NHL Player News

Head coach Joel Quenneville said Friday that Moore (lower body) is still "a ways from skating," Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Moore has been on injured reserve since the start of the regular season due to a lower-body injury he sustained on the first day of training camp. While he was given a return timetable of 2-4 weeks in mid-September, he's slated to miss more time than that, and he seems to have several steps to clear before he's in the mix to return to game action.

Dahlin (upper body) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Canadiens, Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic reports.

Head coach Lindy Ruff said Thursday that Dahlin was 50/50 to play Saturday, but the 26-year-old won't travel with the team to Montreal. However, Ruff said Friday that Dahlin is progressing, so it seems possible that he'll be in consideration to return Wednesday against the Flyers. Across six appearances to begin the regular season, Dahlin has recorded two goals, two assists, 14 blocked shots, eight hits and two PIM while averaging 23:38 of ice time.

Kesselring posted an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Predators.

This was Kesselring's first point as a Shark, and it came as he set up Will Smith's goal in the third period. Over seven outings, Kesselring has added six shots on net, five hits, six blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-2 rating. The 26-year-old defenseman is filling a top-four role at even strength but is not in the power-play mix, so his scoring upside could remain limited.

Pettersson scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Panthers.

Pettersson has found a scoring touch early in 2026-27, earning three goals over nine games. The 22-year-old defenseman is seeing steady playing time in a top-four role, and he's topped the 20-minute mark in two of his last three outings. He's added totals of 10 shots on net, 17 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating, so he could have some appeal in deeper formats for his non-scoring work.

Head coach Spencer Carbery said Friday that Roy (lower body) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Devils, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Roy has been sidelined since early October due to his upper-body injury, but he appears to be close to returning to game action. Even if he doesn't get the green light to suit up against New Jersey, it seems possible that he'll be cleared to return at some point next week. Across his first two regular-season appearances, he was held scoreless with five hits and five blocked shots while averaging 18:26 of ice time.

Lambos was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Friday.

Lambos was called up by Minnesota on Thursday, but he didn't appear in the team's 5-4 victory over the Blues. He'll head back to the minors a day later and should continue to see more consistent opportunities for playing time with the AHL club.

Johansson scored a goal on one shot while adding three blocked shots, a hit and four hits in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Flyers.

The 22-year-old notched his first career point in the 5-4 loss to the Devils on Tuesday, and now posted his first goal at the NHL level at 4:31 of the second period, converting a one-timer off a Dylan Larkin feed during a 2-on-1 rush to tie the game. The rookie defenseman became Detroit's third player to record his first NHL goal this month, joining Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and William Wallinder. His combination of defensive contributions and emerging offensive potential could make him worth monitoring in deeper fantasy formats.

Jones notched two assists while adding five shots on net and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.

The veteran blueliner had a hand in the second and third goals of Brady Tkachuk's second straight natural hat trick, as the Panthers offense finally got rolling in the third period. Jones has delivered three straight multi-point performances, and through eight games to begin the season he's racked up one goal and nine points, including four assists with the man advantage.

Zub picked up an assist while adding six blocked shots, one shot on net and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.

Making his season debut after he needed a little extra time to complete his recovery from a knee injury he suffered in the first round of last season's playoffs, Zub was a key part of a Senators penalty kill that went a perfect 3-for-3 on the night, including a big one in OT. The veteran blueliner also started the play that produced the tying goal in the second period, finding Warren Foegele on a long stretch pass out of his own zone to create a scoring chance that Ridly Greig cashed in. Zub didn't see his usual 20-plus minutes as he got eased into action, but his workload should ramp up quickly enough while Ottawa waits for jake Sanderson (lower body) to get healthy as well.

Gilbert scored a goal, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Gilbert tallied in the third period, cutting Toronto's lead to 4-3 at the time. The 29-year-old defenseman has a goal, an assist and a plus-3 rating over two contests this season. He's filling in while the Sabres are missing Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) and Conor Timmins (lower body) from the blue line. Gilbert is rarely a source of offense, so his hot start to the season should not be expected to continue for long.