San Jose has their first significant injury of the 2025-26 season after it was announced Colin White is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The 28-year-old's hopes of cracking the opening night roster were cut short on Monday after he appeared in three games with the Sharks in 2024-25. The 28-year-old is entering his 10th NHL season and 2nd in San Jose.
White was a first-round pick, 21st overall, of the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The 27-year-old forward has 113 points (44G / 69A) in 320 career NHL games but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. He has nine points (4G / 5A) in 20 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).
White will be the odd-man out on Tuesday when the Canadiens host the Flyers. He is yet to register a point in 28 games this season split between the Penguins and Habs.
Michael Pezzetta will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing White to re-enter the lineup. White has not played since March 2nd and has failed to record a point in 16 games this season.
White will miss Tuesday's game in Nashville due to the upper-body injury and has been placed on injured reserve as a result. White is yet to register a point in 16 games this season.
White was with Pittsburgh since the beginning of January but was placed on waivers by the team on Wednesday before being claimed by Montreal. White played 11 games with Pittsburgh this season and failed to register a point. He will make his debut for the Canadiens on Thursday against the team that waived him.
White was with Pittsburgh since the beginning of January but was placed on waivers by the team on Wednesday before being claimed by Montreal. White played 11 games with Pittsburgh this season and failed to register a point.
White has been with Pittsburgh since the beginning of January but has been placed on waivers with the intention of being reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). White played 11 games with Pittsburgh this season and failed to register a point.
The 26-year-old forward was brought into Pittsburgh camp on a PTO and has earned himself a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. The Boston-born veteran had eight goals, seven assists, 64 SOG, and 12 PIMs across 68 games in his only season in Florida in 2022-23. He is joining his third NHL team after spending six years in Ottawa and one with the Panthers.
White has been a healthy scratch for the Panthers' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Washington. The 26-year-old has six goals, seven assists, 48 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through 43 games this season.
White has been a healthy scratch since Jan. 14th but will draw back into the Panthers' lineup Tuesday as they take on Pittsburgh. White will replace Sam Bennett (lower body) as he takes a spot on the Panthers' fourth line.
White has five goals, seven assists, 35 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through 29 games prior to his injury announcement that caused him to miss some time (undisclosed). Health has never been a strong point for White as he has never surpassed more than 71 games played in a season.
White has five goals, seven assists, 35 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through 29 games prior to it being announced that he will miss some time due to an undisclosed injury. Health has never been a strong point for White as he has never surpassed more than 71 games played in a season.
White was scratched in San Jose on Thursday but will replace Patric Hornqvist in the lineup on Saturday. Since joining the Panthers, White has three goals and five assists (eight points) in 10 games.
Head coach Paul Maurice announced Thursday that Colin White would miss their game as he is "minorly nicked up". White has been enjoying a resurgent season after joining the Panthers in the offseason, putting up eight points (3G/5A) and 14 SOG through 10 games played.
