NHL Player News

Evans (hand) will not be in the lineup Tuesday on the road against the Hurricanes, Piper Shaw of Kraken Hockey Network reports.

Evans will miss his first game of the season. The left-shot blueliner was injured blocking a shot in Saturday's loss to San Jose, and he was unable to be a full participant at Monday's practice. Josh Mahura will draw back into the lineup Tuesday in Evans' stead.

Ruhwedel was assigned to AHL Hartford on Tuesday.

Ruhwedel hasn't made an appearance with the Rangers since Oct. 19. New York only has six defensemen on its roster at the moment, so the right-shot blueliner could be recalled ahead of Friday's game against Pittsburgh if the club is accruing cap space.

St. Ivany was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday.

St. Ivany's demotion will make way for Cody Glass (concussion) to be activated off injured reserve. The blueliner has been a healthy scratch for three of the Pens' last five contests, averaging a mere 14:33 of ice time in those two appearances. Still, it was likely the fact that St. Ivany wasn't required to pass through waivers to be reassigned to the minors that factored into the Penguins' decision to send him down rather than his play on the ice.

Vlasic (back) could play during the team's six-game road trip after head coach Ryan Warsofsky told reporters Tuesday, "He's close. He practiced obviously yesterday, he'll practice tomorrow and then we'll circle back," per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Vlasic won't be an option to face the Capitals on Tuesday but looks close to getting back into action before the Sharks return home and face Utah on Dec. 14. Once the veteran blueliner does get the green light, he figures to replace Jan Rutta in the lineup, though Henry Thrun could also be in danger of being dropped.

Hamilton picked up a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Monday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.

Both points came in the second period as the Devils put the game away. After a sluggish start to the season, Hamilton has been locked in over the last six weeks or so, piling up five goals and 21 points in the last 22 contests -- including four goals and 12 points with the man advantage.

Hughes notched two assists in Monday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.

He helped set up what proved to be the game-winner by Dawson Mercer in the first period before feeding his older brother Jack Hughes for another tally in the second. It was the first multi-point performance of the season for Hughes the younger, and the 21-year-old blueliner has found his groove of late, with seven assists in the last nine contests. However, he's still looking for his first goal of 2024-25.

Brodin (upper body) was designated for injured reserve Tuesday.

Having already missed three games, Brodin's placement on IR technically only rules him out versus Vancouver on Tuesday -- though the Wild have yet to provide a specific recovery timeline for the veteran blueliner. Brodin's absence might create an opportunity for David Jiricek to make his Wild debut after being acquired from Columbus on Saturday.

Lagesson was promoted from AHL Grand Rapids on Tuesday.

Lagesson has been bouncing back and forth between the NHL and AHL this season but has yet to appear in a game for the Red Wings. With Jeff Petry (lower body) questionable against the Bruins on Tuesday, the 28-year-old Lagesson will provide some emergency depth coverage -- though it's likely he will serve as a healthy scratch with Albert Johansson taking the open spot on the blue line.

Matinpalo was elevated from AHL Belleville on Tuesday.

Matinpalo has been putting up decent numbers in the minors this season, registering two goals and four assists in 17 games for Belleville. The 26-year-old Finn will trade places with Donovan Sebrango, who was reassigned to the minors in a corresponding move. Even with his promotion, Matinpalo is far from a lock to suit up versus Detroit on Thursday.

Sebrango was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.

Sebrango will switch places with fellow blueliner Nikolas Matinpalo, who was called up in a corresponding move. With the Senators off until Thursday's clash with Detroit, it's possible the pair will once again trade places -- though Sebrango didn't appear in any games during his stint in the NHL, instead serving exclusively as a healthy scratch.