The Calgary Flames have signed ahead Tyson Gross, per Eric Francis. The 23-year-old school free agent can report back to the crew as quickly as he is in a position, so we’ll see what the timeline is like quickly. His Dobber Prospects profile might be learn right here.
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Mikhail Sergachev was again within the lineup for the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night time after lacking 4 video games with a lower-body damage. He was again in his traditional spot on the highest energy play unit and was paired with MacKenzie Weegar at even power.
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We bought an replace on Detroit forwards Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp, and the replace is each not that dangerous and in addition very dangerous on the identical time:
Detroit went into Thursday night time’s motion three factors again of Montreal and Tampa Bay within the Atlantic, and solely three factors forward of Columbus from being knocked out of a playoff spot. Detroit’s high two centres lacking two weeks of motion when there are solely 5 weeks remaining in a playoff race this tight is just not what Detroit followers wished to see proper now.
Of their recreation on Thursday in Tampa Bay, the Crimson Wings’ high PP unit consisted of Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane, and J.T. Compher. Compher was additionally centering DeBrincat and Kane at even power.
The Lightning received that recreation 4-1 as Darren Raddysh returned to the lineup for the Bolts. He was additionally again on the highest PP unit and skated over 24 minutes in ice time.
Each Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves had a pair of targets on 5 pictures for the Lightning. That leaves Guentzel one aim in need of 30 on the marketing campaign, which might be his fifth straight season with not less than 30 targets.
Andrei Vasilevskiy was stellar for the Lightning, stopping 24 of 25 pictures for his 30th win. That makes 9 straight seasons with not less than 30 wins for Vasilevskiy, together with the COVID shortened season the place he made simply 42 begins.
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Sam Reinhart was again within the lineup for Florida on Thursday night time after lacking a pair of video games with what was deemed a soft-tissue damage. On the flipside, each Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell have been out of the lineup, so the damage information actually did not get a complete lot higher for the Panthers.
Reinhart wasted no time in making an affect as he assisted a third-period Sam Bennett energy play aim, after which scored the time beyond regulation winner because the Panthers took a 2-1 win at dwelling to Columbus. That was simply the seventh multi-point recreation of the season for Reinhart, who had 21 such video games final 12 months.
Sergei Bobrovsky was nice in internet for Florida, stopping 30 of 31 pictures.
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Mark Stone returned to motion for the Vegas Golden Knights, resuming his typical top-pair duties. He had missed 5 video games with an upper-body damage.
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Auston Matthews was injured in Toronto’s 6-4 dwelling win over the Anaheim Geese on Thursday night time. He took a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas, left the sport, and didn’t return. We’re awaiting additional updates from the crew however let’s hope it is nothing too severe.
Matthew Knies had a aim and three assists within the win whereas Matias Macelli and William Nylander every registered a aim and two assists. For Macelli, he now has 11 factors in his final 10 video games going again to February 1st. I wrote a bit about Macelli earlier this week and his stellar season so far.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson took over high power-play duties for Morgan Rielly on this recreation and the Leafs went 3-for-8 with the person benefit. It’s protected to say that OEL could have some run on the highest PP unit for now.
Pavel Mintyukov scored a aim for the Geese within the loss, registering 5 pictures and three blocks. He now has 91 blocks in 60 video games on the marketing campaign and his two blocks shy of setting a career-high mark.
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A late third-period aim from Jakob Chychrun lifted the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win on the street in Buffalo. Charlie Lindgren was nice in internet for the Caps, stopping 29 of 30 pictures in probably his finest begin because the very first recreation of the season (a 35-save shutout).
Chychrun additionally had a block to go together with his aim, and that offers him 90 blocks on the 12 months. He had 87 blocks in 74 video games final season so he is been a bit extra productive on the peripheral entrance, which is a giant bonus contemplating all of the targets and pictures he is managed.
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San Jose took a 4-2 win in Boston on Thursday and the win was a giant two factors for the crew however the clear speaking level was this aim from William Eklund, which isn’t solely a aim of the 12 months candidate, however probably the greatest targets you will ever see on the NHL degree:
The deke to get a shot is one factor, however batting the puck out of mid-air as you are turning and falling is one thing else totally. That’s unbelievable.
Eklund had a pleasant help on a Michael Misa aim within the first interval, too, and the pair of factors give Eklund 40 factors for the third straight season.
Alex Nedeljkovic additionally had a giant recreation for the Sharks, stopping 39 of 41 pictures for his 12th win. It’s the third time in 11 begins in calendar 2026 that he needed to make not less than 35 saves in a recreation.
All of Eklund, Misa, and Tyler Toffoli had a aim and an help within the recreation. That has been a pleasant scoring line for the Sharks to assist the Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith top-line duo.
San Jose additionally scored a power-play aim on this recreation, and if I am not mistaken, that makes three targets at 5-on-4 in six video games since Dmitry Orlov took excessive unit, or one fewer the highest PP unit had with John Klingberg operating it in December, January, and February mixed.
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Jimmy Snuggerud scored two targets within the closing 5 minutes of the third interval to carry the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win in Carolina. That offers him 15 targets on the season, and 19 factors in his final 14 video games. That’s fairly the scorching streak and he is proven glorious chemistry with Robert Thomas because the Olympic break. Snuggerud even skated over 20 minutes within the recreation, the third time he is performed that in that 14-game streak.
Talking of the Olympics, Jordan Binnington was stellar in internet for the Blues, stopping 31 of 32 pictures confronted for simply his third win (within the NHL) in 2026.
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A 3rd-period aim from Mikael Backlund held up because the game-winner because the Calgary Flames took a 5-4 win in New Jersey. Each Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes had a aim and an help within the loss, and Jack now has 11 factors and 29 pictures in 8 video games since getting back from his gold medal-winning efficiency on the Olympics.
Kevin Bahl scored for Calgary and totaled two pictures, two blocks, and two hits as effectively. He skated 27:33 on this recreation and that’s a variety of ice time to rack up peripherals.
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The late video games will probably be up to date within the morning.
