NHL Player News

Sergachev notched an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.

Traded from the Lightning to Utah at the draft, Sergachev is poised to be the new franchise's leader on the blue line. The 26-year-old defenseman saw a team-high 23:52 of ice time Tuesday, and he was able to contribute an assist when Barrett Hayton tipped in his shot. Sergachev was limited to 19 points, 70 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating over 34 games in 2023-24, but his struggles can be attributed to missing 48 of the last 49 regular-season contests due to two separate lower-body injuries. When healthy, Sergachev has flashed 60-point potential and also contributed plenty of hits and blocked shots.

Dunn opened the scoring Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to the Blues when he stuffed in a rebound 27 seconds into the second period.

Jordan Binnington stopped his shot from the right face-off circle early in the second, but Dunn followed the play and jammed in his own rebound from the top of the crease. He is coming off 46 points (11 goals) in 59 games in 2023-24 and 64 (14 goals) in 81 contests the year before. Both totals put Dunn near the top of the team scoring list in each of those two seasons.

Broberg got a goal in a 3-2 win over the Kraken on Tuesday. It was his debut with the Blues.

Broberg's goal knotted the game 2-2 at 15:17 of the middle frame with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle that fooled Philipp Grubauer glove side. And in an ironic twist, fellow offer-sheet teammate Dylan Holloway got an assist. Broberg has a chance in St. Louis to become the NHL regular he never was in Edmonton. His best play came in the Oilers' recent run to the Stanley Cup Finals when he put up two goals and three points in 10 playoff games.

Boqvist (face) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Bruins after taking a puck to the face.

Boqvist was hit by a clearing attempt in the first period and was unable to return. The 24-year-old defenseman has a lengthy injury history, having never played in more than 52 games in a season. Boqvist was set to fill a spot on the No. 1 power-play unit, but Aaron Ekblad will likely take over that role during Boqvist's absence.

Krug (ankle) was moved to long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per PuckPedia.

After having ankle surgery in September to address pre-arthritic changes, Krug won't play during the 2024-25 campaign. Moving him to LTIR allows the Blues to exceed the salary cap by $6.03 million, according to PuckPedia. In Krug's absence, Justin Faulk will have increased roles this season, including more power-play time.

Harpur was reassigned to AHL Hartford on Tuesday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.

Harpur notched one goal and two assists in seven outings with the Rangers' top minor-league affiliate in 2023-24. He will probably spend most, if not all, of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL.

Guhle (abdomen) practiced Tuesday and will play Wednesday against Toronto on Opening Night, per Kenzie Lalonde of TSN.

After having surgery Sept. 18 to remove his appendix, Guhle played in Montreal's preseason finale against Ottawa on Saturday. He compiled six goals, 22 points, 95 shots on net, 178 blocked shots and 116 hits in 70 contests during the 2023-24 regular season. The 22-year-old blueliner will log plenty of ice time this campaign on Montreal's top pairing.

Middleton (bruise) took part in Monday's practice session, John Shipley of The Pioneer Press reports.

Middleton looks to be on track to play in the season opener against the Jackets on Thursday. If the defenseman does suffer a setback in his recovery, Declan Chisholm would likely see the biggest uptick in ice time while Jon Merrill would move into a third-pairing role. Offensively, Middleton remains somewhat limited even after his career-best 2023-24 in which he posted seven goals and 18 helpers.

Friedman was placed on waivers by Vancouver on Tuesday.

Friedman will be reassigned to AHL Abbotsford assuming he clears waivers. Even if the blueliner was kept on the roster, it would likely be as the seventh or eighth defenseman with the veteran serving primarily as a healthy scratch. If there is an injury in the future, Friedman should be atop the list of potential call-ups, though he shouldn't be expected to offer much in the way of fantasy value even at the NHL level.

Struble (upper body) won't play in Wednesday's regular-season opener against Toronto.

It's unclear when Struble picked up the injury, but he should be considered day-to-day for now. Struble's next chance to draw into the lineup will be Thursday against the Bruins. The 23-year-old produced 10 points in 56 regular-season contests in 2023-24.