NHL Player News

Power posted one goal and one assist in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Power has been productive of late and has cracked the scoresheet in five of the Sabres' last seven games, tallying two goals and five assists over that stretch. The 22-year-old is on pace to have a career-best season offensively in 2024-25. After recording 35 and 33 points in each of the last two campaigns, Power is up to 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) through 33 contests.

Balinskis scored a goal in Friday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blues.

Balinskis has one goal and seven assists through 31 appearances this season, surpassing the three points (one goal, two assists) he had across 26 regular-season appearances in the 2023-24 campaign. Balinskis won't have much fantasy upside outside formats that stay away from his physicality. He has 42 shots, 25 hits and 18 blocked shots while posting a minus-5 rating.

Josi (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Josi should return to the top pairing and first power-play unit in Saturday's matchup versus the Kings after missing the last four games. He has amassed seven goals, 23 points, 86 shots on net, 52 blocked shots and 32 hits through 29 appearances this campaign.

Jones (foot) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Jones missed 16 games with the injury. The 30-year-old defenseman has two goals, eight assists, 38 shots on goal, 22 hits and 34 blocks across 17 appearances this season. He should return to the top power-play unit when the Blackhawks face Calgary on Saturday.

Fehervary recorded an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Fehervary ended a six-game slump when he helped out on a Connor McMichael tally in the second period. The 25-year-old Fehervary doesn't offer a lot of scoring upside, but he's been a fixture on the blue line this season for his defensive play. The Slovak defenseman has seven helpers, 28 shots on net, 63 hits, 70 blocked shots, 11 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 32 appearances this season.

Roy had an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Roy ended a four-game dry spell when he assisted on Aliaksei Protas' first-period tally. With three helpers over eight games in December, Roy continues to offer a little depth offense while seeing top-four minutes on the Capitals' blue line. The 29-year-old defenseman has a total of eight points, 33 shots on net, 52 hits, 34 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 22 appearances this season.

Trouba logged an assist and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

The helper was Trouba's first point in six games since he was traded to the Ducks from the Rangers. The 30-year-old snapped his personal 11-game point drought when he assisted on a Leo Carlsson tally Friday. Trouba has a total of seven helpers, 53 shots on net, a minus-4 rating, 24 PIM, 56 hits and 89 blocked shots over 30 appearances this season.

Mintyukov registered an assist in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche.

Mintyukov ended a six-game slump when he banked a shot in off Alex Killorn in the third period. The helper was Mintyukov's seventh point through 27 contests this season. The 21-year-old defenseman has added 35 shots on net, 26 hits, 42 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating. Mintyukov is holding down a bottom-four role currently, though it's possible he's occasionally scratched if head coach Greg Cronin thinks the young blueliner would benefit from watching rather than playing.

Makar scored a power-play goal on seven shots, added an assist, blocked three shots and went plus-3 in Friday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.

Makar ended a six-game goal drought with what ended up being the game-winner. He has multiple points in back-to-back contests and a total of two goals and eight assists over 10 appearances in December. The superstar defenseman continues to play at an elite level with 10 goals, 42 points (18 on the power play), 107 shots on net, 49 blocked shots, 30 hits and a plus-5 rating through 35 outings.

Lundkvist managed an assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Rangers.

Lundkvist returned after shaking off an illness that had cost him two of the last three games. The 24-year-old Lundkvist took line rushes on the top pairing but was in his usual bottom-four role once the puck dropped. He earned his second assist in his last four outings and now has three helpers through 24 contests this season. He's added 33 shots on net, 16 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating. Lundkvist isn't seeing enough power-play time or producing enough offense to be an impact player in fantasy.