The Vancouver Canucks shipped defenseman Erik Gudbranson to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Tanner Pearson on Monday, the team announced.Gudbranson, 27, was originally chosen third overall in 2010 by the Florida Panthers. In 57 games this year, he's tallied eight points. The Canucks controlled 43.5 percent of the shot attempts and 38.6 percent of the scoring chances while Gudbranson was on the ice at five-on-five this year.This marks the second time Pearson has been traded this season, as he was sent from the Los Angeles Kings to Pittsburgh earlier in the campaign. In total, he's scored nine goals and added six assists in 61 games.(Advanced stats courtesy: Natural Stat Trick)Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Boston Bruins acquired winger Marcus Johansson from the New Jersey Devils on Monday in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and a 2020 fourth-rounder, the team announced.It's Boston's second significant addition to its forward corps before the deadline after nabbing Charlie Coyle from the Minnesota Wild last week.Johansson's battled injuries this season, but he's recorded 12 goals and 15 assists in 48 games. He carries a cap hit of $4.583 million until the end of the campaign but the Devils will retain 40 percent of his remaining salary.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Derick Brassard and a conditional sixth-round pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2020 third-round selection, the teams announced Monday.If Brassard, an unrestricted free agent at season's end, re-signs with Colorado, the Avalanche don't get Florida's pick, reports LeBrun.Brassard was traded to the Panthers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 1 and appeared in just 10 games with Florida. He won't need to travel very far this time; the Panthers are in Colorado for a Monday night clash with the Avalanche.The 31-year-old center has notched 19 points in 50 games split between the Penguins and Panthers this season.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The New York Rangers have dealt defenseman Adam McQuaid to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team announced.Columbus is sending a fourth-round pick and a seventh-round selection to the Rangers as well as blue-liner Julius Bergman.McQuaid is a pending unrestricted free agent carrying a $2.75-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly.The 32-year-old managed five points in 36 games with the Rangers this season. New York acquired him from the Boston Bruins last September.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Minnesota Wild reportedly traded forward Matt Hendricks to the Winnipeg Jets for a seventh-round pick Monday, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.Hendricks suited up in 60 games with the Jets in 2017-18.The 37-year-old registered two assists and 19 penalty minutes in 22 games with the Wild this season. He'll be an unrestricted free agent on July 1.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Los Angeles Kings traded defenseman Oscar Fantenberg to the Calgary Flames on Monday for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2020.The fourth-round pick will become a third-rounder if the Flames reach the conference final and Fantenberg plays in at least 50 percent of those postseason contests, according to Cap Friendly.Fantenberg's tallied three points in 46 games this season while averaging just over 16 minutes per night. The Kings controlled 48.1 percent of shot attempts and 50 percent of scoring chances when he was on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick.Fantenberg, 27, carries a modest $650,000 cap hit and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Arizona Coyotes traded forward Jordan Weal to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Michael Chaput on Monday.Weal managed only two points in 19 games with the Coyotes after being acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers in January.Chaput contributed five points in 32 contests with Montreal this season. He most recently played for the Laval Rocket of the AHL, with whom he notched 10 goals and 16 points in 24 games.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Calgary Flames are reportedly out of the Mark Stone sweepstakes, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.Flames vice president of hockey operations Don Maloney confirmed to Sportsnet's Ryan Leslie that talks about a significant move fell apart late Sunday night, and Johnston reports that Maloney was referring to a potential trade for the Ottawa Senators' star winger.Stone is one of the biggest names on this year's rental market. He's drawn interest from the Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, and Winnipeg Jets, but the Central Division leaders are expected to be out of the running after acquiring Kevin Hayes from the New York Rangers earlier Monday.Stone's recorded 62 points in 59 games this season. He's been held out of the Senators' last three contests for precautionary reasons.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Winnipeg Jets have traded for Rangers forward Kevin Hayes, New York announced Monday.The Rangers receive a first-round pick in this year's draft, forward Brendan Lemieux, and a conditional fourth-round selection in 2022.The conditional pick will be a fourth-rounder if the Jets win the Stanley Cup, but won't be included in the deal otherwise, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.No salary is being retained by the Rangers in the deal, adds LeBrun. Hayes is a pending unrestricted free agent carrying a cap hit of $5.175 million, according to CapFriendly.The 26-year-old center produced 14 goals and 42 points in 51 games with the Rangers this season. He'd spent his entire career with New York.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Detroit Red Wings traded forward Gustav Nyquist to the San Jose Sharks for a second-round pick in 2019 and a conditional third-round pick in 2020, the team announced early Monday morning.If the Sharks advance to the Stanley Cup Final this year or Nyquist re-signs in San Jose, the conditional third-round pick in 2020 becomes a second-round pick in the same draft.Nyquist is in the final year of his contract that carries a $4.75-million cap hit. However, the Red Wings will retain 30 percent of his salary, giving him a $3.35-million cap hit with the Sharks, according to Cap Friendly.The 29-year-old has 16 goals and 49 points in 62 games this season. He'll add to a San Jose offensive attack that ranks third in the NHL in goals per game.Nyquist waived his full no-trade clause to join the Sharks.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Nashville Predators appear to have an eye on Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund prior to Monday's deadline.Wild general manager Paul Fenton has received what he feels are viable offers for the Finn, and the Predators are very interested, sources told The Athletic's Michael Russo.The Minnesota GM has shopped both Granlund and Jason Zucker heavily to gauge possible returns, multiple league sources indicated to Russo.Fenton, the former Predators assistant GM, reportedly got permission to retool the Wild's roster earlier this month.The Predators could use a winger of Granlund's caliber, as they own the NHL's worst power play and rank 13th in goals per game.Granlund has collected 49 points in 63 games this season, including a team-leading 18 points with the man advantage.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired goaltender Keith Kinkaid from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round pick, the Blue Jackets confirmed Monday.Kinkaid went 15-18-6 with a .891 save percentage in 41 games for the Devils this season. He's a pending unrestricted free agent carrying a $1.25-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly.The 29-year-old had spent his entire career with the Devils, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2011.The Blue Jackets already have goaltenders Sergei Bobrovsky and Joonas Korpisalo in the fold, but the former is also a pending UFA.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators will scratch defenseman Cody Ceci and forward Mikkel Boedker for their game versus the Calgary Flames on Sunday, the team announced.The contest is Ottawa's last before Monday's trade deadline, and multiple teams have interest in Ceci, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.The Senators have been scratching their high-profile trade assets for precautionary reasons throughout the week, and they've already unloaded Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel in separate deals. Forward Mark Stone, the biggest name of them all, will sit out his third straight game.Ceci, 26, has recorded 20 points in 57 games while averaging over 22 minutes per night this season, while Boedker has notched six goals and 23 assists in his first campaign with the Senators.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The New York Islanders signed veteran defenseman Dennis Seidenberg to a one-year, pro-rated $700,000 contract on Sunday, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.The Isles signed Seidenberg to a professional tryout to start the season and he's been practicing with the team at home ever since, according to Newsday's Andrew Gross.The 37-year-old brings plenty of experience to the table, having played in 859 regular season games and 69 playoff contests during his career. He won a Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011.Seidenberg skated in 28 games with the Islanders a year ago and recorded five assists.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman Brandon Montour to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Brendan Guhle and a first-round pick, the team announced Sunday.The first-rounder going to Anaheim won't be Buffalo's. The Ducks will receive the first-round pick of either the San Jose Sharks or the St. Louis Blues (both owned by the Sabres) based on the final order of the 2019 NHL Draft. Buffalo received San Jose's first-rounder in last year's Evander Kane trade, and collected St. Louis' in the Ryan O'Reilly deal.Montour, 24, is a puck-moving blue-liner with a right-handed shot. He's collected 25 points in 62 games while averaging 22:40 of ice time per night.Guhle has skated in just two games with the Sabres this season, but the 21-year-old has registered 27 points in 50 games in the AHL.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

CHICAGO (AP) Jason Spezza broke a tie on a 5-on-3 power play midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars rebounded to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 after blowing a three-goal lead Sunday.Spezza took Alexander Radulov's feed across the crease and tapped the puck past goalie Cam Ward.The victory was overshadowed by the loss of Mats Zuccarello with what was thought to be a broken right arm in his first game with Dallas. Acquired from the New York Rangers on Saturday, Zuccarello had a goal and assist, but left after two periods and is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks.Radulov and Radek Faksa also scored and Anton Khudobin made 44 saves for the Stars, fighting for a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference.Chicago star Patrick Kane was held off the scoresheet, ending his points streak at 20 games.Chris Kunitz, Drake Caggiula and Jonathan Toews tied it for Blackhawks after they fell behind 3-0 early in the second period. Duncan Keith and Erik Gustafsson each had two assists, and Ward stopped 25 shots. Chicago dropped its second straight game after winning 10 of 12.Defenseman Ben Lovejoy, acquired from New Jersey on Saturday, also played his first game with Dallas.Dallas forward Jamie Benn suffered an upper body injury during the first shift of the game and didn't return.The Stars capitalized on a pair of Blackhawks breakdowns to take a 2-0 lead in the first period.Set up by Zuccarello's long pass from the Dallas zone, Faksa got past Gustafsson, broke in alone and beat Ward between the pads 11:35 in to open the scoring. Gustafsson found himself alone in the Chicago zone after the blade on defense partner Slater Koekkoek's skate fell out.Radulov, alone in front of the net, made it 2-0 on a backhander with 2:32 left in the period. He was set up on a quick feed by Miro Heiskanen, who had picked of Gustav Forsling's pass near the point.Zuccarello made it 3-0 at 1:44 of the second when he whipped in Tyler Seguin's cross-ice feed from lower edge of the right circle.Kunitz cut it to 3-1 on a one-timer from the slot 1:14 later. Caggiula trimmed it to 3-2 with 4:23 left in the second on a tip-in that required a video review to confirm. Caggiula's deflection of feed was ruled no-goal by referees when Khudobin lunged and gloved the puck at the goal line, but the review determined the puck had completely crossed the line.Toews 29th goal, on a power-play at 4:16 of the third, tied it at 3. He connected on a screened shot from the top of the right circle.Dallas killed a double-minor high-sticking penalty to Roman Polak in the final five minutes to hang on for the win.NOTES: Chicago D Brent Seabrook returned after missing three games with an abdominal strain. C Marcus Kruger was back in action after leaving Friday's game after blocking a shot. ... Radulov returned after sitting out Saturday due to an illness. ... To get Zuccarello, Dallas sent the Rangers a conditional second-round draft pick this year and a conditional third-round selection in 2020. The 2019 pick would become a first-rounder if Dallas advances to the conference finals this spring and Zuccarello plays in at least 50 percent of the team's cumulative games over the first two rounds. The 2020 pick becomes a first-rounder if Zuccarello signs with Dallas.UP NEXT:Stars: At Vegas on Tuesday night.Blackhawks: At Anaheim on Wednesday night.---More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/tag/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP-SportsCopyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Mats Zuccarello is expected to miss at least four weeks with an upper-body injury after blocking a shot in his debut with the Dallas Stars on Sunday, the team announced.Zuccarello believes he suffered a broken arm on the play, he told The Athletic's Sean Shapiro.

The past week has been a complicated one for Devante Smith-Pelly, recently of the Washington Capitals and now of the AHL's Hershey Bears after clearing waivers.With just eight points (four goals, four assists) through 54 NHL games this season, Smith-Pelly's heroics in the Capitals' Stanley Cup run last year are firmly in the rearview, and the former second-round pick is left to re-establish his value on the minor-league circuit."I was surprised," Smith-Pelly said of the demotion Saturday night, according to The Athletic's Chris Kuc. "I wasn't really sure what was going on. But around trade deadline time you kind of think something is going to happen. Right now, it is what it is. I'm just going to come down here (to Hershey) and play and get my stuff together and try and get back there."The 26-year-old winger wasn't expecting to go unclaimed by another team but is relishing the opportunity to stay within the organization."I want to stay with Washington," he said. "It was surprising, but I'm happy to still be around here."Smith-Pelly turned down offers from other teams for multi-year deals at higher annual salaries in the offseason to re-sign with the Capitals on a one-year, $1-million contract.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

COLUMBUS - BOOM!The blast from the replica Civil War cannon inside Nationwide Arena is stunningly loud and, as Matt Duchene put it following his trade to the Columbus Blue Jackets, "scares the shit out of" just about everybody in attendance.Duchene underwent a Nationwide rite of passage Saturday, flipping a loose puck into the San Jose Sharks' net to initiate the sound the former Ottawa Senator once dreaded.BOOM!"It sounded a lot better tonight, being on the other side of things," a cheerful Duchene said after recording a goal and an assist in his home debut, a 4-0 victory over San Jose.Matt Duchene (Getty Images)Then, about an hour after the final buzzer, another boom, but without the cannon theatrics: the Blue Jackets acquired Ryan Dzingel and a seventh-round draft pick from the Senators for Anthony Duclair and two second-rounders. It was Columbus' second significant trade with Ottawa in as many days.So, with another Nationwide initiation in the cards - this time for Dzingel - and considering the possibility general manager Jarmo Kekalainen isn't done dealing ahead of Monday's 3 p.m. ET deadline, it's worth asking: are the Blue Jackets suddenly an NHL alpha dog?"Management's 100 percent in on winning," Kekalainen said prior to puck drop Saturday.It didn't take long for his words to carry greater meaning. In fact, they could seem even more prophetic over the next 36 hours. Kekalainen, after all, has made central Ohio the center of the hockey universe for the time being.The general manager injected his forward group with two top-six talents nearly overnight, and all it cost him from his NHL roster was Duclair, a 23-year-old journeyman. Columbus has won two in a row (by a combined score of 7-0), seven of 10, and the small-market, oft-forgotten Blue Jackets now boast a league-high six 20-goal scorers. For a long-suffering fan base, it doesn't get any better than this."You know what, it's about time we started to make some noise in that regard," captain Nick Foligno told theScore ahead of Saturday's game and the Dzingel acquisition. "I'm tired of everyone looking at Columbus like that. I know what this city is and what this team's capable of. So I hope guys use it as a little bit of a chip on their shoulders, too. I mean, I'm tired of people counting us out before we even get out on the ice."Ryan Dzingel (Getty Images)In an odd twist, Duchene and Dzingel - both rentals as pending unrestricted free agents - arrived from one franchise bursting at the seams to another. Ottawa, on the cringe-worthy end of the spectrum, has never been so irrelevant and flailing, while Columbus has never been so prominent and daring.The Blue Jackets, best known to casual fans as the Minnesota Wild's expansion cousins and the team that wasted Rick Nash's prime, have little to show for their 17 seasons: no division titles or playoff series victories (only five postseason wins, period). But they're banking on a lot more - the jackpot - in Season 18.Including winger Artemi Panarin and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus now has four key players on expiring contracts. And there exists a scenario in which all four walk this summer, leaving young studs Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, and Pierre-Luc Dubois to fend for themselves.But July 1 is months away, and sometimes in life, you have to be a little reckless. So it's tough to blame Kekalainen for taking such a bold approach, for seizing the moment. Duchene's having a career year, while Dzingel - who fittingly played his college hockey at Ohio State - is a goal away from tying his career high (23) in about 20 fewer games.Foligno, as one of the longest-tenured members, has been around for three of the franchise's four first-round exits, and while Kekalainen added some names at previous deadlines, such as Ian Cole and Thomas Vanek last year, he's never done anything quite like this. And the veteran knows the opportunity can't be wasted."It's on us now," he said. "It goes hand in hand. (Kekalainen's) doing his job, we've got to do our job, and that's what's great about this next month and a half, where we get to go out and do our job with whatever we have."Sergei Bobrovsky (Getty Images)The early returns are promising.BOOM!Duchene immediately joined the No. 1 line, finding quick chemistry with 5-foot-8 sniper Cam Atkinson and the wizardly Panarin, the latter being arguably the most talented player in franchise history. The trio has three of the team's seven goals since Duchene's arrival, while Bobrovsky quietly turned aside all 48 shots he saw Friday and Saturday.The Duchene trade had a trickle-down effect on the lineup, most notably bumping Dubois, who's only 20 years old, into a less demanding role as the second-line center. The powerful pivot scored Saturday and is looking every bit worth the No. 3 selection of the 2016 draft.Dzingel's impact is still to be determined, but Columbus beefed up significantly over a 48-hour period. Here's an early look at what its top nine may be Tuesday against the division-rival Pittsburgh Penguins:LEFT WINGCENTERRIGHT WINGArtemi PanarinMatt DucheneCam AtkinsonRyan DzingelPierre-Luc DuboisOliver BjorkstrandNick FolignoBoone JennerJosh AndersonNot too shabby, especially when you consider the above doesn't factor in further additions ahead of Monday's deadline.Kekalainen, the league's first and only European GM, is still under pressure and could look to bolster his back end after adding to the offense. Despite being anchored by Jones and Werenski, it's a group unfit for a deep playoff run.Goaltending, meanwhile, is an area in which the Blue Jackets seem set. After a subpar December and January, Bobrovsky is back in Vezina form - he has a .937 save percentage and three shutouts since the All-Star break. Despite his contract situation, changing starting goalies down the stretch is less than ideal for a team with lofty aspirations. And the 30-year-old holds the hammer, in the end, thanks to a no-move clause and an unwillingness to waive it, despite indicating his intention is to test free agency, like Panarin.Impressively, Kekalainen's held his ground with Panarin and Bobrovsky. The team, from head coach John Tortorella to the 20-plus everyday players, has embraced the uncertainty, though it's really had no choice."If you're here, you're helping us win hockey games and the rest is out of our control," Foligno said. "Why even worry about it? Why waste energy on things like that in a game where you need all of it? I think our team's done an outstanding job of keeping our focus and now we're at the point where it's going to be a distant memory in a few days."Depending on how Columbus' season concludes, Kekalainen's going to either look like a genius who loaded up at the perfect time, or a schmuck who couldn't help himself on the trade market despite his hands being tied by his star players."Once 3 o'clock hits, whoever's with us, we're going to be rocking and rolling until the end," Atkinson said Saturday night.Until that cannon goes off one last time in June, the club no doubt hopes.BOOM!John Matisz is theScore's National Hockey Writer. You can find him on Twitter @matiszjohn.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Florida Panthers have agreed to a three-year contract extension with forward Frank Vatrano worth $2.53 million per season, general manager Dale Tallon confirmed to George Richards of The Athletic.Vatrano was acquired by the Panthers from the Boston Bruins last season and is currently playing out a one-year deal worth $925,000.The 24-year-old is having the most productive season of his four-year career with 20 goals and 33 points through 58 games while averaging 14:32 per contest.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Dallas Stars have acquired forward Mats Zuccarello from the New York Rangers in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in 2019 and a conditional third-round pick in 2020, the teams announced.The 2019 second-rounder will become a first if the Stars win two playoff rounds and Zuccarello plays in at least 50 percent of the team's cumulative games during those series, and the 2020 third-rounder will become a first if Dallas re-signs the nine-year veteran.The Rangers have also agreed to retain 30 percent of the forward's salary, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun. Zuccarello is in the final year of his current deal with an annual cap hit of $4.5 million and is scheduled to become a UFA on July 1.The 31-year-old's speed and playmaking ability will provide an offensive boost for a Dallas team that currently ranks 29th in league scoring with 2.51 goals per game.In the 2014 postseason, Zuccarello helped the Rangers reach the Stanley Cup Final, chipping in 13 points over 25 games. The Norwegian winger has recorded 113 goals and 352 points in 509 career games, all for the Rangers.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets have struck another deal.Ottawa has traded forward Ryan Dzingel and a seventh-round pick to Columbus for Anthony Duclair and two second-rounders, the teams announced Saturday.The picks headed Ottawa's way are for 2020 and 2021, while Columbus' pick is for this year.It's the second trade between the two clubs in as many days, with the Senators sending center Matt Duchene to the Blue Jackets on Friday for a first-round pick and a pair of prospects.Dzingel had been held out of the Senators' last two games as a healthy scratch. As an unrestricted free agent this summer, the 26-year-old was one of the top names on the rental market, and his move to Columbus does not include a contract extension, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.Dzingel is in the midst of a career season and has already set a new personal best with 44 points in 57 games. His cap hit for the rest of the year stands at $1.8 million, per Cap Friendly.The Blue Jackets jumped into third spot in the Metropolitan Division with back-to-back wins over the weekend to put them at 73 points.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Connor McDavid didn't think he would be forced to sit out any games for his high hit on Nick Leddy before discussing it with the league.The Edmonton Oilers superstar said he was surprised by the NHL's reaction to his check from Thursday's game that drew a two-game ban Friday."I kind of expected to be suspended (after talking to the Department of Player Safety, but) I have to be honest, I didn't think (I) was going to be suspended at all going into the hearing," McDavid told reporters Saturday. "But after hearing their tone of voice and whatnot, I had a little bit of a sense that it was going to go that way."McDavid appeared to criticize the process, which resulted in the first suspension of his NHL career."I think a lot of times, they go in and they already have their mind made up," he said. "They don't really care what you have to say. So ultimately, the hearing went as good as you'd expect."McDavid hasn't decided whether to appeal but has 48 hours from the time of the decision to do so.Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson said Saturday that the organization is "really disappointed" with the ruling, echoing his statement from Friday in which he said the team strongly disagreed with McDavid's suspension.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Buffalo Sabres appeared to lose their top goal scorer in gruesome fashion Saturday, but he made a seemingly miraculous recovery.Jeff Skinner was back on the ice to start the third period after leaving the Sabres' afternoon tilt against the Washington Capitals early in the second frame.He was unable to put weight on his left leg after being tripped by Capitals forward Carl Hagelin and had to be assisted off the ice.

A pair of Eastern Conference clubs appear to have Ryan Dzingel on their respective radars.The Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets are among the suitors for the Ottawa Senators forward, TSN's Darren Dreger reported Saturday.Ottawa reportedly made Dzingel and fellow pending unrestricted free agent Mark Stone available for trade Thursday. Both players have been withheld from the Senators' lineup in each of the past two games as the Feb. 25 trade deadline approaches.Following the Friday trade that sent Matt Duchene to the Blue Jackets, Dzingel now ranks second among Senators players with 22 goals this season.The 26-year-old winger's expiring contract carries a cap hit of $1.8 million, according to CapFriendly.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The New York Rangers aren't taking any chances ahead of Monday's trade deadline.Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello, and Adam McQuaid were all scratched from Saturday's matinee against the New Jersey Devils.All three players are pending unrestricted free agents and are widely expected to be traded by the rebuilding Rangers.Hayes ranks third on the club in both goals (14) and points (42) through 51 games. He carries a $5.175-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly.Zuccarello, who's posted 37 points in 46 contests, is on the books for $4.5 million.McQuaid's deal carries a cap hit of $2.75 million. New York acquired 32-year-old defenseman from the Boston Bruins in September.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Filip Zadina is about to get his first taste of NHL action.The Detroit Red Wings have recalled the 19-year-old winger from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins, the team announced Saturday.Zadina posted 15 goals and 31 points in 45 games with the Griffins this season.The Red Wings selected him sixth overall in last June's draft after he racked up 44 goals and 82 points in 57 contests with the QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads in 2017-18.Detroit hosts the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart has a lower-body injury and is expected to be out at least 10 days, the club announced Saturday.The 20-year-old was pulled less than 11 minutes into each of his last two starts. He allowed three goals on nine shots in both appearances.Veteran netminder Brian Elliott will be the starter for Saturday's outdoor game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Lincoln Financial Field, Flyers head coach Scott Gordon said Friday.Hart has arguably been the biggest reason for Philadelphia's resurgence of late, providing the team with much-needed stability in the crease since being called up in December.Despite his recent struggles, he has a 13-8-1 record and a .917 save percentage through 22 games.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The New Jersey Devils have dealt defenseman Ben Lovejoy to the Dallas Stars in exchange for blue-liner Connor Carrick and a third-round selection in this year's draft, the Devils announced Saturday.Lovejoy, a pending unrestricted free agent, was in his third season with the Devils. He carries a cap hit of about $2.67 million, according to CapFriendly.The 35-year-old ranks second in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game and has chipped in seven points in 51 contests this season.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Nashville Predators reportedly won't part with Eeli Tolvanen in exchange for a player on an expiring contract.As of Saturday morning, the club's top prospect was not available in a trade for a rental, according to the New York Post's Larry Brooks.Tolvanen has long been considered Nashville's most promising blue-chip talent, although he's struggled to a degree this season, managing nine goals and 19 points in 38 AHL games.The Predators are among several teams interested in New York Rangers winger Mats Zuccarello but won't move Tolvanen unless it's Zuccarello's teammate Chris Kreider coming back, adds Brooks.A prime rental candidate, Zuccarello is a pending unrestricted free agent with a $4.5-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly.Kreider, on the other hand, is signed through next season at a cap hit of $4.625 million.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

After trading for Matt Duchene on Friday, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said he'll need a king's ransom if he's going to consider trading pending unrestricted free agent Artemi Panarin."I don't think this affects that at all," Kekalainen said, according to Tom Reed of The Athletic. "We said right from the start and I think we've stayed consistent with what we've said about Panarin. We're not going to trade Panarin just for draft picks. We're going to keep our eyes and ears open on what the marketplace looks like. That's what we have said right from the start. But it would have to be a deal that we can't refuse. It would have to make sense now and in the future. That's the best answer I can give you."Panarin was the biggest name in the rental market before the Blue Jackets flipped the script and became buyers.Now, even though Columbus has another marquee pending UFA on its books in Duchene, the Blue Jackets appear all-in to make a playoff push before a critical offseason.Entering Friday's action, Columbus sits two points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for third spot in the Metropolitan Division with two games in hand.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The first shoe dropped.After weeks of buildup, the NHL's trade market is officially in motion; center Matt Duchene changed dressing rooms ahead of Friday's tilt between the Senators and Blue Jackets in Ottawa.TO COLUMBUSTO OTTAWAMatt Duchene (F)Vitali Abramov (F)Julius Bergman (D)Jonathan Davidsson (F)1st-round pick (2019)1st-round pick (2020 - conditional)(Ottawa receives 2020 first-rounder only if Duchene re-signs with Columbus)Let's unpack the blockbuster.Columbus Blue JacketsWe now know general manager Jarmo Kekalainen's intentions.By bringing in Duchene, a bonafide top-six pivot who's having a career year offensively, Kekalainen sent a message to the hockey world. Columbus, for the first time in its lackluster, 18-year history, is acting like a true, knock-the-door-down deadline buyer.Jarmo Kekäläinen (Getty Images)The cost of doing business is somewhere between negligible and steep for the Blue Jackets. You have to pay for premium rentals like Duchene, and that's what Kekalainen did after sending a first-round pick (possibly two) and a pair of decent prospects to Canada's capital. The payoff could be large, with the potential short- and long-term benefits - winning the franchise's first playoff series and then re-signing Duchene to an extension - fairly attainable.Acting like a contender and being a contender are two different things, mind you. Seeing as the Jackets aren't in a playoff spot as of Friday afternoon (one point back of the Carolina Hurricanes with two games in hand), there's no question the spotlight will shine brighter on the small-market organization as Monday's trade deadline nears.If the Jackets happen to miss the postseason and are unable to re-sign Duchene, this deal is a misfire. But, as the saying goes, you have to shoot your shot. And, considering the club's sad history, this is a shot worth taking - one must reward a loyal fan base at some point, right?Of course, the Duchene acquisition won't have the same shine if the Artemi Panarin drama ends with the Russian star draped in different colors following the deadline. Shortly after the Duchene trade, Kekalainen told The Athletic "nothing has changed" in the club's approach to the Panarin situation, which means he'll still pull the trigger in a trade for the pending unrestricted free agent, but only if the offer is substantial. "It would have to be a deal that we can't refuse," he said.Nevertheless, Duchene is a significant boost for a team in need of a game-breaker. Prior to the deal, Panarin, winger Cam Atkinson, and center Pierre-Luc Dubois were the only dangerous forwards in a Blue Jackets uniform. Adding a fourth weapon shifts the whole dynamic of Columbus' attack, especially since he's a veteran center.Dubois and Duchene should form an impressive one-two punch down the middle. Already a 27-goal man in his 10th NHL season, Duchene is on pace for career highs in goals (39) and points (84) in just 72 projected games. The 20-year-old Dubois, meanwhile, is enjoying a breakout sophomore campaign, tallying 22 goals and 29 assists.The club's other centers - Boone Jenner, Alex Wennberg, and Riley Nash - now slot in at a more appropriate part of the depth chart. The Duchene addition also takes a little heat off support guys like Josh Anderson, Nick Foligno, and Oliver Bjorkstrand. All of a sudden, the Jackets' top nine looks fine.This year, the Jackets evidently have an opportunity to seize the moment. On Friday, Kekalainen managed to take a step forward without jeopardizing their future in a major way. The question now is, are they done?GRADE: A-Ottawa SenatorsThere are two ways to look at this trade from a Senators perspective.The uglier, big-picture view surrounds the franchise altering its outlook. Over the past 15 months, Ottawa drastically shifted from a contending to a rebuilding mindset, and as a result, the timeline to compete for a playoff spot, let alone a championship, is further down the road than it should be.In late 2017, GM Pierre Dorion snagged Duchene from the Colorado Avalanche in a three-team trade to pursue a Stanley Cup. The package leaving Ottawa that day: goalie Andrew Hammond, forward Kyle Turris, prospect Shane Bowers, and two picks in the 2019 NHL Draft, one in the first round and another in the third. The first-rounder could ultimately turn into franchise cornerstones Jack Hughes or Kappo Kakko.Pierre Dorion (Getty Images)If you happen to win the Cup, sure, that’s a trade you can live with. Banners fly forever, etc. In the current context of the Sens, though, the organization was not only delusional to think they were 2017-18 Cup contenders, but also unstable after ditching their blueprint to contend not long after the Duchene pickup.Remember, the overachieving 2016-17 Sens squad that made it to the Eastern Conference Final had some big-time NHL contributors, including Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, Turris, and Derick Brassard. Aside from Stone, who may be gone in the coming days, all of them have been moved to new teams.The haul back for these players has been underwhelming, to say the least. Even though there have been several draft picks involved - some of which haven’t been used and others that are conditional - it’s safe to say Dorion didn't fleece anybody. Aside from goaltending prospect Filip Gustavsson, you can't point to a single piece that could be categorized as a sure thing.Vitaly Abramov (Getty Images)Now, the second way to view the Duchene-to-Columbus trade is by looking at it in a vacuum.Given negotiations between the Senators and Duchene’s camp had dried up and the 28-year-old was set to test the open market following this season, Dorion fared OK. Two prospects, a first-rounder, and potentially an additional first-rounder is a solid package for a pending unrestricted free agent of Duchene’s quality.The prospects could be of higher caliber, but Abramov, 20, and Davidsson, 21, both project to make the NHL at some point, with the former having a higher ceiling as a 5-foot-9 skilled winger. The guaranteed pick, Columbus’ 2019 first-rounder, should be around the 15-20 range, seeing as the Blue Jackets will likely squeak into the playoffs.It’s not an ideal return, but the Sens have done worse.What else does Dorion have up his sleeve? Pending UFAs Stone and Ryan Dzingel, both believed to be on their way out of Ottawa, sat for the second straight game on Friday. The teardown is just beginning.GRADE: B-John Matisz is theScore's National Hockey Writer. You can find him on Twitter @matiszjohn.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has been suspended two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy, the Department of Player Safety announced Friday.

The Washington Capitals re-signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a four-year, $10-million extension, the team announced.The deal holds an average annual value of $2.5 million.Jensen was traded to the Capitals earlier Friday from the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman Madison Bowey and a 2020 second-round pick.The 28-year-old was a pending unrestricted free agent and is in the final year of a two-year deal worth $1.625 million.He collected 17 points in 60 games with the Red Wings this season.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators appear to be readying for a possible fire sale ahead of Monday's trade deadline.After holding them out from the team's 4-0 blowout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, the Senators made right winger Mark Stone and center Ryan Dzingel available for trade, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.Stone and Dzingel are the Senators' highest-scoring forwards with 62 and 44 points, respectively, after center Matt Duchene (58 points) was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Both are scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency this summer.The loss to New Jersey drops Ottawa to 22-33-5 on the campaign. The Senators rank last in the entire NHL and are on pace to finish the year with their worst points percentage (40.8 percent) since the 1995-96 season.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

One way or another, the Ottawa Senators were determined to not watch Matt Duchene depart as an unrestricted free agent this summer.Ottawa traded away its alternate captain to the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday, but it wasn't the club's first choice. According to general manager Pierre Dorion, the Senators first sought to sign Duchene to an extension."Our desire was to have Matt be part of this (rebuild) and as such we approached him with a fair and comprehensive contract offer to remain a Senator for the long term," Dorion said in a club-issued statement.But with Ottawa sitting last in the league standings, Duchene apparently decided a fresh start was needed, and the Senators quickly pivoted."As soon as it was determined that he did not want to be part of our rebuild, we shifted our focus to see what assets we could acquire in exchange for Matt that would help grow our pipeline of potential," Dorion said.In return for Duchene and AHL defenseman Julius Bergman, the Senators received forward prospects Vitaly Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson, a 2019 protected first-round pick, and a conditional 2020 first-rounder that will convey if Duchene elects to re-sign with the Blue Jackets.Duchene leaves the Senators having recorded 50 goals and 57 assists in just 118 games.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Nick Jensen and a 2019 fifth-round pick from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Madison Bowey and a 2020 second-round selection, the team announced Friday.The fifth-rounder originally belonged to the Buffalo Sabres.Jensen, 28, has six goals and 37 assists through 190 NHL appearances, all with the Red Wings. He's averaging just under 21 minutes of ice time in 60 games this season and is scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency this summer."Nick is a reliable modern-day defenseman who we feel can defend well and log valuable minutes for our club," said Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan. "At 28 years of age, we feel he is just entering his prime."Selected by the Capitals in the second round in 2013, Bowey has played 84 games for Washington over the past two seasons, tallying one goal and 18 helpers. The 23-year-old blue-liner is averaging 13:45 of ice time through 33 outings this year. He's under contract for $1 million through next season.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators have traded center Matt Duchene to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a protected 2019 first-round pick, a conditional 2020 first-round pick, and a pair of prospects, the team announced Friday.Columbus also receives defenseman Julius Bergman from Ottawa.The 2020 first-rounder will convey if Duchene, an unrestricted free agent this summer, re-signs with Columbus.Should the Blue Jackets' 2019 pick become a top-three selection during the draft lottery, the Senators will receive Columbus' 2020 first-round pick instead. If that is the case and Duchene also re-signs, the Blue Jackets will send Ottawa their 2021 first-rounder as well.The prospects the Senators receive are right winger Vitaly Abramov, selected in the third round in 2016, and right winger Jonathan Davidsson, a 2017 sixth-round pick currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League.Duchene won't have to go far to link up with his new team; Columbus intends to have the center in its lineup for Friday's game in Ottawa.

The Vancouver Canucks are progressing toward an extension with defenseman Alexander Edler, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.With a playoff berth not guaranteed and Edler's contract set to expire at the end of the season, the veteran blue-liner might have garnered outside interest ahead of the Feb. 25 trade deadline. However, his current deal contains a no-trade clause, and both team and player were hoping to continue their long-standing relationship, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.Since being selected No. 91 overall in the 2004 draft, Edler has yet to call another NHL team home. He became the Canucks' longest-tenured player after the retirements of his countrymen Daniel and Henrik Sedin last summer. In 796 regular-season games, the Swede has notched 89 goals and 265 assists.The 32-year-old has 20 points through 38 appearances this season but has been on the injured reserve for most of February after suffering a concussion against the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 4.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will have a hearing Friday for his hit to the head of New York Islanders blue-liner Nick Leddy, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.McDavid skated into Leddy during the first period of Edmonton's 4-3 overtime victory Thursday, making contact with the defenseman's head just as Leddy released the puck:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Roman Josi had a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 Thursday night to move atop the Central Division with their third win in four games.The Predators now have 77 points to edge ahead of Winnipeg (76), though the Jets have three games in hand on Nashville.Kyle Turris scored a goal for Nashville, which also swept the season series with Los Angeles.Goalie Pekka Rinne made 28 saves for the win.Michael Amadio scored a goal for the Kings, who now are 0-4-2 in losing their sixth straight.Nashville coach Peter Laviolette mixed up his top two lines a bit looking to spread out the offense. He moved Viktor Arvidsson, who has 21 points in his past 25 games since returning from a broken thumb, to the second line with Turris and Calle Jarnkrok while moving Kevin Fiala to the top line with Filip Forsberg and center Ryan Johansen.Turris scored the first goal, his first since returning from injury Feb. 7 and seventh of the season, on the power play where Nashville has struggled. His snap shot from the left circle beat Jonathan Quick at 8:50 of the first period for a 1-0 lead. Rinne kept the Kings scoreless 70 seconds later after a turnover behind the net, scrambling back to stop Trevor Lewis' shot from the slot.Josi put Nashville up 2-0 with his 14th goal this season within the first minute of the second. Arvidsson, who did not take part in the morning skate, sent a backhanded pass to Josi, who went top shelf with his wrister from the left circle.Amadio pulled Los Angeles within 2-1 scoring off a rebound at 9:24 of the third, and the Kings got the man advantage 25 seconds later when Turris went to the box for hooking Ilya Kovalchuk. But the Predators killed the penalty, keeping the Kings 0-for-3 with the man advantage.Johansen hit the post with five minutes left , missing an insurance goal for Nashville that Rinne wound up not needing.NOTES: Josi now has 21 points in his last 19 games for Nashville. He also became the first defenseman in franchise history with four seasons with at least 50 points. ... Before the game, the Predators put forward Craig Smith on injured reserve with a lower-body injury and recalled Taylor Gaudet from AHL Milwaukee. ... Nashville improved to 27-3-1 when scoring first and 16-1-1 when leading after the first period.UP NEXTKings: Visit Florida on Saturday.Predators: Host Colorado on Saturday.---Follow AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker on Twitter at https://twitter.com/teresamwalker---More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP-SportsCopyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

DALLAS (AP) Stars captain Jamie Benn had his first multi-goal game since early October and Dallas beat St. Louis 5-2 on Thursday night, ending the Blues' franchise-record 11-game winning streak.When Benn scored the game's first goal 3:46 into the second period, the Blues trailed for the first time since Feb. 5 - a span of more than 517 minutes on the ice over 10 games.Radek Faksa and Alexander Radulov put Dallas up 3-0 with goals in a 65-second span midway through the second period.The Stars snapped a three-game losing streak in which they were shut out twice.Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington entered the game with a 13-1-1 record and was riding a nine-game winning streak that was a rookie team record. The only other time he allowed four goals was Jan. 21 against the Los Angeles Kings, 4-3 in the last loss for him and the team.Anton Khudobin stopped 43 shots while starting his seventh consecutive game for the Stars. Regular starting goaltender Ben Bishop, who missed the previous six games with an upper body injury, was active and on the bench as the backup after going through an optional practice Wednesday.Benn scored his second goal of the night, and 21st of the season, when he redirected a flying puck with his stick with four minutes left in the second period to make it 4-1. His only other multi-goal game this season came Oct. 6, when he scored twice in a win over Winnipeg in the second game of the season.Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 27th goal for the Blues on an assist from Ryan O'Reilly, who got his 24th goal of the season in the closing seconds of the second period.Except for Tyler Seguin's empty-net goal in the final minute, all of the scoring was in the second period.NOTES: The Blues were without C Brayden Schenn, who sustained an upper-body injury in their 3-2 overtime win against Toronto on Tuesday night. Coach Craig Berube isn't sure how long the injury will keep Schenn (11 goals, 28 assists) out of the lineup. ... Blues D Joel Edmundson broke his stick in two when he slammed it across the post following Benn's second goal. Edmundson had Benn pushed into the corner just before the score. ... Brett Ritchie of the Stars and Colton Parayko got five-minute majors for fighting after trading several hard punches in the second period.UP NEXTBlues: At Boston on Saturday.Stars: Play their third home game in a row, Saturday against Carolina.---More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP-SportsCopyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Ottawa Senators forwards Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel were scratched Thursday against the New Jersey Devils.The three won't see the ice for precautionary reasons, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.Each player will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and has been rumored to be on the move ahead of the Feb. 25 trade deadline.Stone, Duchene, and Dzingel rank first, second, and third, respectively, among forwards in team scoring.Despite a tumultuous campaign for Ottawa, Dzingel has already set a career high in points with 44, and both Stone and Duchene are on pace to best their previous highs for points in a season.After their tilt with the Devils, the Senators head home to play the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday and the Calgary Flames Sunday ahead of Monday's trade deadline.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Josh Ho-Sang wouldn't be opposed to a change of scenery.The much-maligned New York Islanders forward - a former first-round pick who's spent most of this season in the AHL - admitted Thursday that he'd be on board if the Isles use him as trade bait before Monday's deadline."I don't know what they want to do with me. I'm not opposed to (being traded) if it helps the Islanders get better," Ho-Sang told The Athletic's Arthur Staple."They’re a good team this year. For me, obviously I want to play in the NHL, that’s my main focus. For them, if they need to trade me for pieces to go further in the playoffs, improve the great team they have, then I'm all for it."Ho-Sang has made plenty of headlines, but mostly for the wrong reasons, since being selected 28th overall in the 2014 draft. As a 19-year-old, he showed up late to training camp and was subsequently sent back to the OHL. His maturity has since been publicly questioned by Islanders employees on multiple occasions.The 23-year-old's skill set, on the other hand, has never been brought into question. He's recorded 32 points in 39 AHL contests this season, but picked up just two points in a 10-game stint with the big club earlier in the campaign.The Islanders currently sit atop the Metropolitan Division and are in a prime position to buy on deadline day.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Florida Panthers have asked forward Mike Hoffman to submit his 10-team no-trade list, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.Hoffman is enjoying a career year in his first season with the Panthers, tallying 26 goals and 49 points in 58 games thus far. Last June, he was traded from the Ottawa Senators to the San Jose Sharks, and the Sharks then flipped him to Florida on the same day.The 29-year-old hasn't scored fewer than 22 goals over the last five years. He's signed through next season with a $5.19-million cap hit.The Panthers enter Thursday nine points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Washington Capitals acquired forward Carl Hagelin from the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday in exchange for a 2019 third-round draft pick and a conditional sixth-round selection in 2020, the teams announced.Los Angeles will receive the conditional sixth-round pick if Washington wins two playoff series in 2019 and Hagelin plays in at least 50 percent of any two rounds combined, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.The Kings will retain 50 percent of Hagelin's remaining salary, according to the Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan.Hagelin was traded to the Kings from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Tanner Pearson in November.The 30-year-old has recorded 8 points in 38 games this season, split between the Kings and Penguins.Hagelin will make his Capitals debut Saturday versus the Buffalo Sabres, Khurshudyan notes.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Minnesota Wild traded forward Charlie Coyle to the Boston Bruins for forward Ryan Donato and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2019, the teams announced Wednesday.The pick will become a fourth-rounder if the Bruins advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Coyle has 28 points in 60 games this season while averaging over 17 minutes per contest. The 26-year-old will slot in behind Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci down the middle and will provide the Bruins with some offensive depth for the stretch run.The seven-year veteran is under contract through 2020 at a $3.2-million cap hit.Donato struggled to carve out a role with Boston this season. The 22-year-old made a name for himself after scoring five goals in five games last year for the United States at the PyeongChang Olympics, but bounced between the Bruins and AHL Providence during the 2018-19 campaign. Donato recorded nine points in 34 games in the NHL this season while chipping in 12 points in 18 contests in the minors.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Welcome to Puck Pursuit, a weekly NHL podcast hosted by John Matisz, theScore's National Hockey Writer.Subscribe to the show on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify.In this episode, John's joined by former NHL forward Mike 'Suitcase' Sillinger, who was traded a record nine times over his 17-year career. Topics include:

The Anaheim Ducks and pending unrestricted free-agent forward Jakob Silfverberg agreed on a five-year contract extension, according to Eric Stephens and Josh Cooper of The Athletic.The deal is worth more than $5 million annually and contains a modified 10-team no-trade clause, but it won't be officially announced until March 1 or later to give the Ducks time to sort out tagging issues, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.Silfverberg was acquired by the Ducks from the Ottawa Senators in 2013 and signed a four-year, $15-million contract with Anaheim two years later.The 28-year-old has 16 goals and eight assists in 51 games this season.Copyright © 2019 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

If Matt Duchene is being held out of the lineup Thursday, it's news to him.The Ottawa Senators forward told reporters after Wednesday's practice that he hasn't been informed about sitting out versus the New Jersey Devils, according to TSN 1200."I'm preparing like I'm playing," Duchene told the assembled media, including TSN's Brent Wallace.