Columbus Blue Jackets rookie center Adam Fantilli is expected to miss eight weeks with a lacerated calf, the team announced Wednesday.

Fantilli was injured Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken.

The Vancouver Canucks signed general manager Patrik Allvin to a multiyear contract extension Wednesday.

The deal was announced by Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford. Terms were not disclosed.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is returning to limited on-ice conditioning work in his recovery from a blood-clotting issue that has sidelined him since November.

The Hurricanes announced the update on Andersen's status Wednesday.

Four NHL players were charged with sexual assault in London, Ontario, on Tuesday, their respective legal teams confirmed to ESPN.

Lawyers for Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube, and New Jersey Devils center Michael McLeod and defenseman Cal Foote, all members of Canada's 2018 World Junior Championships team, addressed the situation later Tuesday. All four players had previously been granted leaves of absence from their NHL teams.

The NHL is hopeful that New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes can still participate in the NHL All-Star Game and skills competition this weekend in Toronto.

Hughes, 22, hasn't played since suffering an undisclosed upper-body injury in the Devils' Jan. 5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Devils coach Lindy Ruff indicated that Hughes hadn't returned to skate with the team before the All-Star break.

New York Rangers center Filip Chytil will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Sunday.

Chytil, who has not played since Nov. 2, had previously been ruled out with what the Rangers described as an upper-body injury, with sources telling ESPN late last week that it was related to head injuries he had previously suffered.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program to receive care for an undisclosed issue.

The announcement, made via the NHL, NHLPA and Blue Jackets' organization on Sunday, indicated Laine will be out for an indefinite period of time while getting treatment. Laine will return to Columbus when cleared to do so by the program's administrators.

Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points, and the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a home-and-home sweep of the Winnipeg Jets with a 4-2 victory Saturday night.

"I'm just trying to stay consistent, trying to work every night," said Matthews. At 527 games, he's the fastest Toronto player to reach the milestone. "I don't think tonight was necessarily our best game as a line, but I just thought we stayed patient. Just try to stay with it, get an opportunity on the power play and make good on it."

A broken knuckle will keep Toronto Maple Leafs forward Calle Jarnkrok out for three to four weeks, coach Sheldon Keefe said Saturday.

The injury occurred Friday in practice when Jarnkrok's left hand was hit by a shot.

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher has been suspended five games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech.

The NHL announced the suspension Friday after a disciplinary phone hearing with Gallagher, who was given a match penalty and ejected for hitting Pelech in the head with his right elbow midway through the third period of the teams' game Thursday night. Pelech did not return.