Hockey great Gordie Howe, 86, suffered a serious stroke Sunday and has lost some function on the right side of his body and has difficulty speaking, his daughter, Cathy Purnell, confirmed to ESPN.com.

Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo will miss two-plus weeks due to a lower-body injury he suffered during a 3-2 loss to the Blues on Saturday, coach Joel Quenneville said after the game.

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara suffered ligament damage to his knee and is expected to miss four to six weeks, a source confirmed to ESPNBoston.com.

Chara might need surgery, the source said. He suffered the injury in the first period of Thursday's loss to the Islanders and did not return to the game. Afterward, Bruins coach Claude Julien did not have an update on Chara's condition.

"No, no report yet," Julien said. "I haven't even 

Rangers defenseman Dan Boyle is expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking his hand while blocking a shot in his first game with the team.

Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault revealed the injury following New York's win over St. Louis in the season opener Thursday night.

Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky underwent surgery today to repair an abdominal injury and is expected to be sidelined approximately six weeks, club GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  The surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dubinsky, 28, tallied 16 goals and 34 assists for 50 points with 98 penalty minutes in 76 games with Columbus in 2013-14 and has collected 18-52-70, 174 penalty minutes in 105 games since joining the club prior to the 2012-13 season.