Florida Panthers News

Rodrigues was hobbled after being hit by a Mike Matheson shoot on Thursday and will not be available for Saturday's game in Washington. Luckily for the Penguins, they may get Evgeni Malkin and/or Brandon Tanev back. Both are listed as game-time decisions.

Boqvist suffered a broken wrist on Tuesday night and will miss the rest of the season. Luckily, Boqvist will not require surgery and should be ready for the start of the 2022 NHL season.

Nosek suffered an undisclosed injury early in Saturday's game vs. the Ducks and is expected to miss some time. This is bad timing for Nosek, who has enjoyed the best stretch of his career, scoring seven goals with 10 assists (17 points) in his last 23 games.

Kulikov has cleared COVID-19 protocol and is eligible to make his Oilers' debut on Monday. Kulikov, who has just two assists in 38 games this season, is expected to replace Kris Russell and skate on the second pair with Adam Larsson.

Dalpe had played in eight straight games but has returned to Columbus to be with his wife for the birth of their child. Nathan Gerbe will replace him in the Blue Jackets' bottom-6.

Verhaeghe is set to miss his sixth straight game on Thursday and he's not expected to play until the Panthers' next homestand, which doesn't start until May 3rd. On Thursday, Patric Hornqvist will skate on the top line to be the latest player to replace Verhaeghe in that role.

Driedger was not on the ice for Thursday's morning skate and is expected to miss a few days with a minor lower-body injury. This isn't a huge deal for the Panthers, who have Sergei Bobrovsky playing well and Spencer Knight was terrific in his NHL debut on Tuesday.

Bjornfot has missed the last eight games with an undisclosed injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Ducks. Bjornfot has no goals and four assists in 19 games this season.