NHL Player News

Struble (upper body) is slated to play Tuesday versus the Senators, Guillaume Lefrancois of La Presse reports.

Struble missed Saturday's game versus the Avalanche due to the injury, but it looks like he's good to go. He'll retake his spot in the bottom four alongside Arber Xhekaj, and Adam Engstrom is set to be a healthy scratch.

DeAngelo (illness) is expected to play against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

DeAngelo won't miss any playing time after being called a game-time decision. He has one goal, eight assists, 45 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and 12 hits in 26 appearances this season.

Raddysh (personal) has rejoined the Lightning and is on the ice for warmups ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Islanders, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.

Since Raddysh was not dealing with an injury, it's safe to assume he'll be fine to play Tuesday. The 29-year-old should be in contention for power-play minutes as well as a top-four role. He has seven points over his last three games.

Desharnais (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Max Miller of NHL.com on Tuesday.

Desharnais has missed the last three games, and the Sharks moved him to injured reserve before Monday's 6-3 win over Utah. He has generated two assists, 12 shots on goal, 34 blocked shots and 28 hits across 20 appearances this season.

Montour (undisclosed) is day-to-day ahead of Thursday's game against Edmonton, according to Emerald City Hockey on Tuesday.

Head coach Lane Lambert expects Montour to play against the Oilers, but the 31-year-old defenseman missed his second straight practice Tuesday. Montour also didn't participate in Monday's session after he aggravated something. The Kraken called it a "team decision" to keep him off the ice. He has registered five goals, 13 points, 52 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and 21 hits across 20 appearances this season.

Mateychuk scored a power-play goal and blocked two shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Devils.

Mateychuk has two goals and an assist over his last five games. This goal was his first career power-play point, though he hasn't seen consistent usage with the man advantage this season since Zach Werenski sees a lot of time in that role. Mateychuk is up to six goals, 10 points, 26 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 25 appearances. He's worth consideration in deeper fantasy formats based on what he's already done, and his offense could grow into something with more widespread appeal.

Simashev was assigned to AHL Tucson on Tuesday.

Utah also recalled Daniil But and placed Kevin Rooney on waivers during Tuesday's roster shuffle. Simashev has one assist, 23 shots on goal, 26 blocked shots and eight hits in 24 NHL appearances this season. He should receive a starring role in the AHL before a potential call-up to the Mammoth later in the year.

Kesselring (lower body) will not travel with the Sabres for their impending six-game road trip, per Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic on Tuesday.

While the team is on the road, Kesselring will continue to rehab back in Buffalo. The right-shot blueliner has missed eight games in a row and hasn't suited up since Nov. 15 in Detroit. Buffalo's next home matchup isn't until Dec. 18 versus Philadelphia, so unless Kesselring joins the team at some point out west, he'll continue to miss a considerable amount of game action.

Mintyukov scored a goal on three shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

Mintyukov has three points over his last three games. He's played well enough to allow the Ducks to use seven defensemen, which also gave Ian Moore a chance to play Monday. Those two blueliners have been competing for one spot this year, but there could be room for both of them if head coach Joel Quenneville is open to sticking with seven blueliners. Mintyukov is up to six points, 20 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 23 appearances this season.

Byram netted a goal, recorded two shots and had three blocks in Monday's 5-1 win over the Jets.

Just 15 seconds after Jason Zucker scored the Sabres' first goal of the night, Byram found the back of the net to give Buffalo a 2-0 lead. With the twine finder, the 24-year-old defenseman is up to five goals, 12 points, 38 shots on goal and 31 blocks through 26 games this year. He's tied with Mattias Samuelsson for the second-most points from Buffalo's blue line this season. Byram is trending upwards offensively with seven points in his last 11 games. He also has 22 shots on goal and 11 blocks in that stretch, proving he can hold his own in category-based fantasy leagues. Byram should remain heavily involved for Buffalo in all situations, making him a decent option in deep fantasy leagues.