NHL Player News

Ristolainen (hand) is expected to play Wednesday in Edmonton, per Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Ristolainen still needs to be activated off injured reserve before his return is certain. If Ristolainen does play, then David Jiricek will probably exit the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 32-year-old Ristolainen has a goal, seven hits and seven blocks in four appearances in 2026-27.

Myatovic was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Wednesday.

Myatovic has no points, four hits and one block in four appearances with Anaheim in 2026-27. He also has five goals and eight points in 11 outings with San Diego this campaign.

Head coach Travis Green said Wednesday that he expects Cousins (upper body) to miss at least a week to 10 days, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Cousins took a hard hit from Jakob Chychrun during Tuesday's game against the Capitals and was briefly knocked out. The Senators indicated after the game that Cousins wasn't doing well, and the 33-year-old is facing a multi-game absence. Sammy Blais is a candidate to see increased playing time while Cousins is sidelined.

Korpisalo was the first goalie off the ice during Wednesday's morning skate, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Calgary.

Korpisalo missed over a month to begin the 2026-27 campaign due to his foot injury, but he made his regular-season debut Saturday against the Kraken and turned aside 25 of 28 shots (.893 save percentage) in a 4-3 road victory. He'll draw the start for the second time in the Rangers' last three games Wednesday and should have the opportunity to compete for a role after Dylan Garand handled primary goaltending duties in recent weeks.

Taylor was recalled from AHL Texas on Wednesday, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports.

Taylor was sent to the AHL on Monday, but he'll be called back up by Dallas after appearing in a game for Texas on Tuesday. The 24-year-old has made just three NHL appearances to begin the regular season, and he's been held scoreless with two hits and two blocked shots while averaging 10:06 of ice time.

MacEwen (wrist) didn't take part in Wednesday's practice, per Mark Masters of TSN.

MacEwen sustained the injury during Tuesday's game against Colorado. He has two goals, four points, 26 PIM and 35 hits in 14 appearances in 2026-27. If MacEwen can't play Thursday versus Minnesota, then Toronto would probably need to summon a player from the minors. The Maple Leafs are down to 11 healthy forwards on the NHL roster.

Cooley is set to start at home against the Rangers on Wednesday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.

Cooley is poised to start in his second straight game after stopping 32 of 35 shots en route to a 4-3 overtime win over Philadelphia on Sunday. He's 5-3-0 with a 2.71 GAA and a .914 save percentage in eight appearances in 2026-27. The Rangers are 10-8-1 and rank 19th in goals per game with 2.95 this season.

Crevier (undisclosed) is expected to be a game-time decision Wednesday versus Tampa Bay, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Crevier has one assist, eight PIM, 14 shots, 16 hits and 19 blocks in 15 appearances with Buffalo in 2026-27. Crevier was also scratched in Buffalo's previous two games, so his absence wouldn't impact the lineup. However, if he's healthy and the Sabres decide to dress him, then Conor Timmins would probably be a healthy scratch.

Fowler made 22 saves in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Wild.

Fowler put on a goaltending clinic with Jesper Wallstedt through the first two periods, as the two young netminders stopped all 32 shots they faced between them. Bobby Brink finally opened the scoring early in the third after picking Josh Anderson's pocket at the Minnesota blue line for a clear breakaway on Fowler, and there wasn't much the 21-year-old goalie could do on Kirill Kaprizov's game-winner, a power-play tally that came on a one-timer from the faceoff dot. Fowler hasn't been saddled with a regulation loss since Oct. 8, going a remarkable 8-0-2 over his last 10 starts with a 2.05 GAA and .930 save percentage as he locks down the top spot in the Montreal crease.

Kaprizov scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime victory over Montreal.

With Cole Caufield in the box to begin OT, Kaprizov blasted home a one-timer from the faceoff dot to the left of Jacob Fowler. It was Kaprizov's sixth PP tally of the season and his fourth GWG, and through 20 games he's produced an impressive 17 goals and 32 points, putting him third in the NHL in scoring -- the only non-Oiler in the top four -- and second in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy behind Leon Draisaitl's 18 tallies.