NHL Player News

Kampf (upper body) will sit out Saturday's matchup against Montreal, Evan Doerfler of The Hockey News reports.

Kampf will miss his fourth straight game, and it's unclear if he will return before the beginning of the playoffs. He has generated five goals, 13 points, 45 shots on net and 50 hits through 59 appearances this season. Once healthy, Kampf will be in the mix for a fourth-line role.

Kasper scored two goals in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.

Kasper scored the equalizer with 7:01 left in the third period and got the game-winning midway through overtime with a wrister that went past Andrei Vasilevskiy. Kasper's two-goal performance brings him up to 18 goals and 34 points across 74 appearances in his first full year in the NHL.

Greig recorded a goal and an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

Shane Pinto grabbed most of the headlines after his two-goal performance, but Greig certainly made his presence felt as well. He set up Pinto's opener just 28 seconds into the game and later gave Ottawa a 3-0 lead in the early stages of the second frame. Greig is having a career-best season in 2024-25, as the 22-year-old is up to 33 points (13 goals, 20 assists) in 76 appearances. He's reached the 30-point plateau for the first time in his young NHL career.

Pinto scored two goals in Friday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

Pinto has been efficient, scoring on both shots in Saturday's game and four times across his last five contests. The 24-year-old usually operates as a bottom-six forward and isn't known for being a reliable scoring weapon, but he's matched his best goal and point outputs of his career in 2024-25. He's up to 35 points (20 goals, 15 helpers) in 67 appearances this campaign, with three games left in the regular season.

Suzuki scored a goal and took two shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to Ottawa.

Suzuki has found the back of the net in six of his past seven outings, providing a total of seven goals, 13 points and 14 shots over that stretch. Suzuki continues to bolster his numbers in what has been a career-best season for him. The 25-year-old is up to 29 goals and 87 points across 79 appearances this campaign -- his previous personal best was 77 points in 2023-24.

Ryan was recalled from AHL Bakersfield on Saturday on an emergency basis, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.

Ryan will rejoin the big club ahead of Saturday's game in Winnipeg as the Oilers continue to deal with injuries up front. The 38-year-old Ryan has appeared in 35 NHL games this season, logging a goal and five points.

Bemstrom was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday, according to Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now.

Bemstrom has one assist in 14 NHL games this season. He has been stellar at the AHL level, collecting 21 goals and 46 points in 45 games with the Baby Pens.

Reinhart (rest) will not be in the lineup versus Buffalo on Saturday, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.

It has been another successful season for Reinhart. The 29-year-old has 37 goals and 42 assists, including 29 points on the power play, in 78 contests this season. He should return to the lineup against the Rangers on Monday. Jesse Puljujarvi will enter Saturday's lineup in Reinhart's place.

Verhaeghe (rest) will play Saturday against the Sabres, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.

After sitting out Thursday's contest, Verhaeghe will be back in the lineup Saturday in a home matchup with Buffalo. The 29-year-old forward has 18 goals and 49 points in 78 games this season.

Barkov (rest) will not play Saturday against the Sabres, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.

With the Panthers locked into a playoff spot, Barkov and Sam Reinhart (rest) will get another day off down the stretch. They didn't play last Sunday against Detroit, either. Barkov has 20 goals and 69 points through 66 games this season.