NHL Hockey Player News

Taylor Hall(LW)|CAR
Injury
Injury
Taylor Hall returned to Boston's practice in a regular practice sweater but is doubtful to return Thursday (lower body).

Hall holds a $6 Million cap hit which would put Boston over its regular season salary cap if he were to be activated off the long-term injured reserve even though he fully practised in a regular practice sweater Wednesday. The 31-year-old has 16 goals, 20 assists, 143 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 58 games prior to the injury.

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Conor Ryan 2023-04-05T16:30:05.218Z
Taylor Hall
Jake Christiansen(D)|CBJ
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Send Down
Jake Christiansen has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) Wednesday.

Christiansen has three assists, 25 SOG, four PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 23 games with Columbus but has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) on Wednesday. The 23-year-old returns to Cleveland where he had eight goals, 21 assists, 51 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus prior to his call up.

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Coby Maeir 2023-04-05T14:10:18.445Z
Jake Christiansen
Jet Greaves(G)|CBJ
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Jet Greaves has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL).

Greaves started his first career game Tuesday, stopping 46 of 49 shots (.939 SV%) in a hard-fought loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs but has been reassigned to the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) Wednesday. The 22-year-old netminder returns to Cleveland, where he was 16-14-5 with a .895 SV% and 3.23 GAA.

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Coby Maeir 2023-04-05T14:12:37.142Z
Jet Greaves
Jon Gillies(G)|CBJ
Call Up
Call Up
Jon Gillies has been recalled from Cleveland (AHL) on an emergency basis.

Gillies is 5-8-2 with a .878 SV% and 3.70 GAA in the AHL with Tucson but has been recalled to Columbus on an emergency basis Wednesday. The 29-year-old returns to the Blue Jackets, where he is 1-0-0 with a .889 SV% and 2.99 GAA on the season in one appearance.

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Coby Maeir 2023-04-05T14:14:21.228Z
Jon Gillies
Ryan Lindgren(D)|COL
Injury
Injury
Lindgren (upper-body) will be back in the Rangers lineup on Wednesday.

Lindgren has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but will play Wednesday vs. the Lightning. The Rangers also expect Lindgren to be available for the second half of their back-to-back tomorrow. Expect Ben Harper to come out of the lineup to make room for him.

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Colin Stephenson 2023-04-05T13:30:33.338Z
Ryan Lindgren
Pheonix Copley(G)|LAK
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley stopped 25 of 26 shots (.962 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the Seattle Kraken in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaskan native has won nearly nightly despite his average counting stats, with his 24-4-3 record, 2.67 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers, who have won four straight and nine of their last 10 games.

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Zach Dooley 2023-04-05T02:06:20.762Z
Pheonix Copley
Collin Delia(G)|EDM
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Delia led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.

Delia stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Chicago Blackhawks in his previous start. The 28-year-old has struggled when called upon but is still managing to get the win most nights, with his 9-4-2 record, 3.26 GAA and .883 SV%. He will face the Seattle Kraken, who have won three of their last five games and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.51).

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Brendan Batchelor 2023-04-05T01:42:22.183Z
Collin Delia

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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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