Pittsburgh has signed Mikhail Ilyin to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Seattle has signed Josh Mahura to a two-year, $1.815 million contract extension ($907,500 AAV).
Waiver Move
San Jose has released Andrew Poturalski from his professional contract.
Utah has signed Gabe Smith to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Colorado has signed Ilya Nabokov to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Philadelphia has signed Helge Grans to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Grans only appeared in six games for the Philadelphia Flyers in his rookie season in 2024-25, picking up an assist and two PIMs and has earned himself a two-year, two-way contract worth $787,000 AAV. The 23-year-old defenseman was Los Angeles's 2020 2nd round pick (35th overall) and spent the majority of 2024-25 putting up eight goals and 23 points in 66 games played with Lehigh Valley (AHL).
New York has signed Adam Boqvist to a one-year, $850,000 contract extension.
Boqvist was acquired off waivers by Long Island in 2024-25 and has signed a one-year, $850,000 contract extension to remain with the Islanders for at least one more season. The 24-year-old mobile defenseman was once the 2018 8th overall pick but has struggled to find his footing, even playing forward at times for the Islanders last season. In 35 games combined between Florida and New York, he had four goals and 14 points while producing a -9 plus/minus.
New York has signed Kyle Palmieri to a two-year, $9.5 million contract extension ($4,750,000 AAV).
After five successful seasons on Long Island, Kyle Palmieri has committed to two more after signing a two-year, $9.5 million contract extension ($4,750,000 AAV). The 34-year-old continued to play a crucial top-six role in 2024-25, picking up 24 goals, 48 points and 169 SOG in 82 games played. He is only 100 games away from reaching the illustrious 1000 games played mark.
Ekholm (undisclosed) will make his 2025 postseason debut on in Game 5 on Thursday.
Ekholm has yet to play in the postseason but will make his debut on Thursday in Game 5. The 34-year-old Ekholm had 33 points (9G / 24A) in 65 games this season and would be a massive boost on the Oilers blueline.
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Bourque will draw into the Stars lineup for Game 5 against the Oilers.
Bourque will slot in on Thursday as the Stars look to shake things up with their season on the line. Oskar Back will sit in his place.
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Back is a healthy scratch for Game 5 against the Oilers.
Back will take a seat on Thursday as the Stars look to shake things up with their season on the line. Mavrik Bourque will draw into the lineup in his place.
Goalie Start
Oettinger will start Game 5 against the Oilers.
The Stars will of course hand Oettinger the start for a do or die Game 5 against the Oilers on Thursday. Oettinger played well in Game 4 despite being tagged with a third consecutive defeat, stopping 29 of the 31 shots he faced in the 4-1 loss. The 26-year-old netminder has a 9-8-0 record in 17 games this post-season, posting a .908 SV% and a 2.72 GAA. Oettinger and the Stars enter action on Thursday at -130 on the money line.
Foerster has signed a two-year contract extension with a $3.75 million AAV.
Foerster was the 23rd overall pick of the Flyers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has 83 points (48G / 35A) in 166 career games with the team. The 23-year-old Foerster played a career-high 81 games last season and scored a career-high 43 points (25G / 18A).
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Stecher is expected to be a healthy scratch on Thursday for Game 5.
With Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed) expected to make his 2024-25 postseason debut on Thursday for Game 5, Stecher will head to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Stecher is averaging 15:57 time-on-ice and has zero points through six games this postseason.
Ekholm (undisclosed) is expected to make his 2024-25 postseason debut on Thursday in Game 5.
Ekholm has yet to play in the postseason but will likely make his debut on Thursday in Game 5. The 34-year-old Ekholm had 33 points (9G / 24A) in 65 games this season and would be a massive boost on the Oilers blueline.
Utah has signed DeSimone to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension.
Utah acquired DeSimone via waivers and he made an impact with the club, securing a one-year contract extension. The 30-year-old defenseman had six points (1G / 5A) in 20 games with Utah this season.
The Sharks have re-signed Mukhamadulin to a one-year contract extension worth $1 million.
Mukhamadulin played a career-high 30 games with the Sharks this season and will return to the club in 2025-26. The 23-year-old defenseman had nine points (2G / 7A) in 30 games this season.
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Skinner is expected to make his series debut on Thursday in Game 5.
Skinner has not played since Game 1 in the first round of the playoffs but will draw back into the lineup due to a Zach Hyman (upper body) injury. The 33-year-old Skinner had 29 points (16G / 13A) in 72 games with the Oilers this season.
Goalie Start
Skinner will start on Thursday for Game 5.
The Oilers have a commanding 3-1 series lead and will hope to advance to the Stanley Cup Final with a victory on Thursday in Game 5. Skinner has been outstanding in the third round of the playoffs, saving 86 of 88 shots (.977 SV%) in his last three games (3-0). The Oilers enter Thursday's contest as +116 road underdogs against a desperate Dallas Stars team.
Horvat will need 4-6 weeks to recover from an ankle injury.
Horvat suffered the injury at the World Championships, cutting his tournament short, but will be ready for training camp in September.
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