NHL Player News

Bennett exited Monday's game against the Sabres early with an upper-body injury and will not return.

After skating just over five minutes in the first period, Bennett was ultimately ruled out before the start of the third period. The injury comes at a rough time for the 29-year-old center, who was in the midst of an 11-point, 12-game stretch and was a top candidate to potentially replace Anthony Cirelli (undisclosed) on Team Canada, if Cirelli's injury is serious enough to keep him out through the Olympic break. Regardless, Bennett will have two chances to return to Florida's lineup before the Olympic break, with the first being Wednesday versus the Bruins. The veteran center can be considered day-to-day until the team provides further information.

Hunt (upper body) will not finish Monday's game versus the Canadiens, according to Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

Per Loucks, Ivan Demidov took a shot that ramped up Hunt's stick and hit the defenseman in the neck. The 23-year-old Hunt immediately went to the locker room and did not return. If he's unable to suit up in the Wild's final game before the Olympic break, which is Wednesday in Nashville, David Jiricek will draw back into the lineup.

Kerfoot (upper body) skated in a non-contact jersey during Monday's practice, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Kerfoot was seen participating in drills and even joined the team's defensemen during line skates. The 31-year-old forward has been out of Utah's lineup since he exited the team's Jan. 9 contest with an upper-body injury. His inclusion in the majority of Monday's morning skate is a sign that he is progressing towards a return, but no official timeline has been established by head coach Andre Tourigny. When Kerfoot is available, he'll likely return to being a rotational forward in Utah's bottom six.

Foligno will not play in Monday's home matchup against Montreal due to an illness.

The Wild have a bug going around their room, with Foligno the latest player to be under the weather. Nico Sturm has moved past his illness and is available Monday, while Tyler Pitlick, who was expected to be a healthy scratch, will remain in the lineup due to Foligno's absence. Minnesota has one more game remaining -- Wednesday in Nashville -- before the Olympic break.

Colangelo was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Monday.

After appearing in two of nine games for the Ducks since his call-up Jan. 16, Colangelo will return to San Diego for his third stint with the AHL club this season. Across 23 games with the Gulls this season, he has seven goals and 16 points. Before his call-up to the NHL, the 24-year-old winger had a 10-point, nine-game streak built up, which he'll look to continue following his return. While he has produced just one goal across nine games in the NHL so far this season, Colangelo could be recalled if Anaheim runs into injury troubles down the stretch of the campaign.

Cooley (lower body) skated in a non-contact jersey during Monday's practice, Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reports.

Bagley noted that Monday marked the first time Cooley has participated in any drills at practice. Regarding Cooley's recovery, head coach Andre Tourigny said, "He's not there yet. He needs a little bit more time to heal and to get stronger but we're happy with the progression." The 21-year-old Cooley remains on injured reserve and likely won't be back in the lineup until after the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Chabot (undisclosed) will suit up for Monday's game in Pittsburgh.

Chabot departed Saturday's game versus the Devils for precautionary reasons and was deemed a game-time call earlier Monday, but he'll avoid missing the first half of Ottawa's back-to-back set. The left-shot blueliner is set to skate on the No. 2 pairing next to Nick Jensen on Monday.

Rondbjerg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.

Rondbjerg sustained the injury in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Ducks. After moving to the IR list, he will miss at least Wednesday's game against the Canucks and Thursday's matchup against the Kings. However, it's unclear if Rondbjerg will be available to play for Denmark at the Olympics. He has one assist and six shots on goal in four games with Vegas this season.

Stolarz is slated to start Tuesday's road game against Edmonton, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.

Stolarz has made two starts since returning from an upper-body injury in late January, and he's gone 0-2-0 with nine goals allowed on 51 shots across those outings. Joseph Woll will tend the twine during Monday's road game in Calgary, so Stolarz will defend the crease in the Maple Leafs' final matchup before the Olympic break. The Oilers rank third in the NHL with 3.45 goals per game this season.

Graves (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Monday.

Graves is far from a lock to get into Monday's matchup against the Senators, but his activation will give Pittsburgh an extra healthy blueliner. Considering the 30-year-old defenseman has just one point in 19 games, few fantasy managers will be impacted by his return.