NHL Player News

Rafferty was elevated from AHL Grand Rapids under emergency conditions Friday.

Rafferty hasn't appeared in an NHL game since 2020-21 when he was with the Canucks. In the minors, the blueliner has generated six goals and 13 helpers in 50 appearances for the Griffins. With the 29-year-old's promotion, fantasy players should probably expect Erik Gustafsson (undisclosed) to miss out against Vegas on Saturday.

Soucy notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Soucy was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch for three games. He replaced Urho Vaakanainen on the second pairing, though Soucy was last among Rangers' defensemen with 16:01 of ice time. The 30-year-old blueliner has two points in five outings as a Ranger, and he's up to 12 points, 66 shots on net, 95 hits, 96 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a minus-14 rating over 64 appearances this season.

Borgen scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Borgen has four points, 19 PIM, 19 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 11 appearances in March. The offense isn't much to talk about, but the 28-year-old blueliner has chipped in decent category coverage that could make him an option in deep fantasy formats. For the season, he's at five goals, 12 points, 67 shots on net, 112 hits, 104 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 72 appearances between the Rangers and the Kraken.

Gostisbehere notched an assist, three shots on goal and five blocked shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.

Gostisbehere has six helpers over nine outings in March. The 31-year-old defenseman is also plus-9 for the month while adding 16 blocks. For the season, he's contributed 38 points, 105 shots on net, 58 blocks, 26 PIM and a plus-3 rating over 60 outings. As long as Gostisbehere continues to chip in steady offense, he'll be a big help to fantasy managers.

Burns produced an assist in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.

Burns picked up an assist for the second time in three games. He has six points over 16 outings since the start of February. He remains in a top-pairing role, but his scoring rate is down this season compared to 2023-24, though he has elevated his blocked shots. Overall, the 40-year-old defenseman has 24 points, 154 shots on net, 91 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating across 68 appearances.

Walker scored a goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.

This was Walker's fourth goal of the season, two of which have come over the last four games. He also has an assist in that span -- the 30-year-old blueliner appears to be thawing out on offense after earning just three assists from Jan. 2 to March 9, a stretch of 27 contests. Overall, he has 14 points, 115 shots on net, 80 blocked shots, 73 hits, 36 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 68 appearances.

Pietrangelo logged an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.

Pietrangelo's offense is coming around -- he has three points over his last four games. The 35-year-old defenseman is up to 29 points, 117 shots on net, 130 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 65 outings overall, slightly behind his pace of 33 points in 64 contests in the 2023-24 regular season. Pietrangelo remains an effective two-way defenseman, though it's no surprise his offense continues to dip in the later years of his career.

Hanifin logged two assists in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.

Hanifin has five multi-point efforts and five scoreless outings over his last 10 contests. He's earned three goals and seven assists in that span. It's still better than the lengthy droughts he's gone through during the 2024-25 campaign -- some offense is better than none. The blueliner is at nine goals, 25 assists, 124 shots on net, 90 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 68 appearances. He still has a chance to reach the 40-point mark for the third time in four years.

Sergachev scored two goals on three shots and went plus-4 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Sergachev put Utah ahead 2-1 in the second period and added a shorthanded empty-netter in the third to finish off the win. Sergachev has impressed in March with three goals and four assists over nine outings. The 26-year-old blueliner is up to 13 goals (a career high) and 45 points while adding 111 shots on net, 121 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating across 64 appearances. He's within striking distance of the 50-point mark for the second time in three years.

Walman provided an assist and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets.

Walman has three helpers over seven outings since he was traded to the Oilers from the Sharks. The 29-year-old defenseman continues to see significant minutes, though the Oilers have five blueliners competing for top-four minutes. For the season, Walman is at 35 points, 138 shots on net, 133 blocked shots, 55 hits and a plus-3 rating over 57 appearances.