The Philadelphia Flyers announced Thursday that defenseman Andrew MacDonald will be sidelined for about one week with a lower-body injury.The 30-year-old blue-liner, who's recorded three points in 10 games, split last season between Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley, the club's AHL affiliate.Defenseman Nick Schultz will draw into the lineup Thursday when the Flyers face the New York Islanders, reports Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Tom Gilbert has been suspended three games for boarding Anaheim Ducks forward Nick Ritchie, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Thursday.As the video explains, Gilbert drove Ritchie into the boards, causing injury. The defenseman was deemed to have approached Ritchie from behind, using necessary force in delivering contact.Gilbert's only other brush with NHL discipline was a $2,500 fine back in 2010. Based on his average annual salary, Gilbert will forfeit $23,333.34 due to this suspension.Ritchie was unable to suit up for Anaheim's game against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and it's uncertain when he'll return from injury.(Video courtesy: NHL.com)Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Matthew Tkachuk is here to stay.Drafted sixth overall by the Calgary Flames in June, Tkachuk, 18, will remain with the club beyond the nine-game threshold, burning the first year of his entry-level contract.His 10th game goes Thursday against the San Jose Sharks."Nothing changes in my mindset," Tkachuk said. "It's a day-by-day process."Tkachuk has recorded one goal and three assists, averaging nearly 12 minutes of ice-time through nine games.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Anaheim Ducks have released winger Mason Raymond from his contract.Raymond was recently assigned to the team's AHL affiliate but didn't report, citing family reasons, the team confirmed.Playing on a one-year, $675,000 deal, Raymond failed to record a point in four games this season.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien is not liking what he sees from Matt Beleskey so far this season.As a result, the winger will sit Thursday's game in Tampa Bay in favor of Sean Kuraly, who will make his NHL debut."Right now, we need better from (Beleskey) and we've done everything we can to help him out there," head coach Claude Julien said, per the team's official website. "So right now, I feel it's not a bad thing to take a step back and watch a game and hopefully regroup in his mind and come back with the intentions of being in there every night."Beleskey has failed to record a point in nine games, and to make matters worse, he's has only fired 12 shots on goal, while linemates Riley Nash and Jimmy Hayes also have yet to record a point.Beleskey is in the second season of a five-year, $19-million contract signed in 2015. He recorded 15 goals and 22 assists in 80 games last season.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Brayden Schenn won't face supplemental discipline for a hit to the head of Detroit Red Wings blue-liner Brendan Smith, reports Sportsnet's John Shannon.Here's the hit:While head contact is clear, Schenn appeared to try and avoid Smith all together, but failed to do so - he wasn't assessed a penalty on the play either.Smith briefly exited the contest before ultimately returning.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Blackhawks are no longer Chicago's most recent champions.Formal congratulations have been extended by the hockey team following a dramatic, long-awaited World Series win by the Chicago Cubs.Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz released the following statement:

The Buffalo Sabres have lost defenseman Zach Bogosian for the foreseeable future.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin will be out of the lineup Thursday night versus the Boston Bruins, head coach John Cooper told reporters.Drouin was the victim of a headshot courtesy of New York Islanders blue-liner Calvin de Haan during Tuesday's 6-1 victory. De Haan received a major penalty on the play, but avoided supplemental discipline.Cooper said Drouin will see team doctors for further evaluation, and didn't estimate a timetable for his return. Given that Drouin has a history of concussions, the latest injury is surely a cause for concern for the Lightning.In 10 games this season, the 21-year-old has notched two goals and three assists.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson has left the club to be with his ailing wife.Anderson will not be in Thursday's lineup against Vancouver, and head coach Guy Boucher is not sure when he'll return.

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Each week, theScore looks at the teams, players, and other hockey figures trending upward and taking a step back.â–² New York RangersA first-round playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins this past spring could have easily signaled an end to a nice run of success for the New York Rangers, one that began in 2012 and included three Eastern Conference Finals appearances and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.General manager Jeff Gorton spent the offseason shoring up the team's forward depth - adding Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, and Brandon Pirri - and it's paying off in spades.Through ten games, the Rangers lead the NHL with an average of four goals a night, with contributions coming from all corners of the lineup.Broadway's got a pretty hot new show that's definitely worth catching.â–¼ Los Angeles KingsQuestions were raised when Jonathan Quick hit the IR a groin injury early in the season, but goaltending hasn't been the biggest issue for the Los Angeles Kings as of late.The Kings are riding a three-game losing streak and have failed to score a goal in each of those games, marking a type of scoring drought not experienced by the franchise since 1968-69.Following Tuesday's 4-0 loss to Anaheim, head coach Darryl Sutter astutely pointed out it's not a recipe for success when a team can neither score nor make any saves.With Quick expected to remain sidelined until early 2017, the supposed contending Kings could find themselves in a hole too deep to climb out of if the sticks don't heat up soon.â–² Tuukka RaskA mysterious injury - labeled "general soreness" - forced Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask to miss a few games so far this season, but when he's been between the pipes, he's performed at the highest of levels.In five starts, Rask has posted a perfect record of 5-0-0, stopping 147 of 153 shots against for a save percentage of .961. Only Jimmy Howard (.973) and Carey Price (.964) have stopped the puck at a higher success rate than Rask.Rask's performance has been timely for a Bruins team that is struggling to score.In fact, with two assists to his credit this season, Rask has more points than several of his teammates, including Patrice Bergeron, Torey Krug, Matt Beleskey and Jimmy Hayes.â–¼ Allan WalshPlayer agent Allan Walsh recently made waves by calling out the New York Islanders for carrying three goalies on the roster, two of whom - Jaroslav Halak and Jean-Francois Berube - are his clients.Word came out quickly that the Islanders are willing to trade Halak, but the Islanders have reportedly yet to receive an offer.It should also be noted that P.A. Parenteau - another Walsh client - was waived by the Islanders prior to the start of the season, making a Devils fan out of the agent.

Following Tuesday's 4-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, the Anaheim Ducks were unable to build off the momentum, crashing to the tune of a 5-1 loss Wednesday to the Pittsburgh Penguins.While it's unquestionably a tough back-to-back, Ducks' defenseman Cam Fowler was looking for a much better effort."We made things way too easy on them," Fowler said post-game. "At some points in the game it looked like they were running a powerplay in our own end.""That's just a shame," Fowler added. "You hope a team like that can bring the best out of you, but it didn't. Disappointing."Perhaps more troubling, it's the second dud in a row for Anaheim on home ice, as they were handed a 4-0 loss Oct. 28 courtesy of the Blue Jackets."We're a team still trying to find ourselves a bit, but two stinkers in a row at home is not good for a team with high expectations," Fowler said.The Ducks still have plenty of time to rectify their home struggles, with eight more games at the Honda Center this month.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Kris Letang scored a power-play goal and had an assist in his return from an upper-body injury, Matthew Murray stopped 32 shots in his season debut, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Wednesday night.Patric Hornqvist, Bryan Rust, Matt Cullen and Evgeni Malkin also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 7-2-1 despite not having Murray to start the season after breaking his hand during the World Cup of Hockey.Ducks goaltender John Gibson made 29 saves, including stopping a penalty shot by Scott Wilson after being bowled over by the Penguins forward.Malkin put the Penguins ahead 7:41 into the first period, scoring his sixth goal of the season.Cullen scored 2:33 later to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead on his 40th birthday. The Ducks challenged that Tom Sestito was offside when playing a long pass from Eric Fehr before setting up Cullen, but video review was inconclusive and the play stood as called.Cam Fowler scored the Ducks' lone goal on the power play with 4:11 left in the first period, with Ryan Kesler adding an assist for his 500th career point.NOTES:Penguins: Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to four games with an assist.Ducks: C Ryan Getzlaf and LW Nick Ritchie did not play and are day-to-day with upper-body injuries. . Ducks RW Ondrej Kase made his NHL debut. The 20-year-old played 8:42 and had a minus-1 rating.UP NEXT:Penguins: Visit Los Angeles on Thursday.Ducks: Host Arizona on Friday.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

At least one member of the Montreal Canadiens appears to be happy with his performance on Wednesday night.The Canadiens extended their record to 9-0-1 on the season with a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks. However, after being out-shot decisively 42-22, some members of the Canadiens questioned the team's play. Carey Price though, didn't quite see things the same way.

The Anaheim Ducks have announced that captain Ryan Getzlaf is sidelined day to day with an upper-body injury and won't be in the lineup in Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.Getzlaf played in the last two contests, but didn't play Oct. 26 versus the Nashville Predators. He has recorded nine points in nine games.The team also announced that rookie forward Nick Ritchie is dealing with an upper-body injury of his own and won't be in the lineup Wednesday as well.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Brayden Schenn may once again be sidelined as the result of a suspension.The Philadelphia Flyers forward caught Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brendan Smith with a headshot during the second period of Wednesday's game. The hit in question went undetected by officials.Schenn can likely expect at least a hearing with the league, but could face more after receiving a suspension during last season's playoffs. The 25-year-old missed the first three games of the regular season as a result of his charge on Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie during Game 6 of the Flyers' quarterfinal series.Smith left the game in the second period following the hit, but returned in the third.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Los Angeles Kings pugilist Kyle Clifford will not be suspended after leaving the bench to drop the gloves, Sportsnet's John Shannon reports.The play occurred Tuesday versus the Anaheim Ducks, with Clifford engaging in fisticuffs with Ducks blue-liner Kevin Bieksa.Clifford stepped on to the ice just as teammate Devin Setoguchi went for a line change, putting Clifford in the clear.It's a stiff penalty had Clifford left the bench to fight. In 2013, winger David Clarkson, then with the Toronto Maple Leafs, left the Maple Leafs' bench to fight then-Buffalo Sabres enforcer John Scott. Clarkson was later handed a 10-game ban.Still, Clifford isn't off the hook entirely as, according to Shannon, he will receive a warning call from the NHL.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Philadelphia Flyers will have added help when they take on the New York Islanders on Thursday, as Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that forward Michael Raffl will return to the lineup.Raffl has been sidelined for the last seven games with an abdomen injury. He has recorded one goal in three appearances this season.Raffl appeared in all 82 games with Philadelphia last season, scoring 13 goals and adding 18 assists.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Arizona Coyotes like what they see in young blue-liner Jakob Chychrun, who will stay with the club past the initial 9-game trial, according to Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports.Teams can evaluate junior players in the NHL for up to nine games. After the 10th game, the team burns the first year of a player's entry-level contract.Informed of the news, Chychrun told Morgan, "Did they say that? I didn't know that. That's great. You caught me off guard. Holy smokes. That's really special. That was the goal I've had for myself for a while now. Geez, that's a dream come true for me, really."The Coyotes drafted Chychrun 16th overall in the 2016 entry draft. That pick was acquired from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Arizona taking on the $7.5-million cap hit of KHLer Pavel Datsyuk.A native of Boca Raton, Fla., Chychrun has recorded three points in eight games this season. On Tuesday versus the San Jose Sharks, the 18-year-old recorded a season-high 23:39 of ice time.The Coyotes will have a similar decision to make regarding forwards Lawson Crouse and Dylan Strome, who can both return to the OHL but as 19-year-olds are ineligible for the American Hockey League.Crouse has one goal in six games this season, while Strome has an assist through four games.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

After missing the last four games with a groin injury, Fedor Tyutin will return to the lineup Thursday when the Colorado Avalanche face the divisional rival Chicago Blackhawks, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.It's been a rough start for the veteran blue-liner in his first year in Colorado, after spending the past eight seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.Tyutin, who had been sidelined since Oct. 20, has recorded two points in four games this season.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The St. Louis Blues have added defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to the injured reserve and recalled blue-liner Brad Hunt from the AHL's Chicago Wolves, the team announced Wednesday.The 28-year-old Hunt has appeared in eight games with the Wolves this season, recording three goals and seven assists.The loss of Bortuzzo (lower-body injury) is another shot to an already ailing St. Louis blue line. On Tuesday versus the New York Rangers, captain Alex Pietrangelo left briefly after colliding with New York's J.T. Miller.

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Tom Gilbert will go before the NHL Department of Player Safety for his charging play on Anaheim Ducks winger Nick Ritchie, the Department announced Wednesday.Late in the second period of Tuesday's affair between the Southern California rivals, Gilbert charged Ritchie into the boards, making contact with his head.Gilbert was not penalized on the play, but was called for roughing following a scrum with Ducks winger Corey Perry.The NHL will now judge if it was a suspendable act, and if so, how long Gilbert will sit.Ritchie wasn't in the lineup Wednesday when the Ducks faced the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his place, the Ducks recalled forwards Ondrej Kase and Michael Sgarbossa from San Diego (AHL).Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will welcome star defenseman Kris Letang back to the lineup for Wednesday's game in Anaheim, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed.Letang missed the past five games with an upper-body injury suffered in an Oct. 18 loss to Montreal and will be inserted back into the top defensive pairing.

The Collective Bargaining Agreement, crafted with fostering player retention in mind, is humming along at close to a perfect success rate.The details built into the deal, and key situational factors it exploits, have obstructed player movement to the point where we simply no longer see superstars switch teams without the organizations that drafted and developed them, or acquired them previously, calling the shot.Steven Stamkos is the most recent product of the system - and perhaps most representative. With little space to maneuver under the salary cap, the Tampa Bay Lightning had to dispute each dollar in talks with their captain, since they would never be able to offer close to what the sniper could fetch on the open market.Stamkos held firm and waited until he could negotiate with other teams, but was in the end discouraged just the same. He belonged to a title contender in a desirable market, and the inappreciable state tax in Florida was there to offset losing out on that ostentatious eight-figure salary.This is what the NHL fought hard for. And it's working, and preserving parity perhaps better than it would have imagined. But will it last?John Tavares hasn't let on about any plans to leave, and the New York Islanders captain has remained firm in his conviction that he will sign a long-term extension with the club that drafted him first overall in 2009.But should he?CarouselThe Islanders were bad throughout the term on Tavares' entry-level deal, but with his progression, and fit with Matt Moulson, the club was showing genuine promise. Except a month into his second season on his current six-year contract, New York unexpectedly traded Tavares' primary winger, who in three previous full seasons scored at least 30 goals.Looking back, the trade of Moulson could be viewed as impeccable foresight, as his career has fallen off the cliff since. But refusing to pay, or just simply discarding players who have lifted Tavares to his superstar status, has become routine on Long Island. Kyle Okposo is the latest, and perhaps most talented, on an lengthening list of players abruptly cut loose, leaving Tavares to make do this season with a mix of Andrew Ladd, Josh Bailey, Shane Prince, Anthony Beauvillier, and Jason Chimera.Lack of continuity hasn't been a major concern from a production standpoint; Tavares has produced at precisely a point-per-game pace since losing his first trigger man. What he can't neutralize, however, is market instability.Bo-roughNew York has ran into myriad problems since picking up and leaving Nassau County to move into a basketball arena in Brooklyn.Poor lighting, obstructed sight-lines, and a scoreboard hanging off-center has made for an inadequate viewing experience for fans the stands, while the utility vehicle that sits behind the glass has thrown off those watching from home. This, and a taxing commute on the LIRR has sapped the in-arena atmosphere, resulting in the Islanders now drawing the fewest fans in the NHL.But the issue thrust into the forefront this year, which has predominantly been the doing of Islanders coaches and players, is the persistent issue of ice quality, and an inadequate in-house maintenance system at Barclays Center that does not meet the NHL standard. Until it's fixed, and, more importantly, progress is made cleaning up other issues, the out clause ownership can trigger after three seasons in Brooklyn remains a very real possibility.What makes that decision much more fascinating is that it coincides with their captain's deal expiring.In seven months, Islanders GM Garth Snow can begin negotiating terms on a long-term contract with their captain for the 2018-19 season. Should Tavares sign for less than a max contract before the decision is made on where the Islanders will call home for the next decade, or without conditions improving in the slightest in tax-happy Brooklyn, it will be hard to identify the situational factors or pinpoint built-in incentives for Tavares to stay.Instead, it would be an enormous demonstration of loyalty that the Islanders, to this point, haven't matched.The Ten10) Buffalo Sabres - The Sabres, and perhaps specifically their netminders, may have saved their season this week. After collecting just one win from their first six games, Buffalo beat the Panthers at home, and then the Jets and red-hot Wild on the road, allowing only two goals over that span.9) Alex Ovechkin - He made the team's Western Canadian road trip incredibly special for a fan he spotted in the crowd in Edmonton, and then hosted a few nights later in Calgary.8) Sidney Crosby - With two points in each of Pittsburgh's games this week, including three goals, and a readiness to accept and dole out contact, Crosby's alleviated concerns around the hockey world.7) Jeff Skinner - On the topic of Sid, even he would have to be impressed by the backhand goal Skinner scored versus the Rangers this week. His five goals and 11 points in eight games is Skinner's best start to a season.6) New York Rangers - This team looks legit. With Rick Nash, Kevin Hayes, and Jimmy Vesey contributing to a juggernaut offense, the Rangers took three of four and upped their goal differential to a league-best plus-18.5) Anaheim Ducks - It's never a bad week when you sign a legitimate top pairing defenseman to a six-season deal at $5.25 million per.4) Marcus Johansson - Johansson was tops among NHL point getters this week, scoring five goals and seven points to take over the team lead.3) Montreal Canadiens - It has been as neat and tidy as it can possibly get. The Canadiens picked up another three wins, allowing just four goals, to preserve an undefeated regulation record in October.2) Devan Dubnyk - Dubnyk's made 94 consecutive stops across three games, becoming the first goaltender in Wild history to record three straight shutouts.1) Craig and Nicholle Anderson - For the Andersons, it's so far beyond the 37-save shutout and the overtime win that followed. It's the incredible strength and courage that the family has shown in the face of hardship.More Takes1) Can you break out ... defensively? Because Nazem Kadri's shutdown effort versus Connor McDavid sure seemed like it.2) Jonathan Marchessault and Colton Sceviour have went from thrifty to absolutely essential in keeping the Panthers' head above water mighty quick. The pair's 11 goals are as many as the rest of the Panthers' forwards combined.3) Tuukka Rask isn't getting nearly enough love for his performance so far this season. He's literally been the difference between the Bruins winning and losing with a 5-0 record and .961 save clip.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

With Chris Tanev fit to return, the Vancouver Canucks have sent defenseman Troy Stecher back to the AHL's Utica Comets, the team announced Wednesday.Stecher impressed in his three games playing predominantly on the top pair with Alex Edler, taking more than 21 minutes a night and showing an ability to push the puck up ice, as well as proficiency in the defensive end.The 22-year-old is a product of the North Dakota system that's produced a glut of NHL talent over the past several years.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Jonathan Bernier has been cleared to return to the Anaheim Ducks' lineup, head coach Randy Carlyle confirmed ahead of Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh.Bernier has been out for a week with an upper-body injury.He's made two appearances this season, allowing four goals on 56 shots in just under two periods while posting an 0-1-0 record.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

So far, so good for the Montreal Canadiens.The club heads into Wednesday's game against Vancouver with a record of 8-0-1, and general manager Marc Bergevin gives a large share of the credit for the great start to an attitude adjustment spearheaded by Shea Weber."It's a more business-like attitude, it's more calm. A lot more calm," Bergevin said, according to Arpon Basu of NHL.com. "I'm sure it has a lot to do with Shea. If you look at him, I think he has that attitude like, 'You know what? It's just one game, let's move on to the next one.' That's his attitude."That business-like, one-game-at-a-time perspective is what Bergevin believed the Canadiens needed following a tumultuous 2015-16, wherein Montreal started 9-0-0 only to fall out of the playoff picture altogether following an injury to Carey Price.Price is back in MVP form, it seems, but it's Weber who's been leading the charge both offensively and defensively - and in other, unseen ways, Bergevin adds."What he brings, you obviously see it on the ice, but off the ice, in the room, everywhere, it's his attitude, his behavior, the little details that show he's a real leader."Everything that's been said about Shea Weber, it's really that, and even more."Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators have acquired goalie Mike Condon from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2017, Ottawa confirmed Wednesday.As a rookie last season, the undrafted Condon filled the cratering void left by Carey Price when the Montreal Canadiens superstar went down with injury.He made 51 starts for Montreal, authoring a .903 save percentage.Condon's only appearance for Pittsburgh came in relief of Marc-Andre Fleury. He stopped all seven shots he faced, and didn't factor in the decision in a loss to the Nashville Predators.The Senators' goaltending situation remains fluid with Andrew Hammond out with a lower-body injury and starter Craig Anderson needing the flexibility to be with his wife, who last week was diagnosed with cancer.Condon provides the club with capable insurance, and likely means they'll continue carrying three goaltenders.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Anaheim Ducks have placed winger Mason Raymond on unconditional waivers, according to Bob McKenzie of TSN.It's expected the move will result in a mutual agreement to terminate his contract with the club.Raymond was on a one-year, $675,000 deal with the Ducks, recording no points in four games so far this season.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The NHL season is officially three weeks old, and a quick look at the statistical leaderboard reveals a few unexpected names.Here are three categories where players are stealing the spotlight seemingly out of nowhere.Goals / PointsWith a goal and an assist during Tuesday's win over Calgary, Chicago Blackhawks center Artem Anisimov jumped into first among all NHL players in points with 13.The goal, a game-winning power-play marker, was Anisimov's seventh in 10 games, putting him in a tie for first with Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning.Anisimov began the season with two pointless games in which he took four penalties, but he's been on quite a tear ever since.

Calvin de Haan appears to be in the clear.The New York Islanders defenseman will reportedly not face a hearing for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin in the head during Tuesday's game in Brooklyn.

Hockey's a pretty simple game, really.Following Tuesday's 4-0 loss to Anaheim, Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter pointed out as much, offering a pretty clear conclusion as to why his team lost."Not a recipe for success tonight when you don’t score and don’t get any saves," Sutter said, per Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider.The Kings were shut out for the third straight game, their first such scoring drought since 1968-69, their second season in the NHL. They now sit last in the NHL with a goal differential of minus-10, having scored 20 goals and allowing 30 through 10 games.Compounding the lack of scoring is the fact Jonathan Quick remains out long term with a groin injury, and Sutter was especially critical of Peter Budaj, who was pulled in favor of Jack Campbell after allowing four goals on 16 shots."(Budaj) wasn’t very good. I mean, did you look at the shots and scoring chances? He wasn’t very good. That’s clear. I don’t pull goalies very often, but they’re expected to make some saves."Sutter maintains his goal is to help the Kings stay in the playoff race despite Quick's injury, and said the first step towards turning things around is obvious."Score a goal."The next chance to do just that comes Thursday against Pittsburgh.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Gabriel Landeskog performed his duties as captain of the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.First it was a scrap with Austin Watson 68 seconds into the third with his team facing a two-goal deficit and needing a spark. And when that failed, it was a promise to fans that the team will be better than its 5-1 loss to the Nashville Predators, which saw Colorado fall to the .500 mark after a promising 3-1 start."Tonight, it's got to be said that this was embarrassing, and I promise all the Avs fans out there that this is not going to happen at home again," Landeskog said, according to the team's official website.Landeskog was sprung into action by the chaos that's crept into Colorado's game. Head coach Jared Bednar suggested the Avalanche are reacting to their opponent, rather than dictating the scheme he's trying to implement."It's not at all how we want to play. It's pretty bad," Bednar said. "The first period, we traded chances the whole time, which isn't what we want to do. We created some real good looks. So did they. Then after that, I just felt like their big guys turned it up a notch and we didn't."We didn't find the intensity that we needed for the game. So it was disappointing because it's a chance for us to go a couple games above .500, and now we're just spinning in the mud again."Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators have decided to return defenseman Thomas Chabot to the QMJHL's Saint John Sea Dogs.Chabot, 19, was drafted 18th overall by the Senators in 2015 and stuck with the team out of training camp but appeared in only one of Ottawa's nine games.

All eyes were on Toronto on Tuesday night.Wayne Gretzky was in the house. Bobby Orr was at the Air Canada Centre, too. They came to watch Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid face off for the first time, but left having witnessed The Nazem Kadri Show.A first-round pick, seventh overall of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009, Kadri signed a big-money, six-year contract over the summer. He's in for the long haul, deemed part of the solution in T.O. Yet over the first month of the season, the center has become the forgotten man, with Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Mitch Marner making headlines.On Tuesday, Kadri sent notice: He's still a Maple Leaf. An important one, at that, at 26 a veteran on the NHL's youngest team. A player who will, along with the kids, bring Toronto out of the darkness.Motivated"I'm not here to just be a role player," Kadri told TSN's Mark Masters after scoring the game-winner Tuesday - his second goal of the game - in overtime on an impressive individual effort, fighting off McDavid before deftly putting the puck past Cam Talbot to give Toronto a 3-2 decision. "I want to help this team win."Born in London, Ontario, Kadri clearly wears the blue and white with pride."I don't want people coming in here thinking it's easy to play against the Leafs," he added.Shutting down McDavidKadri meant trouble for McDavid, specifically, who was playing at home - he was born just north of the city - for the first time.From the opening faceoff, Kadri was matched up against McDavid, giving him shot after shot - a cross-check or two here, a slash there - whenever he could, doing his best to get under the skin of one of the NHL's most talented players. And it was all orchestrated."You don't want (McDavid) to walk all over you and he's a player capable of doing that," Kadri said.After shoving McDavid after a whistle in the first period, Kadri not only had the attention of No. 97, but also his linemate, Milan Lucic. And when Kadri's irking numerous guys on the opposition, that's when he's at his best.Edmonton, as a team, took notice. Head coach Todd McLellan double-shifted McDavid, trying him on different lines, in an effort to get him away from Kadri."He was awesome out there," Matthews said of his teammate. "He was creating havoc, making it tough on that big line."Kadri was a two-way force Tuesday, playing the type of game that got him noticed, showing skill, two-way prowess, and a ton of emotion. And he did it all in only 14:05 of ice time.Maturity, and productionKadri made strides last season, his first with Mike Babcock as his head coach. Almost from day one behind the bench, Babcock raved about how much Kadri impressed him, in all facets of the game. Kadri cares - he's made that clear in his time with Toronto.But the 2015-16 season came with its frustrations, despite a career-high 18:16 in ice time per game and a whopping 260 shots. Kadri finished with 17 goals and 45 points in 76 games, but his 6.5 percent shooting percentage was the lowest of his seven-year career - and it wasn't close.Last year is in the past, though, and so is Kadri's team-imposed three-game suspension in 2015 for missing a team meeting, his future in Toronto appearing somewhat in doubt.Kadri's matured. And he's quietly off to an impressive start in 2016-17, even though he's seeing much less ice thanks to a much deeper crop of Toronto forwards. He's got five goals and eight points in 10 games. He's shooting 23.8 percent. He didn't hit the five-goal mark until Dec. 5 last year, and went into 2016 with only six goals in 36 games. If anyone deserves some puck luck, it's No. 43.Kadri won't be flying under the radar much longer, especially as Matthews finds himself in the first slump of his young career.The Maple Leafs are Matthews' and Nylander's and Morgan Rielly's team, of that there's no doubt. But Kadri will undoubtedly be influential in Toronto's rise out of the basement. He made that clear Tuesday night.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

LOS ANGELES - Rickard Rakell had a goal and two assists in his season debut, and John Gibson stopped 30 shots to earn his seventh career shutout in the Anaheim Ducks' 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.Antoine Vermette and Ryan Kesler scored power-play goals 31 seconds apart in the second period before Joseph Cramarossa scored his first NHL goal for the Ducks, who emphatically won the first Freeway Faceoff rivalry game of the season.Vermette and Kesler scored two points apiece, and Corey Perry added two assists. The Ducks have earned points in five of six after an 0-3-1 start to the season.The Kings have been shut out in three straight games for the first time since 1968-69, their second NHL season.Los Angeles is on its second three-game skid of the season, with a four-game winning streak sandwiched between them.Peter Budaj made 12 saves in his seventh straight start for Los Angeles before Jack Campbell replaced him in the third period.The Kings and Ducks have been Stanley Cup contenders for the past half-decade in a golden age of Southern California hockey. Both veteran-laden clubs showed signs of age during slow starts to this season, but the Ducks appear to be hitting their stride.Anaheim went ahead late in the first period when Kesler won a faceoff to Rakell, who alertly shot the puck through the legs of two Kings. The Swede missed training camp and the first nine regular-season games while holding out for a new contract and recovering from surgery related to appendicitis. He agreed to a six-year, $22.8 million deal on Oct. 14.The Ducks added two more shortly after Jake Muzzin took a double minor for high-sticking. Vermette got his first goal for his new team on a setup from Rakell, and Kesler tipped home a pass from captain Ryan Getzlaf.Cramarossa scored on a wraparound that deflected off two Kings midway through the period. The 24-year-old former third-round pick got his first goal in his fifth NHL game.Campbell made five saves in his second career NHL appearance. He was the No. 11 pick in the 2010 draft by Dallas.The rivals had a prolonged brawl midway through the third after Getzlaf held the stick of Jordan Nolan, who responded with a punch. Three players from each team got major penalties for fighting.NOTES: Rakell's three points were more than he scored in his first 10 games last season (2). ... Kings D Drew Doughty doesn't turn 27 until next month, but the Norris Trophy winner pulled even with Mark Hardy for the 10th-most games played in Los Angeles franchise history with his 616th appearance. ... Anaheim LW Nick Ritchie went to the dressing room in the second period after a big hit from Los Angeles D Tom Gilbert. Ritchie spent the third being evaluated for an undisclosed injury.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Auston Matthews took Round 1.The Toronto Maple Leafs' star rookie was held pointless in his fourth straight game Tuesday, a 3-2 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid, but his team got two points, and that's all that matters. It helped that McDavid didn't record a point, either.Matthews played a season-high - and now a career-high - 19:28, and had numerous chances to score, finishing with six shots. And while he's officially slumping for the first time in his young NHL career, he's feeling good about what he's doing with his linemates."I think as a line this was one of our best games of the year," Matthews said, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun. "We were definitely in possession of the puck a lot, creating a lot of opportunities. They just didn't go in, but I think it's really positive here heading into our next game."The advanced statistics back up Matthews' claim. He finished with a team-high 58.97 Corsi For rating, according to Corsica Hockey, while his linemates Zach Hyman (56.41) and William Nylander (55.26) ranked second and fourth on the team, on a night Toronto was badly outpossessed (56.9 to 43.1) and outshot (46-31).Matthews and the Maple Leafs are in Buffalo on Thursday to face the Sabres.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tyler Motte is showing glimpses of The Russian Rocket.The Chicago Blackhawks forward scored a highlight-reel goal Tuesday night, fighting off Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie, before kicking the puck to his stick for a fantastic finish.Motte didn't have quite the same finesse that Pavel Bure showed when he pulled off a similar move in 1996, but it was still pretty nonetheless.Nice move kid.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The result wasn't what Connor McDavid wanted, and he remains scoreless after his first game in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre, but he relished the experience, regardless."I grew up watching games in this building, so it was cool to play here," McDavid said after the Edmonton Oilers fell 3-2 to the Maple Leafs in overtime.No. 97 played a lot, 22:46, and was often double-shifted, but he and his teammates couldn't crack Frederik Andersen, who had his best game in blue and white.McDavid was beaten by Nazem Kadri in the extra frame, and thought Kadri got away with a hold before he beat Cam Talbot for the winner.Related: Watch: Kadri fights off McDavid to score OT winner for Maple Leafs"I have an opinion on it," McDavid said of the play, according to The Canadian Press' Jonas Siegel. "I don't really want to share it too much. The ref saw what he saw. Kadri made a good play."Kadri was all over McDavid all night."He's a good player," McDavid added, according to TSN's Tony Ambrogio. "He played me hard. Good for him."Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock thought all of McDavid's ice time caught up to him, especially after playing over eight minutes in the first period.

NEW YORK - Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists, Ben Bishop made 26 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 6-1 Tuesday night.Steven Stamkos, Brian Boyle, J.T. Brown, and Valtteri Filppula also scored, and Victor Hedman and Slater Koekkoek each had two assists to help the Lightning snap a three-game skid and finish a 3-3-0 road trip.Dennis Seidenberg scored for the Islanders, giving them goals by defensemen in six straight games. Thomas Greiss started in goal and gave up three goals on 11 shots in the first 13:34. He was replaced by Jaroslav Halak, who finished with 22 saves on 25 shots the rest of the way.It was the teams' first meeting since the Lightning beat the Islanders in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals last spring.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Kyle Turris' wrist shot is a thing to behold.Turris showed it off with less than two minutes remaining in overtime, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.It was his fifth goal and seventh point in nine games.The goal was eerily reminiscent of his overtime winner in Game 4 of the 2012 Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the New York Rangers.Craig Anderson stopped 32-of-33 shots Tuesday, earning his second win since Senators general manager Pierre Dorion revealed that Anderson's wife, Nicholle, was diagnosed with cancer.(VIdeo courtesy: NHL.com)Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Nazem Kadri was apparently sick and tired of hearing about Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews.On the night Toronto Maple Leafs super rookie Matthews and Edmonton Oilers phenom McDavid played each other for the first time, Kadri stole the show. He helped keep No. 97 off the scoresheet and scored twice, including the game-winner on an impressive solo effort.McDavid was buzzing all night, and played a game-high 22:46 among all forwards. Kadri was all over him from puck drop in the first period, employed in a shut-down role by head coach Mike Babcock.Matthews played 19:48 and had a few high-quality scoring chances, but was turned away each time by Cam Talbot.Frederik Andersen had his best game as a Maple Leaf, stopping 44 of 46 shots - a noteable 18 in the first period and 12 in the third - to earn the win.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

NEW YORK - Henrik Lundqvist made a season-high 35 saves for his 60th career shutout to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.Jimmy Vesey had a goal and two assists, and Dan Girardi, Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes also scored for New York, which has won seven of its first 10 games.Jake Allen started in goal for St. Louis and allowed four goals on 19 shots until he was replaced by Carter Hutton after Zuccarello made it 4-0 with 7:05 remaining in the second. Hutton stopped eight of the nine shots he faced.Giradi opened the scoring 9:37 in with a 4-on-4 goal at 9;37 as his shot ricocheted off the skate of the Blues' Valdimir Tarasenko and bounced off the ice and past Allen's glove side. Vesey doubled the lead 1:34 later on the power play with his sixth of the season.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin left Tuesday night's game with an injury after colliding with New York Islanders defenseman Calvin de Haan.The Lightning didn't reveal the nature or extent of the injury, but it's clear De Haan's elbow caught Drouin's head.De Haan received two major penalties on the play - one for interference and one for fighting. He may be hearing from the NHL's Department of Player Safety.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

One minor injury almost caused a more significant one for Ryan McDonagh.The New York Rangers' defenseman banged his head into the boards while skating off the ice after being momentarily blinded by a stick to the face Tuesday night against the St. Louis Blues.McDonagh left briefly after the incident but returned before the end of the first period.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Henrik Lundqvist is still the king.The New York Rangers' royalty proved as much by making a sensational breakaway save on St. Louis Blues forward Robby Fabbri on Tuesday night.Lundqvist's save helped his club retain its 2-0 lead midway through the first period.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.