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Jeff Skinner SJ LWJeff Skinner: Lands on unconditional waivers
2h agoSkinner was placed on unconditional waivers Monday for purposes of contract termination, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Skinner signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Sharks last July. He has posted six goals, 13 points, 56 shots on net and 17 hits across 32 appearances with San Jose in the 2025-26 season. Assuming he clears and his contract gets terminated, he will become an unrestricted free agent.
Brandon Bussi CAR GHurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Inks three-year contract extension
2h agoBussi signed a three-year, $5.7 million contract extension with theHurricanes on Monday.
Bussi has had a strong start to his NHL career during the 2025-26 campaign after being claimed off waivers from the Panthers, going 23-3-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .906 save percentage over 27 appearances to begin the year. His extension will keep him under contract with Carolina through the 2028-29 season.
Connor Hellebuyck WPG GJets' Connor Hellebuyck: Beaten once Sunday
4h agoHellebuyck stopped 23 of 24 shots in the United States' 5-1 win over Germany on Sunday in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Hellebuyck made 17 saves in the 5-1 win over Latvia on Thursday and posted another impressive effort this time against Germany. Expect theJets' netminder to remain the No. 1 option for Team USA in the knockout stages.
Matthew Tkachuk FLA LWPanthers' Matthew Tkachuk: Two assists vs. Germany
4h agoTkachuk had two assists, including one on the power play, in the United States' 5-1 win over Germany on Sunday in the 2026 Olympics.
Tkachuk has yet to score a goal for Team USA, but he's been outstanding as a playmaker with five assists over the team's first three group-stage contests. He ranks second among all skaters in assists, trailing only Connor McDavid, who has seven.
Auston Matthews TOR CMaple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Three points vs. Germany
4h agoMatthews recorded two goals, including one on the power play, and an assist in the United States' 5-1 win over Germany on Sunday in the 2026 Olympics.
Matthews was the USA's biggest difference-maker in this win, and he continues to be the Stars and Stripes' biggest scoring weapon. Matthews led all American skaters in the group stage with five points (three goals, two assists) in three appearances.
Owen Martin WPG CJets' Owen Martin: Pots two goals for Spokane
18h agoMartin scored twice in WHL Spokane's 4-2 win over Wenatchee on Sunday.
Martin ended a seven-game goal drought with this performance. He's up to 16 goals, 33 points and a plus-5 rating over 51 appearances this season. TheJets prospect is one point away from matching his total from the 2024-25 regular season, but it took him just 39 contests to accumulate 34 points last year.
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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews: Three points vs. Germany
4h agoMatthews recorded two goals, including one on the power play, and an assist in the United States' 5-1 win over Germany on Sunday in the 2026 Olympics.
Matthews was the USA's biggest difference-maker in this win, and he continues to be the Stars and Stripes' biggest scoring weapon. Matthews led all American skaters in the group stage with five points (three goals, two assists) in three appearances.
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Jets' Owen Martin: Pots two goals for Spokane
18h agoMartin scored twice in WHL Spokane's 4-2 win over Wenatchee on Sunday.
Martin ended a seven-game goal drought with this performance. He's up to 16 goals, 33 points and a plus-5 rating over 51 appearances this season. TheJets prospect is one point away from matching his total from the 2024-25 regular season, but it took him just 39 contests to accumulate 34 points last year.
Zemgus Girgensons TB CLightning's Zemgus Girgensons: Record-setting Olympian for Latvia
20h agoGirgensons picked up an assist Sunday in Latvia's 4-2 loss to Denmark at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
It was his fourth helper in eight career Olympic games, which tied Girgensons with Sandis Ozolinsh for the most among Latvians at Olympics featuring NHL players. Latvia plays Sweden on Tuesday in the qualification playoffs, so Girgensons will have a shot at standing alone on that scoring mountain.
Brendan Gaunce CLB CBlue Jackets' Brendan Gaunce: Logs three points for Cleveland
22h agoGaunce scored the game-winning goal and added two assists in AHL Cleveland's 4-3 overtime win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.
Gaunce has four goals and four assists over eight outings with the Monsters since he was demoted from theBlue Jackets in late January. The veteran forward has 14 points in 19 appearances at the AHL level and another six points in 25 games at the NHL level. Should the Blue Jackets need forward depth after the Olympic break, Gaunce would likely be near the top of the list for a call-up.
Connor McDavid EDM COilers' Connor McDavid: Three more points in rout
22h agoMcDavid scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Canada's 10-2 win over France in Olympic round-robin play Sunday.
McDavid wraps up the preliminary round at his first Olympics with two goals and nine points in just three games, putting him well out in front as the tournament's leading scorer -- nobody else has more than six points. TheOilers superstar will get a couple days of rest before Canada faces the winner of a Czechia-Denmark qualifying tilt in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
Sidney Crosby PIT CPenguins' Sidney Crosby: Three points against France
22h agoCrosby scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Canada's 10-2 rout of France in Olympic round-robin action Sunday.
The future Hall of Famer doubled his goal and point totals for the tournament, as Crosby set up tallies by Devon Toews in the first period and Cale Makar in the second before potting his own just before the second intermission. Crosby will get a couple days of rest before Canada faces the winner of a Czechia-Denmark qualifying tilt in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
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Jeff Skinner: Lands on unconditional waivers
2h agoSkinner was placed on unconditional waivers Monday for purposes of contract termination, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Skinner signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Sharks last July. He has posted six goals, 13 points, 56 shots on net and 17 hits across 32 appearances with San Jose in the 2025-26 season. Assuming he clears and his contract gets terminated, he will become an unrestricted free agent.
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Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk: Two assists vs. Germany
4h agoTkachuk had two assists, including one on the power play, in the United States' 5-1 win over Germany on Sunday in the 2026 Olympics.
Tkachuk has yet to score a goal for Team USA, but he's been outstanding as a playmaker with five assists over the team's first three group-stage contests. He ranks second among all skaters in assists, trailing only Connor McDavid, who has seven.
Dominik Shine DET RWRed Wings' Dominik Shine: Hat trick in AHL win
21h agoShine scored three goals in AHL Grand Rapids' 5-0 win over Texas on Sunday.
Shine has earned his first 20-goal campaign in the AHL with this performance. He's up to 34 points, 91 shots on net and a plus-22 rating through 34 appearances. The winger cooled off in January but has five goals over his last two outings and may be heating up again.
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Hurricanes' Bradly Nadeau: Buries two goals in AHL win
21h agoNadeau scored twice in AHL Chicago's 3-2 win over Colorado on Sunday.
Nadeau reached the 20-goal mark on the year with this effort. The 20-year-old forward has slowed down from his sizzling pace in late January but still has three goals and three assists over his last six outings. Nadeau has earned 44 points, 116 shots on net and a plus-24 rating over 36 appearances. Sunday was his 100th AHL game.
Kevin Fiala LA LWKings' Kevin Fiala: Not ruled out for postseason
21h agoFiala (lower leg fracture) will be reevaluated at the end of the regular season, theKings announced Sunday.
Fiala has not yet been ruled out of the playoffs, though the Kings are in a precarious position, sitting three points out of a playoff spot at the Olympic break. Fiala sustained a lower-leg fracture Friday in Switzerland's Olympic group-stage game versus Canada, and the injury required surgery. Expect the Kings to place Fiala on long-term injured reserve eventually to free up some cap space. Fantasy managers in redraft leagues can cut Fiala at this point since he won't be back before mid-April at the earliest.
Mark Stone LV RWGolden Knights' Mark Stone: Three points including GWG
22h agoStone scored a shorthanded goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Canada's 10-2 rout of France during Olympic round-robin play Sunday.
TheGolden Knights winger gave Canada a 3-1 lead just before the first intermission, with his tally proving to be the game-winner, before having a hand in goals by Sidney Crosby in the second period and Macklin Celebrini in the third. Stone is having a strong tournament in his first Olympics, scoring two goals and four points in three games, and he'll look to add to those totals when Canada faces the winner of a Czechia-Denmark qualifying tilt in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
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Devils' Ethan Edwards: Two goals in AHL win Sunday
22h agoEdwards scored two goals in AHL Utica's 7-4 win over Rochester on Sunday.
Edwards has a pair of two-goal games this season, which is decent work for a defenseman. He's at a total of 16 points, 71 shots on net and a minus-10 rating over 42 appearances. Edwards has earned six goals and two helpers over his last 14 contests.
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Predators' Alex Huang: Five points in Sunday's win
22h agoHuang scored a goal and added four assists in QMJHL Chicoutimi's 9-1 win over Rimouski on Sunday.
Huang had gone 14 games without a multi-point effort, spanning all of January and February prior to Sunday. This was his second five-point performance of the season. The Nashville prospect has matched his career high of eight goals and has 53 points and a plus-36 rating through 48 appearances this season.
Janis Moser TB DLightning's J.J. Moser: Pair of helpers against Czechia
1d agoMoser supplied two assists and put two shots on goal in Switzerland's 4-3 overtime win over Czechia in Olympic round-robin play Sunday.
Moser slid the primary helpers on goals scored by Roman Josi and Pius Suter, which ultimately set Switzerland up to win Sunday's contest in overtime. The pair of helpers brought Moser up to four points for the tournament, which is tied for the team lead alongside Timo Meier. Moser should continue to see heavy usage alongside Josi for the remainder of the event.
Roman Josi NSH DPredators' Roman Josi: One of each against Czechia
1d agoJosi scored a goal, distributed an assist and placed three shots on net in Switzerland's 4-3 overtime win over Czechia in Olympic round-robin play Sunday.
Josi stole the show in the second period with both of his points occurring late in the period. He struck the back of the net to level the score at 1-1 before sliding the primary helper on Timo Meier's power-play goal to give Switzerland a 2-1 lead headed into the third period. Across round-robin play, Josi is up to three points and eight shots on net across three games. He'll likely be relied upon for more consistent offense if Switzerland is to advance beyond the first round of bracket play in the Olympic tournament.
Erik Karlsson PIT DPenguins' Erik Karlsson: Two helpers for Sweden in win
2d agoKarlsson pocketed two assists in Sweden's 5-3 win over Slovakia in Olympic round-robin action Saturday.
Both helpers for the veteran blueliner came in the third period as Sweden tried to pad its lead to earn a bye to the quarterfinals, which will likely come down to a goal differential tiebreaker. Karlsson has three points, all assists, through three games in his first Olympic appearance.
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Kings' Henry Brzustewicz: Three points in London's win
3d agoBrzustewicz scored a goal on nine shots and added two assists in OHL London's 4-3 shootout win over Sault Ste. Marie on Friday.
Brzustewicz showed off some offense in this contest, which was just his second three-point outing of the season. Both have come over the last 12 games, a span in which he has four goals and 13 helpers. For the season, theKings prospect is at 16 goals, 40 points and a minus-19 rating over 45 appearances, showing mixed results as his offense has grown but his defense has suffered.
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Hurricanes' Brandon Bussi: Inks three-year contract extension
2h agoBussi signed a three-year, $5.7 million contract extension with theHurricanes on Monday.
Bussi has had a strong start to his NHL career during the 2025-26 campaign after being claimed off waivers from the Panthers, going 23-3-1 with a 2.16 GAA and .906 save percentage over 27 appearances to begin the year. His extension will keep him under contract with Carolina through the 2028-29 season.
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Jets' Connor Hellebuyck: Beaten once Sunday
4h agoHellebuyck stopped 23 of 24 shots in the United States' 5-1 win over Germany on Sunday in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Hellebuyck made 17 saves in the 5-1 win over Latvia on Thursday and posted another impressive effort this time against Germany. Expect theJets' netminder to remain the No. 1 option for Team USA in the knockout stages.
Arturs Silovs PIT GPenguins' Arturs Silovs: Makes 17 saves in loss to Denmark
20h agoSilovs made 17 saves in Latvia's 4-2 loss to Denmark on Sunday at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. He allowed three goals.
Silovs finished the preliminary round with a 1-1-0 record, 3.01 GAA and .873 save percentage. He has allowed seven goals and has played 139:44, the second-most in the Olympics after Juuse Saros. Silovs, who backstopped Latvia to its first Olympic win since 2014 earlier in the competition, will likely be in the blue paint Tuesday in a tough matchup against Sweden in the qualification playoffs.
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Red Wings' Sebastian Cossa: Notches fifth shutout
21h agoCossa posted a 26-save shutout in AHL Grand Rapids' 5-0 win over Texas on Sunday.
Cossa improved to 21-4-2 with five shutouts, a 1.92 GAA and a .930 save percentage in 27 games this season. He went just 3-3-1 in January, but he's bounced back with three straight wins to start February. Given Cossa's improvements this season in his third AHL campaign, the 23-year-old is likely ready to compete for a full-time NHL gig in 2026-27.
Frederik Andersen CAR GHurricanes' Frederik Andersen: Gets Denmark's first Games win
21h agoAndersen made 33 saves for Denmark on Sunday in a 4-2 win over Latvia at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
It was Denmark's first win of the Games and first at an Olympics involving NHL players. Andersen put up a strong performance, and he will likely be in net Tuesday when Denmark faces Czechia in the qualification playoffs.
Jordan Binnington STL GBlues' Jordan Binnington: Cruises to win Sunday
22h agoBinnington made 12 saves in Canada's 10-2 rout of France during Olympic round-robin play Sunday.
Canada never trailed in the game after Tom Wilson opened the scoring midway through the first period, and Binnington wasn't terribly busy as his teammates out-shot France 46-14. The St. Louis netminder finished the round robin with a 2-0 record and a .950 save percentage, and he'll get a couple days off before Canada faces the winner of Tuesday's Czechia-Denmark tilt in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
