NHL Player News

Pitlick scored two goals in AHL Iowa's 5-1 win over Manitoba on Sunday.

Pitlick has five goals and two assists over five outings with Iowa during the NHL's Olympic break. The veteran forward spent nearly three months with the big club prior to the break, and it's possible he returns to Minnesota as a depth option when the team resumes play Thursday versus the Avalanche. Pitlick is at 11 points in 10 AHL appearances.

Murashov posted a 25-save shutout in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 4-0 win over Bridgeport on Sunday.

Murashov reached the 20-win mark with this effort, which was also his third shutout in 28 AHL outings this season. He's won nine of his last 12 contests. Overall, he has a 2.13 GAA, a .924 save percentage and a 20-6-1 record for WBS this season, as well as a 1-1-2 record in five NHL outings with the Penguins.

Katchouk has been reassigned to AHL Iowa by the Wild, the team announced Sunday.

Katchouk was brought up to help the Wild fill out practice while they await the return of all of the players from Milan. With everyone on their way back, the 27-year-old has been returned to AHL Iowa. Since being acquired by the Wild in a minor-league trade in late December from the Lightning, he has recorded one goal and one assist in five games with Iowa.

Gleason was assigned to AHL Iowa on Sunday.

Gleason has one goal and 16 assists in 44 minor-league appearances this campaign. He hasn't seen any NHL action since he appeared in four games with Dallas during the 2018-19 regular season.

Kapanen (undisclosed) is expected to miss the first two games out of the Olympic break, Oilers TV reporter Paige Martin reports Sunday.

The Oilers open up the post-Olympic break schedule with a back-to-back set against the Ducks and Kings on Wednesday and Thursday. Kapanen scored a goal in back-to-back games prior to the break, so it's a bit surprising he's been ruled out coming out of the break. The 29-year-old has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 19 games played this season. His next chance to suit up will come Saturday in San Jose.

Binnington stopped 26 shots in Canada's 2-1 overtime loss to the USA in the Olympic men's hockey gold medal game Sunday.

Matt Boldy snuck a puck past Binnington early in the first period, but the Blues netminder shut the door for the rest of regulation and gave Canada every chance to win the game before it got to OT, when Jack Hughes beat him glove side for the Golden Goal. Binnington came up big for his country once again in international play, and he'll try to carry that momentum back with him to a St. Louis squad that sits at the bottom of the Central Division.

Hughes scored the game-winning goal in overtime Sunday as Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 to claim the gold medal at the Olympics.

The Devils center lost some teeth earlier in the game after a high stick by Sam Bennett, but Hughes didn't miss a shift and scored the biggest goal of his career 101 seconds into the extra frame on a feed from Zach Werenski. Hughes will resume NHL play this week after scoring four goals and seven points in six games during his first Olympics.

Hellebuyck made 41 saves in Team USA's 2-1 overtime win over Canada in the Olympic gold medal game Sunday.

Cale Makar got a puck past Hellebuyck late in the second period, but Hellebuyck otherwise stood on his head in the biggest game of his career, as Team USA came away with gold despite being out-shot 42-28. The 41 saves were more than he's made in any game for the Jets this season, and Hellebuyck will return to his NHL squad this week with renewed confidence after a rough start to 2025-26.

Carlson (lower body) is day-to-day, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com on Sunday.

Carlson skated for about 20 minutes Sunday after missing the last two practices for maintenance. He left Washington's 4-2 win over Nashville on Feb. 5 early and still appears to be working himself back from the injury. Carlson has compiled 10 goals, 46 points, 115 shots on net and 84 blocked shots across 55 appearances this season.

Quick (lower body) returned to practice Sunday, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.

Quick left Saturday's practice early due to precautionary reasons, but there seems to be no reason for concern, as he was back on the ice for Sunday's practice. The 40-year-old will continue to be relied upon as the No. 1 goaltender in New York until Igor Shesterkin (lower body) is able to return. Quick is 4-14-2 with a 3.10 GAA and an .890 save percentage on the season.