Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Scores in Monday's shootout loss
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Hinostroza scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils.
Hinostroza hadn't scored since March 4 in Seattle, but he closed out March with four points over seven contests. The 30-year-old winger has moved around the lineup a bit but most often settles into a middle-six role with time on the second power-play unit. Between Minnesota and Nashville this season, he has five goals, 10 points, 45 shots on net, 36 hits and a plus-2 rating across 34 appearances.
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Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Notches 100th career assist
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Hinostroza posted an assist, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Kraken.
Hinostroza ended a six-game point drought with the secondary helper on Ryan Hartman's first-period tally. This assist was the 100th of Hinostroza's career, a milestone he reached in his 402nd contest. The 30-year-old winger has put up seven points, 38 shots on net, 26 hits, 10 PIM and a minus-1 rating over 28 appearances between the Wild and the Predators this season. The Wild's many injuries at forward have allowed Hinostroza to maintain a middle-six role with power-play time despite his recent lack of offense.
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Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Nets another power-play goal
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Hinostroza scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.
That's four goals over eight games as a member of the Wild for Hinostroza, and three of those tallies have come with the man advantage. He's had just 16 shots since he was claimed off waivers from the Predators, so there is a bright red flag when it comes to regression concerns. Still, he seems to have a better fit in Minnesota's lineup for now. Hinostroza has six points, 27 shots on net, 17 hits and a minus-1 rating over 21 appearances this season.
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Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Tallies on power play
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Hinostroza scored a power-play goal in Friday's 5-2 loss to Avalanche.
Hinostroza put the Wild ahead 2-1 in the first period, but that was their last goal of the game. Hinostroza has scored three goals across six contests with the Wild. Overall, the 30-year-old has five points, 24 shots on net, 16 hits and a minus-1 rating through 19 appearances between Minnesota and Nashville.
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Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Strikes on power play
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Hinostroza scored a power-play goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Red Wings.
Hinostroza is up to two goals over three games with the Wild since being claimed off waivers from the Predators. He has four points, 20 shots on net, 15 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 16 total appearances this season. Hinostroza is seeing power-play time for Minnesota, helping him be more consistent on offense. He'll have a chance to make an impact as long as Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Jakub Lauko (lower body) and Ryan Hartman (suspension) are all out.
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Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Nets first goal with Wild
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Hinostroza tallied a goal and took three shots on net in Thursday's 2-1 win over Carolina.
Hinostroza found the back of the net less than one minute into the third period in his debut with Minnesota. Between his time with the Wild and Nashville Predators, he has one goal, two assists, 14 shots on net and 13 hits across 14 appearances this season. With Kirill Kaprizov on IR (lower-body), Hinostroza is playing on Minnesota's third line. The right-winger doesn't have much value in fantasy for now but has the opportunity to take on a larger role in the superstar's absence.
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Wild's Vinnie Hinostroza: Claimed off waivers
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Hinostroza was claimed off waivers by Minnesota from Nashville on Wednesday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Hinostroza has two assists in 13 appearances with Nashville in 2024-25. Minnesota is missing Ryan Hartman (suspension) and Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), so adding Hinostroza provides the Wild with some forward depth.
Hinostroza notched an assist and two hits in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
Hinostroza has slipped into a part-time role after playing for much of January. Luke Evangelista (lower body) is hurt again, which gives Hinostroza another chance to fill a second-line role at even strength, though the latter has yet to do much with the opportunity. For the season, the 30-year-old winger is at two assists, 11 shots on net, 13 hits and six PIM over 13 appearances. Hinostroza has exhausted his waivers exemption by playing in more than 10 games since the last time he cleared waivers, so he could have a little more security for staying with the big club as long as the Predators have injuries to forwards.
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Predators' Vinnie Hinostroza: Lands on waivers
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Hinostroza was placed on waivers Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Hinostroza provided two helpers over 13 appearances with the Predators this season. If he passes through the waiver wire, the right-shot forward will report to AHL Milwaukee.
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Predators' Vinnie Hinostroza: Notches assist in loss
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Hinostroza picked up an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Jets.
The helper was Hinostroza's first point in five NHL appearances this season. He's added four shots on net, six hits, five blocked shots and a plus-2 rating while logging middle-six minutes at even strength. The 30-year-old has occasionally displayed a scoring touch, earning a career-high 39 points in 2018-19 and 25 points over 62 appearances in 2021-22, but his opportunity with the Predators may only last as long as they have numerous injury concerns at forward.
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Predators' Vinnie Hinostroza: Called up Saturday
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Hinostroza was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday.
Hinostroza will likely be called upon to provide some depth in Nashville's bottom six. The 30-year-old forward opened the year in the minors after logging a goal and three points in 14 games with the Penguins last season.
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Predators' Vinnie Hinostroza: Going through waivers
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Hinostroza was put on waivers Sunday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Hinostroza notched 16 goals and 35 points across 42 regular-season contests for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2023-24. He also picked up one goal and two assists in 14 regular-season outings with Pittsburgh at the NHL level last campaign. If he isn't claimed off waivers, Hinostroza will be a call-up option for the Predators in 2024-25. He has 54 goals and 151 points in 374 career NHL appearances.
Hinostroza signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Predators on Monday.
Hinostroza scored three points in 14 games with Pittsburgh last season. He also totaled 16 goals and 38 points in 44 appearances with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton between the regular season and playoffs. He'll provide the Predators with organizational depth and could see some bottom-six minutes throughout the next two years.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Returns to minors
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Hinostroza was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
Hinostroza didn't dress for Pittsburgh during his brief NHL stint, which started Thursday, but he does have a goal and three points in 14 outings with the big club in 2023-24. He also has 15 markers and 32 points in 39 appearances with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Up from minors
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Hinostroza was summoned from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Hinostroza has 15 goals and 32 points in 39 outings with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2023-24. He's also contributed a goal and three points over 14 appearances with Pittsburgh.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Sent back to AHL
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Hinostroza was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Hinostroza was recalled prior to Pittsburgh's last game Thursday but ultimately served as a healthy scratch in a win over the Blackhawks. Overall, the 29-year-old winger has a goal and three points in 14 NHL games this season. Hinostroza will likely continue to bounce between levels as a depth option.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Up from minors
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Hinostroza was promoted from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.
Hinostroza has a goal and three points in 14 games with Pittsburgh this season. Now that he's back at the NHL level, Hinostroza might see action on the Penguins' fourth line.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Dropped to AHL
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Hinostroza was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Hinostroza has one goal, two assists, 27 shots on net, seven blocked shots and eight hits in 14 outings this season. Pittsburgh appears to be making room for Bryan Rust (upper body) to come off long-term injured reserve.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Back with big club
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Hinostroza was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Hinostroza was a healthy scratch against the Wild on Monday and will likely continue to serve as an emergency depth option now that Rickard Rakell has returned to the lineup. Still, the 29-year-old Hinostroza should at least push to make the occasional appearance in the lineup, especially if youngsters Drew O'Connor or Radim Zohorna struggle.
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Penguins' Vinnie Hinostroza: Dropped to minors
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Hinostroza was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday.
The decision to demote Hinostroza could be an indication that Matt Nieto (lower body) will be ready to come off injured reserve ahead of Thursday's matchup with Carolina. In 13 games this season, the 29-year-old Hinostroza has tallied just three points while averaging 9:53 of ice time. Even with Bryan Rust (upper body) on LTIR, the Pens seem to be looking for solutions other than Hinostroza.
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