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Ales Hemsky Out Five To Six Months After Hip Surgery

Nov 2, 2016 1:09 AM

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.

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Tags: Dallas Stars, Injury, Misc Rumor

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Jaromir Jagr Joins 750-Goal Club

Oct 23, 2016 11:27 AM

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.

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Tags: Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, Game Recap, Misc Rumor, Personal Award

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Pens Sign Matt Murray To Three-Year Extension

Oct 23, 2016 11:27 AM

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.

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Tags: Pittsburgh Penguins, Misc Rumor, Signing, Terms Agreement

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Jonathan Quick Expected To Miss Three Months

Oct 23, 2016 11:27 AM

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.

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Marian Hossa Scores 500th Career Goal

Oct 23, 2016 11:27 AM

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."

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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Game Recap, Misc Rumor, Personal Award

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Jackets Suspend Gregory Campbell For Not Reporting To Minors

Oct 23, 2016 11:26 AM

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.

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Tags: Columbus Blue Jackets, Misc Rumor, Waiver

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Ducks Sign Rickard Rakell To Six-Year Extension

Oct 20, 2016 8:24 PM

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).

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Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Misc Rumor, Signing

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Evander Kane Out Weeks With Broken Ribs

Oct 20, 2016 8:24 PM

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.

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Kings Place Goalie Jonathan Quick On IR

Oct 19, 2016 1:39 AM

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."

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Co-Owners Plan To Keep Penguins

Oct 19, 2016 1:39 AM

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.

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Leafs' Auston Matthews Scores Four Goals In NHL Debut
The Senators defeated the Maple Leafs in the NHL season opener 5-4 in overtime.

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Sabres Re-Sign Rasmus Ristolainen To Six-Year Deal
Rasmus Ristolainen will receive an annual average salary of $5.4M.

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Devils Claim Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau Off Waivers From Isles
The Devils also placed defenseman Seth Helgeson on waivers Tuesday.

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Lightning Re-Sign Nikita Kucherov To Three-Year Contract
Nikita Kucherov scored 30 goals for the Lightning last season.

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Flames Re-Sign Johnny Gaudreau To Six-Year Deal
Johnny Gaudreau will receive $40.5M and average an annual salary-cap hit of $6.75M.

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Sidney Crosby Suffers Another Concussion
Penguins star Sidney Crosby suffered the injury last Friday at practice.

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Oilers Trade Nail Yakupov To Blues For Prospect, Draft Pick
Nail Yakupov has scored 50 goals in 252 NHL games and has never scored more than 17 in a single season.

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Lightning To Retire Martin St. Louis' #26
Martin St. Louis becomes the first player in the history of the Lightning franchise to have his jersey retired.

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Kings Place Marian Gaborik On IR With Broken Foot
Marian Gaborik will be out of the Kings' lineup until late November.

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Dan Boyle Retires After 17-Year NHL Career
Dan Boyle retired from the NHL on Wednesday at SAP Center in San Jose, where he played six seasons with the Sharks.

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Connor McDavid Named Youngest NHL Captain Ever
The Oilers have made Connor McDavid, 19, the youngest captain in NHL history.

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Las Vegas NHL Team Names Kerry Bubolz Team President
Kerry Bubolz spent 13 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Quicken Loans Arena as president of business operations.

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Predators Extend Peter Laviolette's Contract
The Predators have extended head coach Peter Laviolette's contract through the 2020-21 season.

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Nikita Kucherov Holding Out
Lightning leading scorer Nikita Kucherov will not report to training camp until he signs a new deal.

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