Richard Panik kept his superb start going Saturday night, scoring the tying goal with less than two minutes left in the Chicago Blackhawks' shootout victory over his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.Related: Maple Leafs blow another 3rd-period lead, fall to Blackhawks in shootoutPanik's marker gave him six goals and eight points in six games, equalling his totals from all of last season when he played 30 games with Chicago.He also overtook Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews for the early NHL goal-scoring lead.Panik has more than delivered after being given a golden opportunity with the Blackhawks playing alongside Jonathan Toews on the top line.He was acquired from the Leafs in January for forward Jeremy Morin. Panik potted 25 points in 33 games with the AHL's Toronto Marlies before being dealt.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kevin Fiala and Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals each to lead the illness-depleted Nashville Predators to a 5-1 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.Calle Jarnkrok also scored and P.K. Subban and Filip Forsberg each added two assists for Nashville. Juuse Saros had 34 shots for his first NHL victory as the Predators snapped a three-game skid.Scott Wilson scored in the opening minute of the game for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury gave up the five goals on 23 shots through the first two periods before being replaced by Mike Condon, who stopped all seven shots he faced in the third.Arvidsson tied the score on the power play at 3:08 of the first period, and Fiala beat Fleury with a wrister to start a four-goal second with his first of the season at 2:26.Jarnkrok's wrister made it 3-1 just past midway through the period with his first point of the season, and Fiala got his second goal about a minute later for his first career multi-goal game.Arvidsson's second of the game and third of the season, into the top right corner of the net, capped the scoring with 36 second left in the second.It only took 52 seconds for Saros to give up his first goal in his first NHL start of the season. Wilson skated in to beat Saros to his glove side with a wrist shot.Saros was an emergency call-up. Pekka Rinne, Mike Fisher, Craig Smith and Colton Sissons were all sidelined dealing with the after effects of food poisoning that has affected several Nashville players over the last two games.Saros was one of five players recalled from Milwaukee. The others were forwards Frederick Gaudreau, Trevor Smith, Austin Watson, and Harry Zolnierczyk.NOTES: Nashville's Yannick Weber and Saros each earned their first assists of the season. ... The five goals were the most allowed by Fleury in a game this season. ... Nashville placed Cody Bass on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. ... Saros made his second NHL start, having started a game last season, a 3-2 loss to Buffalo. ... Nashville set a franchise record with the power-play goal, the ninth of the season in the first five games, beating the previous record of seven set in 2005-06 and 2002-03. ... Pittsburgh's Matt Cullen, who played two seasons for the Predators, became the 59th player in NHL history to play in 1,300 games. ... Gaudreau made his NHL debut for Nashville.UP NEXTPenguins: Host Florida on Tuesday night.Predators: At Anaheim on Wednesday night.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Taylor Hall is doing just fine with the New Jersey Devils.The dynamic forward started an end-to-end rush, got the puck back from Adam Henrique, and beat Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk 29 seconds into overtime to give the Devils a 2-1 victory Saturday night.Hall has three goals in his first five regular-season games with New Jersey.The 2010 first overall pick was traded to the Devils in the controversial offseason deal that sent defenseman Adam Larsson to the Edmonton Oilers.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

CHICAGO - Jonathan Toews and Artemi Panarin scored in the shootout to give the Blackhawks a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night after Chicago came back with two late goals to force overtime.Artem Anisimov scored his second goal of the game on a rebound with 2:28 left to cut it to 4-3, then Richard Panik knocked in a loose puck in front of the goal 60 seconds later.Anisimov connected as Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling was heading to the bench for an extra attacker. Darling was on the bench when Panik tied it.Toronto rookie William Nylander scored twice for his first multi-goal game, with his second goal putting the Maple Leafs ahead 4-2 early in the third. But Toronto blew a lead in the final period for the third straight game and failed again to win at Chicago for the first time since February 2003.James van Riemsdyk scored a tie-breaking goal late in the second period and Tyler Bozak also connected for Toronto. Rookie Auston Matthews, the NHL's top 2016 draft pick, set up both of Nylander's goals and had the lone Toronto goal in the shootout.Rookie Tyler Motte also scored for Chicago. Motte connected for the second straight game after getting his first NHL goal in a 3-2 loss at Columbus on Friday.Chicago's Brian Campbell had three assists.Toronto's Frederik Andersen made 31 saves through overtime. Darling blocked 30 shots.Chicago forward Marian Hossa returned to the lineup after missing Friday's game. He scored his 500th NHL goal in a 7-4 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday, but left in the third period after blocking a shot.Anisimov opened the scoring 3:36 in, completing a 2-on-1 break created when Panarin beat Nazem Kadri with a nifty move after entering the Toronto zone. Panarin drew several Leafs defenders to him, then dished to Anisimov who one-timed a shot from the right circle.Bozak tied it 1-1 with 14 seconds left in the first on a deflection from the slot despite being covered. Jake Gardiner's low shot ticked off Bozak's stick.Nylander's power-play goal at 9:28 second put Toronto ahead 2-1.Motte tied it 2-all 1:40 later. Andersen stopped Motte's initial deflection of Campbell's shot, but Motte batted in the rebound.Van Riemsdyk made it 3-2 with 1:44 left in the second when he swept in a loose rebound from the edge of the crease.Nylander connected again 4:46 into the third period, firing into a half-open net from the slot after taking Matthews' slick feed to make it 4-2.NOTES: Blackhawks D Trevor van Riemsdyk, James' brother, will miss about a month with an upper-body injury, coach Joel Quenneville said before the game. The defenseman left Friday's game in Columbus in the second period, holding his right arm after crashing into the net. He appeared in 82 games last season, but van Riemsdyk was a healthy scratch for three games following Chicago's season opener and returned to the lineup against the Blue Jackets. ... Quenneville said there's no change in F Andrew Desjardins' (lower-body) status and doesn't know when he'll resume skating. ... Toronto D Martin Marincin (lower body) missed his second game.UP NEXTMaple Leafs: Return home to face Tampa Bay on Tuesday.Blackhawks: Face Calgary at home on Monday.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Brian Elliott didn't get the chance to face his former team Saturday night.The Calgary Flames opted to start Chad Johnson over Elliott versus the St. Louis Blues.Elliott has allowed 14 goals in his three starts - all losses - with a 4.72 GAA and .839 save percentage.The Flames acquired the veteran from the Blues at the draft in June.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Shane Harper scored the first two goals of his NHL career to lift the Florida Panthers over the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night.Vincent Trocheck and Jonathan Marchessault each had a goal and an assist and Aaron Ekblad also scored a goal for the Panthers while Roberto Luongo made 26 saves.Matt Duchene and Blake Comeau scored goals for the Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov made 33 stops.The Panthers blew the game open in the third period as they scored three of four goals in a span of 2:26.Ahead 2-1, Marchessault skated in on a breakaway and fired the puck between the pads of Varlamov at 4:30 to make the score 3-1. Harper followed with his second goal of the game on a one-timer from in front to stretch the lead to 4-1.Duchene poked in a rebound past Luongo 16 seconds later to close the gap to 4-2.Trocheck slid a loose puck into the net at 6:56 to make the score 5-2.The Panthers took 17 shots and scored two goals in the second period.Florida had a 2-1 lead on the goal by Harper with 2:58 left in the second. Greg McKegg stole the puck from Duchene in the neutral zone and brought it down the left side. McKegg passed to Harper in front and he poked the puck over the glove of Varmalov for his first goal.Trailing 1-0, the Panthers evened the score at 1-all on the power-play when Ekblad took a feed from Jagr low in the left circle and one-timed the puck past Varlamov at 1:30. Ekblad recorded his first point of the season.Comeau's power-play goal gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead at 7:38 of the first. Tyson Barrie shot from the blue line and Comeau tipped the puck past Luongo on the glove side. The goal was the first the Panthers have allowed on the power-play in nine opportunities.A coach's challenge by Colorado overturned a goal by Jason Demers midway through the first. His slapper got past Varlamov but the officials ruled Trocheck was offsides before the shot.Notes: Avalanche C John Mitchell missed the game with a lower-body injury. ... Panthers LW Jussi Jokinen missed the game with a knee injury. ... The Panthers entered the game as the only team in the NHL yet to allow a power-play goal but the streak ended in the first period.UP NEXT:Avalanche: Host Winnipeg Jets on Friday.Panthers: Visit Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Nothing was going to stop Torrey Mitchell from earning his third goal of the season.Despite catching a firm high stick to the face Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens center managed to chip the puck past Anton Khudobin on the way down, capping off a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.Always stick with the play, folks.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Jimmy Vesey put one past the Vezina Trophy winner in impressive fashion Saturday night.The New York Rangers rookie took a Mats Zuccarello feed, blew past Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner, and beat Braden Holtby five-hole for his second goal of the period to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead.Vesey's goals came exactly three minutes apart in the second frame.The prized offseason signing had one goal in the first four games.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Joel Eriksson Ek has a knack for scoring in debuts.The Minnesota Wild forward banged home a rebound on a Jason Zucker shot to score for the first time in his NHL career Saturday night against the New Jersey Devils.The goal came on Eriksson Ek's first shot, exactly one minute into the second period.The 19-year-old's reaction was priceless.

A bad batch of chicken soup continues to wreak havoc in the Nashville Predators' dressing room.Five players are out of the Predators' lineup Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.Goaltender Pekka Rinne - who likely would have served as the backup after starting Friday night - and captain Mike Fisher are among the scratches.Juuse Saros is in the Predators' crease against the Penguins after being recalled along with four others Saturday afternoon.

Say it ain't so, Great One.Wayne Gretzky might have competed for the final time in the Heritage Classic alumni game.Watch: Selanne wins alumni game with penalty shot in dying seconds"That might have been my last game," he told reporters Saturday, according to Sportsnet's Sean Reynolds, after his Edmonton Oilers alumni lost 6-5 to Winnipeg Jets legends at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg.The NHL's all-time leading scorer wasn't too happy with his performance."I stink. I'm really bad," he said with a laugh at the postgame press conference, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.The 55-year-old luminary captained the Oilers alumni squad Saturday, but wasn't much of a factor against the Jets and Teemu Selanne, who racked up five points and converted a pair of penalty shots, including the game winner in the waning moments.Guess this means that unlike Martin Brodeur, Gretzky isn't leaning toward suiting up for the St. Louis Blues in the Winter Classic alumni game on New Year's Eve.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Sad news out of Montreal on Saturday as former Canadiens head coach Jacques Demers is back in hospital after suffering his second stroke in six months, according to multiple news outlets.

Martin Brodeur is considering strapping on the pads on New Year's Eve.The legendary goaltender told NHL.com's Mike Morreale that he might be playing for the St. Louis Blues in the Winter Classic alumni game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium.The Blues' assistant general manager played seven games for St. Louis to conclude his career after more than 20 years with the New Jersey Devils.Brodeur would play alongside Brett Hull, Al MacInnis, Bernie Federko, and Chris Pronger in the alumni game, for which the full rosters have yet to be announced.The current Blues and Blackhawks will meet in the Winter Classic on Jan. 2.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Make no mistake: The Heritage Classic alumni game is all about Teemu Selanne.The Finnish Flash was doing Saturday what he did throughout his career - having a good time.

After exiting Friday's contest following a hard collision with the goal post, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk will miss "about a month," head coach Joel Quenneville announced.The 25-year-old was reportedly seen wearing a sling on his arm, and the Blackhawks are calling it an upper-body injury.

Minnesota Wild first-round pick Joel Eriksson Ek will play his first NHL game Saturday night.The 20th overall pick in June's draft is in the lineup against the New Jersey Devils, Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau confirmed prior to the contest.Eriksson Ek was recalled from Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, on Saturday afternoon.The 19-year-old Swedish forward scored in his North American pro debut and lone appearance with Iowa earlier this week.The Wild sent defenseman Mike Reilly back to the AHL in a corresponding move Saturday.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Still got it.Winnipeg Jets legend Teemu Selanne was awarded a penalty shot during the first period of the Heritage Classic alumni game Saturday, and he did what he spent the majority of his NHL career doing: score.Fake forehand, and then backhand shelf. Filthy. still.The celebration was money, too:

Chicken soup might be good for the soul, but a pregame batch may be to blame for a stomach bug circulating in the Nashville Predators' dressing room.Ryan Johansen and Craig Smith were forced to leave Friday's loss to the Detroit Red Wings due to illness, and the club provided more details Saturday."Last night, we got into a situation where we suspect that we're dealing with some food poisoning in Detroit," Predators general manager David Poile told The Tennessean's Adam Vingan.Amid the uncertainty of who might be available for Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Predators recalled five players from their AHL affiliate in Milwaukee."We've got a lot of guys that are sick right now," Poile said. "Everything was fine yesterday, and it all happened just before and then during the game and after the game and it's continuing today."Poile added that he heard Friday's pregame meal was responsible for the virus that caught the players off guard."I've never seen anything like that or anything close to it, but ... these things happen a lot for teams during the season," P.K. Subban said. "I'm happy to know that it's happening to us right away rather than dealing with it later in the season. Hopefully, this is the last time we have to deal with something like this. But these things happen. It's just a matter of how you respond.""I didn't notice anything actually before the game," defenseman Roman Josi said. "I think some guys felt a little weird before the game, but nobody was really throwing up yet. ... First, it was just one guy, and we were like, 'Oh, one guy's probably just sick,' but then there was more and more. Obviously, a tough situation.""I don't think some guys will be coming in," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. "Some have shown up. I think we're trying to get a handle on it this morning here and move forward from there. I don't think that there's an exact plan right now. We'll have an exact plan at some point on what we're going to do, but right now it's a little unclear."

So, this is crazy.Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jeff Zatkoff suffered a groin injury during the morning skate, and all indications are he won't suit up against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.Related: Kings' Zatkoff hits IR after groin injury in practiceThat means:

The Los Angeles Kings can't catch a break in the crease.Starting goalie Jeff Zatkoff - who's got the job while Jonathan Quick is out - suffered a groin injury in practice Saturday, head coach Darryl Sutter confirmed.

The New York Islanders appear to be skating on thin ice.Barclays Center, the team's home arena, is reportedly ill equipped to make it, at least by the NHL's standards.

The Dallas Stars will be showing their support for play-by-play announcer Dave Strader with a helmet sticker to be worn throughout the season.

Should the Anaheim Ducks re-sign top blue-liner Hampus Lindholm, it may be fellow defenseman Cam Fowler who pays the price.Carrying a $4-million cap hit, Fowler is a valuable left-shot defenseman, but one the cap-strapped Ducks will likely no longer be able to afford.Despite the speculation, the 24-year-old Fowler remains focused on the task at hand."I have a clear mind despite all the stuff that's going around me," Fowler told Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register. "At the end of the day, this is a business and decisions have to be made. All I can do is go out and play my game to the best of my ability."Fowler has been a go-to guy in the early season for Ducks coach Randy Carlyle, with a team-leading 24:46 through five games, recording four points."Any time I come to the rink, that’s the only thing on my mind," Fowler added. "Doing the best that I can to help contribute to this team. Whatever happens after that is out of my control."Trade talk certainly isn't new to Fowler. It's believed he was very much in play on the draft floor, but no deal was consummated to send him out of Southern California.If the Ducks are to move Fowler, the team has fellow left-shot blue-liner Shea Theodore ready to step in. The 21-year-old made his NHL debut last season, scoring eight points in 19 games.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Dallas Stars announced forward Ales Hemsky will return to the lineup Saturday when they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets.The 33-year-old hasn't played this season after suffering a groin injury with Team Czech Republic at the World Cup.Hemsky scored 39 points in 75 games with the Stars last season. The veteran winger is expected to line up with center Tyler Seguin and captain Jamie Benn.In a corresponding roster move, the team placed winger Jiri Hudler on injured reserve.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Aim high.No team has reached the level of success achieved by the Chicago Blackhawks over the past decade, with three Stanley Cups to their credit since 2010.It all began with a series of down years and high draft picks, giving Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock a vision of the path he sees his team heading down.

Daniel Winnik is playing it by ear.The Washington Capitals forward was believed to have lost a piece of his right ear after taking a slap shot to the head Thursday.Turns out, it was all just a matter of cut and paste.

General soreness will keep Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask from dressing Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.The Finn is feeling better, head coach Claude Julien said, and is considered day to day early in the season.

The New York Islanders will be without defenseman Ryan Pulock for the foreseeable future.

Follow theScore's fantasy feed on Twitter (@theScoreFantasy) for the latest news, features and more. And download Squad Up, theScore's free-to-win-money sports game.Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Saturday, October 22:Triple Threat

It's official: Martin Brodeur is forever.

It's not easy having two sons in the NHL.Case in point: New York Islanders forward Ryan Strome scored his second goal of the season Friday with his parents watching from the stands. The problem is, it came against the Arizona Coyotes with younger brother Dylan Strome drawing a minus-one on the play.We feel you, Mom. Sometimes all you can do is shrug in moments like that.(Video courtesy: NHL.com)Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Clarke MacArthur is a forgiving man.Concussed on a hit from Patrick Sieloff during a training camp scrimmage, the Ottawa Senators winger - who suffered three similar injuries over the past 18 months - is moving on with no ill will towards the young defenseman."I talked to him a couple of days later," MacArthur said Friday, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen. "Am I happy with it? I’d love to not take that hit. At the same time I know what he was doing, he’s trying to make a team."He’s a young guy and probably didn’t know the situation I was in. That’s all good. That’s behind us. I have no ill wishes on him. Let’s move on. He’s part of this team and this organization and that’s the way it is."MacArthur has been skating in hopes of a return, and is set to travel with the Senators on a western road trip beginning Sunday in Vancouver."It’s going to be great. Just to be around the guys, go for some dinners, it’s healthy for me to do that. I’ve played enough games of chess and Scrabble at home with (my wife) for a few months. It’s time to get on the road," he said.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Hockey. Outdoors. It's tough to beat.As the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets gear up for the fourth running of the Heritage Classic on Sunday, now seems like a good time to reflect on some of the memorable moments the awe-inspiring spectacle has provided hockey fans.Gretzky's returnThe first installment of the event, held in 2003, set an incredibly high bar that has yet to be topped.The Oilers and Montreal Canadiens were the participants, doing battle in sub-zero temperatures at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.Before the real event, a star-studded alumni game took center stage, highlighted by Wayne Gretzky donning an Oilers jersey for the first time in a long time.Wayne previously swore he'd never suit up for a gimmicky alumni game, but the return of No. 99 - in hockey's purest form - was a truly unforgettable moment.Theodore rocks the toqueIt's cold in Edmonton. Just ask Jose Theodore.When the actual Oilers and Canadiens rosters took the ice a day after Gretzky and Co. stole the show, it was a classic, yet glaringly logical, decision by Theodore that provided the game's most memorable moment.The Montreal goaltender, in typical Canadian fashion, wore a toque during the Habs' 4-3 victory, ultimately creating one of the sport's most timeless images.Luongo's Last DanceRoberto Luongo's Heritage Classic memories don't entail the same sort of fondness.Then a member of the Vancouver Canucks, Luongo looked forward to the 2014 matchup versus the Ottawa Senators all season long, but former Canucks coach John Tortorella started Eddie Lack over the franchise's all-time leader in wins and shutouts.Luongo watched the game - a 4-0 loss - from the bench, and two days later, was traded to the Florida Panthers, ending the much publicized saga between the goaltender and the organization.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

DETROIT - Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night.Justin Abdelkader, Drew Miller, Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm also scored as Detroit won its third straight. Petr Mrazek stopped 30 shots.P.K. Subban, Mike Ribeiro and Mike Fisher scored for Nashville, which has lost three straight. Pekka Rinne finished with 38 saves.Fisher's power-play goal with 4:46 pulled the Predators to 4-3 as he tipped in Roman Josi's shot from the point. It was Fisher's third goal, all on the power play.However, Helm had an empty-net power-play score with 22 seconds left for his fourth goal of the season to seal the win.Tatar gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead 1:10 into the third period with a wrist shot from high in the right circle for his first of the season.Nyquist made it 4-2, with 8:33 left, with his first goal. He scored on a breakaway after a turnover by Nashville's Filip Forsberg in the Predators' zone.Abdelkader's power-play goal gave Detroit a 1-0 lead, 5:17 into the second. The rebound of Ryan Sproul's shot from the point trickled in off of Abdelkader's backside.Nashville coach Peter Laviolette unsuccessfully challenged the goal, because it appeared Abdelkader may have interfered with Rinne.The Predators then scored two power-play goals 18 seconds apart to take the lead.With Tatar (interference) and Danny DeKeyser (delay of game) in the penalty box, Subban got his second goal of the season, which came on a one-time slap shot from the high slot with 5:47 left in the middle period.That brought Tatar back but Ribeiro put in a rebound with 5:29 remaining in the period to give the Predators a 2-1 lead. It was Ribeiro's first goal.Miller's tied it 2-2 with 40 seconds left in the second period as he beat Rinne with a one-timer from a bad angle deep in the left circle. It was Miller's second goal and second in two games.Predators center Ryan Johansen and right wing Craig Smith left the game after the second period.NOTES: Detroit F Dylan Larkin moved from center, where he played the first four games of the season, to right wing, on a line centered by Frans Nielsen and Abdelkader on left wing. Larkin is a natural center but played the wing in his rookie season last year. ... The Predators were without D Anthony Bitetto (upper body) and RW Miikka Salomaki (upper body.UP NEXTPredators: Host defending champion Pittsburgh on Saturday night.Red Wings: Host San Jose on Saturday night.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Ryan Murray has caught the early-season injury bug.Having already missed one game this campaign after blocking a shot, the Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was dealt another setback Friday, suffering an upper-body injury that will bar him from the team's upcoming four-game road swing, head coach John Tortorella announced following the club's 3-2 win over Chicago.Columbus will travel to Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, and Anaheim before returning home Nov. 1.Murray, 23, has not recorded a point in two contests this season, while averaging 19:52 of ice time.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Chicago Blackhawks aren't particularly used to cold streaks, but when pinpointing the reasoning behind a 2-3 start, the club is blaming a paltry penalty kill.The Blackhawks rank dead last in the NHL with a 47 percent penalty-kill rate, and have allowed an astounding 11 power-play goals through five games."We have to hit the reset button and just bear down and find a way to get it done because it's losing us games right now," defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson told Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times, following Friday's 3-2 loss to Columbus."Everything can be better and everything must be better soon," Hjalmarsson added.Captain Jonathan Toews echoed Hjalmarsson's comments."It's just not good enough," Toews told Lazerus. "We deserve all the criticism."Luckily for Chicago, their power play is currently clicking at 35.7 percent, but will have to straighten out their inefficiencies while down a man in order to sustain success.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rookie defenseman Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist, and teammates Nick Foligno and William Karlsson picked up their first goals of the season as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots and survived a desperate Chicago power-play rally near the end of the game as the Blue Jackets picked up their first win of the season, avoiding a repeat of last season's disastrous 0-8 start.Columbus never trailed in Friday's game.Tyler Motte and Richard Panik scored for Chicago (2-3-0), while Corey Crawford made 25 saves.The Blue Jackets (1-2-0) took the lead when the 19-year-old Werenski netted a wrist shot from the point during a power play at 9:10 in the first period. It was his team-leading second goal of the season, with Alexander Wennberg and Foligno credited with assists.The Blackhawks tied it up 2:29 into the second period when a shot by Jonathan Toews ricocheted off Bobrovsky's pad and was put back by Motte, his first goal of the season.Columbus took advantage of the power play again at 4:36 of the second when Foligno tapped it in from in front of the net, with assists from Werenski and Cam Atkinson.Fourth-line center Karlsson got the Blue Jackets' final goal with 6:16 left in the second when he tipped in a shot from David Savard through traffic.Panik pulled Chicago within one at 5:54 into the third period, popping in a goal from in front of the net off a pass from Gustav Forsling, but the Blackhawks couldn't tie it.NOTES: Columbus D Ryan Murray suffered what the team called an ''upper-body injury'' in the first period and did not return. He may have taken an elbow the head. ...The Nationwide Arena crowd of 15,789 included a large, vocal contingency of red-clad Blackhawks fans. ... Columbus ended a streak of nine October losses at home dating to 2014. ... Bobrovsky and his mates also held off a fierce six-shot Chicago rally in front the net in the last 90 seconds of the second period. ... Columbus' Matt Calvert was penalized 2 minutes for goalie interference in the third period when he tripped Crawford, who came out of the crease to retrieve the puck. The video replay seemed to show that the contact was marginal.UP NEXT:Blackhawks: Return home for a Saturday night game against Toronto.Blue Jackets: Four-game road trip begins Saturday night in Dallas.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Dylan Larkin: noted tough guy.Maybe not, but the Detroit Red Wings youngster took part in his first career fight Friday night, and held his own versus Nashville's Yannick Weber.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Wayne Gretzky has his eye on a particular Winnipeg Jets forward ahead of Sunday's Heritage Classic.You guessed it: Patrik Laine.Just four games into his career, the Finnish phenom has taken the league by storm, showing the offensive prowess that earned him the No. 2 overall selection in June's draft."I haven't seen him play live yet. I'm looking forward to that Sunday," Gretzky told The Canadian Press on Friday, after taking the ice with Edmonton's alumni squad.Related: Gretzky: I thought my scoring records were in trouble during Matthews' debutGretzky, the top goal-scorer in NHL history, knows Laine's ability to put pucks in the net will enamor him to fans across the league."When you can score goals, people love you," Gretzky said. "And let me tell you, I played with (Luc) Robitaille, I played with Jari (Kurri), I played with Brett Hull. They loved to score."And you've got to love to score. I loved to score. And you can tell that kid (Laine) loves to score."With The Great One watching, Laine could have a tough time topping his most recent performance - his first-career hat-trick, Wednesday versus the Maple Leafs.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Follow theScore's fantasy feed on Twitter (@theScoreFantasy) for the latest news, features, and more. And download Squad Up, theScore's free-to-win-money sports game.Here are the fantasy repercussions following the news that Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith has been placed on IR with a lower-body injury, retroactive to Oct.18:

Follow theScore's fantasy feed on Twitter (@theScoreFantasy) for the latest news, features and more. And download Squad Up, theScore's free-to-win-money sports game.Here are the fantasy repercussions following the news that Stars winger Patrick Sharp has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion:

After expecting be a healthy scratch for Friday's matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell has been thrust into a brand new role.The veteran blue-liner will suit up on left wing, skating on a line with youngsters Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Hartman.Forward depth has been a question mark for Chicago this season, and Marian Hossa's recent injury has clearly forced head coach Joel Quenneville to get creative.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Philadelphia Flyers forward Dale Weise has been suspended three games following an illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Friday.The incident occurred during the Flyers' 3-2 loss Thursday, and Weise wasn't assessed a penalty on the play.With Weise sidelined, the Flyers lead the NHL in man games lost to suspension, as forward Brayden Schenn and defenseman Radko Gudas have also served time for infractions this season.Weise will be eligible to return Oct. 27 versus the Arizona Coyotes.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Few would argue with Teemu Selanne if he actually considered an NHL comeback."Two weeks (of) training and I would be ready for the NHL," the former superstar quipped at the Winnipeg Jets alumni practice Friday, according to Finnish reporter Sami Hoffren.Selanne is back in Winnipeg for the Heritage Classic festivities, which include Saturday's alumni game at Investors Group Field between the former Jets and Edmonton Oilers.He admitted Friday he was a bit rusty getting back on the ice."(I) felt like I never skated before," Selanne said, according to NHL.com's Shawn Roarke.It showed, apparently.

Jaromir Jagr's been at it a long time. Twenty-six years, if you're counting.The 44-year-old (!) scored his 750th goal in the NHL on Thursday, becoming only the third playing in history to hit the mark, joining Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801). Had Jagr not left for the KHL in 2008, playing three seasons in Russia, he'd have passed Howe by now.No. 68 has had an otherworldly career, no matter how you parse it.To celebrate Jagr's latest milestone, we figured we'd go back in time to 1990 - Oct. 7, in fact - and remember the world as it was when he scored his first goal as an 18-year-old for the Pittsburgh Penguins.Here are five crazy facts to drive home how long he's been filling the net:1. Once upon a time, goalies suckedGretzky led the league in points during the 1989-90 season, finishing with 142. He had a league-leading 102 assists. Thirteen different players hit the century mark in points, while Brett Hull scored 72 goals. The game's changed, yeah.2. 'The Simpsons' beginsHit television show "The Simpsons" wrapped up its first season on May 13, 1990. Jagr's been playing pro hockey for as long as the show's been on air. Yeah, you're old.3. Nelson Mandela releasedA few months before Jagr donned Pittsburgh black and gold, Nelson Mandela was released from prison - 27 years after he was jailed. Jonathan Bernier will never forget where he was on Feb. 11, 1990.4. Music's come a long wayHere are 1990's top musical hits, which we assume Jagr played to get him going before games using something called a "Walkman."

Tuukka Rask appears to be a little banged up.The Boston Bruins goaltender missed practice Friday, and head coach Claude Julien said afterward that the "general soreness" Rask dealt with last week is still an issue.Julien said the club will see how the netminder feels Saturday before the Bruins meet the Montreal Canadiens.The coach told reporters Rask is day to day for now, according to NHL.com's Amalie Benjamin.Rask has won all three of his starts this season, allowing only five goals combined in victories over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Winnipeg Jets, and New Jersey Devils.After Saturday's game, the Bruins don't play until they host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.Copyright © 2016 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.