NHL Player News

Lavoie (undisclosed) will play Thursday versus the Maple Leafs, per Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas.

Lavoie missed the first four games of the campaign due to the undisclosed injury. His return coincides with Victor Olofsson's exit from the lineup due to an undisclosed injury that has left him labeled week-to-week. Lavoie will fill a bottom-six role to start his season.

Crotty (illness) won't play Thursday versus the Flyers, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Crotty's absence, along with the ongoing injury concerns for Jake Sanderson (lower body) and Artem Zub (knee), will give Hoyt Stanley a chance to make his NHL debut. Crotty can be considered day-to-day beyond Thursday. The Senators' next game is Saturday at home versus the Predators.

Head coach Ryan Craig said Thursday that Olofsson (undisclosed) is considered week-to-week, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Olofsson was having a great start to the year, racking up four goals and one assist, including two power-play points, in four games. Now, the 31-year-old winger will likely be sidelined for at least a week, if not longer. Trevor Connelly could see the biggest uptick in minutes with Olofsson on the shelf, including linking up with the No. 1 power-play unit.

Bobrovsky will tend the twine on the road versus Vegas on Thursday, Mark Masters of TSN reports.

Bobrovsky has lost his first two appearances for the Maple Leafs, going 0-2-0 with a 3.06 GAA and .887 save percentage. So far, Toronto has been splitting the workload between Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz, a trend that could continue if the veteran Bobrovsky doesn't start picking up wins.

Hill was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, SinBin.vegas reports, indicating that he'll defend the home crease against the Maple Leafs.

Carter Hart has started three of the first four games of the season for the Golden Knights, but Hill will defend the crease for the second time this year Thursday. During Hill's start in Vancouver on Sunday, he turned aside 18 of 20 shots en route to a 3-2 victory.

Noesen was placed on waivers by the Devils on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Noesen appeared in the Devils' first two regular-season games and was held scoreless with four hits and two shots on goal while averaging 7:24 of ice time. However, he was a healthy scratch against Utah on Tuesday and will presumably have more consistent opportunities for playing time at AHL Utica if he clears waivers.

Leason was designated for waivers by the Sharks on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Leason has been a healthy scratch for each of San Jose's first three games and figures to once again watch from the press box against the Blues on Thursday. Once the 27-year-old winger clears waivers, he should be sent down to the minors, which will open up a roster spot for Adam Gaudette (upper body).

Stillman (undisclosed) was placed on waivers by the Red Wings on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Stillman began the regular season on the injured non-roster list due to an undisclosed issue, but his placement on waivers indicates that he's back to full health. The 23-year-old should head to AHL Grand Rapids if he clears waivers.

Compher (undisclosed) was designated for injured reserve Thursday.

Compher has already been ruled out for the Wings' next two games, but his retroactive designation would allow him to be activated at any point following those contests. In a corresponding move, the club activated defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker (upper body) off IR.

Bernard-Docker (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Thursday.

Bernard-Docker began the regular season on injured reserve due to his upper-body issue, but he's been cleared to return after missing the Red Wings' first three games of the year. He made 63 regular-season appearances for Detroit last year, recording a goal, four assists, 87 blocked shots, 66 hits and 25 PIM while averaging 14:49 of ice time.