This page shows any player who played for the first time after not playing for at least 10 consecutive days. These players are usually returning from injury or are players being called up from the minors for the first time this season. The date signifies the first time the player appeared in a game.
January 5, 2026
- Anton Blidh NYR LW
- Brandon Tanev UTA LW
- Urho Vaakanainen NYR D
- Brayden Pachal CGY D
- Matt Kiersted MIN D
- Hunter Shepard OTT G
January 4, 2026
- Cole Reinhardt LAS LW
- Noah Philp CAR C
- Ilya Solovyov COL D
- Donovan Sebrango FLA D
- Adam Erne DAL LW
January 3, 2026
- Matt Benning TOR D
- Garnet Hathaway PHI RW
- Sonny Milano WAS LW
- Alex Nedeljkovic SAN G
- Juho Lammikko NJD RW
- Danton Heinen CLM LW
- Zach Werenski CLM D
- Justin Barron NAS D
- Isaac Howard EDM LW
- Owen Beck MON C
- Cole McWard NYI D
- Timothy Liljegren SAN D
- Taylor Makar COL LW
- Quinn Hutson EDM RW
January 2, 2026
- Brett Berard NYR LW
- Jack Eichel LAS C
- Jaycob Megna LAS D
- Justin Dowling NYR C
January 1, 2026
- Colin Miller WPG D
- Darcy Kuemper LOS G
- Eric Comrie WPG G
- Marcus Hogberg NYI G
- Karel Vejmelka UTA G
- Maxim Tsyplakov NYI RW
- Cole Koepke WPG LW
- Jakub Dobes MON G
- Yegor Chinakhov PIT RW
- Jeff Malott LOS C
December 31, 2025
- Pavol Regenda SAN LW
- Zakhar Bardakov COL C
- Matt Kessel STL D
- Adam Fox NYR D
- Dylan McIlrath WAS D
- Noah Juulsen PHI D
- Erik Cernak TAM D
- Dysin Mayo CLM D
December 30, 2025
- Sam Montembeault MON G
- Pierre-Olivier Joseph VAN D
- Jacob Quillan TOR C