NHL Player News

Tanev (concussion) was taken off injured reserve, per the NHL media site, which clears him to play Saturday in Philadelphia.

Tanev was already expected to play against the Flyers, and his activation off IR cements his availability. He missed four straight games due to the injury. Tanev has an assist, two hits and eight blocks in seven appearances this season. Philippe Myers is projected to be a healthy scratch Saturday due to Tanev's return.

Wilsby (lower body) won't play against Calgary on Sunday, according to Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site.

Wilsby remains day-to-day and will miss his second straight outing. He has produced two assists, 11 shots on goal, seven blocked shots, four hits and 10 PIM across 11 appearances this season. Due to Wilsby's absence, Nick Blankenburg will stay in the lineup.

Burroughs (upper body) was put on waivers Saturday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Burroughs needs to be healthy to appear on waivers, so it seems he's recovered from the injury that cost him the first month of the 2025-26 campaign. He had three assists and 39 PIM in 33 regular-season outings with the Kings last year. Assuming he clears waivers, he will likely come off injured reserve and could report to AHL Ontario to see playing time.

Parekh will be a healthy scratch against Nashville on Saturday after recovering from an undisclosed ailment, Eric Francis of Sportsnet reports.

Parekh has one assist, 11 shots on goal, four blocked shots and four hits in nine appearances this campaign. If he plays in one more NHL game, it will burn the first season of his entry-level deal. As a result, the Flames may decide to assign him to OHL Saginaw.

Aamodt was assigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday.

Aamodt was a healthy scratch for Friday's 4-2 win over Vegas. He hasn't appeared in an NHL game yet this season, but he has one goal and five assists in nine AHL outings during the 2025-26 campaign.

Back (upper body) will return to the lineup Saturday in Florida, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Back missed a pair of games with the injury. The 25-year-old also sat out the first eight games of the campaign. In Back's lone appearance this season, he scored a goal against Nashville on Sunday. Look for him to see middle-six time Saturday.

Gostisbehere (abdomen) doesn't have a timetable for his return to the lineup, according to Walt Ruff and Peter Dewar of the Hurricanes' official site.

Gostisbehere suffered a midsection injury in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Vegas and sat out Thursday's 6-2 win over the Islanders. He won't play in Saturday's matinee matchup against Boston, and it's unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup. Gostisbehere has generated one goal, six assists, six shots on net and eight blocked shots across six appearances this season. Due to the absences of Gostisbehere, K'Andre Miller (lower body) and Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Mike Reilly, Joel Nystrom and Charles-Alexis Legault have been occupying spots on Carolina's blue line.

Gudbranson (hip) won't play Saturday against the Blues and Sunday versus the Islanders, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Gudbranson has already missed two games this week with the injury. The 33-year-old blueliner has five hits and one blocked shot in four appearances this season. The Blue Jackets recalled Dustin Mayo on Thursday to occupy a depth role on the roster.

Zellweger registered an assist, two PIM, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings.

The helper was Zellweger's second of the season. The 22-year-old defenseman has maintained a top-four role this season and is also seeing some power-play time, though he's not pushing Jackson LaCombe's spot on the first unit. In addition to the two assists, Zellweger has 22 shots on net, 10 blocks, four hits, eight PIM and a plus-4 rating through 10 appearances.

Johnson scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in AHL Rochester's 2-1 win over Laval on Friday.

Johnson started the season in the NHL but failed to earn a point over three games. He's gone on to post five points across six outings since returning to Rochester. The 24-year-old defenseman doesn't have a clear path back to the Sabres, but he should be near the top of the list of call-ups if the team suffers injuries on the blue line.