NHL Player News

Forbort notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Forbort has a goal and three helpers over his last nine outings. It's one of his most productive stretches of the season, but that's not saying much, as he's a low-scoring defensive presence on the third pairing. Overall, the 33-year-old has 11 points, 39 shots on net, 40 PIM, 64 hits, 76 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating through 53 appearances.

Pettersson notched an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Pettersson has a helper in two straight games and seven of his last 12 outings. The 28-year-old helped out on Dakota Joshua's insurance tally in the third period. Pettersson is up to 10 assists in 28 outings with the Canucks, a slightly slower scoring pace than he had with the Penguins earlier in the season. He's at a total of 28 points, 67 shots on net, 140 blocked shots, 77 hits and a plus-7 rating across 75 appearances. If his offense stays warm, he could match his career high of 30 points, which he set last season.

Hronek notched an assist, three shots on goal, four hits and a plus-4 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Hronek is on a four-game point streak, which consists of a goal and four assists, as well as a plus-10 rating. The 27-year-old defenseman has 33 points this season, including 15 over his last 20 contests. Overall, he's at 80 shots on net, 84 hits, 72 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a plus-4 rating across 58 appearances.

Hague (illness) did not return to the lineup Thursday versus the Kraken, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Hague's status evidently came down to a game-time decision, and he wasn't able to go. Ben Hutton will stay in the lineup for a second consecutive game, while Hague will try to be ready for Saturday's game versus the Predators.

Trouba (lower body) will be in the lineup versus the Kings on Thursday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Trouba missed three games due to the injury. He'll replace Oliver Kylington in the lineup and will play alongside Olen Zellweger. Trouba was held without a point in four games prior to his absence and has just two points over his last 16 outings.

Manson (upper body) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Manson, who was already ruled out for Thursday's clash against Vancouver, hasn't played since March 14, so he can be activated at any time. He has a goal, 15 points, 105 hits and 59 blocks in 48 outings in 2024-25. When healthy, Manson's presence might push Erik Johnson out of the lineup.

Christiansen sustained an upper-body injury during Thursday's clash against Buffalo and isn't expected to return to the game.

Christiansen was playing in just his second game since returning from an upper-body injury, but it's not clear if this is a recurrence of that issue or something new. He has a goal, eight points, 50 hits and 65 blocks in 67 appearances in 2024-25. If Christiansen can't play Saturday versus Washington, then Jack Johnson might draw back into the lineup.

Pionk (lower body) is projected to be in the lineup Thursday versus the Stars, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.

Pionk was deemed close to playing as of Monday, so it tracks that he's ready to end a 12-game absence. He'll slot back in on the second pairing and should also be part of the second power-play unit.

Miller (illness) is slated to play Thursday versus the Rangers, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today.

Miller has missed two games due to the illness. He has seven goals, 23 points, 103 hits and 101 blocks in 70 outings in 2024-25. Miller is projected to skate alongside Will Borgen, while Zac Jones will probably be a healthy scratch.

Gostisbehere (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Capitals.

The Hurricanes are locked into a first-round matchup versus the Devils, so there's no need for them to push Gostisbehere while he's battling an injury. Scott Morrow is set to play Thursday. Gostisbehere is considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's game versus the Rangers, which is the first half of a back-to-back set.