NHL Player News

Del Gaizo was loaned to AHL Laval on Tuesday.

Del Gaizo was recalled from the minors Monday, so his stint with the big club didn't last long. The 2019 fourth-round pick has yet to appear in a game with the Canadiens this season. It's possible he's promoted again soon due to the team now having only six healthy blueliners on the roster, unless Montreal is interested in recalling someone else to fill a depth role.

St. Ivany (lower body) took the ice Tuesday in a non-contact sweater, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

St. Ivany was injured during the preseason and was given a six-week recovery timeline. At this point, once the 26-year-old blueliner is cleared to play, he will likely be reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in order to get his legs back under him. Barring some significant changes to the Pens' blue line via injury or trade, St. Ivany will be hard-pressed to break into the Penguins' lineup.

Ginning was reassigned to AHL Lehigh Valley on a conditioning assignment Tuesday.

Ginning has played in just one of the Flyers' last 14 contests as he watches Emil Andrae getting the bulk of the workload on the blue line. At some point, the team may have to consider permanently moving Ginning to the minors, though he would need to pass through waivers first, which is likely why the team doesn't want to have to go that route yet.

Jones scored two power-play goals on five shots while adding three blocked shots and one hit in Monday's 8-5 win over the Canucks.

The veteran blueliner slotted home Florida's second and seventh goals in a wild back-and-forth contest. Jones has three goals on the season, all on the power play and all three coming in the last three games, and he's supplemented his 11 points in 19 contests with 34 shots on net, 23 blocked shots, 23 hits and a minus-3 rating.

Chychrun had an assist and put three shots on goal in Monday's 2-1 win over the Kings.

Chychrun played a hand in Alex Ovechkin's go-ahead goal in the second period. Overall, the 27-year-old Chychrun has 10 assists, 14 points, 64 shots on goal, 20 hits and 19 blocks through 19 games this season. He now has a point in each of his last four games and seven points in as many outings. The blueliner has quietly been shooting the puck at a career-best volume, as he trails only Zach Werenski in shots on goal among NHL defensemen. If this trend continues, Chychrun has a chance at reaching the 20-goal mark for the second regular season in a row, even if he is currently somewhat shy of that goal-scoring pace due to his 6.3 shooting percentage, which is down from 11.2 during the 2024-25 regular season.

Crozier (undisclosed) is back on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

Crozier has been battling an undisclosed injury that has seen him coming in and out of the lineup. The 25-year-old Calgary native is pointless in his last four appearances while trying to work his way back to 100 percent. With Crozier on the shelf, the Lightning recalled Steve Santini and Declan Carlile from the minors.

Santini was recalled from the minors Tuesday.

Santini has been putting up decent numbers in the minors this year, notching four assists in 13 games for the Crunch. In addition to Santini, the Bolts also elevated Declan Carlile from the minors, which would seem to indicate there are multiple injury concerns on the blue line. If Santini does face the Devils on Tuesday, it would mark his 2025-26 debut.

Carlile was called up from the minors Tuesday.

Carlile has just four games of NHL experience, in which he has generated one goal on three shots, two hits and four blocks. The Bolts' decision to bring up the young blueliner from the minors doesn't bode well for the availability of Victor Hedman (undisclosed) against the Devils on Tuesday. Even if Hedman doesn't play, Carlile is far from a lock to get into the lineup Tuesday and would need to edge out Max Crozier or Charle-Edouard D'Astous for minutes.

Hughes racked up three assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Panthers.

The star blueliner missed last Friday's game with a minor upper-body injury, but that hasn't slowed Hughes down. He's erupted for at least three helpers in each of his last three games, piling up 10 in total, and on the season Hughes has one goal and 20 points in 16 contests -- putting him second in the NHL for points by a defenseman behind Cale Makar's 25 in 19 games.

Thomson was brought up from AHL Belleville on Tuesday.

Thomson will provide the Senators with some extra defensive depth as they depart on a seven-game road trip. Over the course of his career, the 25-year-old defenseman has logged 18 NHL games but hasn't featured for the club since 2022-23, when he got into two games for Ottawa.