NHL Player News

Luneau scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Sabres.

Luneau has two goals and three helpers during his three-game point streak. The 22-year-old defenseman continues to regularly see top-four minutes as well as some power-play time as he sets on the path to being a full-time NHLer. He's earned seven points, 14 shots on net, 18 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 13 appearances this season.

Dahlin logged two assists (one on the power play), fired four shots on net, added two hits and went plus-3 in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Ducks.

Dahlin has three helpers over his last three contests. The star defenseman is up to seven points (three on the power play) through 10 outings this season. He's added 32 shots on net, 18 hits, 15 blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-3 rating to showcase his multi-category upside in fantasy.

Pionk scored twice on four shots in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay. He added four hits and one block.

The goals came in his 600th NHL game. Pionk has nine points, including three goals, 27 hits and 28 shots in 13 games this season. He has stepped into the minutes and role of the sidelined Josh Morrissey (wrist), who will be off the ice for at least another week. Roll Pionk until Morrissey returns.

Josi notched three assists, including one on the power play, and fired six shots on net in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Capitals.

This was Josi's second three-helper performance in the last three games. The defenseman is piling up apples early in the season with 14 assists and a goal across 13 contests. He's added 35 shots on net, 20 blocked shots, 12 PIM, six hits and a plus-4 rating. The 36-year-old looks to be in vintage form as the Predators continues to thrive on the power play -- they're converting at a 31.8 percent clip, good for third in the league through Thursday's action.

Carlson scored a goal Thursday in a 6-4 win against the Jets.

It was Carlson's fourth goal of the season, but just his sixth point. He has one power-play goal this season. Carlson was brought in to run the Bolts power play, but the unit is struggling at 26th in the NHL in terms of efficiency. And Carlson is on his slowest point pace since 2013-14. Yikes. He'll pick things up when the team picks things up, but the Bolts need something to inject some life into that man advantage, and fast.

St. Ivany produced two assists and two hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Predators.

St. Ivany is looking like a good waiver claim for the Capitals. He's earned four assists over two outings with his new team after being held off the scoresheet in four games with the Jets to begin the year. The defenseman has a total of two shots on net, eight hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over six outings, so he could offer a little physicality in a third-pairing role. He'll get at least a month to prove himself while Vincent Desharnais (appendectomy) is sidelined.

Hutson scored twice and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Predators.

Hutson showed the value in his shot in this contest. He picked a corner on his first goal and then tallied again in the second period to put the Capitals ahead 3-2. This was his first career multi-goal game and the first multi-point effort of his campaign. Hutson has four goals, three helpers, 25 shots on net, 12 hits, eight blocked shots, eight PIM and a plus-4 rating across 12 appearances this season.

Clarke (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Senators.

Clarke was ruled out for the remainder of the game early in the third period. The 23-year-old defenseman's exit may at least partially be cautionary after the tenor of the game turned contentious. Clarke will be day-to-day leading into Saturday's contest versus the Sabres.

Pulock (upper body) won't finish Thursday's game versus the Wild.

Pulock was injured early in the first period. The 32-year-old defenseman can be considered day-to-day for now until the Islanders provide more information. If Pulock misses time, Matt Kessel will likely draw back into the lineup.

Spurgeon (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Spurgeon's move to IR cleared the roster spot for the Wild to acquire Cameron Crotty off waivers from the Senators. The Wild have dealt with a number of injured on the blue line this season. Spurgeon is considered week-to-week and won't be eligible to return until Tuesday's game versus the Flyers at the earliest, though it sounds like his absence will stretch beyond that.