NHL Player News

Zub (lower body) will be back in the lineup versus Arizona on Friday, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

Zub has missed the last three games and will replace Travis Hamonic (undisclosed) on the third pairing. Zub has three goals and 20 points - all at even-strength -- in 44 games this season.

Hamonic (undisclosed) will be out of action week-to-week, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports Thursday.

Hamonic was injured Tuesday in Nashville. The defenseman will be replaced by Artem Zub, who will return to the lineup after missing three games with a lower-body injury. Hamonic has only two goals and six points in 47 games this season.

Liljegren (undisclosed) will likely miss Thursday's tilt versus Arizona, per David Alter of The Hockey News.

Liljegren skated an hour before the Maple Leafs' practice Thursday, but he was not on the ice with the regulars once the morning skate began. He missed Tuesday's game versus Vegas. Liljegren has two goals and 16 points in 40 games this season. Look for Mark Giordano to remain in the lineup and take Liljegren's spot on the third pairing against the Coyotes.

Attard was recalled from AHL Lehigh Valley on Thursday.

Attard has spent all season in the AHL, where he's picked up 10 goals and 25 points in 46 games. He will replace Jamie Drysdale (upper body), who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, on the Flyers' roster. Attard has 17 career NHL games under his belt, playing 15 times in the 2021-22 season and twice last year. He will likely be the seventh defenseman, although he could play if the Flyers use Egor Zamula up front.

Krug logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and four blocked shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Oilers.

Krug had gone without a point in the last three games, but he snapped the mini-slump quickly by setting up Robert Thomas' tally early in the first period. Krug has a goal and nine helpers over 10 outings in February, which is great progress after a lackluster first half of the campaign. He's up to 30 points (10 on the power play), 126 shots on net, 79 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating over 59 contests overall.

Ekholm notched an assist and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.

Ekholm handled the puck in the neutral zone and dropped it off for Connor McDavid, who did the rest for the game-winning goal at 4:34 of overtime. This was Ekholm's sixth assist over the last seven games. The 33-year-old defenseman has added steadier offense to his usual stalwart defense lately. Overall, he's produced 25 points, 114 shots on net, 106 hits, 69 blocked shots, 35 PIM and a plus-22 rating through 56 contests.

Bouchard logged an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.

Bouchard has four points over the last three games. He's racked up 14 points over 12 outings in February, including six power-play points in that span. The 24-year-old defenseman continues to take his offense to new heights while playing in a top-four role. For the season, he has 15 goals, 42 assists, 152 shots on net, 81 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a plus-14 rating over 57 appearances.

Schneider notched four blocked shots and one hit to go with a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.

Schneider has just three assists in his last 17 games, and his last goal came Dec. 27 against Washington, so offense hasn't been the young blueliner's calling card of late. Despite the modest production, the 22-year-old Schneider continues to fill an important role on the third pairing for the first-place Rangers by blocking shots and clearing the crease.

Miller had an assist, two shots and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.

Miller got the secondary helper on Artemi Panarin's empty-netter, which capped the scoring. The helper was Miller's third in his last five games, but he hasn't posted a multi-point game or scored a goal since a two-goal, three-point offensive outburst against the Capitals on Dec. 27. Miller occasionally shows flashes of brilliance offensively, but his lack of a signature performance over the last two months is due in part to lack of opportunities on the power play -- all but one of Miller's 23 points this season have come at even strength, and the other was scored shorthanded.

Trouba had an assist, three shots, two blocked shots, one hit and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.

Trouba showed off his two-way ability Wednesday, even though the physical blueliner's hit total was lighter than usual. His helper came on the second of New York's empty-netters, as Trouba moved the puck to Artemi Panarin, who lifted the puck into the vacated net from the Rangers' blue line to round out the scoring. Asked to play more of a stay-at-home role in New York, Trouba has come nowhere near his 2018-19 career high of 50 points with the Jets since joining the Rangers, and he's at 21 points through 58 games in 2023-24.