4 weeks agoUtah Hockey Club center Nick Bjugstad (illness) was unable to skate on Tuesday due to an illness. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status leading up to their next contest on Thursday evening against the Detroit Red Wings. After missing the first eight contests of the season, Bjugstad has held a role primarily in the bottom-six of the offense. Over his past seven games, Bjugstad has not gotten on the scoresheet. During this span he has tallied 13 hits and logged 13 shots on goal. Before this stretch, he tallied three helpers over his last five contests. Through 53 total contests, the 32-year-old has found the back of the net five times and added 10 helpers. He has logged 89 hits with 26 blocks. If he were to sit out on Thursday, Michael Carcone (lower body) could enter the starting lineup.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Belle Fraser
5 months agoUtah Hockey Club center Nick Bjugstad (upper body) is expected to make his season debut on Saturday versus Los Angeles. Bjugstad hasn't yet played in 2024-25 due to an upper-body injury. The six-foot-six centerman will see action in a third-line role. He practiced on a line with Matias Maccelli and Lawson Crouse on Friday. Last season, Bjugstad had one of his best campaigns offensively, as he tallied 22 goals and 45 points in 76 games. He also adds muscle to the Utah lineup, averaging 1.60 hits per game for his career.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: Belle Fraser
6 months agoUtah Hockey Club center Nick Bjugstad (upper body) is not expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, per Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports. The 32-year-old is nursing an upper-body injury and is listed week-to-week. Bjugstad was one of the top scorers on the team last term when the franchise was known as the Arizona Coyotes, notching 45 points (22 goals, 23 assists) in 76 games. He's also a big physical presence on the ice, meaning Utah will have quite a gap to fill among its forwards group.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: Craig Morgan
12 months agoArizona Coyotes forward Nick Bjugstad (undisclosed) may not return again this season, as he has returned to Arizona from the team's current road trip. He is expected to be sidelined longer than day to day, and head coach Andre Tourigny said, "It's a little bit longer than that." Rushing the veteran back to action makes little sense at this point since the Coyotes will miss the postseason for the 10th time over the last 11 seasons, only entering via the qualifying round in the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season in that time. For the season, Bjugstad has tallied a solid 22 goals and 45 points while earning a career-high 17:27 of ice time per game across 76 contests.
--Brenton KempSource: Craig Morgan
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