25-year-old banged home a rebound inside the final minute of the first period to produce his first career point. While Brind'Amour saw significant ice time over the final two games of the regular season as Carolina rested some key players, he's unlikely to have much of a role when the team begins its playoff run Sunday against the Devils.

Girgensons was held off the scoresheet for the 17th game in a row in Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Rangers.

Girgensons' offensive futility is nothing new this year -- he ends his first regular season with the Lightning with a career-low six points, less than half as many points as he had in his next-worst season. He added 83 shots on net, 174 hits, 50 blocked shots, 47 PIM and a minus-7 rating over 82 appearances. The Lightning aren't at full strength up front entering the playoffs, so Girgensons should be able to stick in a bottom-six role, and his physical play will be a benefit with the uptick in intensity of postseason play.

Sharangovich notched an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Kings.

Sharangovich put up eight points over the last 11 games of the season. The 26-year-old forward had some struggles this year, which limited him to 32 points, 128 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 73 appearances. Sharangovich will need to work on year-to-year consistency after his 59-point 2023-24 campaign. His five-year deal at a $5.75 million cap hit kicks in for 2025-26, so expectations for his play will be elevated accordingly.

Morton scored a goal and added four hits in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Kings.

Morton made his NHL debut Thursday, and he scored at 6:05 of the third period to put the Flames ahead 2-0. That goal ultimately stood as the game-winner. This was a positive audition for Morton, who is a restricted free agent this summer. He's posted 45 points over 69 games with AHL Calgary. The undrafted forward could compete for a bottom-six job in training camp in the fall. He'll likely head back to the Wranglers for their playoff run to close out 2024-25.

Backlund scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Kings.

Backlund's pair of points came in the third period. He set up a Zayne Parekh tally at 8:24 of the frame, then scored just over three minutes later. Backlund perhaps headed off some age-related concerns with eight goals over the last seven games of the season. Still, he had just 15 goals, 32 points and 175 shots over 76 outings this year. The Swedish center will be in a contract year in 2025-26.