Marian Hossa was happy to learn that his sprained knee will keep him from skating with his new teammates for only about a week, according to an Associated Press report. Hossa injured his right knee against the Bruins on Thursday night, just 13 shifts into his debut with the Penguins. ?It?s bad news, but it?s also good news because I didn?t know what to expect and it?s a first-degree MCL (medial collateral ligament), and it should be better within hopefully a week,? Hossa said Friday.

The Blackhawks will meet with team doctors next week to evaluate the test results on the injured shoulder of right wing Martin Havlat, the team announced Friday. Havlat suffered the injury in Wednesday?s win over the Coyotes. He also missed 22 games with a shoulder ailment suffered on October 4.

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled center Andrew Ebbett from the Portland Pirates, Anaheim?s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). Ebbett, 25 (1/2/83), has appeared in two games with the Ducks, going scoreless with a +3 rating and two penalty minutes (PIM). He made his NHL debut on Feb. 22 vs. the St. Louis Blues, recording two shots and a +1 rating in 11:57 time on ice (TOI). In 56 games with the Pirates, Ebbett scored 13-45=58 points with 60 PIM. At the time of his recall, he ranked tied for fifth in the AHL in points, fourth in assists and tied for eighth in power play assists (19). He recorded 18 multiple-point games with Portland, including seven three-point contests.

Cristobal Huet will start for the Washington Capitals at goaltender on Friday night, according to the Washington Post. The move places a huge question mark over the status of Olie Kolzig, who has been the team's goaltender for the better part of the last decade. "We traded for a number one goalie from Montreal," Capitals' Coach Bruce Boudreau said, "and now we have two number one goalies. [Kolzig] knows he's going to play. Cristobal Huet is not coming in here to play 18 games. Olie has been playing very good as of late. Chris will play [tonight], and we'll go from there."

Penguins forward Marian Hossa, acquired at the trade deadline from the Thrashers, injured his knee in his first game for Pittsburgh and sat out the third period of the game against the Bruins, as reported by the Associated Press. Hossa was acquired Tuesday along with Pascal Dupuis for Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired forward Nate DiCasmirro from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Steve Goertzen, Blue Jackets' General Manager Scott Howson announced today. DiCasmirro is assigned to the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus? American Hockey League affiliate. DiCasmirro, 29, is playing in his sixth professional season and has tallied eight goals and five assists for 13 points with 28 penalty minutes in 43 games with the AHL?s Providence Bruins and San Antonio Rampage this season. He has registered 63-108-171 and 171 penalty minutes in 381 career regular season AHL games with six clubs. He has also recorded 9-10-19 and 44 penalty minutes in 57 playoff games. The Atikokan, Ontario native played college hockey for St. Cloud State University in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and collected 51-85-136 and 156 penalty minutes in 147 games in four years. He earned WCHA Second Team All-Star Team honors in 2001-02 after notching 17-33-50 in 41 games.

The Los Angeles Kings have activated defenseman Rob Blake from the injured reserve list, Kings' President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. Blake, 38, has missed the last 11 games due to an ankle injury. The Kings' team captain has 26 points (5-21=26) and 80 penalty minutes in 53 games this season. The Kings originally selected the 6-4, 225-pound native of Simcoe, Ontario, in the fourth-round (70th overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Blake has appeared in more games (787), scored more goals (157), accrued more assists (332), and collected more points (489) than any other defenseman in franchise history. In addition, his games played total ranks fourth overall, and his totals for all-time assists and all-time points each rank seventh overall in franchise history. Blake is the NHL?s active leader among defensemen with 219 goals. He has 697 points (219-478=697) and 1,491 penalty minutes in 1,109 career NHL games with the Kings and Colorado.

Tampa Bay Lightning center Chris Gratton will undergo surgery to repair a tear to the labrum in his left hip next week, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced. Feaster also announced that the Lightning have recalled right wing Junior Lessard on an emergency basis from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League. Gratton has been suffering from the ailment since November and has continued to remain in the lineup since that time with considerable pain. Conservative treatment and therapy have not been able to relieve his symptoms, and at this time, a decision has been made to proceed with a surgical repair of the labrum. The procedure will be performed by national hip specialist Dr. Marc Philippon of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. Philippon is well known for performing several arthroscopic hip repairs on National Hockey League players. Gratton will be out of the lineup indefinitely, and a specific timeframe for his return will be determined following the procedure, which is expected to take place next week. "Chris Gratton has been the ultimate team player in trying to soldier on and battle through the pain of this injury," Feaster said. "Our training and medical staffs have been amazed at how Chris has handled the pain and continued to contribute to the team during the past four months. After meeting with Chris and the medical and training staffs last evening I recommended - and Chris agreed - that we should get this taken care of now rather than prolonging not only his pain but ultimately his recovery time. As an organization we are indebted to Gratts for his commitment to putting the team first throughout this injury." Lessard, 6-feet, 200-pounds, has 16 goals, seven power-play goals, and 36 points in 55 AHL games this season with Norfolk and the Iowa Stars. Since being acquired from Dallas in exchange for defenseman Dan Jancevski on January 15, Lessard has six goals and 15 points in 19 games. The 27-year-old led Iowa in goals (27), points (52), power-play goals (12,) and was tied for third in assists (25) last season. He was also selected to the Canadian roster for the 2005-06 AHL All-Star Game and scored the game-winning goal while adding an assist. He has played in eight career NHL games, all with Dallas. He has played in two games with the Stars this season and recorded two penalty minutes. The St. Joseph de Beauce, Quebec native won the Hobey Baker Award as the nation?s top collegiate player in 2004 after leading the nation with 32 goals and 63 points in 45 games with the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In 160 games with the Bulldogs he scored 74 goals and recorded 142 points. He signed with Dallas as an undrafted free agent on April 15, 2004.

Chad Kilger has taken a leave of absence from the Florida Panthers, according to the Associated Press. Kilger was acquired by Florida in a trade with Toronto last week.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled defenseman Alexandre Picard from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced. Acquired from Philadelphia on February 25 with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Vaclav Prospal, Picard has played in 53 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League this season and ranks first on the team and seventh in the AHL in points by a defenseman with 38. His eight goals and five power-play goals also lead all Phantom defensemen. Picard represented Philadelphia at the 2008 AHL All-Star Game and recorded one assist. He has established AHL career highs this season in goals, assists, and points. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound native of Gatineau, Quebec, has played in 134 career AHL games recording 16 goals and 74 points. He has played his entire three-season AHL career with the Phantoms. He has also played in two career Calder Cup Playoff games. Picard has played in 72 career NHL games with the Flyers, tallying three goals, 22 points, and 23 penalty minutes. On February 1, 2007 against the New Jersey Devils, he posted five assists which set a Flyers' record for most assists by a defenseman and most assists by a rookie in a single game. He became just the second rookie defenseman in NHL history (Gary Suter, CGY, 6 vs. EDM on 4/4/86) and just the third player in Flyers' history (Eric Lindros, Bobby Clarke) to accomplish the feat. The 22-year-old was drafted by Philadelphia in the third-round, 85th overall, at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 255 career junior games with Halifax and Cape Breton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and recorded 31 goals and 122 points.