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.
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.
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.
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is now expected to miss about three months after undergoing a nonsurgical procedure to improve a groin injury he suffered in the season opener.
Kings general manager Dean Lombardi listed the timeline for Quick after the procedure was performed Tuesday, according to the team.
Quick was injured in the first period Oct. 12 and placed on injured reserve Oct. 13.
Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa became the 44th NHL player to reach 500 career goals in Tuesday night's 7-4 win over the Flyers.
"Obviously doing it at home in front of our fans, in Game 4 [of the season], I couldn't be happier," Hossa said. "Especially, you know, the guys ended up winning this game; it feels great."
The Columbus Blue Jackets have suspended center Gregory Campbell for failing to report to Cleveland (AHL).
The Jackets waived Campbell last week after they could not work out a trade for the veteran center. When he went unclaimed, he was assigned to the AHL.
But his agent said Campbell, 32, chose not to report rather than take a roster spot from a younger player.
The Ducks have announced that the club has signed forward Rickard Rakell to a six-year contract extension through the 2021-22 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Rakell, 23, has collected 29-49=78 points in 165 career NHL games with the Ducks. The center led the team in game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (2) while setting career highs in goals (20), assists (23), points (20-23=43) and games played (71) last season. Rakell also ranked tied for third amongst Ducks players in goals (20) and fourth amongst Ducks players in scoring (43).
Buffalo Sabres first-line winger Evander Kane suffered three cracked ribs after crashing into the end boards during Thursday night's game, according to coach Dan Bylsma.
As for how much time Kane will miss, Bylsma said, "We're looking at weeks."
"Evander has three cracked ribs and we're looking at weeks," Bylsma said Friday after practice.
The Los Angeles Kings placed Jonathan Quick on injured reserve Thursday after the goalie got hurt in the first period of their season opener.
Quick incurred an unspecified lower-body injury during Los Angeles' opener at San Jose while making a fairly ordinary stretch to stop a scoring chance by Joe Pavelski. Quick was replaced by new backup Jeff Zatkoff for the final two periods of the Kings' 2-1 loss.
The club described Quick's absence as "week-to-week."
The Penguins are no longer on the market, according to team president and CEO David Morehouse.
"We did look at a bunch of different things. One of them included the outright sale of the franchise. We're not looking at that right now," Morehouse told 1020 KDKA-AM on Thursday. "We couldn't be luckier to have owners like this in Pittsburgh."
It is possible that team co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle would add minority investors, Morehouse told the radio station.