NHL Player News

Brodin (upper body) won't be an option for Saturday's tilt versus Nashville, according to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com.

Brodin is set to miss his third consecutive game. He has two goals and eight points in 19 appearances with the Wild in 2024-25. When healthy, Brodin should resume his top-four duties.

Pickering (illness) will miss Friday's tilt against Boston.

Pickering has an assist, one hit and two blocks in four outings in 2024-25. This will be Pittsburgh's second straight game without him in the lineup. When available, Pickering might serve on the third pairing.

Vaakanainen (upper body) won't be in the lineup Friday versus the Kings, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

Vaakanainen hasn't played for Anaheim since Nov. 13. He has an assist and seven blocks in five outings in 2024-25. When available, Vaakanainen might serve on the third pairing.

Bortuzzo (lower body) will be in the lineup versus Edmonton on Friday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Bortuzzo left Tuesday's game in Montreal in the second period and did not return. Bortuzzo has yet to pick up a point in nine games with Utah this season.

Kylington sustained an undisclosed injury during Wednesday's 2-1 shootout win over Vegas and won't play Friday versus the Stars, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

While the Avalanche are in Dallas, Kylington is being evaluated in Denver. The 27-year-old defenseman has a goal and an assist in eight appearances in 2024-25. When Kylington is healthy, he'll be in the mix for a spot on the third pairing.

Lamoureux will miss Friday's tilt against Edmonton on Friday with an undisclosed injury, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports.

Lamoureux was injured against the Canadiens on Tuesday. He has a goal and two assists in 15 games this season. Look for Juuso Valimaki to enter the lineup in place of Lamoureux.

Brodin (upper body) will miss Friday's tilt against Chicago, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Brodin has two goals, eight points, nine hits and 45 blocks in 19 appearances in 2024-25. This will be Minnesota's second straight game without the 31-year-old defenseman. His next opportunity to return will come Saturday versus Nashville.

Lundkvist (lower body) will return to the lineup versus the Avalanche on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Lundkvist missed three games with the injury. He'll likely return to a bottom-four role. The Stars also called up Alex Petrovic and will have him in the lineup, while Brendan Smith and Matt Dumba take turns as healthy scratches.

Oesterle was recalled from AHL Providence on Friday, according to the NHL media site.

Oesterle was sent down to the minors Thursday as the Bruins saved salary cap money with the move. He has played three games at the NHL level this season, with three hits, three blocked shots and a pair of shots on goal. Oesterle had three goals and five assists in nine AHL appearances before his recall.

Petrovic was called up from AHL Texas on Friday.

The Stars are down to six healthy defensemen with Nils Lundkvist missing the last three games with a lower-body injury, hence the recall of Petrovic. Petrovic has played one NHL game this season and did not hit the scoresheet. The 24-year-old blueliner had three goals and six assists in 14 AHL games before his recall.