NHL Player News

Burns notched an assist in Friday's 3-1 loss to Washington.

Burns produced the secondary assist on Seth Jarvis' third-period goal to end Charlie Lindgren's shutout bid. The helper snapped a three-game point drought for Burns. The right-shot blueliner's offensive output has decreased at 39 years old, and he's currently on pace for just 23 points. The 2003 first-round selection's value would increase if he was the quarterback of the No. 1 power-play unit, but Shayne Gostisbehere has filled that role admirably with 18 points on the man advantage in 2024-25.

Fox notched an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Stars.

Fox had been held off the scoresheet in three straight games for just the second time this year, though the Rangers had just three goals in that span. The defenseman ended the short slump when he set up a Vincent Trocheck tally in the first period. Fox is up to one goal, 25 assists, 51 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 20 hits and a plus-4 rating through 32 appearances this season.

Sergachev logged a power-play assist in Friday's 2-1 win over the Wild.

Sergachev has two goals and six assists over eight outings in December, and four of those helpers have come with the man advantage. Sergachev played 29:15 in this contest, his second-highest total in a game this year. The defenseman remains one of Utah's most important and productive players. He's at eight goals, 16 helpers, nine power-play points, 54 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 32 appearances.

Petry put up an assist and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Canadiens.

Petry has three points over his last three games. He was initially credited with the Red Wings' second goal, but it was later ruled Joe Veleno got a piece of the shot on the way in. Petry is now at six points, 20 shots on net, 34 hits, 47 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating over 28 appearances this season. He continues to see steady usage on the second pairing, and also occasionally on the power play when Erik Gustafsson is out of the lineup.

Matheson managed an assist and went minus-2 in Friday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.

Matheson helped out on Emil Heineman's opening goal in the first period. This was Matheson's second assist over the last three games, but he's been limited to just three helpers through nine outings in December. The 30-year-old defenseman has 17 points, 66 blocked shots, 56 shots on net, 29 PIM and a minus-12 rating through 30 contests this season. His defensive numbers will struggle since he plays big minutes on a team that often is outmatched, but Matheson adds enough offense to be a factor in fantasy anyway.

Hutson notched a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Friday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.

Hutson continued a strong run of offense -- he's gotten on the scoresheet in 10 of the last 11 games, racking up a goal and 11 assists in that span. He set up Patrik Laine for the game-winning goal in Friday's contests. Hutson is up to 23 points (10 on the power play), 36 shots on net, 43 blocked shots, 20 PIM and a minus-16 rating through 32 appearances. There's still work for him to do defensively, but he's already got plenty of offense, so fantasy managers who can weather his poor plus-minus rating shouldn't hesitate to have him active.

Xhekaj scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 4-3 win over the Red Wings.

Xhekaj ended a five-game point drought with his game-tying goal in the third period, which was his first tally of the season. The 23-year-old defenseman didn't do much on offense early on -- all five of his points have come over the last 15 games. He's added 33 shots on net, 43 PIM, 31 blocked shots, 76 hits and a minus-5 rating through 29 outings overall. Xhekaj looks set to continue playing a physical role in the Canadiens' bottom four, though he may have to compete with Jayden Struble for the last spot in the lineup since Alexandre Carrier was brought in a swap that sent frequent scratch Justin Barron to Nashville.

Lundkvist will play Friday versus the Rangers, per the NHL media site.

Lundkvist has missed two of the previous three games due to the illness. He took line rushes alongside Miro Heiskanen, but Lundkvist has typically seen bottom-four minutes this season, so it's unclear how much usage he'll get in this contest.

Harley (illness) will play Friday versus the Rangers, per the NHL media site.

Harley's status came down to a true game-time decision, but he'll suit up after missing two contests. The 23-year-old is projected to play on the third pairing, indicating he'll be eased back into action after being under the weather.

Broberg (illness) will be in the lineup Friday versus Florida, according to Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Broberg missed Thursday's 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay because of the illness. He has two goals and 12 points in 21 outings this campaign. Tyler Tucker, who logged 8:29 of ice time against the Lightning, is set to be a healthy scratch Friday.