With injuries piling up on Ottawa's blueline, the team has recalled Donovan, their fifth-round pick from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old defenseman has yet to play an NHL game. He has 21 points (4G / 17A) in 58 games this season with Belleville (AHL).
A 4-6-0 record in their last 10 games has effectively put a halt to Florida's late-season push for a playoff spot, but they will keep their slim hopes alive on Tuesday, turning to Bobrovsky against the Seattle Kraken. The 37-year-old Bobrovsky is playing his best hockey of the season, including saving all 21 shots he faced for his fourth shutout of the season in his most recent outing, a 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Since returning from the Olympic break, Bobrovsky has a 2.29 GAA and .916 SV% in seven games (4-3-0). The Panthers enter Tuesday's contest as -125 home favourites against a Kraken team that has scored two or fewer goals in three straight games (0-3-0).
With injuries piling up on Ottawa's blueline, the team has recalled Yakemchuk, their seventh-overall pick from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old defenseman has yet to play an NHL game, but has been solid in his first professional season, scoring 36 points (10G / 26A) in 50 games with Belleville (AHL).
Malkin is having a resurgent season for Pittsburgh, producing at a point-per-game rate for the first time in half a decade, but he has missed some time this season due to a variety of injuries and a lengthy suspension. The 39-year-old forward has 52 points (15G / 37A) in 50 games this season. His next chance to return will be on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators.
Koivunen has split his time between the NHL and AHL this season, recording just seven points (2G / 5A) in 33 games with Pittsburgh. He's been over a point-per-game in the AHL, totalling 11 goals and 22 assists (33 points) in 29 AHL games.
Frondell was the No.3 overall pick in 2025 and just finished his season in the SHL, where he led Djurgårdens IF and all SHL rookies in goals (20). He became the fourth 18-year-old in league history to score at least 20 goals in a season, joining Thomas Sandstrom, Markus Naslund and Daniel Sedin. Frondell could make his NHL debut as soon as Tuesday vs. the Islanders.
Hagens was the Bruins' first-round pick (No.7 overall) in 2025 and their No.1 ranked prospect. Hagens just wrapped up his second season at Boston College, where he had 23 goals and 24 assists (47 points) in 34 games and was named a Hobey Baker finalist. Hagens will spend the rest of the 2025-26 season in the AHL and will likely sign his entry-level contract in the summer and make a push for the Bruins' roster next fall.
Moysevich was drafted in the third round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft by the Golden Knights and has earned a three-year, entry-level contract. The 21-year-old goalie has a 2.41 GAA and .917 SV% this season in 10 appearances (5-3-0) with St. Petersburg SKA-VMF (Rus-VHL).
Svechkov, currently in his second NHL season, was the 19th-overall pick of the Predators in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old forward is averaging 11:56 time-on-ice and has 13 points (3G / 10A) in 58 games this season.
With Yaroslav Askarov (lower body) back at practice and seemingly ready to return, the Sharks have reassigned Brossoit to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). The 33-year-old Brossoit played one game for the Sharks during his call-up, his first NHL action since the 2023-24 season, but struggled in the outing, allowing six goals on 23 shots (.739 SV%).
Ciernik was a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers that has spent most of the previous few seasons playing in Sweden. The 21-year-old German forward scored five points (2G / 3A) in 21 games with Nybro Vikings IF (Swe-1) this season.
Sandin-Pellikka has not played since the Red Wings acquired Justin Faulk in a trade, spending nearly the last three weeks as a healthy scratch. The 21-year-old Sandin-Pellikka has 19 points (6G / 13A) in his first NHL season and will get a chance to see some playing time in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL).
Reaves was injured in a fight early in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 39-year-old veteran forward stayed on the bench for most of the game, but did not play, and will be out week-to-week. Reaves is averaging 7:48 time-on-ice, recording 37 penalty minutes and three goals in 50 games this season.
Seattle will be without Winterton for an undetermined amount of time as he tends to personal matters. The 22-yera-old forward is averaging 11:47 time-on-ice and has 18 points (4G / 14A) in 62 games this season.
