NHL Player News

Dermott (lower body) won't be in the lineup Saturday against Carolina.

Dermott has registered three points, 27 shots on goal, 42 blocked shots and 27 hits in 32 games this season. Victor Soderstrom will replace Dermott in Saturday's lineup.

Lindgren (upper body) will be a game-time decision Saturday against Ottawa, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

Lindgren was injured early in Friday's 5-2 loss to Vegas. He has compiled seven points, 45 shots on goal, 60 blocked shots and 54 hits in 47 games this season. If Lindgren can't play, Connor Mackey and Zac Jones could suit up in Saturday's contest because of Jacob Trouba's (suspension) absence.

Hamonic (upper body) isn't expected to play against the Rangers on Saturday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Hamonic also missed Ottawa's previous two games. He has two goals, five points, 38 PIM, 42 hits and 69 blocks in 40 outings in 2023-24. Hamonic will likely serve on the third pairing when he's able to return.

Trouba received a two-game suspension Saturday for elbowing Vegas' Pavel Dorofeyev during Friday's game.

The late second-period incident resulted in Dorofeyev exiting the contest with an injury. Trouba will be eligible to return Feb. 7 against Tampa Bay. He has three goals, 19 points, 39 PIM, 112 hits and 142 blocks in 48 outings in 2023-24. With Trouba unavailable, Connor Mackey might draw into the lineup versus Ottawa after being recalled from AHL Hartford on Saturday.

Mackey was called up from AHL Hartford on Saturday.

Mackey has two goals, eight points and 47 PIM in 28 contests with Hartford in 2023-24. Although he hasn't made his Rangers debut yet, Mackey's recorded four goals, 11 points and 70 PIM in 39 career NHL games.

MacDonald (lower body) won't be activated from IR for Saturday's game versus Buffalo, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

It'll be the 15th game MacDonald's missed since he was placed on injured reserve Dec. 27. The 30-year-old blueliner has six goals and seven points in 17 contests this season. MacDonald's next chance to suit up will come Tuesday against the Kraken.

Boqvist (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Boqvist was hit by a puck when he was on the bench in Thursday's 5-2 win over Calgary. He won't be eligible to return until at least Feb. 10 against Tampa Bay. Boqvist has seven assists, 23 shots on goal and 27 blocked shots in 20 outings this season. Andrew Peeke or Nick Blankenburg, who was recalled from AHL Cleveland in a corresponding move, could see playing time in Boqvist's absence over the next three contests.

Blankenburg was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Blankenburg had an assist in his lone game with the Monsters after being sent down to the minors last Sunday. He has 11 hits and 12 blocked shots in six games at the NHL level this season. In a corresponding move, Columbus placed Adam Boqvist (upper body) on injured reserve.

Thrun (shoulder) was added to injured reserve Saturday, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

Thrun suffered an apparent shoulder injury in Tuesday's win over the Rangers. The 22-year-old blueliner will now be sidelined until the Sharks return from the All-Star break on Feb. 14. Thrun has a goal and two assists through 23 games in his rookie campaign. Ty Emberson (upper body) was officially activated from IR in a corresponding move.

Pachal has played in just four games since the start of December.

Pachal remains a stalwart among the healthy scratches for Vegas, which is still missing Shea Theodore (upper body), Ben Hutton (undisclosed), Daniil Miromanov (undisclosed) and Tobias Bjornfot (undisclosed) from the blue line. Once a couple of those defensemen return, Pachal will likely be waived, though he may stay on the roster longer than waivers-exempt Kaedan Korczak.