NHL Player News

Zacha recorded two assists in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.

Zacha ended a five-game point drought with the pair of helpers. The 28-year-old center has found little success on offense since being replaced by Elias Lindholm on the Bruins' top line, which has been the only trio contributing consistently in recent weeks. Zacha is now at 47 points, 129 shots on net, 63 hits and a minus-8 rating across 81 outings overall.

Domi logged two assists and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Domi set up third-period tallies by William Nylander and John Tavares to help the Maple Leafs solidify their lead. Over six contests in April, Domi has three assists, five shots on net, six hits, nine PIM, four blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. He's doing a little of everything in a third-line role, and with two games left in the regular season, he could be a popular streaming target in fantasy. He's earned 33 points with 93 shots and 76 hits across 72 outings overall.

Couture (groin) will announce his retirement at a press conference Tuesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Couture was hoping to get into the lineup during the 2024-25 campaign but was unable to recover from his groin injury to get back onto the ice. As a result, the 15-year NHL veteran will hang up his skates with 933 games under his belt, all with the Sharks, in which he racked up 323 goals and 378 assists. Despite playing in 116 postseason contests and tallying 101 points, Couture was never able to lift Lord Stanley's chalice, losing in the Finals against Pittsburgh back in 2016.

Lauko scored an empty-net goal and put out three hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.

Lauko's empty-net goal not only helped seal the win for the Bruins but also allowed him to set a career high of five goals this season. Overall, the 25-year-old forward has five goals and 10 points across 55 appearances between Boston and Minnesota this season. Lauko has improved his play offensively as of late with two goals in his last three games. He's also been a solid contributor in the hits category with 116 in total. If the Bruins decide to re-sign Lauko, he has a solid chance to retain a middle-six role with the team.

The NHL Department of Player Safety issued a two-game suspension to Cotter on Monday for an illegal check to the head against Adam Pelech (upper body) of the Islanders on Sunday.

Cotter will miss the final two games of the regular season, but he will be eligible to return in Game 1 of the playoffs versus Carolina. The 25-year-old forward has 16 goals, 22 points, 90 shots on net, 245 hits and 52 PIM across 79 appearances this season. Stefan Noesen (rest), Nolan Foote, Curtis Lazar or Marc McLaughlin could replace Cotter in the lineup against Boston on Tuesday.

Lund (illness) is available for Sunday's game against the Canucks, NHL.com reports.

Lund was unavailable for Sunday's game against the Flames due to his illness, but he'll be back in action for the second half of the back-to-back set. Over nine NHL appearances this season, he's recorded two goals, an assist, five hits, a blocked shot and four PIM while averaging 11:29 of ice time.

Washe signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Ducks on Monday.

Fresh off of captaining Western Michigan University to the school's first-ever national championship, Washe will join the Ducks on his entry-level contract that runs through just the end of this season. The 23-year-old scored 16 goals and added 22 assists with a plus-22 rating with the Broncos in his final collegiate season. However, the trait that could help the Ducks the most is his prowess on faceoffs, where he won an NCAA-leading 63.1 percent of draws. Anaheim is currently the worst faceoff team in the NHL (44.5 percent).

Bordeleau will not play versus Vancouver on Monday due to an undisclosed injury, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Bordeleau made his first NHL appearance of the season against the Flames on Sunday and will now be shelved Monday due to an undisclosed injury. Unless Cameron Lund (illness) is healthy enough to play, the Sharks may need to bring a forward up from the minors to fill out the lineup.

Ostapchuk (lower body) won't play against Vancouver on Monday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

Ostapchuk is day-to-day and will miss at least one game after being injured in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Calgary. He hasn't earned a point in 13 NHL outings since he was traded to San Jose from Ottawa while posting 26 shots on goal, 110 hits, 21 blocked shots and 45 PIM. Danil Gushchin will replace Ostapchuk in Monday's lineup.

Eichel (upper body) is practicing with the team but remains day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's game versus Calgary, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Based on head coach Bruce Cassidy's comments, it seems likely Eichel will sit out at least one, if not both, of the Golden Knights' back-to-back versus Calgary and Vancouver on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. In his last four contests, the 28-year-old center was held without a point, leaving him seven points shy of reaching the 100-point threshold for the first time in his NHL career.