NHL Player News

Fleury (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Fleury left Tuesday's game against Vancouver because of the injury. He has no points, six PIM, 22 hits and 26 blocks in 15 appearances this year. Dylan Samberg (wrist) was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move. Samberg is expected to make his season debut Thursday in Seattle, which fills the void left by Fleury.

Hughes (undisclosed) is day-to-day and questionable for Friday's clash in Carolina, Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports Thursday.

Hughes has a goal, 13 points, two PIM, one hit and 14 blocks in 14 outings in 2025-26. If he can't play Friday, then Pierre-Olivier Joseph will probably draw into the lineup, and defenseman Elias Pettersson will probably see an increase in his workload to help fill in the void.

Mayfield (personal) has been moved to non-roster Thursday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Mayfield is away from the team for the birth of his child. His placement on non-roster would seem to confirm that he won't play Thursday in Vegas. Travis Mitchell was summoned from AHL Bridgeport in a corresponding move.

Bouchard scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Flyers.

Bouchard's offense has continued to be steady this month with five points over six outings in November. Overall, he has three goals, nine assists, 25 blocked shots, 49 shots on net, 10 PIM and a minus-9 rating over 18 contests. The Oilers have won two games in a row and may be building some momentum, which should help Bouchard improve his weaknesses while adding to his offense.

Soucy posted an assist, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Lightning.

Soucy has two helpers over 11 games since he returned from an upper-body injury. The defenseman continues to log top-four minutes, though he was eased back in just after the injury. He's at three points, 10 shots on net, 22 hits, 16 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 14 appearances this season.

Vaakanainen logged an assist in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Lightning.

Vaakanainen has two assists over his last two games. The defenseman missed a couple of contests last week due to a lower-body injury but has since reclaimed a spot on the third pairing over Matthew Robertson. Vaakanainen has three helpers, nine shots on net, eight blocked shots, eight PIM, five hits and a plus-3 rating over 13 appearances, so there's not a lot of upside in his playing style.

Mitchell was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on Thursday.

Mitchell will serve as the seventh defenseman for the Isles while Scott Mayfield (personal) is away from the club. Even with his promotion, it will be Adam Boqvist, rather than Mitchell, who steps into the lineup against the Golden Knights on Thursday. For his part, the 25-year-old Mitchell has yet to make his NHL debut despite being in his third full season playing for AHL Bridgeport.

Borgen scored a goal in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Lightning.

Borgen ended a nine-game point drought by getting in on the fun in a first period that saw the teams trade a total of seven goals. The 28-year-old defenseman isn't known for his offense and won't typically offer much point production. He's at three points, 15 shots on net, 24 hits, 22 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating across 18 appearances in a top-four role this year.

Girard (upper body) will be in action against Buffalo on Thursday, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports.

Girard will return following a 15-game stint on injured reserve due to his upper-body issue. In 73 regular-season games last year, the 27-year-old blueliner notched 24 points but could struggle to produce at that level this time around due to his lengthy injury absence. With Girard back in the lineup, Ilya Solovyov figures to be relegated to the press box as a healthy scratch.

Mayfield is doubtful for Thursday game in Vegas, due to the birth of his child, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Mayfield could return as early as Friday in Utah. The blueliner has three assists in 16 games this season. The Islanders could recall a blueliner from AHL Bridgeport ahead of Thursday's tilt, as they are down to six healthy defensemen.