Lee Stempniak traded to Boston Bruins by Devils; Matteau traded to Canadiens

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Stefan Matteau

The New Jersey Devils today acquired Boston’s fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and Boston’s second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for right wing Lee Stempniak.

The announcement on the Devils side was made by Devils’ Executive Vice President/General Manager Ray Shero.

In 63 games with the Devils, Stempniak had 16 goals and 25 assists for 41 points.

The Devils also made another roster move on Monday, trading forward Stefan Matteau to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Devante Smith-Pelly.

Matteau was the Devils’ first round pick, 29th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. A product of the QMJHL’s Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and USHL’s U.S. National Development Team, he produced 47 points (28 goals, 19 assists) in 81 games at the junior level.

Devils and Avalanche make trades

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The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Eric Gelinas from the New Jersey Devils for a 2017 third-round pick and us now pending a trade call.

The Dallas Stars have acquired Kris Russell from the Calgary Flames and is now pending a trade call

UPDATE: Trade Confirmed - The Dallas Stars acquire Kris Russell from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka, Brett Pollock and a conditional 2nd round pick.

Boedker traded to the Avalanche by Coyotes

On Monday, the Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Mikkel Boedker from the Arizona Coyotes for Alex Tanguay. Connor Bleackley, and Kyle Wood.

Throughout the day, Boedker has had his name linked to several team, but he has found a new home in Colorado.

Oilers, Canadiens, and Devils claim players off waivers

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On Monday during the final three hours of the NHL's 2016 Trade Deadline, the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and the New Jersey Devils all made interesting moves.

The Oilers claimed Adam Pardy off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets and claimed Adam Cracknell off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.

The Canadiens claimed Mike Brown off waivers from the San Jose Sharks, and the Devils claimed David Warsofsky off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bruins' Rinaldo to have Player Safety Hearing

Statement from NHL.com.

Zac Rinaldo

Boston Bruins forward Zac Rinaldo will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for an incident with Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette during a game Sunday at TD Garden.

The incident occurred at 10:49 of the first period. Rinaldo was assessed a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head. Paquette remained in the game.

Tampa Bay won the game 4-1.


The following grounds are being considered for supplemental discipline: illegal check to the head. However, the Department of Player Safety retains the right to make adjustments to the infraction upon review.

Bruins Recall Randell from Providence Bruins

Statement from the Bruins website.

Tyler Randell

BOSTON, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, February 29, that the club has recalled forward Tyler Randell from the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League). Randell will join the team for practice on Monday at Ristuccia Arena.

Randell, in the midst of his first full NHL season, has skated in 25 games with Boston in 2015-16, registering five goals for five points with 47 penalty minutes. He registered his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against the Colorado Avalanche on October 14, 2015.

This season, Randell has played in two games with Providence on a conditioning stint. In parts of five seasons with Providence, the 24-year-old forward has totaled 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points with 314 penalty minutes in 172 games.

The 6’1”, 198-pound native of Scarborough, Ontario was selected by the Bruins in the sixth round (176th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft.

Maple Leafs announce roster moves

Statement from the Maple Leafs website.

William Nylander

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that the club has recalled forwards William Nylander, Kasperi Kapanen, Nikita Soshnikov, Zach Hyman, and Ben Smith from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). In addition, forwards Mark Arcobello, Brendan Leipsic and Josh Leivo were loaned to the Marlies.

Nylander, 19, has skated in 37 regular season games with the Marlies this season and ranks tied for ninth in league scoring with 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists). The 19-year-old was one of three Marlies players selected to skate in the 2016 AHL All-Star Game. Nylander was drafted by Toronto in the 1st round (8th overall) during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Kapanen has played in 32 games with the Marlies, recording eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points. The 19-year-old recorded the game-winning overtime goal for his native Finland as they defeated Russia to capture the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championship. Kapanen, who was acquired via trade from Pittsburgh in July 2015, was drafted by the Penguins in the 1st round (22nd overall) during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Soshnikov has skated in 50 regular season games with the Marlies this season, registering 28 points (18 goals, 10 assists). The 22-year-old, who is tied for third with the Marlies in goals, was signed as a free agent by Toronto in March 2015.

Hyman has played in 54 games for the Marlies this season, recording 13 goals and 20 assists for 33 points. The 23-year-old was named the University of Michigan’s Athlete of the Year in his senior year (2014-15) while also being named a First Team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

Hyman, who was acquired via trade from Florida in June 2015, was drafted by the Panthers in the 5th round (123rd overall) during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Smith, 27, was acquired via trade from San Jose on February 27. He has split this season between the Sharks and Barracuda. The Avon, Connecticut native has skated in six games with the Sharks this season. In 14 games with the Barracuda, he has collected 10 points (eight goals, two assists). In 181 NHL games between San Jose and the Chicago Blackhawks, Smith has recorded 25 goals and 19 assists for 44 career points. He was originally selected by Chicago in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

The Maple Leafs return to the ice tonight at 7:30 p.m. when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Air Canada Centre.

Coyotes and Penguins complete trade

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The Arizona Coyotes and the Pittsburgh Penguins completed a trade on Monday before the trade deadline at 3pm ET.

Although it is small, it is still a trade.

The Coyotes acquired Sergei Plotnikov, while the Penguins acquired Matthias Plachta and a 2017 conditional 7th round pick.

Maple Leafs acquire Carrick from Capitals

Statement from TheAHL.com.

The Washington Capitals, the parent club of the AHL's Hershey Bears, have acquired forward Daniel Winnik and a fifth-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft (Anaheim’s selection, previously acquired by Toronto) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Brooks Laich, defenseman Connor Carrick and a second-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced on Sunday.

Carrick, 21, registered six points (one goal, five assists) in 37 career NHL games with Washington. The 5’11”, 194-pound defenseman earned 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 47 games with the Bears (AHL) this season and has recorded 72 points (18 goals, 54 assists) in 133 career AHL games with Hershey. Carrick appeared in 10 2015 Calder Cup Playoff games with the Bears tallying four points (2-2-4) and he earned a spot on the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic roster. Carrick was drafted by Washington in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft.

Report: Coyotes getting asked about Hanzal

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The Arizona Coyotes are reportedly getting asked about forward Martin Hanzal, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Hanzal has one year remaining on his contract after this season that will pay him $3.1 million. The 29-year-old is currently on pace to eclipse his previous career high of 40 points this season.

The Coyotes have also been linked to possibly trading forward Mikkel Boedker. His name has been linked to the New York Islanders.

RUMORS: Ducks and Wild involved with Jonathan Drouin discussion; Boedker being linked to Islanders

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Jonathan Drouin has been involved in many NHL trade rumors recently. But since today is trade deadline day for 2016, it shouldn't be a surprise that there are two teams are reportedly involved in discussion with the Tampa Bay Lightning about Drouin.

Those two teams are the Anaheim Ducks and the Minnesota Wild.

Another rumor circulating (we should say that it is a small one) is that Arizona Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedeker has had his anme linked to the New York Islanders. Also, the Coyotes are rumored for wanting to trade forward Martin Hanzal. Could we see a trade between the Coyotes and the Islanders?

Please note that these are just rumors, and that the likely hood of Drouin ding traded on Monday is extremely likely.

Two main trades from Sunday

First Trade: Toronto Maple Leafs acquire the Washington Capitals' 2nd Round. pick in 2016, Connor Carrick and Brooks Laich for Daniel Winnik and the Anaheim Ducks' 5th Round pick in 2016.

Second Trade: New York Rangers acquire Chris Brown from Washington Capitals for Ryan Bourque.

Recaps of yesterday's NHL games

BLACKHAWKS 3, CAPITALS 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Dennis Rasmussen scored, and the new-look Chicago Blackhawks beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday.

Corey Crawford made 28 saves as the Blackhawks won for only the third time in their last eight games. Andrew Ladd got an assist in his return to Chicago after he was reacquired in a trade with Winnipeg on Thursday night.

Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for Washington, which had won five of six. Braden Holtby made 20 saves in only his seventh loss in 51 games this season.

DUCKS 4, KINGS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Corey Perry got his ninth career hat trick and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings to climb within two points of their Southern California rivals for the Pacific Division lead.

The Ducks trailed the Kings by 15 points on Jan. 2, but have gone 19-4-1 since while Los Angeles is 12-10-2 in that span. The Kings have a game in hand on Anaheim with 21 games remaining on their schedule, including two more showdowns with the Ducks.

David Perron had one of three power-play goals for Anaheim — on an assist from Perry — and John Gibson made 27 saves to help the Ducks win their eighth in a row and 15th in 17 games.

Alec Martinez and Tanner Pearson scored for Los Angeles, which had its four-game winning streak ended.

LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 1

BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Callahan scored twice and Steven Stamkos converted a penalty shot to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins for their sixth straight win.

Ben Bishop stopped 32 shots for the Lightning and Alex Killorn also scored. Stamkos also had an assist and has scored in all six games of the winning streak.

Tuukka Rask made 26 saves for Boston, which had won two in a row. Kevan Miller scored the Bruins' only goal.

In addition to the penalty shot awarded midway through the second, the Lightning had one power play in each of the first two periods. They scored on each, needing just 31 seconds the first time and 6 the next.

BLUES 5, HURRICANES 2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — David Backes and Kyle Brodziak scored in the second period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a victory over the short-handed Carolina Hurricanes.

Ty Rattie, Robby Fabbri and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for St. Louis, and Jake Allen stopped 32 shots.

Jeff Skinner and Ron Hainsey each had a goal and an assist in the first period for the Hurricanes, who traded captain Eric Staal to the New York Rangers earlier in the day. Cam Ward finished with 35 saves.

WILD 3, PANTHERS 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Erik Haula scored midway through the third period to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Florida Panthers.

Charlie Coyle and Jason Pominville also scored for Minnesota, which ended a nine-game winless streak (0-6-3) at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild technically won a "home" game last Sunday beating Chicago in a Stadium Series contest at the University of Minnesota.

Aaron Ekblad scored for Florida, which lost in regulation for the first time in six games. Roberto Luongo finished with 21 saves. He replaced starter Al Montoya early in the game after Montoya suffered an upper-body injury during a collision with Minnesota's Marco Scandella and did not return.

SHARKS 4, CANUCKS 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl scored 2:28 apart in the third period, helping lift the San Jose Sharks over the Vancouver Canucks.

Patrick Marleau and Justin Braun, into an empty net, had the other goals for the Sharks, while Martin Jones made 23 saves. Marc-Edouard Vlasic added two assists, with Pavelski and Braun picking up one each for San Jose.

Daniel Sedin replied for the Canucks, who were looking to win three in a row for the first time this season. Ryan Miller made 24 saves.

OILERS 3, ISLANDERS 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl, Anton Lander and Brandon Davidson all scored in the third period for Edmonton, helping the Oilers snap a seven-game losing streak.

Cam Talbot made 36 saves in his seventh consecutive start for the Oilers.

Casey Cizikas scored for the New York Islanders, who had won the previous three games of a season-high seven-game road trip.

Blackhawks defeat Capitals 3-2

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Jonathan Toews #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks reacts
after scoring in the second period of the NHL game
against the Washington Capitals at the United Center
on February 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.

(Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Chicago Blackhawks managed to defeat the top team in the NHL.

The Blackhawks defeated the Washington Capitals at home on Sunday by a score of 3-2. Goals by Patrick Kanem Jonathan Toews, and Dennis Rasmussen lifted the Blackhawks to victory.

Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals.

Braden Holtby made 20 saves for the Capitals, while Corey Crawford made 28 saves for the Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks improved to 39-20-5 with the victory.

Eric Staal traded to Rangers

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Eric Staal has been traded to the New York Rangers and will join his brother Marc Staal on the team.

The Rangers gave the Hurricanes two second-round picks and prospect Aleksi Saarela.

Flyers sign Michael Raffl to multi-year extension

Statement from the Flyers website.

Michael Raffl

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed 6-0, 200-lb forward Michael Raffl to a multi-year contract extension, according to general manager Ron Hextall.

Raffl, 27 (12/1/1988), is one of three Flyers to have appeared in all 61 games this season where he has recorded 17 points (8g-9a) while averaging 14:17 of time-on-ice per-game.

In his third NHL season, all of which he has spent with the Flyers, Raffl has posted 38 goals and 29 assists for 67 points in 196 games played. He owns a plus-minus rating of plus-13, while seven of his 38 goals and have been game-winning goals.

A native of Villach, Austria, Raffl originally signed as a free agent on May 31, 2013 and recorded 22 points (9g-13a) in 68 games as a rookie in 2013-14. He signed a multi-year extension on Mar. 22, 2014 and followed his rookie season up with a career-high 21 goals and 28 points in 2014-15.

Eric Staal and Cam Ward trades/waivers will have to wait, both in Hurricanes lineup on Sunday

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Any trades involving Cam Ward and Eric Staal may have to wait until after the Carolina Hurricanes' afternoon game against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

Both players are free agents at the end of the season and they both have been involved in many trade and waiver rumors. But the fact that they are in the Hurricanes lineup for Sunday means that most likely a trade or a placing on waivers would be logical on Monday before the trade deadline at 3pm ET, or at least after the Hurricanes game on Sunday.

The only problem with Ward in this case is that his contract is a no trade clause, but the possibility of the Hurricanes placing Ward on waivers is a possibility.

Blackhawks and Capitals face on Sunday

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The Chicago Blackawks face the Washington Capitals
in Chicago on Sunday afternoon.

Andrew Ladd will make his first start with a new team on Sunday since after a trade tat shipped him out of Winnipeg.

That new team will be the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks aquired Ladd in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.

The Capitals defeated the Blackhawks 4-1 at Verizon Center in Washington on October 15. John Carlson and TJ Oshie each had a goal and assist in the game. Braden Holtby made 26 saves for the Capitals. Blackhawks backup goaltender Scott Darling started in net that game and allowed four goals in 24 shots in his first game of the 2015-16 season.

Dale Weise, who the Blackhawks acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night, will not play. Tomas Fleischmann, who the Blackhawks acquired in the same trade, will play.

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin leads the league in goals scored this season with 40, while Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane leads the league in points with 84.

The last major game between these two teams was on January 1, 2015 when the two teams played in Washington outdoors in the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. The Capitals won the game by a score of 2-3.

Red Wings beat Avalanche outdoors plus recaps of yesterday's other NHL games

The Detroit Red Wings defeated
the Colorado Avalanche 5-3
outdoors on Saturday night.

PREDATORS 5, BLUES 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg recorded his second hat trick in four days and Pekka Rinne posted a 26-save shutout in the Nashville Predators' 5-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Forsberg scored three goals during a 14-minute span to start the second period, leading the Predators to their fourth straight win.

Forsberg has a team-high 26 goals, including 12 in February. He posted his first career hat trick in Tuesday's 3-2 win at Toronto. Linemate Craig Smith scored the Predators' first goal and Colin Wilson scored the fifth. Predators center Mike Ribeiro posted three assists, giving the playmaker 36 for the season.

Rinne became the fifth active goalie to record 40 career shutouts.

SENATORS 6, FLAMES 4

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored three times in a span of 2:38 in the third period to lead the Ottawa Senators to a comeback victory over the Calgary Flames.

Zack Smith, Nick Paul and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for Ottawa, which has won five of its last six and remained six points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, and Joe Colborne and Sean Monahan also scored for the Flames, who are winless in their last four.

Trailing 4-2, Zibanejad got Ottawa's rally started at 6:10, beating Joni Ortio on a wrist shot. He tied it at 7:59, and capped his first career hat trick 49 seconds later.

RED WINGS 5, AVALANCHE 3

DENVER (AP) — Brad Richards scored the winning goal with a minute remaining and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche at Coors Field in the NHL's warmest regular-season outdoor game.

Richards, playing in his fifth NHL outdoor game, tipped a shot over the shoulder of Semyon Varlamov. Tomas Tatar, Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader also scored for the Red Wings. Darren Helm added an empty-netter to seal the win.

Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Barrie and Alex Tanguay had goals for the Avalanche in the first NHL outdoor game in Colorado.

The temperature was an unseasonably balmy 65 degrees at puck drop. The previous warmest game-time temperature in an NHL regular-season outdoor game was 62 degrees on Jan. 25, 2014, when Los Angeles hosted Anaheim at Dodger Stadium.

BLUE JACKETS 4, PANTHERS 3, SO

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brandon Dubinsky scored the only shootout goal in the third round, and Scott Hartnell had a goal and assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Atlantic Division-leading Florida Panthers.

Seth Jones and Brandon Saad also scored for Columbus, which has won nine of its last 14. Alexander Wennberg added two assists. Joonas Korpisalo made 28 saves in regulation and overtime to pick up an 11th win in his last 16 starts.

Aleksander Barkov, Vincent Trocheck and Logan Shaw scored for Florida.

RANGERS 3, STARS 2

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Klein scored with 2:53 left to lift the New York Rangers over the Dallas Stars.

Ryan McDonagh gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with a goal 8:26 into the third, and then helped prevent a tying goal by sliding over a loose puck at the goal line.

Valeri Nichushkin scored for Dallas with 4:01 left, but then Klein got the winner from the slot into the upper right corner of the net.

Chris Kreider also scored, and Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves for the Rangers.

Colton Sceviour also scored for the Stars, who have lost four of their past five home games and has a one-point lead in the Central Division over Chicago.

PENGUINS 4, JETS 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carl Hagelin scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed star forward Evgeni Malkin back from injury with a victory against the Winnipeg Jets.

Hagelin scored his sixth and seventh of the season for Pittsburgh, and Scott Wilson added a third-period goal. Kris Letang also scored for the Penguins, who had Malkin back in the lineup after the 2012 NHL MVP missed 10 games with a lower-body injury. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots for his 25th win.

The Penguins won their 15th straight home game against Winnipeg, the NHL's second-longest streak against any opponent. The Jets haven't won in Pittsburgh since Dec. 27, 2006, when they were known as the Atlanta Thrashers.

Blake Wheeler scored his 18th of the season for the Jets, who have lost six of their last eight games.

FLYERS 4, COYOTES 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Claude Giroux scored one of Philadelphia's three first-period goals for his 500th career point and Mark Streit had three assists to lead the Flyers past the Arizona Coyotes.

Scott Laughton, Sam Gagner and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored for the Flyers, who have won both games so far of a six-game homestand that likely will determine their playoff fate.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brad Richardson scored for the Coyotes, who tied a season high with their fifth straight loss. Arizona also has dropped seven in a row on the road and 11 of the last 14 overall.

CANADIENS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1

MONTREAL (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs for their 10th straight victory in the rivalry.

Alex Galchenyuk and Devante Smith-Pelly also scored for Montreal, and Mike Condon had 31 saves.

Matt Hunwick scored Toronto's only goal, and Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots. The Maple Leafs are last in the Eastern Conference.

Toronto hasn't beaten Montreal since Jan. 18, 2014, and this is the Canadiens first 10-game streak against the Leafs since 1958.

KINGS 2, SABRES 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Backup goalie Jhonas Enroth made 23 saves, Tanner Pearson scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings overcame two disallowed goals to beat the Buffalo Sabres.

The Kings got their fourth straight victory and increased their Pacific Division lead to four points over Anaheim. Los Angeles faces the Ducks on Sunday.

Enroth's seventh NHL shutout came after a five-game stretch in which Jonathan Quick allowed just seven goals and won his last three games by identical 2-1 scores.

Robin Lehrer made 35 saves for the Sabres, and Buffalo was shut out for the sixth time — including a 1-0 loss at Anaheim on Wednesday.

Reimer traded to Sharks plus othe trades

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James Reimer has a new home.

That new home, San Jose.

Reimer, along with Jeremy Morin were traded to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday for Alex Stalock, Ben Smith, and a conditional 4th round pick in the 2018 draft.

Other Sarurday trades include:

-- Panrhers acquire Jakub Kindl from the Red Wings for a late draft pick. Detroit will retain part of Kindl's salary.

-- Teddy Purcell traded from the Oilers to the Panthers for a third round pick.

Sekac claimed off waivers by Coyotes from Blackhawks

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Jiri Sekac was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.

Sekac was waived by the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday after just playing only six games with the team.

Sekac was traded to the Blackhawks in January in a trade that sent Ryan Garbutt to the Anaheim Ducks.

Sekac will be a restricted free agent at the end of this season.

Avalanche alumni defeat Red Wings alumni

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On Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche alumni defeated the Detroit Red Wings alumni by a score of 5-2.

The game, which took place at Coos Field, served as an introduction for the current two teams playing a regular season game at the stadium on Saturday night as a Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game in 2016.

Blackhawks make trade with Canadiens

Statement from the Blackhawks website.

TLhe Chicago Blackhawks announced Friday that they have acquired forwards Tomas Fleischmann (FLIGHSH-muhn) and Dale Weise (WEES) from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Phillip Danault and Chicago’s second-round pick in the 2018 National Hockey League Draft.

Fleischmann, 31, has tallied 20 points (10G, 10A) in 57 games this season with Montreal. A native of the Czech Republic, Fleischmann scored five goals in November including a season-high two goals on Nov. 1 vs. Winnipeg. The forward has played in 638 career games and registered 330 points (133G, 197A). In 35 career Stanley Cup Playoffs games, he has posted nine points (4G, 5A). Currently in his 11th NHL season, Fleischmann has also spent time with Washington (2005-10), Colorado (2010-11), Florida (2011-2014) and Anaheim (2014-15). He was originally selected by Detroit in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2002 NHL Draft.

Weise, 27, has recorded 26 points (14G, 12A) in 56 games with Montreal this season; he ranks second on the Canadiens with 108 hits and has added 117 shots on goal. The Winnipeg native has posted 85 points (37G, 48A) in 314 career NHL games across six seasons with the New York Rangers (2010-11), Vancouver (2011-14) and Montreal (2014-16). He has added 10 points (5G, 5A) in 34 Stanley Cup Playoffs games. Weise was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft.

Danault, 23, has scored five points (1G, 4A) in 30 games with Chicago this season. He also has registered two points (1G, 1A) in six games with Rockford this season. The Victoriaville, Quebec, native appeared in two games with Chicago last year, including his National Hockey League debut on Nov. 22 at Edmonton. He was one of Chicago’s first-round selections (26th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft.

Recaps of last night's NHL games

CAPITALS 3, WILD 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dmitry Orlov scored with 5:04 remaining after Alex Ovechkin got a tying goal earlier in the period to help the Washington Capitals rally for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night.

Ovechkin got his league-leading 40th goal 4:35 into the third on a power play, and Brooks Orpik also scored while the NHL-best Capitals completed a four-game homestand with three wins.

Braden Holtby made 30 stops for Washington after he was pulled early in the second period of a loss Wednesday night to Montreal. All four games on the Caps' homestand were decided by one goal.

Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter scored for Minnesota. Koivu tied a club record by playing in his 743rd NHL game, all with the Wild.

LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 0

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Steven Stamkos extended his goal-scoring streak to a season-high five games and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the fading New Jersey Devils for their fifth straight win.

Ben Bishop made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season. Alex Killorn, Ondrej Palat and Matt Carle also scored as the Lightning sent the Devils to their second loss in as many nights and fifth in six games.

Cory Schneider, who was lifted after giving up three goals in the first period of a 6-1 loss to Columbus on Thursday, had 32 saves for New Jersey.

BRUINS 4, HURRICANES 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matt Beleskey scored goals in the first and third periods, leading the Boston Bruins over the Carolina Hurricanes.

It was the 388th regular-season victory for Boston coach Claude Julien, who needs two wins to tie Art Ross as the Bruins' career leader.

It was only the third regulation loss for the Hurricanes in their last 16 home games (10-3-3). Carolina has lost in regulation on back-to-back nights.

Patrice Bergeron scored for Boston in the first period, and Brad Marchand added an empty-net goal in the closing seconds. Tuukka Rask stopped 39 shots.

Noah Hanifin had Carolina's lone goal.

DUCKS 2, OILERS 1, OT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored 1:24 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Rakell put a backhander past Cam Talbot seconds after a change on the fly, using some gorgeous puck handling to keep Oilers center Leon Draisaitl flatfooted and leave the goaltender baffled.

Ryan Getzlaf scored in regulation and Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots to give Anaheim its seventh straight win.

Jordan Eberle had the lone goal for Edmonton, which dropped its sixth in a row.

SABRES 3, SHARKS 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Zach Bogosian scored on a ricochet with 7:24 remaining in regulation and the Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks for the ninth time in 10 meetings.

Johan Larsson also scored and Evander Kane added an empty-netter to help the Sabres extend their domination over the Sharks by winning for the fifth straight time in San Jose. Chad Johnson made 24 saves.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored the lone goal for the Sharks, who lost for just the third time in regulation this season in the 30 games that they scored first.

Kings Acquire Defenseman Rob Scuderi From Chicago (for Christian Ehrhoff)

Statement from the Kings website.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have acquired defenseman Rob Scuderi from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. To make room on the 23-man roster, defenseman Kevin Gravel has been assigned to Ontario.

Scuderi, 37, has played in 17 games with the Blackhawks this year, going scoreless.

The 6-1, 212-pound native of Syosset, New York has played for the Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Kings during his 12-year NHL career, including winning two Stanley Cups (2012 – Los Angeles, 2009 – Pittsburgh). In 762 career regular-season games he has 104 points (8-96=104), a plus-16 rating and 196 penalty minutes. Drafted in the fifth-round (134th overall) by Pittsburgh during the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the two-time Stanley Cup champion has appeared in 117 playoff games overall. He has posted 14 points (1-13=14), a plus-18 rating and 26 penalty minutes during that time. Scuderi will wear #7 with the Kings.

Ehrhoff, 33, appeared in 40 games this season with the Kings, posting 10 points (2-8=10) and 32 penalty minutes. He was signed by the Kings as an unrestricted free agent, Sept. 4, 2015.

Defenseman Kevin Gravel has also been assigned to Ontario. He appeared in four games during his first NHL call-up, including his first NHL game, Feb. 11 at NY Islanders.

The Kings play host to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at STAPLES Center on FOX Sports West and TalkRadio 790 KABC at 8:00 p.m.

Rangers Hall-of-Famer Andy Bathgate dead at 83

From the New York Post.

Andy Bathgate in 1961 (AP)

Andy Bathgate, a Hockey Hall of Famer and Rangers legend, died on Friday. He was 83.

Bathgate’s career in New York began in 1952 and finished in 1964, a span in which he became one of the more popular hockey players in the city and one of the stars in the league.

The Winnipeg native was the Hart Trophy winner for the 1958-59 season, in which he racked up 40 goals and 48 assists. In 1,069 NHL games with the Rangers, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Penguins and Canucks, Bathgate totaled 349 goals and 973 points.

He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1978, and the Rangers retired his No. 9 in 2009. That same No. 9 had been hoisted to the rafters a few weeks earlier, as the Rangers also honored Adam Graves, who shared his number.

Graves introduced Bathgate that night, saying, “It is my honor to introduce the greatest player to ever wear No. 9 for the New York Rangers.”

McKenzie: Blackhawks and Kings may trade late Friday

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Rob Scuderi

According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, The Chicago Blackhawks are close to a deal that will send defenseman Rob Scuderi to the Los Angeles Kings for defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. 

McKenzie reports the trade may not be completed until late Friday.

McKenzie on the trade: "It should get done."

Both players recently cleared waivers. McKenzie says salary retention could be involved.

Either way, it sounds like Chicago gets the benefit here.

Olli Maatta Signs Six-Year Contract Extension with Penguins

Statement from the Penguins website.

Olli Maatta

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Olli Maatta to a six-year contract extension, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.

The deal begins with the 2016-17 season and runs through the 2021-22 campaign, and has an average annual value of $4.083 million.

Maatta, 21, has six goals, 10 assists, 16 points and a plus-18 in 53 games. His plus-18 is third-highest among all NHL blueliners.

The 6-foot-2, 206-pound Maatta has been paired with Kris Letang for a majority of the season on the Penguins’ top defensive pairing. Since the two were united on Nov. 13, Maatta’s steady presence has allowed Letang to post the third-highest point total among all NHL defensemen.

A native of Jyvaskyla, Finland, Maatta broke into the NHL as a 19 year old in 2013-14, tallying nine goals, 20 assists and 29 points with a plus-eight in 78 games. Those totals earned Maatta the club’s rookie of the year award, as his nine goals were the second-highest total of any Penguins’ rookie defenseman (Zarley Zalapski; 12; 1988-89) in club history.

In February of 2013, Maatta played a starring role for Finland at the 2014 Olympics, tying for second on his team with three goals in six games as the Finns emerged with a bronze medal.

Maatta’s second season in ’14-15 was limited to just 20 games due to a cancerous tumor that was surgically removed, and a shoulder injury. Before he was sidelined, Maatta was playing arguably the best hockey of any Penguins’ defenseman that year, tallying nine points (1G-8A) as Pittsburgh began the season as one of the league’s top teams.

The Penguins chose Maatta in the first round (22nd overall) of the talent-filled 2012 NHL Draft held at CONSOL Energy Center. Of the 30 players chosen in the first round, 28 have already played at least one NHL game, including 12 of the 13 defensemen picked, with two of those defenders the Penguins’ Maatta and Derrick Pouliot (8th overall).

Maatta was the 10th blueliner selected in 2012, and as of Feb. 26 he ranks fifth in games played (151) and fourth in points with 54 (16G-38A) among the defenders chosen that year.

During his lone playoff run with the Penguins in ’13-14, Maatta contributed four assists and was plus-2 in 13 contests.

As a junior player with the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights, Maatta helped his squad capture back-to-back OHL titles in ’12-13 and ’11-12. He earned OHL All-Rookie honors in ’11-12 and was one of the Knights’ alternate captains his second year.

Lightning sign Braydon Coburn to Three-Year Contract Extension

Statement from the Lightning's website.

Braydon Coburn

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Braydon Coburn to a three-year contract extension today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.

Coburn, 30, has played in 60 games with the Lightning this season, recording one goal and nine points to go along with 45 penalty minutes. He ranks tied for fourth on the club for plus/minus with a plus-8 rating. Coburn ranks third on the club for both hits (90) and blocked shots (69). Since being acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers in a trade last season, Coburn has skated in 64 regular season games with the Lightning, posting a goal and 11 points.

The 6-foot-5, 226-pound defenseman skated in 26 Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Lightning last season, notching a goal and four points. He netted the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the first round against the Detroit Red Wings. Coburn also appeared in all six Stanley Cup Final games for the Bolts. He ranked fourth on the Lightning for blocked shots (32) and penalty minutes (21) during the postseason.

The Shaunavon, Saskatchewan native has appeared in 678 career NHL games with the Bolts, Flyers and Atlanta Thrashers, posting 38 goals and 177 points to go along with 558 penalty minutes. He set career highs for goals (nine), assists (27) and points (36) during the 2007-08 season while with the Flyers. Coburn has also skated in 98 career postseason games, collecting three goals and 27 points.

Coburn has represented Team Canada at the IIHF World Championships on two different occasions, capturing the Silver Medal in 2009. He also represented Team Canada at the World Jr. Championships twice, winning a Gold Medal in 2005 and a Silver Medal in 2004.

Coburn was originally selected by the Thrashers in the first round, eighth overall, at the 2003 NHL Draft.

Recaps of last night's NHL games

PREDATORS 3, BLACKHAWKS 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Calle Jarnkrok scored with 1:51 remaining, Pekka Rinne made 38 saves and the streaking Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday night.

Viktor Arvidsson also scored in the first as Nashville won for the fourth time in its last five games and extended its point streak to eight in a row. Miikka Salomaki added an empty-net goal, and Mike Fisher finished with two assists.

It was a lousy ending to a big night for Chicago, which bolstered its shot for a second straight Stanley Cup title by reacquiring forward Andrew Ladd in a trade with Winnipeg announced right before the game. The Blackhawks have lost two in a row and five of seven.

RANGERS 2, BLUES 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Kreider and Tanner Glass scored, and Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves as the New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues.

Lundqvist got his 30th victory of the season, joining Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy as the only goalies in NHL history to have at least 30 wins in 10 different seasons. Lundqvist also passed Mike Richter as the team's all-time regular season saves leader with save on Vladimir Tarasenko's wrist shot late in the first period.

Troy Brouwer scored for the Blues.

BLUE JACKETS 6, DEVILS 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nick Foligno had his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets over the New Jersey Devils.

Brandon Saad, Brandon Dubinksy — playing his 600th career game — and Rene Bourque also scored, and Matt Calvert and William Karlsson each had three assists as the Blue Jackets improved to 8-2-3 in their last 13 games. Steady rookie Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves and is 10-2-3 in his past 14 starts.

Reid Boucher scored for New Jersey, which lost for the fourth time in five games.

PANTHERS 3, COYOTES 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored two goals in his first game back from an injury, lifting the Florida Panthers over the Arizona Coyotes.

Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Panthers, and Roberto Luongo made 22 saves. Barkov returned to the lineup after missing the last six games with an upper-body injury.

With an assist, 44-year-old Jaromir Jagr became the oldest player to record over 43 points in a season. Jagr has 44 points this season and is four points away from tying Gordie Howe for third in career points (1,850).

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan scored for the Coyotes, who have lost four straight.

FLYERS 3, WILD 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Michal Neuvirth made two stellar saves late, helping the Philadelphia Flyers open a six-game homestand with a victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Mark Streit and Sam Gagner also had goals for Philadelphia, which won for just the fourth time in 11 games. The Flyers opened play five points out of a playoff spot, but they needed to leap over five teams.

Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist and Mikael Granlund also scored for the Wild, who dropped their second straight while falling to 4-2 under interim coach John Torchetti.

HURRICANES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1

TORONTO (AP) — Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau had a goal and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs earned their first victory in nearly two weeks, topping the Carolina Hurricanes.

Brad Boyes and Josh Leivo also scored for Toronto, and Jonathan Bernier made 28 saves for the Leafs, who won for the first time since Feb. 13. It was just the fifth victory in the past 21 games for the Leafs, currently the worst team in the Eastern Conference with 52 points.

John-Michael Liles recorded the only goal for Carolina, and Cam Ward stopped 25 of 28 shots.

JETS 6, STARS 3

DALLAS (AP) — Joel Armia scored twice to double his season total, and the short-handed Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars.

Blake Wheeler and Toby Enstrom scored during Winnipeg's three-goal first period, and Mark Scheifele and Jacob Trouba scored in the three-goal third. Michael Hutchinson had 27 saves. The Jets were playing without former captain Andrew Ladd, traded to Chicago earlier in the day, and injured center Bryan Little.

Jason Spezza had two goals for Dallas, including the tying score early in the third period, and Tyler Seguin also scored.

ISLANDERS 2, FLAMES 1, OT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Josh Bailey scored with 18 seconds left in overtime, Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves, and the New York Islanders rallied past the Calgary Flames.

Thomas Hickey also scored as the Islanders improved to 3-0-0 on their season-high seven-game stretch of road games and remained three points behind the second-place New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division.

Jiri Hudler scored for Calgary, which fell to 1-5-1 in its last seven.

CANUCKS 5, SENATORS 3

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Matt Bartkowski and Emerson Etem each scored two goals, and Jake Virtanen had the go-ahead score in the third period, leading the Vancouver Canucks over the Ottawa Senators.

Bartkowski added an assist for the first three-point game of his career, Linden Vey had two assists, and Ryan Miller made 27 saves for the Canucks.

Mike Hoffman, Mark Stone and Bobby Ryan had goals for Ottawa, which had its four-game winning streak stopped.

KINGS 2, OILERS 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Carter and Dwight King scored in the third period and Jonathan Quick made 26 saves, leading the Los Angeles Kings over the Edmonton Oilers.

Zack Kassian scored late in the second for the Oilers, who have lost six straight games and eight in a row at Staples Center dating to a 3-0 victory on Nov. 3, 2011. Cam Talbot stopped 34 shots.

The Kings increased their Pacific Division lead to four points over Anaheim. The Kings are 16-1-2 in their last 19 meetings with the Oilers, who have the fewest points in the NHL.

Blackhawks acquire Ladd, Fraser and Harrison from Winnipeg

Statement from the Blackhawks website.

Andrew Ladd

The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have acquired forwards Andrew Ladd and Matt Fraser and defenseman Jay Harrison from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for forward Marko Dano, Chicago’s first round pick in the 2016 National Hockey League Draft and a conditional pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Fraser and Harrison will both report to the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs.

Ladd, 30, was a member of the Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup championship team; he tallied 99 points (37G, 62A) in 184 regular-season games with Chicago and added 10 points (6G, 4A) in 36 playoff games. The Jets captain has registered 34 points (17G, 17A) in 59 games with Winnipeg this season, including an active three-game goal streak (4G) from Feb. 18-23; he has posted 143 shots on goal and 126 hits. The Maple Ridge, British Columbia, native registered a career-high 62 points (24G, 38A) in 81 regular-season games with the Jets last season. Ladd, who also won the Cup with Carolina in 2006, has recorded 454 points (202G, 252A) in 750 career NHL games across 11 seasons with Carolina (2005-08), Chicago (2008-10), Atlanta (2010-11) and Winnipeg (2011-16). Carolina’s first-round pick (fourth overall) in the 2004 NHL Draft, Ladd has notched 16 points (8G, 8A) in 57 career Stanley Cup Playoffs games.

Fraser, 25, has registered 14 points (5G, 9A) in 44 games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose this season. The Red Deer, Alberta, native has tallied 17 points (11G, 6A) in 87 NHL games across four seasons with Dallas (2011-13), Boston (2013-14) and Edmonton (2014-15); he added two points (1G, 1A) in four 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs games with Boston. He has tallied 145 points (95G, 50A) in 225 career AHL games and added seven points (5G, 2A) in 14 Calder Cup Playoffs games.

Harrison, 33, has recorded five points (3G, 2A) in 18 games with Manitoba this season. The Oshawa, Ontario, native has posted 75 points (23G, 52A) in 372 career NHL games across nine seasons with Toronto (2005-09), Carolina (2009-15) and Winnipeg (2014-15). He has added 117 points (37G, 80A) in 426 career AHL games and notched 20 points (3G, 17A) in 45 Calder Cup Playoffs games.

Dano, 21, collected two points (1G, 1A) in 13 games with the Blackhawks and added 23 points (4G, 19A) in 34 tilts with the IceHogs. The Eisenstadt, Austria, native was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 30, 2015.

Ducks claim Wagner off waivers from Avalanche

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Chris Wagner (Harry How/Getty Images)

The Anaheim Ducks have reclaimed center Chris Wagner off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche. The Ducks announced Wagner's return to the team on Thursday.

Wagner scored four goals in 26 games with the Avalanche but was waived again earlier this week.

The Ducks assigned him to their AHL affiliate in San Diego, the Gulls on Thursday as well.

Two defenseman injured for the Montreal Canadiens

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The Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday and Thursday announced that two players will miss the remainder of the season.

Defenseman Jeff Petry is out for the season with an abdomen injury, and another Canadiens defenseman, Tom Gilbert is out for six months with a left knee injury.

Petry's injury was announced Thursday, whild Gilbert's injury was announced Wednesday. Gilbert had surgrey on the knee on Wednesday as well.

Recaps of last night's NHL games

CANADIENS 4, CAPIALS 3

WASHNGTON (AP) — Alex Galchenyuk scored two goals, Mike Condon made 33 saves and the Montreal Canadiens topped the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night.

The Canadiens built a 3-0 lead and chased Capitals goalie Braden Holtby in the second period before holding on as Washington tallied two late goals.

Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Fleischmann added goals for the Canadiens, who had lost four of five, and two previous meetings with Washington this season.

Trailing 4-1, the Capitals scored twice inside the final minutes, including Andre Burakovsky's goal with 2:53 remaining. Jason Chimera and Dmitri Orlov also scored for the President's Trophy front-runners, who entered 17-1-1 over their previous 19 home games.

Alex Ovechkin, the NHL leader with 39 goals, had one assist, but did not score for the first time in four games for Washington.

BRUINS 5, PENGUINS 1

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals, including one on a penalty shot, and Boston blew past Pittsburgh.

Boston outscored Pittsburgh 14-3 while sweeping the three-game season series.

Tuukka Rask made 41 saves for the Bruins. Jimmy Hayes, Landon Ferraro and Brad Marchand also scored.

Tom Kuhnhackl scored to bring Pittsburgh within 2-1 late in the second period. The puck went in off Kuhnhackl's skate, and the goal survived a video review.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 shots, and Pittsburgh got its first regulation loss in its last five road games. The Penguins entered one point ahead of New Jersey for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

DUCKS 1, SABRES 0

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in his fourth career shutout, Sami Vatanen scored on a power play in the second period and Anaheim beat Buffalo for its season-best sixth straight victory.

The resurgent Ducks climbed within two points of the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Kings. Anaheim is 20-4-2 since losing back-to-back games road games against the Islanders and Rangers on Dec. 21-22.

Robin Lehner made 28 saves for the Sabres, who were shut out for the fifth time. Andersen is 4-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average in four career starts against Buffalo. This was his first shutout of the season.

The Ducks had scored at least five goals in a franchise-record four consecutive games coming into this one but failed to get a shot on net during the final 10:38 of a scoreless first period.

AVALANCHE 4, SHARKS 3, SO

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene scored in the shootout, Shawn Matthias had a goal in his Colorado debut and the Avalanche beat San Jose.

Calvin Pickard came up big in the shootout by stopping two shots. He made 30 saves filling in for starter Semyon Varlamov, who was out with the flu.

Gabriel Landeskog and Jarome Iginla had goals in regulation for Colorado. It was Iginla's 607th career NHL goal.

Matthias scored on his first shot in an Avalanche jersey. The same went for Nick Spaling in a Sharks sweater. Both were acquired in separate deals with Toronto earlier in the week.

Brent Burns and Joel Ward also scored for the Sharks, with Ward's goal tying it with 1:31 remaining. Martin Jones made 38 saves, and the Sharks finished their trip with a 3-1-1 mark.