NHL Player News

Lyon sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of Thursday's preseason game against the Red Wings, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.

Lyon was injured diving for a puck late in the first frame. He stopped seven of eight shots prior to his early exit. The Sabres were already planning on carrying three goalies to start 2026-27, but if Lyon misses time, expect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to be the starter with Colten Ellis featuring as the backup.

Chytil sustained an apparent upper-body injury and won't return to Thursday's game versus the Oilers.

Chytil went head first into the boards after a collision with a referee in the first period. The center's lengthy history of head injuries raises the level of concern in this situation. It wouldn't be surprising if this ends up being more than a day-to-day absence, though Chytil will need to be evaluated to determine the course of his recovery.

Casey sustained an apparent knee injury Thursday versus the Rangers, and he will miss some time pending further evaluation, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.

Casey battled injuries in the AHL last year, and he didn't play after January, ending 2025-26 with 19 points in 29 appearances for Utica. He was going to have a tough time making the NHL roster to begin with, and this injury won't help. If it lingers into the regular season, Casey will likely start the year on non-roster injured reserve.

Lavoie (undisclosed) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's preseason game against Utah, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Lavoie suffered the injury during last Saturday's 4-2 preseason victory over Los Angeles. He's regarded as day-to-day, so there's a chance he'll draw into the lineup for Saturday's exhibition tilt against San Jose.

Cossa is slated to start in Thursday's preseason road game against Vegas, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic.

Cossa had a 2.33 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 39 regular-season appearances in 2025-26. This will be his second game of the 2026 preseason after he turned aside 11 of 12 shots across 40 minutes manning the net during Sunday's 4-1 loss to Colorado.

Cooley will tend the twine on the road in Thursday's preseason game versus the Kraken, per the NHL media site.

Cooley stopped 19 of 22 shots in a 4-2 loss versus the Kraken in Calgary on Sunday. He'll get another shot in Seattle as he makes his second preseason appearance. Cooley was effective in the backup role in 2025-26, and he'll likely see similar usage behind Dustin Wolf in 2026-27, though the weakness of the Flames' roster could make it difficult to replicate last year's numbers.

Husso will protect the road goal in Thursday's preseason game versus the Sharks, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Husso is set for his first start of the preseason. He's projected to be the backup to Lukas Dostal to begin the 2026-27 campaign. Husso went 10-8-2 with a 3.25 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 20 regular-season outings in 2025-26.

O'Brien (lower body) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's preseason game against Calgary, per Sound of Hockey.

O'Brien had 28 goals and 93 points in 53 regular-season appearances with OHL Brantford in 2025-26. Seattle's final preseason game will be played in Vancouver on Saturday. O'Brien isn't likely to make the Kraken's Opening Night roster if he's healthy, but the 19-year-old is a highly regarded prospect.

Grubauer will protect the home goal Thursday in a preseason game versus the Flames, per Sound of Hockey.

Grubauer stopped 15 of 16 shots against the Flames over two periods in his start Sunday. The 34-year-old netminder will make his last appearance of the preseason in this contest. Grubauer is set to open the year as Joey Daccord's backup, though the two could operate more as a tandem if one doesn't pull away from the other in terms of performance.

Jarry will protect the road goal in Thursday's preseason game versus the Canucks, per the NHL media site.

Jarry will get the nod behind a largely untested lineup, so this could be a challenging preseason outing for him. It's his second game of the preseason, so he won't be between the pipes Saturday against the Flames. Jarry and Devon Levi are competing for the No. 1 job for the Oilers, and it's not yet clear who will get the Opening Night start against the Canucks on Tuesday.