NHL Player News

Mateychuk notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Capitals.

Mateychuk has remained steady with a goal and six helpers over his last 11 outings. He's been a little sheltered but is still playing in a top-four role during a playoff push, showing the trust the Blue Jackets have in him at just 20 years old. Mateychuk's now at 13 points, 41 shots on net, 60 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across 42 appearances this season.

Werenski scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Capitals.

Werenski set the tone for a must-win game for the Blue Jackets, scoring one minute in on a feed from Sean Monahan. While Werenski went 17 games between goals, he was still productive with 10 assists in that span. For the season, the star defenseman is at 77 points (21 goals, 56 assists), 288 shots on net, 128 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating over 78 appearances. He's second in the league for points by a blueliner, and combined with his astounding (and league-leading) 26:49 average ice time per game, Werenski should be in the discussion for the Norris Trophy.

Schneider (upper body) will miss the final two games of the season, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Per Walker, Schneider had been dealing with the injury earlier in the season, and he'll now focus on recovering with the Rangers officially eliminated from playoff contention. Matthew Robertson was recalled from AHL Hartford on Sunday and figures to take Schneider's spot in New York's final two games. The 23-year-old Schneider will finish the year with six goals, 21 points and a plus-9 rating across 80 contests.

Robertson was recalled from AHL Hartford on Sunday, and he will make his NHL debut against Florida on Monday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

Robertson has registered one goal, 24 assists and 55 PIM in 60 AHL appearances this season. The 24-year-old Robertson will replace Braden Schneider (upper body) in Monday's lineup.

Buium signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota on Sunday.

Buium will report to the NHL after completing his freshman season with the University of Denver in 2024-25. During his final NCAA campaign, the 19-year-old blueliner had 13 goals and 48 points in 41 games. Due to injuries to Jake Middleton (upper body) and Jared Spurgeon (neck), Buium could make his NHL debut in Tuesday's regular-season finale versus Anaheim.

Hamilton (lower body) will dress for warmups but won't play Sunday against the Islanders, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

It was reported in March that Hamilton would miss the remainder of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, though it appears that his recovery is ahead of schedule. The 31-year-old blueliner had nine goals and 40 points in 63 games this year before the injury. While it's unlikely the Devils would rush him back in the regular season, Hamilton could be tracking toward an earlier return in the postseason.

Dahlin scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Panthers.

The blueliner opened the scoring with 19 seconds left in the first period before setting up JJ Peterka for the game-tying tally midway through the third. Dahlin is wrapping up another playoff-less season for the Sabres in style, delivering five multi-point performances in his last eight appearances while racking up four goals and 11 points over that stretch. Saturday's effort also gave Dahlin 20 points on the season with the man advantage (five goals, 15 helpers), the fourth straight campaign in which he's hit that plateau.

Girard notched an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Kings.

Girard helped out on Valeri Nichushkin's game-tying tally in the second period, which evened the score at 2-2. This was Girard's first point in two games back after he missed four contests due an undisclosed injury. The 26-year-old blueliner is at 24 points, 95 shots on net, 110 blocked shots, 62 hits and a plus-5 rating over 72 appearances. He'll moonlight on the top pairing and first power-play unit again Sunday versus the Ducks, but expect Cale Makar and Devon Toews to retake those roles in the playoffs after both blueliners were rested for the Avalanche's final road trip of the regular season.

Malinski scored a goal on four shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Kings.

The Avalanche are down four defensemen between rest and injuries. Malinski stepped up to fill the void, leading the team with 23:46 of ice time in Saturday's contest, which was still close despite the Avalanche's numerous missing pieces. Malinski has scored twice in the last four games, and he has five goals, 14 points, 112 shots on net, 106 blocked shots, 57 hits and a plus-9 rating over 75 appearances this season. He'll likely see a big role again in Sunday's regular-season finale versus the Ducks.

Clarke logged an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Avalanche.

The absences of Drew Doughty (ankle) and Joel Edmundson (upper body) have allowed Clarke and Jordan Spence to pick up extra ice time. Clarke had yet to do much with the bump in usage until he snapped a five-game slump with his helper Saturday. For the season, the 22-year-old defenseman is at 32 points, 128 shots on net, 117 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a plus-15 rating over 75 appearances.