NHL Player News

Korczak (lower body) is expected to play against Vegas on Tuesday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.

Korczak participated in Tuesday's optional morning skate after sitting out Monday's session because of a lower-body injury. He has registered six assists, 14 shots on net, 20 blocked shots and 11 hits in 14 appearances this season.

Ekblad scored a shorthanded goal in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Red Wings.

His tally late in the second quarter tied the game at 2-2, as he banked the puck off Daniil Tarasov's skate from behind the Detroit net. It was Ekblad's first goal of the season, and the 30-year-old blueliner's days of being a real offensive threat appear to be over. He hasn't scored double-digit goals since 2022-23, and through 13 games in 2026-27 he's managed just five points, while adding 19 shots on net, 17 hits, 14 blocks shots, 10 PIM and a minus-6 rating.

Seider recorded two assists in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

The star blueliner had a had in Detroit's first and last tallies of the night, setting up Carter Mazur for his first career NHL goal in the first period and then blocking a shot that caromed to Emmitt Finnie for an empty-netter late in the third. Seider has gotten onto the scoresheet in four straight games, while he's still looking for his first goal of 2026-27, he's piled up 10 assists in 15 games so far while adding 40 blocked shots, 29 shots on net, 24 hits and a minus-1 rating.

Faulk scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Monday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

The veteran blueliner helped set up Alex DeBrincat for a goal early in the second period before lighting the lamp himself early in the third. Faulk is on pace for another 40-point campaign, collecting three goals and eight points in 15 games so far with 20 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, 11 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-3 rating.

Taylor was recalled from AHL Texas on Tuesday.

In the lone AHL outing Taylor appeared in during his brief stint away from Dallas, he scored his first goal of the season. Across nine regular-season outings with Texas, the 24-year-old defenseman has posted a goal, four points and 21 shots on net. Now that he's back with the big club, he'll likely be a rotational blueliner in the absence of Kyle Capobianco (leg).

The Blues assigned Mailloux (hand) to AHL Springfield for a conditioning assignment Monday.

Mailloux underwent surgery to address a hand injury in late September, and general manager Alexander Steen said at the time that the 23-year-old defenseman would be re-evaluated in approximately eight weeks. While it's encouraging that Mailloux will join the Blues' minor-league affiliate as part of his recovery process, it's not yet clear when he'll be able to return to game action at the NHL level since he's still several weeks away from when he was initially scheduled to be re-evaluated.

Spacek notched a power-play assist in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Capitals.

Spacek has filled a part-time role even with all the injuries the Wild have had to navigate on the blue line. The 23-year-old has often worked on the third pairing when in the lineup. He has one helper, eight shots on net, eight blocked shots and four hits over eight contests this season. Spacek and Cameron Crotty will compete for playing time until Brock Faber (skull) or Jared Spurgeon (lower body) can return to action.

Gostisbehere notched two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Jets.

Gostisbehere's production has been a little spotty lately. He had six helpers over his last nine games, but they've come in a trio of two-assist performances. Overall, the defenseman has two goals, nine helpers, 28 shots on net, 10 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating through 16 appearances. His continued role on the top power-play unit should be enough to keep his offense at a strong level for fantasy managers.

Valimaki scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Jets.

Valimaki continues to maintain the advantage in a playing-time battle with Mike Reilly. Through six appearances since entering the lineup Oct. 20 versus the Canucks, Valimaki has contributed two goals, one assist, seven shots on net and a plus-8 rating. He's seeing a slice of power-play time as well, though his third-pairing usage at even strength will make it tough to count on consistent offense in fantasy.

Head coach Jeff Blashill said Monday that Byram (upper body) hasn't yet been medically cleared to play, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Byram has been skating in a non-contact sweater recently, but he wasn't present for Monday's morning skate. Blashill said that the 25-year-old defenseman is seeing a specialist to try to get him over the "last hurdle" in his recovery process, but Byram will be forced to miss an eighth consecutive game. It's not yet clear whether Byram will be in the mix to return for the Blackhawks' upcoming back-to-back set that includes a game against Florida on Wednesday and a matchup against the Lightning on Thursday.