NHL Player News

Faulk produced an assist in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Devils.

Faulk snapped a 15-game point drought with this assist. The 32-year-old defenseman now has six points, 46 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 31 hits and a minus-6 rating over 24 appearances. The good news is that he remains firmly in a top-four role, so he should have plenty of chances to get his season back on track now that the slump is over.

Karlsson accounted for three assists, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in 19:46 of ice time Wednesday in a 5-4 win over Vancouver.

All three of Karlsson's helpers were of the secondary variety, and one came on the man advantage. After registering just one point between Nov. 11-22 over six appearances, Karlsson has collected four total assists in back-to-back games. The Swedish blueliner is third on the team in points, and he's up to two goals, 13 assists and a minus-13 rating through 24 contests.

Severson had an assist, one shot on net and three blocks in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal.

Severson fed Zach Werenski, whose pass to the front of the net caromed in off a Montreal skate to tie the game and set up overtime. The assist was Severson's second in the last three games and upped his season total 10 points over 21 outings.

Werenski scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, blocked a shot and was whistled for seven PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal.

Werenski set up a Mathieu Olivier goal that gave Columbus a first-period lead then got a friendly bounce of a Montreal skate for the game-tying tally in the third period. In between he fought with Brendan Gallagher; it was a rare Gordie Howe hat trick for the blueliner who had four PIM over his first 20 outings. The two-point night extended the defenseman's point streak to six games, during which Werenski has four goals and eight assists. Overall, he has a team-high 22 points along with 79 shots, five hits and 33 blocks.

Whitecloud (upper body) won't play Wednesday versus the Avalanche, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Whitecloud is set to miss his second consecutive game after he got hurt in Montreal on Saturday. Kaedan Korczak remains in the lineup with Whitecloud unavailable. It's unclear if Whitecloud will be ready to return during a back-to-back with games Friday versus the Jets and Saturday against Utah.

Vaakanainen (upper body) won't play Wednesday versus the Kraken.

Vaakanainen will miss his sixth game in a row. At this point, he can be considered out indefinitely until the Ducks provide an update on the defenseman's status. Drew Helleson is likely to stay in the lineup on the third pairing during Vaakanainen's absence.

Pickering (illness) won't play Wednesday versus the Canucks.

Pickering has been gaining a foothold in the lineup, playing in four straight games. The 20-year-old will sit out at least one game, and it's unclear if he'll be ready to return versus the Bruins on Friday.

Brodin (upper body) won't play Wednesday against Buffalo.

Brodin has collected two goals, six assists, 35 shots on net and 45 blocked shots across 19 appearances this season. Consider him day-to-day ahead of Friday's matchup against Chicago. Jon Merrill will replace Brodin in Wednesday's lineup.

Stillman was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Wednesday, per the AHL transaction page.

Stillman has an assist across four appearances with Chicago in 2024-25. He hasn't played in the NHL this season, but he does have four goals, 26 points and 104 PIM across 158 career NHL outings.

Pietrangelo (upper body) will be available for Wednesday's game against Colorado.

Pietrangelo will probably return to a top-pairing role and get time on the second power-play unit after missing the last three games. He has produced two goals, 12 assists, 39 shots on net, 34 blocked shots and 16 hits across 19 appearances this season. Robert Hagg was returned to AHL Henderson on Wednesday to make room for Pietrangelo's spot in the lineup.