NHL Player News

Head coach Scott Arniel announced Friday that Stanley (lower body) will miss the next two games, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Stanley was injured Wednesday after blocking a shot and will not return to the lineup until after the Christmas break. His first chance to return will be Dec. 28 versus Ottawa. Stanley has a goal, three assists, 53 PIM and 32 blocked shots over 22 appearances this season. Colin Miller will suit up in Stanley's spot versus Minnesota on Saturday.

Broberg (illness) will be a game-time decision in Florida on Friday, Lou Korac of The Hockey News reports.

Broberg was a late scratch Thursday in Tampa Bay, and his status for Friday's tilt is in question. Broberg has two goals and 10 assists over 21 contests this season. Should Broberg be scratched, Tyler Tucker will once again draw into the lineup.

Fowler logged an assist in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Lightning.

The assist was Fowler's first point in four games since he was traded from Anaheim to St. Louis. The 33-year-old defenseman has just five helpers, 21 shots on net, 34 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 21 appearances this season. His ice time has remained steady despite the trade, so look for Fowler to occupy a top-four role with little to no power-play time during his time with the Blues. Assuming he stays healthy, his 1,000th career game will be in the Winter Classic versus the Blackhawks on Dec. 31.

Perbix scored a goal and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blues.

Perbix is on a season-best three-game point streak, accumulating a goal and two assists in that span. He saw a larger role while the Lightning navigated a rough patch of injuries on defense, and he's likely to stay in the lineup regularly since J.J. Moser (lower body) is out for 8-10 weeks. Perbix has four goals, 10 points, 31 shots on net, 24 blocked shots, 22 hits and a plus-7 rating over 25 appearances. However, the 26-year-old figures to play on the third pairing most of the time.

Allan recorded a goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Kraken.

Allan found the twine with his lone shot of the game, and his goal closed out the scoring in the latter stages of the third period. The 21-year-old blueliner has recorded points in two of his last three appearances, but those have been his first points since Nov. 16, so he doesn't have enough consistency to be a reliable fantasy option in most formats.

Evans scored a goal in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.

Evans recorded his first point since returning from a two-game absence in early December, and this second-period strike was his first goal since Oct. 29. The 23-year-old has four goals and 17 points across 32 games this season, and he's delivered decent production relative to his role since he's also notched 50 hits and 51 blocked shots.

Barron (not injury related) has joined his new team on the ice for Friday's practice session, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Barron wasn't able to join the Predators in time to face the Penguins on Thursday but could be in line to make his Nashville debut in Saturday's clash with the Kings after Marc Del Gaizo and Kevin Gravel were both sent down to AHL Milwaukee on Friday. Still, if Roman Josi (lower body) is activated off injured reserve, Barron could find himself relegated to the press box -- much like he often was during his time with Montreal.

Faber (upper body) will play Friday versus Utah, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Faber was hit by a puck Wednesday against the Panthers and there was some question as to whether or not he would be healthy enough to play Friday. Faber had a big rookie season last year, tallying eight goals and adding 39 assists in 82 regular-season games. He has slumped a bit this season with only three goals and 17 points in 32 contests, but did have assists in three straight games before the Panthers held him off the scoresheet Wednesday.

Gravel was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Friday.

Gravel was a healthy scratch Thursday after playing the last three games with the Predators. Gravel had one assist, a plus-2 rating and four hits and blocks in his brief callup with the Predators. Gravel had a goal and five points in 20 AHL appearances before his recall.

Del Gaizo was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Friday.

Del Gaizo appeared in the Predators' last five games, racking up 12 hits, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating while averaging 16:40 of ice time. It wouldn't be surprising to see him rejoin Nashville at some point, but Friday's move could signal that Roman Josi (lower body) or Justin Barron (recently traded) will be able to play soon.