NHL Player News

Gostisbehere (lower body) is slated to miss Saturday's game against Ottawa, per Peter Dewar of the Hurricanes' official site.

Gostisbehere remains day-to-day and will sit out his fifth straight game. He has produced six goals, 32 points, 73 shots on net and 42 blocked shots across 35 appearances this season. With Carolina's next game scheduled for Thursday against Utah, Gostisbehere has some additional time to recover.

Buffalo obtained Bayreuther from Carolina on Saturday in exchange for Viktor Neuchev.

Bayreuther has four goals and 13 points in 33 minor-league appearances this season. After starting the season with AHL Chicago, he will report to Rochester following the trade. The 31-year-old blueliner has five goals and 28 points in 122 career NHL regular-season outings, but it's unclear if he will get a chance to see any action with the Sabres this campaign.

Doughty (illness) is set to play Saturday in St. Louis, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider.

Doughty missed Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Rangers. He has three goals and 13 points in 41 outings in 2025-26. Jacob Moverare will likely be a healthy scratch against St. Louis due to Doughty's return.

Andrae posted an assist and two PIM in Friday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.

Andrae ended a 13-game point drought with the helper. The 23-year-old defenseman's ice time has slipped with a move to the third pairing, though that's more of a product of the Flyers missing just Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) on the blue line. Andrae is at 11 points, 26 shots on net, 44 hits, 39 blocked shots, 16 PIM and a plus-12 rating through 39 contests this season, so fantasy managers can afford to wait and see if his game grows some more.

Fehervary logged two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Fehervary has earned seven assists over 12 outings in January, making this his most productive month of the campaign. That also gives him some appeal as a physical defenseman in certain fantasy formats. For the season, the 26-year-old has three goals, 19 points, 56 shots on net, 60 hits, 104 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a plus-15 rating over 52 appearances.

Petrovic was scratched for the fourth time in nine games in Friday's 3-2 win over the Blues.

Petrovic played regularly for much of the first half of the season, but he's in a 17-game point drought currently. The 33-year-old defenseman's slump also coincides with the Stars getting healthier on the blue line -- they're missing only Lian Bichsel (lower body) at this time, though Ilya Lyubushkin is battling a lower-body injury sustained in Friday's contest. That could open the door for Petrovic again. He'll look to add to his totals of nine points, 50 shots on net, 77 hits, 67 blocked shots and 47 PIM through 46 appearances when he gets his next chance to play.

Wilsby (lower body) will return to the lineup against Utah on Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

Following a four-game absence, Wilsby will replace Nicolas Hague (lower body) in Saturday's lineup. The 25-year-old Wilsby has one goal, six assists, 33 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and 14 hits in 36 appearances this season.

Hague will miss Saturday's clash versus Utah and is considered week-to-week at this time.

Hague is likely out until after the Olympic break, as Nashville doesn't play from Feb. 6-25. Hague has two goals, nine assists, 54 hits and 37 blocked shots over 41 contests this season. Adam Wilsby will enter the lineup in place of Hague.

Bogosian (lower body) isn't ready to return to the lineup yet, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic on Saturday.

Bogosian remains on injured reserve and will miss his ninth straight game. He has provided one goal, three assists, 20 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and 20 hits across 23 appearances this season. It's unclear when he will be ready to return, but he appears to be getting close.

Makar scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Flyers.

Makar remains one of the most productive blueliners in the NHL, so by now, fantasy managers should be used to seeing him finding ways to crack the scoresheet on a steady basis. Makar has recorded 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in 10 games in January while also adding 19 shots on goal, seven hits and 16 blocked shots, so he's bringing the effort on both ends of the ice.