NHL Player News

Spence scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Wild.

Spence's tally stretched the Kings' lead to 5-0 in the second period. The 23-year-old defenseman has earned four points over his last six contests, though he's seen limited ice time as the Kings have favored deploying seven blueliners. Spence is at least getting power-play time -- he's earned five of his 20 points this season with the man advantage while adding 67 shots on net, 54 hits, 47 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 58 outings.

Roy scored a goal, blocked three shots, went plus-3 and added 10 PIM in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Wild.

Roy's goal early in the second period was a back-breaker for a Wild team that couldn't get any bounces to go its way. The goal was Roy's first since Feb. 17, though he has earned five points over 10 contests in March. The 29-year-old blueliner can be a solid depth option in fantasy when he makes semi-regular contributions on offense. For the season, he has four goals, 22 points, 118 shots on net, 139 hits, 167 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-19 rating through 68 appearances.

Gostisbehere has an active six-game point streak comprised of a goal and five assists.

The Red Wings have just two wins through Gostisbehere's hot streak, but the puck-moving defenseman is setting up goals with aplomb. Ghost has 36 helpers, including 25 on the power play, as a nice complement to 10 goals through 68 games. The Wings utilize him on the third defensive pair, though he's still averaging 19:04 of ice time with 3:26 of that taking place on the man advantage. It will be interesting to see what's next for Gostisbehere since he's cashing out the balance of a one-year, $4.25 million deal with Detroit and set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Lundkvist (face) needed stitches after exiting Wednesday's game versus the Coyotes in the third period, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Lundkvist was impressive over 14:14 of ice time against Arizona with two assists, four shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots prior to his injury. The 23-year-old was in the lineup because Jani Hakanpaa (lower body) was unable to play Wednesday. Lundkvist has had trouble getting in the lineup, but it appears he's avoided a more serious injury. He should be considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's game versus the Penguins.

Attard registered an assist during Tuesday's victory over Toronto.

It was the first point of the season for Attard. He has spent the bulk of the year with AHL Lehigh Valley. The 25-year-old has appeared in six games for Philadelphia this season, posting four PIM and 15 hits.

Sanheim lit the lamp during Tuesday's win against the Maple Leafs.

Sanheim has two points in his past three contests and continues to log heavy minutes on the Flyers' blue line, averaging 23:48 per game. He has a career-high 40 points through 68 games this season.

York collected an assist during Tuesday's win over Toronto.

York has been picking up on offense lately, tallying five assists in his past four games. The 23-year-old blueliner continues to build upon his career-high nine goals, 19 assists, and 28 points.

Brodin (lower body) won't play Wednesday versus the Kings or Saturday versus the Blues, but a specific timeline for his return won't be established until the Wild return home from their road trip, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Brodin suffered the injury versus the Ducks on Tuesday. The Wild have a fairly light schedule over the next week, but without specific details, it's unclear if that will help him miss minimal time. After Saturday, the Wild are off until Thursday versus the Sharks.

Pietrangelo (illness) will be a game-time decision ahead of Thursday's clash with the Kraken, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Pietrangelo was sidelined versus Tampa Bay on Tuesday due to an illness. In his last 15 outings, the veteran blueliner has racked up two goals on 28 shots, seven assists and 46 blocks while averaging 22:40 of ice time. Ben Hutton will likely be relegated to the press box if Pietrangelo returns to action.

Pionk missed Wednesday's practice due to an illness, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press. The defenseman is questionable for Thursday's game versus New Jersey.

Pionk has five goals, 25 points, 53 PIM and 187 hits in 68 outings in 2023-24. If he can't play Thursday, then Colin Miller, who has spent the past three games as a healthy scratch, might serve on the second pairing alongside Brenden Dillon.