NHL PLAYER NEWS

Gostisbehere will miss Friday's game versus the Panthers due to a lower-body injury.

Terry (upper body) was placed on injured reserve ahead of Friday's game against the Kings, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Vasilevskiy will be in goal on the road against St. Louis on Friday, per NHL.com.

Askarov will defend the road crease against Detroit on Friday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Gostisbehere (illness) isn't expected to play Friday versus Florida, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

Bussi will patrol the crease at home against Florida on Friday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.

Vladar (undisclosed) isn't expected to play at home Saturday versus the Rangers, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The Islanders announced Friday that Horvat (lower body) is unlikely to join the team on its current road trip, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Eriksson Ek (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Boldy was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Nylander (lower body) isn't expected to play Saturday in Winnipeg, per Anna Dua of Sportsnet.

Dostal will tend the twine on the road versus Los Angeles on Friday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Carlsson (lower body) will not be an option against Los Angeles on Friday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Smith (upper body) will return to the lineup in Detroit on Friday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Terry (upper body) is available for Friday's game against the Kings, Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports.

Kuemper will be between the home pipes versus Anaheim on Friday, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.

Point (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.

Wilson (lower body) is considered a game-time decision for Saturday's game against the Panthers, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Blackwood is slated to defend the home crease against the Predators on Friday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Marchand (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup versus Carolina on Friday, Panthers TV Rinkside Reporter Katie Engleson reports.

Bobrovsky will be between the pipes on the road against the Hurricanes on Friday.

Broberg (concussion) is considered a game-time decision for Friday's matchup against the Lightning, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Hofer will get the starting nod at home against the Lightning on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Scheifele scored an even-strength goal and added three assists, two on the power play, in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Wild.

Ullmark returned to practice Friday for the first time since he was granted a leave of absence Dec. 28, Graeme Nichols of The Hockey News reports.

Gibson is expected to defend the home crease versus San Jose on Friday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Stone scored a goal on four shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Eichel scored a goal on five shots, added three assists and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Dorofeyev scored two power-play goals on four shots in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

Sorokin posted a 35-save shutout in Thursday's 1-0 win over the Oilers.

Nylander left Thursday's game versus the Golden Knights after aggravating his previous lower-body injury, Luke Fox of Sportsnet reports.

Nylander (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Golden Knights.

Hill is set to start at home against Toronto on Thursday, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic.

Cooley is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Thursday, per Tracey Myers of NHL.com.

Hellebuyck is expected to start on the road against Minnesota on Thursday, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.

Daccord will start on the road versus the Bruins on Thursday, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.

Vladar (undisclosed) won't suit up Thursday versus the Penguins, Flyers Director of Broadcasting Brian Smith reports.

Ellis will protect the home goal versus the Canadiens on Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Lankinen is slated to start Thursday's road game against Columbus, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Ersson will start Thursday's road game against Pittsburgh.

Norris (ribs) will miss Thursday's game against Montreal, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Hart (lower body) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per SinBin.vegas.

Hill (lower body) was activated from injured reserve ahead of Thursday's home game against the Maple Leafs, SinBin Vegas reports.

Thomas (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Thursday and will be out for at least two weeks.

Heiskanen (personal) will not be in the lineup Thursday in Utah, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.

Oettinger will start Thursday's road game against Utah, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Sorokin will be between the visiting pipes in Edmonton on Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Thomas (lower body) has been ruled out for Friday's clash in Tampa Bay, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Woll is expected to guard the visiting cage in Vegas on Thursday, according to David Alter of The Hockey News.

Vejmelka was the first goalie to leave the ice Thursday, Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports reports, indicating he'll guard the cage at home versus Dallas.

Gostisbehere is considered a game-time decision for Friday's game against the Panthers due to an apparent illness, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.

Ingram is slated to start Thursday's home game against the Islanders, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Fowler will get the starting nod on the road against the Sabres on Thursday.

Knight will patrol the home crease versus Calgary on Thursday, according to Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.

Dahlin scored two power-play goals in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Flyers.

Eriksson Ek (lower body) is doubtful Thursday against the Jets, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

Wallstedt was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports, signaling that he'll draw the home start against the Jets.

Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said that Smith (upper body) will not play Thursday in Washington, but he remains a possibility to play Friday in Detroit, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Swayman will guard the home crease versus Seattle on Thursday, Scott McLaughlin of WEEI reports.

Hischier scored two goals, one on the power play and the other the overtime winner, in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Kraken.

Skinner will be between the home pipes versus the Flyers on Thursday, per Penguins' studio host Dan Potash.

Merzlikins will defend the home cage versus Vancouver on Thursday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Wilson (lower body) has been ruled out of Thursday's tilt versus San Jose, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Chychrun (illness) is available for Thursday's game against San Jose, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Nedeljkovic will patrol the visiting crease in Washington on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Thompson will be between the home pipes versus San Jose on Thursday, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.