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NHL transactions: Friday, Oct 23

On the wire: 1 trade, 1 contract, 6 placements on injured reserve, 4 activations from injured reserve, 7 recalls, 1 assignment to the minors, 1 player placed on waivers and 1 player clearing waivers. The biggest contract: Artem Duda, UTA, 2 years at $950K a season, an extension. 6 players went on injured reserve, among them Pavel Mintyukov, Devon Levi and Nick Suzuki.

Updated Oct 24, 7:11 PM ET · Moves and contracts from CapWages, injury reports from ESPN

Trades

Winnipeg Jetsreceived
New Jersey Devilsreceived
Oct 23, 2026Ledgerfor the Oct 23, 2026 trade

Contracts

1
  • Artem DudaD
    2 yrs · $1.9M total · Std (Ext)
    $950KReported

Injured reserve

6
Anaheim Ducks
To IR
Pavel MintyukovD

Placed on Injured Reserve

Lower Body · est. back Oct 29 (ESPN)

Edmonton Oilers
To IR
Devon LeviG

Placed on Injured Reserve

Undisclosed · est. back Nov 9 (ESPN)

Montréal Canadiens
To IR
Nick SuzukiC

Placed on Injured Reserve

Upper Body · Not Specified · est. back Nov 18 (ESPN)

Toronto Maple Leafs
To IR
Marshall RifaiD

Placed on Injured Reserve

Lower Body · est. back Oct 31 (ESPN)

To IR
Nick BlankenburgD

Placed on Injured Reserve

Upper Body · est. back Nov 12 (ESPN)

Washington Capitals
To IR
Vincent DesharnaisD

Placed on Injured Reserve

Abdomen · Surgery · est. back Dec 5 (ESPN)

Activated from injured reserve

4
Chicago Blackhawks
Off IR
Andrew MangiapaneLW

Activated from Injured Reserve

Montréal Canadiens
Off IR
Mike MathesonD

Activated from Injured Reserve

Philadelphia Flyers
Off IR
Rasmus RistolainenD

Activated from Injured Reserve

Toronto Maple Leafs
Off IR
Cade WebberD

Activated from Injured Reserve

Recalls and assignments

8
Anaheim Ducks
Recalled
Travis MitchellD

Called up to NHL

$850K
Colorado Avalanche
Recalled
Taylor MakarLW

Called up to NHL

$875K
Edmonton Oilers
Recalled
Matt TomkinsG

Called up to NHL

$850K
New York Rangers
Recalled
Matthew RobertsonD

Called up to NHL

$850K
Sent down
Justin DowlingC

Sent to Minors

Toronto Maple Leafs
Recalled
Dakota MermisD

Called up to NHL

$812.5K
Recalled
Cole McWardD

Called up to NHL

$875K
Washington Capitals
Recalled
Mitchell GibsonG

Called up to NHL

$812.5K

Waivers

2
Minnesota Wild
Waivers
Daemon HuntD

Placed on waivers

Philadelphia Flyers
Cleared
Garrett WilsonLW

Cleared waivers

Injury report

22
  • Nick BjugstadC
    Pectoral (Left) · Surgery · est. back Mar 11

    Bjugstad (pectoral), Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Alexander Command and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Jets from the Devils on Friday in exchange for Connor Hellebuyck.

    IR
  • Rasmus RistolainenD
    Hand (Left) · est. back Oct 24

    Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that Ristolainen (upper body) is a possibility for Saturday's game against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

    IR
  • Cam YorkD
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 27

    Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that he isn't sure whether York (upper body) will be able to suit up Saturday against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

    IR
  • Vladislav NamestnikovC
    Undisclosed · Not Specified · est. back Oct 30

    ir

    IR
  • Zachary L'HeureuxLW
    Upper Body · est. back Nov 7

    ir-lt

    IR
  • Mattias EkholmD
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 31

    Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.

    Out
  • Bowen ByramD
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 25

    out

    Out
  • John GibsonG
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 24

    Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game.

    DTD
  • Mikael BacklundC
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Mark JankowskiLW
    Lower Body · est. back Oct 27

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Mitch MarnerRW
    Personal · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Samuel GirardD
    Undisclosed · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Daniil TarasovG
    Undisclosed · Not Specified · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Quinton ByfieldRW
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • John MarinoD
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Egor ChinakhovRW
    Lower Body · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Jeff MalottLW
    Illness · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Maxim ShabanovRW
    Upper Body · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD
  • Evgeni MalkinC
    Illness · est. back Oct 24

    Malkin didn't participate in Friday's practice session due to an illness.

    DTD
  • Connor HellebuyckG
    Not Injury Related · Not Specified · est. back Oct 24

    Hellebuyck was traded to the Devils from the Jets on Friday, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.

    DTD
  • Eeli TolvanenRW
    Personal · Not Specified · est. back Oct 24

    Tolvanen didn't participate in Friday's practice session due to personal reasons, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

    DTD
  • Jiri KulichC
    Face · Not Specified · est. back Oct 24

    day-to-day

    DTD