NHL Player News

Gostisbehere (lower back) will be out of action versus the Rangers on Saturday, according to Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

Gostisbehere will miss his second straight game with the injury. The defenseman has seven goals, 37 assists, 119 shots on goal, 65 blocked shots and 41 hits over 68 contests this season. Due to Gostisbehere's absence, Scott Morrow will remain in the lineup.

Moore has signed an entry-level contract and will join Anaheim on Saturday.

Moore, a third-round pick in 2020, logged three goals and 14 points in 32 games with Harvard this year before posting a goal and five points across nine appearances with AHL San Diego. The 23-year-old Moore is a highly regarded defensive prospect, and he should get an extended look with the Ducks over the final week of the regular season.

Dineen was recalled on an emergency basis from AHL Bakersfield on Saturday, per Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic.

Dineen will rejoin the Oilers after being returned to the minors Friday after Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed) left Friday's 4-2 win over San Jose early. Dineen has played in only one NHL game this season, picking up four shots on net and one blocked shot in 14:56 of action versus Montreal on March 6.

Kulikov (upper body) will be unavailable versus Buffalo on Saturday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Kulikov participated in Saturday's practice and could return Monday versus the Rangers. He will miss his 12th straight game Saturday. Kulikov has four goals, nine assists, 110 hits and 70 blocked shots in 68 outings this season.

Martinez (hip) will return to the lineup versus Winnipeg on Saturday, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.

Martinez missed nine games with the injury. The 37-year-old veteran has five goals and seven assists with 80 blocked shots over 43 appearances with the Blackhawks this season. Kevin Korchinski will come out of the lineup as a healthy scratch.

Chychrun (illness) will miss Saturday's tilt in Columbus, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Chychrun will miss his second consecutive game. The team might simply be being cautious with him after clinching the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Chychrun has 20 goals and 27 assists, including 15 points on the power play this season. Alexander Alexeyev will enter the lineup to replace Chychrun.

Petrovic was recalled from AHL Texas on Saturday.

Petrovic has logged three games at the NHL level this season, picking up three blocked shots and eight hits while being held off the scoresheet. The defenseman had five goals and 20 assists across 58 AHL games before his recall.

Thrun scored a goal and blocked three shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.

Thrun has a goal and an assist over his last two contests. His second-period tally Friday tied the game at 2-2, and it stayed there until Corey Perry put the Oilers ahead again in the third. Thrun is up to two goals, a career-high 12 points, 50 shots on net, 62 blocked shots, 39 hits, 30 PIM and a minus-20 rating across 57 appearances.

Nurse logged an assist, three shots on goal, three blocked shots, two hits and two PIM in Friday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Nurse reached the 300-point mark in his 714th career game. The 30-year-old defenseman has been steady lately with nine assists over his last 11 outings, though he's logged multiple helpers four times in that span. For the season, he's at 33 points, 182 shots, 155 hits, 133 blocks, 57 PIM and a plus-12 rating over 74 contests in a top-four role.

Emberson scored a goal, added three hits and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

The Oilers were at nearly full health in mid-to-late March, which started to see Emberson get bumped from the lineup. Injuries have since piled up on the blue line again, allowing him to play in eight straight games. He scored his first goal of the season Friday, and it came against the team that gave him his NHL debut in 2023-24. Emberson has 11 points -- one more than last year -- while adding 60 shots on net, 118 hits, 95 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating through 73 appearances in 2024-25.