NHL Player News

Lauzon (lower body) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Wild.

Lauzon departed in the second period, but it's unclear what happened to force his exit. The 27-year-old was in his sixth game back from a previous lower-body injury. With Adam Wilsby (upper body) also ailing, the Predators may need to call up a defenseman for Friday's road game in Vancouver.

Savard notched an assist and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.

Savard has looked good in the latter half of December, earning a goal and four assists over his last seven games. The blueliner earned just one assist over 17 contests between Nov. 2 and Dec. 14. He shouldn't be expected to keep up his recent pace, as his third-pairing role and heavily defensive style typically don't lead to much scoring. He has 10 points, 23 shots on net, 90 blocked shots, 31 hits and 22 PIM over 35 appearances this season.

Faulk scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-2 victory over Chicago at the Winter Classic on Tuesday.

Faulk slapped a one-timer in the second period from inside the blue line that went straight through traffic; it stood as the winner. Faulk has four points, including three assists, in his last three games and 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 37 outings overall. His fantasy value took a bit of a hit with the recent arrival of Cam Fowler, who took over the reins on PP1 and shuffled all other defenders down the depth chart. Faulk is headed toward a triple-digit season in shots, blocks and hits, so he may still offer value in deep formats.

Chychrun scored a power-play goal on four shots, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.

Chychrun has four points, including two on the power play, over his last three games. That's helped him bounce back from his season-worst four-game point drought from Dec. 17-23. The defenseman is up to 11 goals, 14 helpers, eight power-play points, 71 shots on net, 41 blocked shots, 26 PIM, 24 hits and a plus-17 rating over 32 appearances.

Fowler scored twice in Tuesday's 6-2 win over Chicago in the Winter Classic. One of the goals came on the power play.

It was a real pinch me moment for Fowler, who is the first player in NHL history to skate in his 1,000th game outdoors, and the first NHL defender to score two goals in an outdoor game. To top the day off, his former teammates in Anaheim later all arrived at their game against New Jersey in special t-shirts to commemorate his 1,000th game. Class move for a class guy. Fowler now has three goals and four assists in nine games with the Blues after struggling with just four assists in 17 outings with the Ducks. He's in a great position to excel in St. Louis, and he may still be on the wire in some shallow leagues.

Hanifin scored a goal on two shots, blocked one shot and had one hit in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Montreal.

The Golden Knights got a pair of goals from defensemen in the first period. Zach Whitecloud opened the scoring with an early marker followed by Hanifin, who gathered a loose puck and beat a screened Sam Montembeault stick side late in the period. The tally was Hanifin's sixth of the season and third in the last five outings.

Whitecloud scored a goal on one shot in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Canadiens. He added one block and one hit.

Whitecloud was an unlikely source to give the Golden Knights an early lead. He buried a feed from Tomas Hertl for his second goal of the season and first since Opening Night. The third-pair defenseman has four points through 30 outings.

Wilsby (upper body) is day-to-day and won't play Tuesday versus Minnesota.

Wilsby has one goal, two assists, 22 shots on net, 12 blocked shots and 10 hits across 15 games this season. Justin Barron will replace Wilsby in Tuesday's lineup.

Carlson tallied a power-play assist, two blocked shots and three hits during Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.

Carlson's helper on Jakob Chychrun's power-play marker snapped a seven-game point drought for the elder statesman on the Capitals blue line. The 34-year-old defender has nine goals and 30 points in 41 games -- putting him on pace to finish above the 60-point mark for the fourth time in his NHL career.

Dobson picked up an assist Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to Toronto.

The assist was Dobson's 166th, which moved him into a tie with Jeff Norton for seventh on the franchise's all-time list for defensemen. Dobson has scuffled offensively for the Isles this season after putting up a massive 70-point campaign in 2023-24. This season, Dobson sits barely in the top-30 scorers from the blue line with 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in 38 games. There have been signs of life in his game, though. Dobson had nine points, including four goals, in nine games to start December. He could be a great trade target -- fantasy managers may be tired of waiting for him to be the guy he showed he was last season.