NHL Player News

Nurse (upper body) wasn't on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll miss Thursday's game versus the Predators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Nurse will have to miss at least one game after getting hurt in a fight Tuesday versus the Bruins. Nolan Allan is expected to take Nurse's place in the lineup. The Sharks' road trip continues Saturday in Detroit, and Nurse will likely be a game-time decision leading up to that game.

Namestnikov (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus Winnipeg, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.

Namestnikov has an assist in six outings in 2026-27. Brad Lambert is likely to draw into the lineup due to Namestnikov's absence.

Hofer is slated to start on the road against Minnesota on Thursday, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

Hofer stopped 15 of 17 shots in a 7-2 victory over Ottawa on Tuesday. He's 2-1-1 with a 1.76 GAA and a .920 save percentage in four appearances this campaign. The Wild are 4-2-1 while averaging 3.00 goals per game in 2026-27, so they're off to a solid start.

Bourque (upper body) will miss Thursday's game versus the Sharks, Nick Kieser of Lower Broad Hockey reports.

Bourque is set to miss his third straight game after he didn't take the ice during warmups. His absence will allow Vitali Pinchuk to once again stay in the lineup in a bottom-six role. Bourque's next chance to play is Saturday versus the Blues.

Grubauer will start on the road versus the Lightning on Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Grubauer will get his second start in a row and his third in the Kraken's last four games. This will be arguably his biggest test of the season against an experienced Lightning team, but he's looking good so far.

Wood (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

The nature and timing of Wood's injury are unknown, as he was with the Maple Leafs on their most recent road trip. The 31-year-old winger will miss at least one week of action, but until further details are provided, his return timeline will be unclear.

Bobrovsky is expected to start at home against Buffalo on Thursday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Bobrovsky has a 1-2-1 record, 2.96 GAA and .907 save percentage in four appearances. He's allowed three goals in each of his first four starts of the campaign. Buffalo is 3-3-1 and is tied for 22nd in goals per game in 2026-27 with 2.71.

Luukkonen will guard the road goal versus the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Luukkonen will get the nod for the second game in a row after allowing three goals on 38 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Canadiens. The 27-year-old netminder has struggled at times this season, but Colten Ellis hasn't been consistent enough to steal much of Luukkonen's workload. The two will continue to handle the crease after Alex Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery earlier this week.

Quillan and Brandon Buhr were traded to the Canucks from the Maple Leafs on Thursday in exchange for Aatu Raty.

Quillan gets a significant bump in opportunity, as it may not take much for him to find his way to the Canucks' NHL roster. The 24-year-old has 24 games of NHL experience to his game, earning three points and 47 hits in those contests. That said, his playing style would likely be best suited to the bottom six in the long run.

The Hurricanes placed Staal (calf) on injured reserve Thursday.

The Hurricanes announced Tuesday that Staal would miss approximately 1-2 months due to a torn calf muscle, so it isn't very surprising to see him land on injured reserve. Across his first six regular-season appearances, Staal was held scoreless with 19 hits and three blocked shots while averaging 15:34 of ice time. Felix Unger Sorum was recalled by Carolina on Thursday to provide additional depth in Staal's absence.