NHL Player News

Sandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday.

Sandin is still recovering from knee surgery, and moving to LTIR won't impact his timeline. After having his right ACL repaired in late April, he received a timetable of 6-9 months for his recovery. Sandin registered five goals, 29 points, 90 shots on net, 127 blocked shots and 88 hits in 73 games for Washington during the 2025-26 regular season.

Roy (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Monday.

Roy has already missed enough time to be eligible to come off injured reserve at any point, but the fact that he hasn't been cleared for contact points to him missing at least the upcoming back-to-back against Carolina and Montreal on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. While Dylan McIlrath has been playing in Roy's stead, the Caps called up Justin Holl, who could find himself in the lineup instead.

Seeler provided an assist, two hits and four blocked shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

Seeler has chipped in two helpers over seven games this season. The 33-year-old defenseman is seeing steady bottom-four usage, though his ice time has ticked up since Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) exited the lineup. Seeler has added four shots on net, 10 hits, 20 blocked shots, four PIM and an even plus-minus rating, which is solid defensive work given the lousy play of the team around him.

Gostisbehere scored a goal on three shots and went plus-3 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

Gostisbehere's second-period tally stood as the game-winner. It was also his first even-strength point of the campaign, as his other goal and all three assists have come on the power play. The 33-year-old defenseman has added 13 shots on net, three blocked shots, two hits and a plus-5 rating. Gostisbehere's power-play usage makes him a reliable offensive defenseman in fantasy even though he plays on the third pairing at even strength.

Pettersson scored a goal on two shots, added four hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Rangers.

While the Canucks lost, Pettersson was a bright spot. The defenseman has two goals through seven games this season, though he hasn't supplied an assist. He has added eight shots on net, 13 hits, 12 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating, which is impressive defensive work on a team that is struggling as a whole. Pettersson doesn't have widespread fantasy appeal, but he could help in banger leagues.

York (upper body) is not available for Sunday's home divisional matchup against the Hurricanes, per Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

York didn't suit up Saturday in Boston and is considered day-to-day, so his upper-body injury seemingly isn't too serious. Oliver Bonk is set to make his 2026-27 season debut due to York's absence. The 25-year-old York's next chance to get back into the lineup will be at home versus Seattle on Tuesday.

Rifai was recalled from AHL Toronto on Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Rifai was sent to the minors ahead of the regular season, but he'll rejoin the NHL club to provide additional depth on the Maple Leafs' shorthanded blue line. Across three AHL appearances to begin the regular season, he's been held scoreless with four PIM and a plus-2 rating.

Tanev (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, according to the NHL media site.

After suffering an upper-body injury, Tanev left Saturday's 6-3 win over Colorado. He will miss at least the next three games, starting with Tuesday's matchup against Utah, but it's unclear when he will be ready to return. The Maple Leafs recalled Marshall Rifai from AHL Toronto on Sunday in a corresponding move.

Roy (lower body) isn't expected to play against Seattle on Sunday, according to Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network.

Roy remains day-to-day and will miss his third straight game. He has been skating on his own and might be ready to return to the lineup soon. Roy hasn't earned a point in two appearances this season, but he has registered five hits and five blocked shots.

Blankenburg scored a goal and added three hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Avalanche.

Blankenburg made his season debut for the Maple Leafs and came back to haunt his former team. The defenseman saw 16:11 of ice time, including 54 seconds on the power play. Blankenburg may have a path to more usage after Chris Tanev (upper body) left Saturday's contest, in which Toronto had seven defensemen in the lineup. Steady power-play time will be hard to come by for Blankenburg, but he could compete for bottom-four minutes moving forward.