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Sabres Notes: Aubé-Kubel, Peterka, Benson

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Sabres winger Nicolas Aubé-Kubel will miss the next three to six weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Lindy Ruff said in today’s injury report. He was already placed on injured reserve yesterday before opening night rosters were due, allowing the Sabres to retain Jiri Kulich on the active roster with other forwards battling short-term injuries.

Aubé-Kubel left Buffalo’s regular-season opener against the Devils in Prague on Friday in the third period and didn’t return. He took a minor penalty, recorded two shots on goal, and added three hits in 5:45 of ice time in his truncated Sabres debut.

It’s a tough break for the 28-year-old, who’s hoping to be a regular on the Sabres’ fourth line after inking a one-year, $1.5MM deal in the offseason. The bang-and-crash winger had been effective in preseason on a unit with Beck Malenstyn and Sam Lafferty – the former of whom was also Aubé-Kubel’s linemate with the Capitals last year. The 2014 second-round pick of the Flyers has limited offensive upside, only once hitting 10 goals and 20 points, but he’s a feared checker with a lengthy history of good possession metrics in tough defensive usage. He had 16 points (6 G, 10 A) in 60 games for the Caps last year.

Other injury updates out of Buffalo:

  • One of those aforementioned forwards battling short-term injuries is John-Jason Peterka, who left the second Global Series game against New Jersey with a concussion after being laid out by Devils defender Brenden Dillon. He was given an official day-to-day designation today, per Ruff, and skated on his own. The German winger is a big loss for the Sabres if he misses any length of time – he started the year in a top-line role alongside Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch after breaking out for 28 goals and 50 points last season. The 2020 second-round pick hasn’t been ruled out for their home opener against the Kings on Thursday, but it would be surprising to see him draw into the lineup less than a week after a concussion diagnosis.
  • Also dealing with a day-to-day injury is sophomore winger Zach Benson, who Ruff said today has yet to resume skating with his lower-body injury. That’s a concerning sign for his availability against the Kings and could force the Sabres to make an IR placement in the next 48 hours to open up space for a recall from AHL Rochester. They have 13 forwards on the active roster but only 11 healthy ones with Benson and Peterka out. The 19-year-old sustained the injury in the first Global Series game but played through it, logging 17:23 of ice time.

Avalanche Prospect Sean Behrens Out For Season With Knee Injury

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Avalanche defense prospect Sean Behrens sustained a knee injury on Saturday while practicing with the team’s AHL affiliate and will miss the entire 2024-25 season, the team announced today.

It’s a tough break for one of Colorado’s most intriguing prospects in an otherwise thin pool. The 21-year-old was a second-round pick of the Avs back in 2021 out of the U.S. National Development Team Program. He arrived in Denver the following season, but not with the Avalanche. Instead, he embarked on a three-year run with the University of Denver, one that proved to be the right choice for his development.

In addition to the numerous individual honors Behrens received, he was a core piece of the Denver blue line that helped the school to two national championships in three years. Behrens notched 81 points and a +45 rating in 112 appearances there and was named the NCHC’s Best Defensive Defenseman last season. After winning it all again with Denver, Behrens ended the season with an assist in one regular season and one playoff game for AHL Colorado.

The 5’10” left-shot defender was expected to log top-four minutes for the minor-league Eagles this season but will instead spend the campaign out of game action and in the practice rink recovering. While he didn’t make the opening night roster, he was a strong candidate to see an NHL recall at some point this season as well. He has two seasons left after this one on his entry-level deal at a $906K cap hit.

Blues Recall Zachary Bolduc, Likely To Move Torey Krug To LTIR

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The Blues announced this morning that they’d recalled center Zachary Bolduc from AHL Springfield. He wasn’t on the team’s opening night roster submitted yesterday but will be on hand for their season opener today against the Kraken.

They have an open roster spot for Bolduc’s recall but only $468K in cap space, per PuckPedia. That’s not enough to add his $863K cap hit to the active roster. It’s likely that defenseman Torey Krug, who will miss the entire 2024-25 season after undergoing surgery to address pre-arthritic conditions in his left ankle, has been moved from injured reserve to long-term injured reserve to create the cap space necessary for the transaction.

St. Louis drafted the 21-year-old Bolduc with the 17th overall pick in 2021. He’s coming off his first professional season, in which he spent significant time on both the Blues’ roster and with Springfield. He burned his Calder eligibility for this year by making 25 NHL appearances in 2023-24, recording five goals and four assists for nine points while averaging 12:01 per game. A natural center, the 6’0″, 187-lb forward was deployed exclusively on the wing in NHL action last year.

He didn’t look out of place, but after posting 110 points with the QMJHL’s Québec Remparts in 2022-23, his offense didn’t pop as the Blues might have hoped in Springfield. The pivot was limited to eight goals in 50 games, adding 17 assists for 25 points.

St. Louis hopes his NHL showing last year is more reflective of his long-term ceiling. Bolduc was a legitimate factor offensively, recording a somewhat sustainable 13.2% shooting rate on 38 shots on goal. His possession numbers were underwhelming with a 43.1 CF% and 42.3 xGF% at even strength, but those should improve with time for a young forward.

While Bolduc signed his entry-level contract back in 2021, it slid twice due to his lack of NHL playing time. He’s still got another year left on his rookie deal after this and will be a restricted free agent in 2026. He remains waiver-exempt for two more seasons or until he plays 160 NHL games.

Avalanche Recall Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan

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The Avalanche have made a pair of opening night transactions, recalling forwards Nikolai Kovalenko and Ivan Ivan from AHL Colorado.

At least one of them will make their NHL debut tomorrow against the Golden Knights. Due to cap constraints and in an attempt to maximize their potential LTIR capture, the Avalanche only had 11 forwards on the opening night roster they submitted yesterday. Kovalenko and Ivan were sent down yesterday, just hours before Colorado’s initial roster was due, and were both expected to rejoin the club today.

If Kovalenko draws in, it’ll only be his regular-season debut. He made his NHL debut in last year’s playoffs, skating in Games 4 and 5 of their first-round win over the Jets and failing to get on the scoresheet. Still, it would be a nice early birthday present for the 2018 sixth-round pick, who turns 25 next week. The pending restricted free agent has spent the last two seasons playing a pivotal role for the KHL’s Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, erupting for 89 points in 98 games there while serving as an alternate captain. After arriving in Colorado to end last season, he also tallied three points in four AHL games.

It would be a true debut for the 22-year-old Ivan, though. The Czech pivot went undrafted after recording 177 points in 191 games over three seasons with the QMJHL’s Cape Breton Eagles, settling for an AHL deal with Colorado’s affiliate last summer. He had a solid showing, totaling 31 points (12 G, 19 A) in 67 games en route to landing an entry-level NHL deal with the Avs in March. He was viewed as a potential call-up option this season, but even with the Avs’ multiple top-six forward absences in Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, and Valeri Nichushkin, he was a long shot to make the roster. It’s clear he’s made a good chunk of headway on Colorado’s depth chart with a strong camp.

The Avs had the roster space but not the cap space to execute this transaction, so it’s fair to assume either Landeskog, Lehkonen, or newly-acquired defenseman Tucker Poolman has been placed on long-term injured reserve in a corresponding transaction.

Panthers Expected To Recall Spencer Knight

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Goaltender Spencer Knight was left off the Panthers’ opening night roster, but he’s still made the team in effect, reports Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic. The waiver-exempt netminder was quietly assigned to AHL Charlotte yesterday but will be brought back up to the NHL for the first time since 2022-23 as soon as Florida opens up the cap space to do so.

Knight, still just 23, has a career 32-17-6 record in 57 appearances for the Panthers with a .906 SV% and 2.91 GAA. The 2019 first-round pick last saw NHL action in February 2023, entering the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program before spending all of 2023-24 in the minors.

It hasn’t been the workload the Panthers envisioned for Knight after perhaps prematurely signing him to a three-year, $13.5MM extension in September 2022 that covered the 2023-24 through 2025-26 seasons. Now in the second year of that deal, Florida is still on the hook for $3.35MM of his $4.5MM cap hit while he’s in the minors, so they only need to open enough space to add $1.15MM in cap hit to their roster. They currently have $130K in cap space, per PuckPedia, so they could create enough space by moving injured forward Tomáš Nosek from IR to LTIR and waiving goaltender Chris Driedger, who’s currently slotted as Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup, and his $795K cap hit.

The Connecticut native had an underwhelming regular season with Charlotte last year, posting a .905 SV% and 2.41 GAA in 45 games. He ended his season on a high note with a .925 SV% in two postseason games, though, and will look to carry that momentum into his NHL return.

Artem Anisimov Announces Retirement

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Veteran forward Artem Anisimov has retired, the NHLPA confirmed today. The 36-year-old hangs up his skates after a 13-year run in the NHL with four different teams.

It marks the end of a very respectable career for the Russian center, whom the Rangers selected in the second round of the 2006 draft. A solid two-way pick out of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl organization, he was in North America with AHL Hartford one year later and had cracked New York’s NHL roster as a full-timer beginning with his age 21 season.

Anisimov was an extremely reliable middle-six piece over his first few seasons. After making the Rangers’ opening night roster for the first time in 2009, he would go nearly two and a half years without missing a game. Anisimov churned out 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points in his first NHL campaign before having his best year in New York in his sophomore year, finishing fifth on the team in scoring in 2010-11 with 44 points (18 G, 16 A) while averaging 16:12 per game and taking over 700 draws.

The 2012 offseason brought an end to Anisimov’s time in Manhattan, however. He was one of many pieces sent to the Blue Jackets in that summer’s blockbuster swap that sent Rick Nash to New York. His tenure in Columbus was met with a bit less fanfare, struggling a bit with injuries and seeing slightly diminished possession impacts compared to his time with the Rangers. He did, however, set a career-high in goals with 22 while with the Jackets in 2013-14, helping the franchise to their second playoff appearance in team history.

A pending unrestricted free agent entering the 2015 offseason, it was clear Anisimov’s long-term future wasn’t in Columbus. He was sent to the Blackhawks in a swap that essentially amounted to a one-for-one deal with Brandon Saad going the other way, with none of the minor assets included in the trade having any long-term relevance. Unfortunately for Anisimov, he joined Chicago on the back end of their championship window and never captured a ring with them. But he did have the best years of his career in the Windy City after signing a five-year, $22.75MM extension. He hit the 20-goal mark three years in a row and earned Selke votes in 2016.

After totaling 155 points in 291 games with the Hawks, he was sent to the Senators for Zack Smith. Injuries finally caught up to him after a relatively healthy career, though, limiting him to 68 appearances over the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. He never landed another NHL contract after becoming a UFA in 2021, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. After spending the 2021-22 campaign back home with Lokomotiv, he played out the last two campaigns on AHL deals with the Flyers’ and Rangers’ affiliates in search of another NHL try that never came.

In 771 career appearances, Anisimov put together 180 goals, 196 assists, and 376 points. He recorded a -17 rating, 214 PIMs, and a 46.1% career win rate in the dot. He also added 17 points in 43 postseason games with the Rangers (2009, 2011, 2012), Blue Jackets (2014), and Blackhawks (2016, 2017). His career earnings totaled nearly $37.5MM, per CapWages. All of us at PHR congratulate Anisimov on his strong career.

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Report: Igor Shesterkin Rejected Eight-Year, $88MM Extension Offer

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The Rangers will have to pay a historic amount to keep their star netminder off next year’s unrestricted free agent market. Igor Shesterkin has rejected an eight-year extension offer from the Blueshirts worth $88MM, reports Kevin Weekes of ESPN. The deal would have made him the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history.

Not only is Shesterkin the highest-profile goaltender set to be available in free agency next summer, he would be the highest-profile goaltender to hit UFA status in the salary cap era. But there’s a clear interest from the player’s side to remain in New York. They’ve been in contract talks since at least August, although a report from the New York Post’s Mollie Walker back in June indicated Shesterkin was likely looking for a $12MM price tag per season on an eight-year extension.

If Shesterkin and agent Maxim Moliver have held to that figure, then there’s still a $1MM gap to bridge between the Rangers and the 28-year-old. Walker wrote last month that Shesterkin would stop contract negotiations once the regular season started, so if there isn’t significant movement before New York opens its season in Pittsburgh tomorrow night, Rangers general manager Chris Drury will have the entire 82-game schedule to ponder whether he’s willing to shell out the additional cash to keep Shesterkin in Manhattan.

All signs up to this point indicate the Rangers were and still are willing to give Shesterkin the richest goalie contract ever, eclipsing Carey Price’s eight-year, $84MM extension with the Canadiens. That obviously hasn’t changed considering their $88MM offer, but Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff’s report last month that the Rangers were “unfazed” by Shesterkin’s unwillingness to negotiate during the season suggests they anticipated being able to get him to come down slightly from his $12MM AAV ask.

It’s certainly a gamble on Shesterkin’s part to reject the offer. He now essentially controls his destiny with his performance this season. A second career Vezina nomination likely cements his ability to land north of $12MM annually on the open market, while a still elite but more inconsistent showing like last year’s (.912 SV%, 2.58 GAA, 14.2 GSAA) likely keeps him in the 11s.

While the markets are completely different for skaters and goaltenders, it’s clear Shesterkin is looking to capitalize on an expected run of inflated contracts for franchise cornerstones after the Oilers forked over $14MM annually to keep Leon Draisaitl on an eight-year extension, the richest contract since the 2012 lockout. The Bruins signing restricted free agent netminder Jeremy Swayman to an eight-year, $66MM deal over the weekend likely helps Shesterkin’s case as well. The Russian has superior career regular-season and playoff numbers to his Eastern Conference counterpart and has started 50-plus games in each of the last three seasons – something Swayman’s never done.

Simply put, losing Shesterkin in the middle of their championship contention window is not an option for the Rangers, who have been a much more pedestrian possession club at even strength than you’d expect, given their record over the past few years. Shesterkin has saved 82.38 goals above expected over the past three years, per Evolving Hockey, second to only Jets star Connor Hellebuyck. He stopped 86.58 in that frame but logged 24 more games played. There’s an extremely strong argument that he’s the league’s best goaltender, and there’s nothing resembling a succession plan in the Rangers’ prospect pipeline.

With more clarity on next year’s salary cap likely to come as the season progresses, Drury may be more willing to allocate the money needed to keep Shesterkin when the season wraps up. However, a successful season for the Rangers results in a Stanley Cup Final appearance, which would leave only a few days for Drury and Shesterkin’s camp to work out a deal if he remains unwilling to negotiate while game action is ongoing.

Active Roster Tracker

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For the first time in our site’s history, Pro Hockey Rumors will keep a full listing of teams’ active rosters that will be updated as all moves, minor and major, come in each day.

If you have any questions, comments, or corrections, please send us a message through the Contact Us tab.

Anaheim Ducks

Last updated April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (13): Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Jansen Harkins, Ross Johnston, Alex Killorn, Brett Leason, Isac Lundeström, Mason McTavish, Ryan Strome, Troy Terry, Frank Vatrano, Tim Washe, Trevor Zegras

Defensemen (8): Radko Gudas, Drew Helleson, Oliver Kylington, Jackson LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov, Ian Moore, Jacob Trouba, Olen Zellweger

Goaltenders (3): Lukáš Dostál, John Gibson, Ville Husso

IR: F Robby Fabbri (upper body, week-to-week), F Brock McGinn (ACL surgery, out for season)

Boston Bruins

Last updated April 17, 5:50 p.m.
Roster size: 17

Forwards (10): John Beecher, Morgan Geekie, Mark Kastelic, Marat Khusnutdinov, Cole Koepke, Jakub Lauko, Elias Lindholm, Casey Mittelstadt, David Pastrňák, Pavel Zacha

Defensemen (5): Henri Jokiharju, Mason Lohrei, Andrew Peeke, Parker Wotherspoon, Nikita Zadorov

Goaltenders (2): Joonas Korpisalo, Jeremy Swayman

LTIR: D Hampus Lindholm (lower body, day-to-day), D Charlie McAvoy (shoulder, week-to-week)

Buffalo Sabres

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 26

Forwards (16): Zach Benson, Josh Doan, Jordan Greenway, Tyson Kozak, Peyton Krebs, Jiri Kulich, Sam Lafferty, Beck Malenstyn, Ryan McLeod, Joshua Norris, Noah Östlund, Jack Quinn, Isak Rosen, Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Jason Zucker

Defensemen (8): Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jacob Bryson, Bowen Byram, Connor Clifton, Rasmus Dahlin, Michael Kesselring, Owen Power, Mattias Samuelsson

Goaltenders (2): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, James Reimer

Calgary Flames

Last updated April 24, 8:00 p.m.
Roster size: 22

Forwards (12): Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman, Matthew Coronato, Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri, Ryan Lomberg, Martin Pospisil, Kevin Rooney, Yegor Sharangovich, Connor Zary

Defensemen (8): Rasmus Andersson, Kevin Bahl, Jake Bean, Joel Hanley, Daniil Miromanov, Brayden Pachal, Zayne Parekh, MacKenzie Weegar

Goaltenders (2): Daniel Vladař, Dustin Wolf

IR: F Justin Kirkland (ACL, out for season), F Anthony Mantha (ACL, out for season)

Carolina Hurricanes

Last updated April 19, 12:00 p.m.
Roster size: 25

Forwards (14): Sebastian Aho, Jackson Blake, William Carrier, Taylor Hall, Mark Jankowski, Seth Jarvis, Tyson Jost, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson, Jack Roslovic, Jordan Staal, Logan Stankoven, Andrei Svechnikov

Defensemen (8): Brent Burns, Jalen Chatfield, Shayne Gostisbehere, Alexander Nikishin, Dmitry Orlov, Jaccob Slavin, Riley Stillman, Sean Walker

Goaltenders (3): Frederik Andersen, Ruslan Khazheyev, Pyotr Kochetkov

LTIR: F Jesper Fast (neck, out for season)

Chicago Blackhawks

Last updated April 24, 5:50 p.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (15): Connor Bedard, Tyler Bertuzzi, Jason Dickinson, Ryan Donato, Nick Foligno, Ryan Greene, Philipp Kurashev, Pat Maroon, Ilya Mikheyev, Oliver Moore, Frank Nazar, Lukas Reichel, Landon Slaggert, Teuvo Teräväinen, Joe Veleno

Defensemen (7): T.J. Brodie, Louis Crevier, Wyatt Kaiser, Alec Martinez, Connor Murphy, Sam Rinzel, Alex Vlasic

Goaltenders (2): Spencer Knight, Arvid Söderblom

IR: G Laurent Brossoit (knee, indefinite), D Shea Weber (lower body, out for season)

Colorado Avalanche

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (13): Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin, Jack Drury, Parker Kelly, Joel Kiviranta, Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Nečas, Brock Nelson, Valeri Nichushkin, Logan O’Connor, Jimmy Vesey

Defensemen (8): Samuel Girard, Erik Johnson, Ryan Lindgren, Cale Makar, Sam Malinski, Josh Manson, Keaton Middleton, Devon Toews

Goaltenders (3): Mackenzie Blackwood, Kevin Mandolese, Scott Wedgewood

LTIR: D Tucker Poolman (head, out for season)

Columbus Blue Jackets

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 27

Forwards (16): Zach Aston-Reese, Yegor Chinakhov, Charlie Coyle, Justin Danforth, Adam Fantilli, Christian Fischer, Boone Jenner, Kent Johnson, Luke Kunin, Sean Kuraly, Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan, Mathieu Olivier, Cole Sillinger, James van Riemsdyk, Dmitri Voronkov, Jack Williams, Miles Wood

Defensemen (9): Jake Christiansen, Dante Fabbro, Erik Gudbranson, Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson, Denton Mateychuk, Ivan Provorov, Damon Severson, Zach Werenski

Goaltenders (2): Jet Greaves, Elvis Merzļikins

IR: F Kevin Labanc (shoulder, out for season)

Dallas Stars

Last updated April 18, 2:29 p.m.
Roster size: 25

Forwards (14): Oskar Bäck, Jamie Benn, Colin Blackwell, Mavrik Bourque, Evgenii Dadonov, Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, Mason Marchment, Mikko Rantanen, Jason Robertson, Tyler Seguin, Sam Steel

Defensemen (8): Lian Bichsel, Cody Ceci, Mathew Dumba, Thomas Harley, Esa Lindell, Ilya Lyubushkin, Alexander Petrovic, Brendan Smith

Goaltenders (3): Casey DeSmith, Ben Kraws, Jake Oettinger

LTIR: D Miro Heiskanen (knee, week-to-week), D Nils Lundkvist (shoulder, out for season)

Detroit Red Wings

Last updated April 4, 11:06 a.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (13): Jonatan Berggren, J.T. Compher, Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane, Marco Kasper, Dylan Larkin, Tyler Motte, Michael Rasmussen, Lucas Raymond, Craig Smith, Elmer Söderblom, Vladimir Tarasenko, Austin Watson

Defensemen (8): Ben Chiarot, Simon Edvinsson, Erik Gustafsson, Justin Holl, Albert Johansson, William Lagesson, Jeff Petry, Moritz Seider

Goaltenders (3): Alex Lyon, Petr Mrázek, Cam Talbot

IR: F Andrew Copp (left pectoral tendon, out for season), F Carter Mazur (upper body, day-to-day)

Edmonton Oilers

Last updated April 15, 7:05 p.m.
Roster size: 28

Forwards (16): Viktor Arvidsson, Connor Brown, Leon Draisaitl, Adam Henrique, Quinn Hutson, Zach Hyman, Mattias Janmark, Max Jones, Kasperi Kapanen, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Corey Perry, Noah Philp, Vasily Podkolzin, Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner

Defensemen (10): Evan Bouchard, Connor Carrick, Cam Dineen, Mattias Ekholm, Ty Emberson, John Klingberg, Brett Kulak, Darnell Nurse, Troy Stecher, Jake Walman

Goalies (2): Calvin Pickard, Stuart Skinner

IR: F Trent Frederic (lower body, week to week)

LTIR: F Evander Kane (hernia/hip/knee, proj. return Feb. 19 – Mar. 19)

Florida Panthers

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 25

Forwards (14): Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Jesper Boqvist, Jonah Gadjovich, A.J. Greer, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Brad Marchand, Tomáš Nosek, Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues, Mackie Samoskevich, Nico Sturm, Carter Verhaeghe

Defensemen (7): Uvis Balinskis, Gustav Forsling, Seth Jones, Dmitry Kulikov, Jaycob Megna, Niko Mikkola, Nate Schmidt

Goaltenders (4): Sergei Bobrovsky, Evan Cormier, Vítek Vaněček, Daniil Tarasov

LTIR: F Matthew Tkachuk (groin, week-to-week)

Suspended: D Aaron Ekblad (20 games, eligible to return Game 3 of Round One)

Los Angeles Kings

Last updated April 21, 2:18 p.m.
Roster size: 27

Forwards (16): Quinton Byfield, Phillip Danault, Kevin Fiala, Warren Foegele, Samuel Helenius, Tanner Jeannot, Adrian Kempe, Anže Kopitar, Andrei Kuzmenko, Alex Laferriere, Trevor Lewis, Jeff Malott, Trevor Moore, Akil Thomas, Alex Turcotte, Taylor Ward

Defensemen (8): Michael Anderson, Kyle Burroughs, Brandt Clarke, Drew Doughty, Joel Edmundson, Vladislav Gavrikov, Jacob Moverare, Jordan Spence

Goaltenders (3): Pheonix Copley, Darcy Kuemper, David Rittich

Minnesota Wild

Last updated April 21, 7:54 p.m.
Roster size: 31

Forwards (18): Matt Boldy, Travis Boyd, Justin Brazeau, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, Frédérick Gaudreau, Brendan Gaunce, Hunter Haight, Ryan Hartman, Vinnie Hinostroza, Marcus Johansson, Ben Jones, Kirill Kaprizov, Gustav Nyquist, Liam Ohgren, Marco Rossi, Yakov Trenin, Mats Zuccarello

Defensemen (10): Zach Bogosian, Jonas Brodin, Zeev Buium, Declan Chisholm, Cameron Crotty, Brock Faber, Carson Lambos, Jonathon Merrill, Jacob Middleton, Jared Spurgeon

Goaltenders (3): Marc-André Fleury, Filip Gustavsson, Samuel Hlavaj

SOIR: G Troy Grosenick (ACL, out for season)

Montreal Canadiens

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 22

Forwards (12): Josh Anderson, Joel Armia, Cole Caufield, Ivan Demidov, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher, Patrik Laine, Alex Newhook, Michael Pezzetta, Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki

Defensemen (8): Alexandre Carrier, Noah Dobson, Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson, Mike Matheson, David Savard, Jayden Struble, Arber Xhekaj

Goaltenders (2): Jakub Dobes, Sam Montembeault

IR: F Kirby Dach (knee, out for season)

LTIR: G Carey Price (knee, out for season)

Nashville Predators

Last updated April 21, 10:19 a.m.
Roster size: 19

Forwards (12): Michael Bunting, Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg, Zachary L’Heureux, Jonathan Marchessault, Michael McCarron, Ryan O’Reilly, Colton Sissons, Cole Smith, Steven Stamkos, Jakub Vrána, Matthew Wood

Defensemen (5): Justin Barron, Nick Blankenburg, Andreas Englund, Jordan Oesterle, Brady Skjei

Goaltenders (2): Justus Annunen, Juuse Saros

IR: D Roman Josi (upper body, week to week), D Jeremy Lauzon (lower body, out for season), D Adam Wilsby (upper body, out for season)

New Jersey Devils

Last updated April 24, 7:05 p.m.
Roster size: 35

Forwards (20): Nathan Bastian, Jesper Bratt, Paul Cotter, Justin Dowling, Nolan Foote, Cody Glass, Brian Halonen, Mike Hardman, Erik Haula, Nico Hischier, Curtis Lazar, Nathan Legare, Kurtis MacDermid, Marc McLaughlin, Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer, Stefan Noesen, Ondřej Palát, Daniel Sprong, Tomáš Tatar

Defensemen (11): Seamus Casey, Dennis Cholowski, Brenden Dillon, Brian Dumoulin, Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes, Johnathan Kovacevic, Simon Nemec, Brett Pesce, Topias Vilen, Colton White

Goaltenders (4): Jake Allen, Nico Daws, Jacob Markström, Isaac Poulter

LTIR: F Jack Hughes (shoulder surgery, out for season), D Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body, out for season)

New York Islanders

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (14): Casey Cizikas, Anthony Duclair, Pierre Engvall, Hudson Fasching, Marc Gatcomb, Simon Holmström, Emil Heineman, Bo Horvat, Anders Lee, Kyle MacLean, Matt Martin,  Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Kyle Palmieri, Maxim Tsyplakov

Defensemen (8): Adam Boqvist, Tony DeAngelo, Scott Mayfield, Adam Pelech, Scott Perunovich, Ryan Pulock, Mike Reilly, Alexander Romanov

Goaltenders (2): Marcus Högberg, Ilya Sorokin

LTIR: F Mathew Barzal (kneecap, proj. return March 20), G Semyon Varlamov (lower body, indefinite)

New York Rangers

Last updated April 1, 8:01 p.m.
Roster size: 26

Forwards (16): Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, Brett Berard, Jonny Brodzinski, Sam Carrick, William Cuylle, Arthur Kaliyev, Chris Kreider, Alexis Lafrenière, J.T. Miller, Brennan Othmann, Artemi Panarin, Juuso Pärssinen, Gabe Perreault, Matt Rempe, Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad

Defensemen (8): William Borgen, Calvin de Haan, Adam Fox, Zachary Jones, K’Andre Miller, Braden Schneider, Carson Soucy, Urho Vaakanainen

Goaltenders (2): Jonathan Quick, Igor Shesterkin

IR: F Adam Edstrom (lower body, proj. return April 17 – May 17)

Ottawa Senators

Last updated April 19, 12:00 p.m.
Roster size: 25

Forwards (14): Michael Amadio, Drake Batherson, Nick Cousins, Dylan Cozens, Adam Gaudette, Claude Giroux, Ridly Greig, Matthew Highmore, Hayden Hodgson, David Perron, Shane Pinto, Tim Stützle, Brady Tkachuk, Fabian Zetterlund

Defensemen (8): Thomas Chabot, Dennis Gilbert, Travis Hamonic, Nick Jensen, Tyler Kleven, Nikolas Matinpalo, Jake Sanderson, Artem Zub

Goaltenders (3): Anton Forsberg, Leevi Merilainen, Linus Ullmark

Philadelphia Flyers

Last updated April 15, 11:40 a.m.
Roster size: 23

Forwards (13): Bobby Brink, Noah Cates, Sean Couturier, Nicolas Deslauriers, Karsen Dorwart, Tyson Foerster, Garnet Hathaway, Devin Kaplan, Travis Konecny, Matvei Michkov, Jakob Pelletier, Ryan Poehling, Owen Tippett

Defensemen (7): Emil Andrae, Jamie Drysdale, Rasmus Ristolainen, Travis Sanheim, Nick Seeler, Cameron York, Yegor Zamula

Goaltenders (3): Samuel Ersson, Ivan Fedotov, Aleksei Kolosov

IR: D Ryan Ellis (pelvis, out for season)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Last updated April 18, 2:31 p.m.
Roster size: 23

Forwards (14): Noel Acciari, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, Kevin Hayes, Danton Heinen, Bokondji Imama, Blake Lizotte, Evgeni Malkin, Rutger McGroarty, Matthew Nieto, Thomas Novak, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Philip Tomasino

Defensemen (7): Ryan Graves, Matt Grzelcyk, Erik Karlsson, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Kris Letang, Ryan Shea, Conor Timmins

Goaltenders (2): Tristan Jarry, Alex Nedeljkovic

IR: D Pierre-Olivier Joseph (upper body, week-to-week)

San Jose Sharks

Last updated April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Roster size: 22

Forwards (14): Thomas Bordeleau, Macklin Celebrini, Ty Dellandrea, William Eklund, Barclay Goodrow, Noah Gregor, Carl Grundström, Klim Kostin, Nikolai Kovalenko, Cameron Lund, Zack Ostapchuk, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg

Defensemen (7): Vincent Desharnais, Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Jack Thompson, Henry Thrun

Goaltenders (2): Alexandar Georgiev, Georgi Romanov

IR: F Logan Couture (groin, indefinite), D Jan Rutta (lower body, week-to-week)

Seattle Kraken

Last updated April 13, 7:45 p.m.
Roster size: 23

Forwards (13): Matthew Beniers, André Burakovsky, Jordan Eberle, Michael Eyssimont, John Hayden, Kaapo Kakko, Tye Kartye, Jared McCann, Jani Nyman, Jaden Schwartz, Chandler Stephenson, Eeli Tolvanen, Shane Wright

Defensemen (7): Vince Dunn, Ryker Evans, Cale Fleury, Adam Larsson, Josh Mahura, Brandon Montour, Jamie Oleksiak

Goaltenders (3): Joey Daccord, Philipp Grubauer, Victor Ostman

St. Louis Blues

Last updated April 18, 2:29 p.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (14): Zachary Bolduc, Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Dylan Holloway, Mathieu Joseph, Jordan Kyrou, Jake Neighbours, Brayden Schenn, Jimmy Snuggerud, Oskar Sundqvist, Alexandre Texier, Robert Thomas, Alexey Toropchenko, Nathan Walker

Defensemen (8): Philip Broberg, Justin Faulk, Cam Fowler, Matthew Kessel, Nick Leddy, Colton Parayko, Ryan Suter, Tyler Tucker

Goaltenders (3): Jordan Binnington, Will Cranley, Joel Hofer

LTIR: D Torey Krug (ankle, out for season)

Tampa Bay Lightning

Last updated May 1, 7:57 p.m.
Roster size: 22

Forwards (13): Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Mitchell Chaffee, Anthony Cirelli, Zemgus Girgensons, Luke Glendening, Gage Goncalves, Yanni Gourde, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Nick Paul, Brayden Point

Defensemen (7): Erik Černák, Victor Hedman, Emil Martinsen Lilleberg, Ryan McDonagh, J.J. Moser, Nicklaus Perbix, Darren Raddysh

Goaltenders (2): Jonas Johansson, Andrei Vasilevskiy

Toronto Maple Leafs

Last updated April 20, 6:45 p.m.
Roster size: 24

Forwards (13): Max Domi, Pontus Holmberg, Calle Järnkrok, David Kämpf, Matthew Knies, Scott Laughton, Steven Lorentz, Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann, William Nylander, Nicholas Robertson, John Tavares

Defensemen (8): Simon Benoit, Brandon Carlo, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jake McCabe, Dakota Mermis, Philippe Myers, Morgan Rielly, Chris Tanev

Goaltenders (3): Artur Akhtyamov, Anthony Stolarz, Joseph Woll

IR: F Max Pacioretty (undisclosed, day-to-day)

LTIR: D Jani Hakanpää (knee, indefinite)

Utah Mammoth

Last updated June 27, 5:00 p.m.
Roster size: 25

Forwards (14): Nick Bjugstad, Michael Carcone, Logan Cooley, Lawson Crouse, Dylan Guenther, Barrett Hayton, Clayton Keller, Alexander Kerfoot, Matias Maccelli, Jack McBain, Liam O’Brien, JJ Peterka, Nick Schmaltz, Kevin Stenlund

Defensemen (7): Robert Bortuzzo, Ian Cole, Nick DeSimone, Sean Durzi, Olli Määttä, John Marino, Mikhail Sergachev

Goalies (1): Karel Vejmelka

IR: G Connor Ingram (upper body, indefinite)

Vancouver Canucks

Last updated April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Roster size: 20

Forwards (12): Nils Åman, Teddy Blueger, Brock Boeser, Filip Chytil, Jake DeBrusk, Conor Garland, Nils Höglander, Dakota Joshua, Drew O’Connor, Elias Pettersson, Kiefer Sherwood, Pius Suter

Defensemen (6): Derek Forbort, Filip Hronek, Quinn Hughes, Tyler Myers, Elias Pettersson, Marcus Pettersson

Goalies (2): Thatcher Demko, Kevin Lankinen

IR: D Noah Juulsen (hernia surgery, out for season)

Vegas Golden Knights

Last updated April 24, 7:05 p.m.
Roster size: 34

Forwards (20): Ivan Barbashev, Callahan Burke, Pavel Dorofeyev, Jack Eichel, Tomáš Hertl, Alexander Holtz, Brett Howden, William Karlsson, Keegan Kolesar, Tanner Laczynski, Raphael Lavoie, Victor Olofsson, Tanner Pearson, Jonas Rondbjerg, Nicolas Roy, Brandon Saad, Matyas Sapovaliv, Cole Schwindt, Reilly Smith, Mark Stone

Defensemen (10): Nicolas Hague, Robert Hagg, Noah Hanifin, Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak, Dysin Mayo, Brayden McNabb, Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Zach Whitecloud

Goaltenders (4): Adin Hill, Carl Lindbom, Ilya Samsonov, Akira Schmid

Washington Capitals

Last updated: May 1, 7:40 p.m.
Roster size: 26

Forwards (14): Anthony Beauvillier, Nic Dowd, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Brandon Duhaime, Lars Eller, Ethen Frank, Ryan Leonard, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael, Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Taylor Raddysh, Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson

Defensemen (9): Alexander Alexeyev, Ethan Bear, John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun, Martin Fehérváry, Dylan McIlrath, Matt Roy, Rasmus Sandin, Trevor van Riemsdyk

Goaltenders (3): Mitchell Gibson, Charlie Lindgren, Logan Thompson

LTIR: F Nicklas Bäckström (hip, out for season), F Sonny Milano (upper body, indefinite), F T.J. Oshie (back, indefinite)

Winnipeg Jets

Last updated: April 13, 7:45 p.m.
Roster size: 27

Forwards (16): Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Mason Appleton, Morgan Barron, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, David Gustafsson, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari, Adam Lowry, Vladislav Namestnikov, Nino Niederreiter, Cole Perfetti, Mark Scheifele, Brandon Tanev, Dominic Toninato, Gabriel Vilardi

Defensemen (9): Dylan DeMelo, Haydn Fleury, Ville Heinola, Colin Miller, Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk, Dylan Samberg, Luke Schenn, Logan Stanley

Goaltenders (2): Eric Comrie, Connor Hellebuyck

Capitals Sign Jakub Vrana

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Oct. 8: The Capitals have made Vrana’s signing official. It’s a league-minimum deal, as reported.

Oct. 7: The Washington Capitals are bringing back a familiar face on a guaranteed contract. PuckPedia reported earlier today that the organization will sign forward Jakub Vrana to a one-year, $775K contract after playing on a professional tryout agreement for the preseason.

Vrana’s contract won’t be registered until tomorrow when the Capitals are expected to make the signing official. He will start the season on Washington’s opening night roster and play his first game with the organization in over three years.

He was originally drafted by the Capitals with the 13th overall pick of the 2014 NHL Draft and debuted with the club in 2016-17. It wasn’t an encouraging start to his NHL career, with three goals and six points in his first 21 games.

His play picked up over the next three years, with 62 goals and 126 points for the Capitals in 224 games from 2018-2020. He played a part in Washington’s run to their first Stanley Cup championship in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, scoring three goals and eight points in 23 games, including the first goal of the clincher.

Although Vrana was an emerging member of the Capitals’ top six, the team traded him to the Detroit Red Wings during the 2020-21 season for Anthony Mantha. He got off to an electric start on a poor Red Wings team with eight goals and 11 points in 11 games.

His time in the Motor City was shortlived thanks to injuries and a stint in the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. He finished his tenure in Detroit with 22 goals and 32 points in 42 games before being traded to the St. Louis Blues in 2022-23.

Vrana finished the 2023-24 season with two goals and six points in 21 games while being demoted to their AHL affiliate for much of the year. He’s far removed from earning the three-year, $15.75MM contract the Red Wings gave him in 2021, but Vrana and the Capitals hope he can turn his career around in a familiar environment.

Evening Notes: Gibson, Aube-Kubel, Bourdeleau, Vlasic

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The Hockey News is reporting that the Anaheim Ducks have placed goaltender John Gibson on the injured reserve. The move isn’t surprising given that Gibson underwent an appendectomy last week and was expected to miss the next 3-6 weeks. Gibson had been practicing with the Ducks during training camp but didn’t appear in any preseason action.

The 31-year-old was once a rising star in the NHL, but the shine on his game has faded in recent seasons which has coincided with the Ducks entering a long rebuild. Last season, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native had a record of 13-27-2 with a .888 save percentage and a 3.54 goals-against average in 46 games. He lost the net to backup Lukas Dostal in season, and likely wouldn’t have started opening night this season even if he was healthy.

In other evening notes:

  • The Buffalo Sabres have announced that they’ve placed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel on the injured reserve after he suffered a lower-body injury in the Sabres opening night loss in Prague this past Friday. The move signifies that Aube-Kubel will likely be out for at least another handful of days as he is required to be out a total of seven days from his last game played. The 28-year-old signed a one-year deal with Buffalo in the offseason and will likely play on the Sabres fourth line whenever he does return.
  • San Jose Sharks beat writer Curtis Pashelka tweeted that San Jose Sharks center Thomas Bordeleau remains out week to week with a lower-body injury. The 22-year-old got hurt during training camp and will likely miss the first few weeks of the season as he tries to recover. Bordeleau dressed in 27 games last year for the Sharks posting six goals and five assists and a -18 plus/minus. This upcoming season is a big one for Bordeleau as he should have an opportunity to establish himself as an everyday NHLer.
  • Sharks’ veteran defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is also out week-to-week to start the season (as per Sharks beat writer Curtis Pashelka). Vlasic has been dealing with an upper-body injury and was placed on injured reserve today. The 37-year-old was one of the top defensive defensemen of the 2010s but has seen his play fall off a cliff in recent seasons and has arguably the worst contract in the entire NHL. Vlasic registered just six goals and six assists last season in 57 regular-season games and posted some of the worst underlying numbers in the entire NHL.

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