NHL Player News

Carrier (upper body) will return to action against the Bruins on Tuesday, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.

Carrier draws back into the lineup after missing three straight contests due to his upper-body issue. Prior to getting hurt, the blueliner was stuck in both a 22-game goal drought and had been held off the scoresheet for nine consecutive outings. As such, fantasy players probably shouldn't be banking on Carrier offering much in the way of fantasy value moving forward.

Chabot (lower body) won't play Tuesday against Minnesota, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

Chabot will miss his third straight contest. He has picked up eight goals, 28 points, 99 shots on net and 79 blocked shots in 44 appearances this season. Per TSN 1200, Chabot has resumed skating, and the Senators hope the 27-year-old defender will be ready to return soon.

Sandin (lower body) will play Tuesday against the Sabres, Joe Yerdon of Bleacher Report reports.

Sandin is expected to return to a second-pairing role and a spot on the No. 2 power-play unit following his one-game absence. He's picked up 23 points while averaging 21:21 of ice time through 64 contests this campaign.

Rifai was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Tuesday.

Rifai was a healthy scratch for Monday's win over Florida after being promoted to the big club earlier in the day. He's gone pointless through two top-level appearances this year.

Christiansen was sent to AHL Cleveland on Tuesday.

Christiansen has recorded two assists and 15 hits in 12 games with the big club this season. The 24-year-old has logged just 44 contests in the NHL across three campaigns.

Karlsson failed to register a shot in Monday's 5-2 win over the Rangers, extending his goal drought to 18 games.

Karlsson is also pointless in his last seven outings. During that scoring slump, he's generated 20 shots, eight blocks and two hits while averaging 23:41 of ice time. Despite the lack of offensive production, the veteran blueliner continues to see time with the No. 1 power-play unit ahead of Kris Letang.

Joseph recorded an assist in Monday's 5-2 upset of the Rangers.

Joseph seems to have found his offensive upside of late with one goal and three assists in his last six outings while averaging 18:26 of ice time. The 24-year-old blueliner won't be matching his 2022-23 point total (21) but is just one shy of reaching the 10-point threshold this season.

Ekholm scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.

Ekholm has four multi-point efforts over his last eight games, earning four goals and nine assists in that span. The 33-year-old defenseman is among the top blueliners in the league for scoring over the last month. That surge has him up to nine goals, 41 points, 157 shots on net, 125 hits, 87 blocked shots and a plus-41 rating through 71 contests overall. Ekholm's a worthy addition to any fantasy roster in need of all-around steady play down the stretch.

Vlasic logged an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.

Vlasic has two helpers over his last three contests following a six-game dry spell on offense. The veteran defenseman is not a consistent source of points, especially while filling a bottom-four role for the Sharks. He's at 12 points, 59 shots on net, 94 blocked shots and a minus-20 rating through 49 appearances this season.

Dunn picked up an assist, fired two shots on goal and blocked three shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Dunn helped out on Jared McCann's empty-netter in the third period. This was Dunn's first game since March 4 -- he missed 12 contests due to an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old defenseman should see top-pairing minutes and plenty of power-play time to close out the campaign. He has 46 points, 120 shots on net, 63 blocked shots, 58 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 58 appearances this season.