NHL Player News

Sergachev scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 3-2 win against Winnipeg.

Sergachev is looking like a Norris candidate to start the season. The goal was his second of the season and extended his point streak to four games. He logged 26:09 of ice time against Winnipeg, with 5:34 coming as the QB of their top power-play unit. He'll look to keep things rolling Tuesday night in Edmonton.

DeMelo scored a goal and added four blocked shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Utah.

DeMelo's early first-period slapper found space over Vitek Vanecek and marked the defenseman's first tally of the season. DeMelo continued to handle a heavy workload on the Winnipeg blue line (22:39 TOI) and contributed four blocked shots, reinforcing his peripheral fantasy appeal. Still, with minimal offensive upside, his overall fantasy value remains limited.

Hughes is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play versus the Oilers on Sunday, Ben Kuzma of Postmedia reports.

Hughes may have been injured toward the end of Saturday's 4-3 loss to Montreal, as he received 26:25 of ice time in the game. The star defenseman will be replaced in the lineup Sunday by Victor Mancini, who will likely skate in a third-pairing role. Hughes' next chance to suit up will be in Tuesday's home matchup versus the Rangers.

Casey was recalled from AHL Utica on Sunday.

Brett Pesce sustained an upper-body injury during Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Avalanche, which resulted in the Devils elevating Casey from the minors. The 21-year-old Casey has yet to make his 2025-26 debut with the big club, but he had a great showing across 14 regular-season appearances with the Devils last season, recording four goals, eight points and a plus-3 rating. The right-shot blueliner will be an option to draw into the lineup in Tuesday's rematch versus Colorado.

Nemec had three assists, two shots on goal, five blocks and a plus-2 rating during his 23:35 of ice time in Sunday's 4-3 win against the Avalanche.

Nemec had one of the finest games of his young career Sunday, picking up three assists and finishing with a game-high plus-2 rating. It's a new single-game career high in points and the fourth multi-point outing of the 21-year-old's career. In totality, the defenseman has seven assists and a plus-1 rating through nine games on the year, really seeming to be finding his footing in his third professional campaign.

Fensore was recalled from AHL Chicago on Sunday.

Fensore made his NHL debut last year by making two appearances for the Hurricanes in mid-April, and he'll rejoin the Hurricanes after Charles-Alexis Legault was sent down Sunday. He's gotten off to a hot start in the minors, recording three goals, four assists and a minus-2 rating over four AHL appearances to begin the year.

Legault was returned to AHL Chicago by the Hurricanes on Sunday, according to the official AHL website.

Legault has appeared in each of the Hurricanes' last three games, albeit in a sheltered role. The 22-year-old doesn't have a point but does have a plus-1 rating while averaging just 11:53 of ice time. His move to the AHL likely means some good news is on the way for one or more of Carolina's NHL defensemen that is currently out with injury, a list that presently includes K'Andre Miller, Jaccob Slavin and Shayne Gostisbehere.

Pesce suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over Colorado and won't travel with the Devils on the team's upcoming four-game road trip, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Pesce entered Sunday's game with three assists, eight shots on net, 23 blocked shots and four hits in eight appearances. Dennis Cholowski could play against the Avalanche in Tuesday's rematch, but the Devils may bring up reinforcements from AHL Utica for the trip.

Klingberg (lower body) won't play against Minnesota on Sunday, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Klingberg will miss his sixth straight game. He has supplied one goal, one assist, four shots on net, four blocked shots and three hits across three appearances this season. It's unclear at this time if he will be ready to return versus the Kings on Tuesday.

Shea scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.

Shea snapped a three-game point drought with the goal. The 28-year-old defenseman has done a fine job filling a top-four role this year. He's up to five points, eight shots on net, 14 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through nine appearances while averaging 20:50 of ice time. Shea has already matched his point total from a 39-game sample last season, and while he probably won't sustain his current pace, he should be able to push for 25-30 points in 2025-26.