NHL Player News

Bouchard scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Stars.

Bouchard has two goals and nine assists over his last nine games, and this was the first time in that span he's taken a minus rating (minus-1). The 26-year-old defenseman's improved offense lately hasn't made up for the team's struggling play overall. Bouchard is at four goals, 21 points, 68 shots on net, 32 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 25 appearances.

Kolyachonok notched an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Oilers.

Kolyachonok helped out on a Justin Hryckowian tally in the third period. Through four contests, Kolyachonok has a helper, four shots on net, one hit, one blocked shot and a minus-1 rating. The 24-year-old is filling in on the third pairing while the Stars are missing Thomas Harley (lower body), Nils Lundkvist (lower body) and Ilya Lyubushkin (undisclosed).

Miller (undisclosed) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice after getting banged up in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Buffalo, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

It's unclear if Miller will be available to play against the Rangers on Wednesday, but head coach Rod Brind'Amour is hopeful that the 25-year-old defender will be in the lineup. Miller has accounted for two goals, 10 points, 34 shots on net, 15 blocked shots and 23 hits across 16 appearances this season.

Josi logged an assist, six shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Panthers.

Josi missed 12 games due to an upper-body injury. He's since reclaimed his spots on the top power-play unit and first pairing at even strength, which should allow him to be a steady contributor on offense even on a low-scoring team. He's at six points, 29 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 10 appearances this season.

Blankenburg scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Panthers.

Blankenburg opened November on a five-game point streak, then followed it with four scoreless outings before his goal Monday. The 27-year-old defenseman has at least solidified his place in the lineup on the third pairing, fending off Justin Barron for playing time this month. Blankenburg is up to two goals, seven points, 21 shots on net, 13 hits, nine blocked shots and a minus-8 rating over 12 appearances this season.

Balinskis notched two assists, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 8-3 win over the Predators.

Balinskis has earned all four of his helpers on the year over the last four games. The 29-year-old defenseman's momentum should help him stay in the lineup over Donovan Sebrango for a while. Balinskis has added eight shots on net, 20 hits, 11 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in 13 appearances this season.

Forsling scored a goal, added an assist and went plus-3 in Monday's 8-3 win over the Predators.

Forsling's goal at 1:24 of the second period chased Juuse Saros from the game. The 29-year-old Forsling picked up just his second multi-point effort of the campaign, but he's earned six points over his last seven outings while adding a plus-6 rating in that span. Overall, the Swedish blueliner is up to 12 points, 29 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 18 hits and a plus-8 rating through 22 contests.

Parayko logged an assist and three blocked shots in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

Parayko snapped a nine-game slump with the helper. The 32-year-old defenseman has maintained his top-four role this season and is averaging 23:21 of ice time, but he's fallen short of the pace he set last year. He's at seven helpers in 23 contests while adding 56 blocked shots, 19 hits, 26 shots on goal and a minus-4 rating, and he's yet to tickle the twine in 2025-26 after potting 16 goals and earning 36 points in 64 regular-season appearances a year ago.

Edmundson notched two assists, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Senators.

Edmundson ended his five-game point drought with the pair of helpers, one of which came on Brandt Clarke's power-play tally. This was Edmundson's third multi-point effort of the season. That's not a lot overall, but it's notable for the 32-year-old defenseman, who typically doesn't add much offense. He's up one goal, 10 points, 32 shots on net, 27 hits, 27 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 23 appearances this season.

Clarke scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Monday's 2-1 win over the Senators.

Clarke ended a four-game point drought with his third-period tally, which stood as the game-winner. The 22-year-old defenseman is seeing steadier ice time in the absence of Drew Doughty (lower body), though the Kings' five-forward first power-play unit hasn't allowed Clarke to see more usage with the man advantage. For the season, Clarke has three goals, 10 points, 45 shots on net, 26 blocked shots, 14 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 23 outings.