NHL Player News

Del Gaizo was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Thursday.

Del Gaizo has three assists in nine games with Nashville this season. He's also provided eight goals and 32 points across 51 outings with Milwaukee.

Moverare was reassigned to AHL Ontario on Thursday.

Moverare had been playing regularly with the Kings preferring seven-defensemen lineups, but the team switched back to a traditional six-defensemen setup Thursday against Edmonton. He has no points in his last eight NHL appearances.

Girard (illness) is expected to play Thursday versus the Rangers, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Girard was considered questionable as of Wednesday, but he's apparently healthy enough to go. He has three helpers over 11 contests in March while playing in a top-four role.

Zaitsev sustained an undisclosed injury during Thursday's tilt against Ottawa and will miss the remainder of the contest, per Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.

Zaitsev logged just 6:15 of ice time before exiting the game. If he can't play Saturday versus Philadelphia, then Jarred Tinordi might draw back into the lineup.

Pietrangelo (illness) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Jets, Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas reports.

Pietrangelo isn't on the Golden Knights' road trip, so it's looking doubtful he'll play Saturday in Minnesota as well. The 34-year-old will miss his sixth game in a row Thursday. Ben Hutton continues to occupy a third-pairing role in Pietrangelo's absence.

Kylington (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus the Blues, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

Kylington was considered a game-time decision, but he won't suit up. Joel Hanley will move into a top-four role while Nikita Okhotyuk will enter the lineup to cover for Kylington's absence. The Flames' next game is Saturday versus the Kings.

Krug (illness) is set to play Thursday versus Calgary, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Although Krug was a game-time decision, the defenseman will avoid missing any playing time due to the illness. He has three goals and 34 points in 71 outings this campaign.

Liljegren (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Capitals.

Liljegren saw 22:28 of ice time Tuesday versus the Devils, so it's unclear when he was injured. Mark Giordano (concussion) was activated from long-term injured reserve and will enter the lineup in place of Liljegren, while Conor Timmins is likely to see increased power-play duties.

Giordano was activated off long-term injured reserve and will play Thursday versus Washington, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Giordano has a goal, seven points, 33 PIM, 42 hits and 76 blocks in 38 outings in 2023-24. His return to the lineup coincidentally corresponds with Timothy Liljegren exiting due to an upper-body injury.

Dunn (upper body) wore a non-contact jersey during Thursday's practice and is consequently expected to miss the evening's game against Anaheim, per Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.

Dunn, who was last in the lineup March 4, has 11 goals and 45 points in 57 outings in 2023-24. The 27-year-old defenseman should resume his role as a top-four defenseman once he recovers.