The New York Rangers announced earlier today that star forward Artemi Panarin would not play tonight against the St. Louis Blues and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. It’s not exactly clear when the 33-year-old’s injury occurred but it is more bad news for a team that fell out of a playoff spot last night. Panarin currently leads New York in scoring with 15 goals and 21 … [Read more...] about Rangers Notes: Panarin, Kakko, Laviolette, Trades
Islanders Activate Mathew Barzal, Adam Pelech From Injured Reserve
The Islanders will have two pillars back in action today against the Blackhawks. Forward Mathew Barzal and defenseman Adam Pelech have been activated from long-term injured reserve and standard injured reserve, respectively, reports Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News. The Isles placed goaltender Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve in a corresponding transaction earlier this … [Read more...] about Islanders Activate Mathew Barzal, Adam Pelech From Injured Reserve
Rangers Place K’Andre Miller On Injured Reserve
Add K’Andre Miller to the list of injured Rangers defensemen. He sustained an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s win over the Sabres and will be placed on injured reserve today, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today Sports reports. The left-shot defender was not on the bench for the third period of Wednesday’s game. Head coach Peter Laviolette declined to confirm when Miller … [Read more...] about Rangers Place K’Andre Miller On Injured Reserve
Bruins Claim Oliver Wahlstrom Off Waivers From Islanders
Amidst some offensive struggles, the Bruins have added some depth up front. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that Boston has claimed winger Oliver Wahlstrom off waivers from the Islanders. It has been a bit of a tumultuous tenure for Wahlstrom and the Isles in recent years. The 24-year-old was the 11th overall pick back in 2018 after showing plenty of … [Read more...] about Bruins Claim Oliver Wahlstrom Off Waivers From Islanders
Ruhwedel Recalled From Hartford
The Rangers have brought up some extra defensive depth in the absence of K’Andre Miller. The team announced (Twitter link) that veteran Chad Ruhwedel has been recalled from AHL Hartford. Ruhwedel has only played once with New York this season but has recorded three assists in 11 games with the Wolf Pack. The 34-year-old has 365 career NHL contests under his belt over parts of … [Read more...] about Ruhwedel Recalled From Hartford