Englund played 35 games last season, split between the Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings, but has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season in the AHL. The 30-year-old defenseman has six points (2G / 4A) in 34 games with Milwaukee (AHL) this season.
Before the 2025-26 season, Englund exclusively played in the NHL for the previous two seasons. That said, the 29-year-old defenseman has spent the entirety of this season in the AHL, where he has six points (2G / 4A) in 30 games with the Milwaukee Admirals.
Englund will be the odd-man out on the Predators blue-line when they travel to Carolina on Tuesday. Jordan Oesterle will draw into the lineup in his place.
Englund has appeared in 11 NHL games this season, scoring just one goal. In his nine-year NHL career, Englund has 18 points (2G / 16A) in 173 games with the Senators, Avalanche, Blackhawks, and Kings.
Englund will sit to make room for the return of Joel Edmundson (upper-body). Englund has one goal and zero assists in 11 games this season.
Englund will re-enter the lineup as the Kings opt to get some fresh bodies in for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Englund has one goal and no assists in four games this season.
Englund will exit the Kings' lineup on Thursday after playing four straight games and will be replaced by Kyle Burroughs. The 28-year-old Englund has one point (1G / 0A), two blocks, and 13 hits in four games this season.
Englund had four assists, 31 SOG, 35 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 47 games played with Colorado and Chicago in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year contract worth $2.0 million ($1.0M AAV). The 27-year-old defender will be joining his fourth NHL team and has yet to pick up a goal across 80 career NHL games despite having seven assists, 59 PIMs and 46 SOG across that span.
Englund was a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Monday as they take on the Minnesota Wild. The 27-year-old has three assists, 30 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 44 games with Chicago and Colorado this season.
Englund has been a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Vancouver. The 27-year-old has three assists, 28 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 43 games played between Colorado and Chicago this season.
Englund was a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks' last game but will draw back into the lineup Thursday as he replaces Wyatt Kaiser. The 27-year-old has three assists, 28 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 42 games this season.
