Stars forward Ales Hemsky underwent surgery for a torn labrum in his hip and will miss five to six months, the team announced on Monday.

Stars general manager Jim Nill said the injury happened during the World Cup of Hockey during the offseason.

Zach Parise is week-to-week with a lower body injury.

The Wild say Parise was injured during a 4-0 win over Buffalo on Thursday.

Parise got his 300th career goal last Sunday. He missed last season's playoffs because of a back injury.

The New York Islanders have been criticized by the agent of two of their goaltenders for how they treat the players of the position.

On Saturday night, Allan Walsh pointed out how the Islanders are using a three-goaltender system for the second season and “Biggest issue is goalies don’t get enough practice time to stay sharp”

Walsh also tweeted, “Starting goalie for NY Islanders last game had only 1 quality practice in last 5 days before Penguins game. Going on 2 years of this now.”

The goaltender in the Islanders’ last game was Jaroslav Halak, who Walsh represents. Halak allowed four goals on 35 Pittsburgh shots on goal in that contest.

Sidney Crosby returned from a concussion for the first time this season and scored on a shot from the slot to help the Pittsburgh Penguins overcome a 2-0 deficit against the Panthers.

"I think when you miss that much time, you just try to get involved early, whether it's taking a hit or giving a hit," Crosby said. "So excited to be back out there, and just trying to get involved right away."

"I thought he had a real good start tonight," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "For me, he didn't miss a beat out there. He was winning faceoffs. He was battling down low. He brought a lot of speed to the game. He scored a big goal for us. So there's no reason [to think he can't return to the same level]. I think Sid's going to be fine."

David Backes will miss at least the Boston Bruins' next two games after undergoing a minor procedure on his arm.

"David Backes underwent the removal of the olecranon bursa from his elbow on Monday, Oct. 24. His condition will be updated after the weekend," general manager Don Sweeney said in a statement released by the team.

The bursa is a liquid filled sac that provides cushion against the pointy bone in the elbow.

Anton Khudobin is expected to miss approximately three weeks with an upper-body injury.

Khudobin, 30, is 0-2-0 with a 4.10 goals-against average and .849 save percentage this season.

On Tuesday, the Bruins recalled goaltender Zane McIntyre on an emergency basis from Providence to back up Khudobin.

Jeff Zatkoff has been placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings.

Zatkoff had just stepped into the starting role after Jonathan Quick was injured.

Zatkoff had to be helped off the ice after getting hurt several hours before the Kings' home game against Vancouver. 

Peter Budaj and Jack Campbell will assume goalie duties for the Kings.

The New Jersey Devils have dedicated a statue outside Prudential Arena to longtime goaltender Martin Brodeur.

The 44-year-old Brodeur was honored prior to the Devils' game against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Brodeur led the Devils to three Stanley Cups and set NHL records for games played (1,266), wins (691) and shutouts (125). The 10-time All-Star won the Vezina Trophy four times during his 21 seasons with the Devils, and he was a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Jaromir Jagr became the third player to join the NHL's 750-goal club when he scored Thursday night in the Panthers' 4-2 loss to the Capitals.

Jagr's power-play goal tied the game at 2 with 5:50 remaining in the second. Jagr took a pass in the slot from Aleksander Barkov, who was behind the goal line, and beat Braden Holtby.

Jagr trails only Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801) in career goals.

Matt Murray's breakout performance in last year's Stanley Cup playoffs earned the Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender a hefty raise.

Murray, 22, and the team agreed to a three-year extension that will pay Murray $3.75 million per season, beginning next season.