NHL Player News

Carrier (undisclosed) will rest for Monday's season finale against Pittsburgh.

Carrier left Saturday's game against Columbus for precautionary reasons and it sounds like he's healthy. The 27-year-old blueliner should be back in the lineup for the postseason. He finishes the 2023-24 campaign with four goals, 20 points and 137 blocked shots in 73 games.

Dobson (upper body) won't play Monday against New Jersey, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Dobson will miss his second straight contest. He has amassed 10 goals, 70 points, 174 shots on net, 180 blocked shots and 84 hits in 79 appearances this season. Dobson's next chance to play will be Wednesday's regular-season finale against Pittsburgh.

MacDonald (undisclosed) will miss the final two games of the 2023-24 season, according to Max Miller of The Hockey News.

MacDonald wasn't able to play Saturday against Minnesota after getting injured in Thursday's 3-1 win over Seattle. He will conclude the campaign with seven goals, nine points, 49 shots on net and 40 hits in 34 appearances.

Rutta (undisclosed) will miss the final two games of the regular season, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

Rutta will finish 2023-24 with five goals, 19 points, 69 shots on net, 110 blocked shots and 69 hits in 69 games. He still has one more season left on his three-year, $8.25 million contract.

Edmundson (undisclosed) will be re-evaluated ahead of a matchup with Florida on Tuesday. Head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters, "We'll see where he's at tomorrow just to be sure, but practice today was a positive sign for him," per Mark Masters of TSN.

Edmundson has played in just one of Toronto's last 10 outings due to various injury concerns but seems to be nearing a return to action. Considering the defenseman has just six points in 44 contests, few fantasy managers should be banking on Edmundson producing offensively.

Ekman-Larsson (upper body) is considered day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's game versus Toronto, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Ekman-Larsson could avoid missing any game action after having been forced to leave Saturday's meeting with the Sabres after just 3:04 of ice time. The blueliner hasn't scored a goal since Jan. 27 versus the Islanders, a stretch of 31 games that has seen him register just seven assists with a plus-14 rating and 43 shots on goal.

Del Mastro was reassigned to AHL Rockford on Monday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Del Mastro has logged two games with the Blackhawks this season in which he failed to register a point while earning a lone hit while averaging 18:35 of ice time. With the youngster headed back to the minors, Nikita Zaitsev or Jaycob Megna figures to rejoin the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Golden Knights.

Fleury (undisclosed) is on the ice for practice in a non-contact jersey Monday, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports, and head coach Jon Cooper is hopeful the defenseman will be available for the start of the playoffs, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Fleury will miss the final two games of the regular season, but his presence at practice Monday, albeit in a limited capacity, suggests he could be ready to rock once postseason play gets underway. The 27-year-old has picked up five points while averaging 16:07 of ice time per game through 24 contests as a rotational, bottom-pairing option for Tampa Bay this season.

Manson recorded an assist in Sunday's 4-3 overtime defeat to Vegas.

Manson continues to struggle to find the back of the net, as his goal drought has reached 15 games. During his slump, the veteran blueliner has generated four assists, 32 shots and 25 PIM. Given his limited offensive contributions, Manson is unlikely to offer much in the way of fantasy value in postseason contests.

Whitecloud notched an assist and two hits in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Avalanche.

Whitecloud has six helpers over his last nine contests. The third-pairing defenseman remains in a limited role, but he's chipping in solid offense. For the season, he's at 14 points, 50 shots on net, 123 hits, 102 blocked shots, 32 PIM and a minus-3 rating through a 59 appearances. He'll set a career high in games played if he suits up for one of the Golden Knights' last two contests.