NHL Player News

Carrier notched an assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals.

Carrier ended a four-game slump when he helped out on a Steven Stamkos tally in the second period. The 28-year-old Carrier continues to see prominent minutes in a top-four role, averaging 20:16 of ice time while contributing five points, 11 shots on net, 14 hits, 23 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 13 outings. His fantasy utility depends on non-scoring production, particularly blocks, though he's off to a decent start in 2024-25 given the Predators' team-wide struggles.

Fehervary notched an assist, two shots on goal, four hits and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Predators.

Fehervary snapped a six-game point drought when he helped out on Alex Ovechkin's third-period tally. The 25-year-old Fehervary looks set to stay in a top-four role, albeit with a defensive focus, while Jakob Chychrun (upper body) is out. Fehervary has two helpers, nine shots on net, 31 hits, 29 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 12 appearances this season.

Roy notched an assist, three shots on goal, five hits, three blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Predators.

Roy returned from a 10-game absence due to a lower-body injury and immediately reclaimed a top-four role. He saw 20:07 of ice time on the second pairing. The 29-year-old defenseman offers modest offense, but he should be a decent source of non-scoring production, particularly blocked shots and hits, going forward.

Reilly (concussion) will be unavailable against Ottawa on Thursday after missing the game-day skate, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Considering Reilly had yet to register a point in 11 games this season, few fantasy players are likely going to be impacted by his continued absence. Still, the 31-year-old blueliner was a 20-plus point producer last year while dishing out 47 hits and 57 blocks in 59 regular-season contests. Without Reilly in the lineup, Dennis Cholowski and Grant Hutton will make up the third pairing.

Romanov (upper body) was not on the ice for Thursday's game-day skate and won't be in the lineup versus Ottawa, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Romanov's absence, along with that of Mike Reilly (concussion), will see Isaiah George continue filling a spot on the blue line -- this time alongside Noah Dobson on the top pairing. For his part, Romanov has played in just one of the Isles' last seven contests due to his upper-body concerns. If he doesn't get back in the lineup soon, Romanov could miss the 20-point threshold for the first time in three years.

Zub (concussion) will be in the lineup to face the Islanders on Thursday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Zub is set to return to the top pairing alongside Jake Sanderson after having missed the last nine games due to his concussion. Prior to getting hurt, the 29-year-old blueliner had yet to get his name on the scoresheet through three appearances while chipping in just three hits, four shots and one block. At this point, Zub may face an uphill battle to get over the 20-point threshold again this year.

Head coach Jim Montgomery said Thursday that Peeke (upper body) is considered week-to-week, Joe Haggerty of Boston Sports Journal reports.

Peeke sustained an upper-body injury Tuesday against the Maple Leafs, and it seems as though he'll be forced to miss multiple games. Mason Lohrei will likely draw into the lineup for Thursday's game against the Flames, and it's unclear when the Bruins expect Peeke to return.

Nurse logged an assist, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Nurse has four helpers over the last five games -- he's only been held off the scoresheet in Monday's shutout loss to the Devils in that span. The defenseman is up to six assists, 38 shots on net, 24 hits, 28 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 14 outings overall. If he can continue to provide fairly steady offense, Nurse should be rostered in most fantasy formats due to his category coverage.

Kulak scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

Kulak hadn't gotten on the scoresheet since his two-goal game Oct. 17 versus the Predators. The 30-year-old defenseman tied the game at 1-1 with his second-period tally. He's up to three goals, one assist, 19 shots on net, 21 blocked shots, five hits and a minus-2 rating over 14 appearances. He's exceeded 20 minutes of ice time in five of the last seven games, so it appears Kulak is gaining trust with head coach Kris Knoblauch.

Hutton had one shot on goal and one blocked shot over 13:18 of ice time in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Oilers.

Hutton drew into the lineup on short notice since Nicolas Hague (undisclosed) was a late scratch. When Hague was out late in October, Kaedan Korczak got the first look as a fill-in blueliner. Hutton is used to such a role by now -- he's filled it for the better part of his three years in Vegas, accumulating 31 points over 130 contests in that span. Injuries to other players have allowed him to play in over half the games in two of those three seasons, but Vegas has had fairly good health early in 2024-25, so Hutton's opportunities to play are limited.