NHL Player News

Joseph (upper body) won't return to Saturday's matchup versus Boston.

Joseph replaced Ryan Graves in Saturday's lineup after being a healthy scratch in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over Philadelphia. The 25-year-old Joseph went into Saturday's action with three assists, 42 shots on goal, 36 blocked shots and 35 hits in 46 appearances between Pittsburgh and St. Louis this season.

Jiricek was called up from AHL Iowa on Saturday.

Minnesota assigned Marat Khusnutdinov and Liam Ohgren to the minors in corresponding moves. The Wild also acquired Gustav Nyquist from Nashville on Saturday. Jiricek has a goal and two points in six appearances with Minnesota. He has six assists in 26 outings with Iowa in 2024-25. He might draw into the lineup Sunday versus Boston, depending on the status of Jonas Brodin (undisclosed) and Zach Bogosian (lower body).

Thrun (upper body) won't play against Ottawa on Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Thrun is day-to-day and will miss at least one game after being injured in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal. He has registered one goal, nine assists, 44 shots on net, 54 blocked shots and 36 hits in 51 appearances this season. Jack Thompson will replace Thrun in Saturday's lineup, while Timothy Liljegren will move to the top pairing alongside Jake Walman.

Ekman-Larsson (undisclosed) didn't participate in Saturday's practice after missing most of the third period in Friday's 3-2 win over the Rangers, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Per Masters, Ekman-Larsson's absence from Saturday's session was for maintenance, so the 33-year-old could play in Sunday's matchup versus Pittsburgh. Ekman-Larsson has one goal and two assists in the last two games, giving him four goals and 25 points through 58 appearances this season.

Tanev (upper body) is feeling better, but he's still expected to miss Sunday's clash against Pittsburgh and Monday's game versus San Jose, coach Craig Berube told Mark Masters of TSN on Saturday.

That would make Wednesday's match in Vegas the earliest potential date for Tanev's return. The 35-year-old defenseman has two goals, 17 points and 151 blocks in 57 appearances in 2024-25. Philippe Myers might play regularly, while Tanev is unavailable.

Bichsel (concussion) isn't likely to play Sunday against St. Louis, though he's considered probable for Tuesday's matchup with the Devils, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

It appears that Bichsel will miss a third straight game since suffering a concussion last week against the Islanders, though the 20-year-old defenseman has been skating in practice and appears poised to return early next week. Bichsel has two goals and five points in 18 games with Dallas this season.

De Haan was traded to the Rangers from Colorado, along with Juuso Parssinen and two draft picks, for Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey and Hank Kempf on Saturday, according to Pierre LeBrun of TSN.

De Haan has been a solid defenseman on the third unit for the Avalanche, picking up seven assists, 59 hits and 58 blocked shots in 44 games. He will be a bottom-pairing defenseman with the Rangers and could also be a healthy scratch on occasion.

Lingren was traded from the Rangers to the Avalanche on Saturday along with Jimmy Vesey in exchange for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and a pair of draft picks, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.

Lindgren had been considered a trade candidate for much of the season, and he'll now join Colorado as the Rangers continue to re-tool. The 27-year-old Lindgren has seen a decline in defensive production this season, though he's tallied a career-high 19 points (two goals, 17 assists) through 54 games.

Stastney was called up from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday, per Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville.

Stastney played seven games earlier in the season with the Predators and failed to hit the scoresheet. Stastney had two goals and 11 assists in 23 AHL games before his recall. The Predators placed Roman Josi (upper body) on injured reserve in a corresponding move.

Josi (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Nick Kieser of 102.5 ESPN Nashville reports.

Josi is week-to-week and will miss at least the rest of Nashville's road trip, which finishes in Boston on Tuesday. He has nine goals and 38 points through 53 games this season. The Predators recalled Spencer Stastney from AHL Milwaukee in a corresponding move.