NHL Player News

Buium (face) will return to the lineup Wednesday against the Jets, Canucks Insider reports.

Buium landed on injured reserve after suffering a broken bone near his cheek in late January, forcing him to miss five straight games before the Olympic break. Over 51 appearances between Minnesota and Vancouver this season, he's recorded five goals, 15 assists, 31 blocked shots, 15 hits and 14 PIM while averaging 19:14 of ice time.

Rossi (lower body) will be taken off injured reserve and play Wednesday versus Winnipeg, per Canucks Insider.

Rossi has five goals and 15 points in 25 appearances between Minnesota and Vancouver in 2025-26. Rossi is poised to serve on the second line alongside Drew O'Connor and Brock Boeser (concussion). Aatu Raty and Max Sasson will probably be healthy scratches to accommodate the returns of Rossi and Boeser.

Boeser (concussion) will be activated from injured reserve ahead of his return to he lineup versus Winnipeg on Wednesday, per Canucks Insider.

Boeser missed five games ahead of the Olympic break due to a concussion, but he appears to be good to go. After suffering through a 21-game goal drought, the 29-year-old winger has notched three goals in his last six outings. If Boeser goes through another slump, he could be in danger of missing the 20-goal threshold for just the second time in the past six seasons.

Wedgewood is slated to start Wednesday's road game against Utah, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Wedgewood started in just one of Colorado's seven games leading up to the Olympic break, but he'll start in the first half of a back-to-back set following the layoff. Across seven outings since the start of the calendar year, he's gone 3-3-1 with a 2.86 GAA and .888 save percentage.

Hofer will patrol the crease at home versus Seattle on Thursday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Hofer and Jordan Binnington were splitting the workload ahead of the Olympic break, and that trend figures to continue now that the NHL is back in action. In his last four outings, the 25-year-old Hofer went 1-2-1 with a 3.97 GAA and .824 save percentage.

Savoie was recalled from AHL Bakersfield on Wednesday.

Savoie has managed just one point in his previous six NHL outings while putting 11 shots on net. If the Oilers don't plan to suit up seven defensemen against Anaheim on Wednesday, Savoie will probably slot into the lineup.

Milano was designated for waivers Wednesday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Through 31 contests this year, Milano has generated four goals and four helpers. However, he remains pointless with the man advantage despite logging 1:03 of power-play ice time per game. His $1.9 million cap hit could be of interest to some teams. If Milano clears waivers, he figures to head to AHL Hershey.

Vejmelka is expected to start Wednesday's home game against Colorado, per Brogan Houston of the Deseret News.

Vejmelka joined Team Czechia for the 2026 Winter Olympics, but he didn't play in the tournament. His most recent start was Feb. 4, when he turned aside 29 of 30 shots en route to a 4-1 win over Detroit. Vejmelka has a 27-14-2 record, 2.58 GAA and .902 save percentage in 44 outings with Utah in 2025-26. The Avalanche lead the league in goals per game with 3.84. That comfortably surpasses the second-place Lightning (3.55).

Gustavsson will start Thursday's road game against Colorado, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

Gustavsson saw some playing time for Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but he'll draw the start in Minnesota's first game following the layoff. Over his seven starts leading up to the Olympic break, he went 6-0-1 with a 3.19 GAA and .888 save percentage.

McMichael (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Wednesday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

McMichael was placed on injured reserve at the end of January, but he should be back in action Wednesday against the Flyers, which is the Capitals' first game following the Olympic break. The 25-year-old has recorded eight goals, 23 assists, 30 hits and 30 blocked shots while averaging 17:03 of ice time over 55 appearances this season.