Arizona Coyotes forward Antoine Vermette was tossed from Tuesday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks for hitting Artem Anisimov into the boards.

Anisimov left the game and didn't return after being checked by Vermette midway through the second period. Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville said Anisimov "should be OK" but is considered day to day with an upper-body injury.

The Blackhawks are playing the rest of the regular season and one playoff game without suspended defenseman Duncan Keith and Quenneville said Sunday he hopes injured goaltender Corey Crawford is able to play a game before the postseason.

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The Calder Trophy race has been one of the most exciting storylines of the NHL season, but Artemi Panarin's recent play might take away any need for debate.

After recording four points in each of his past two games entering Tuesday, the 24-year-old recorded three assists against the Arizona Coyotes to become the first rookie to record at least three points in three consecutive games since Teemu Selanne accomplished the feat in 1992-93.

Panarin now has 75 points on the season, with his first assist making him the highest-scoring Blackhawks rookie since linemate and NHL scoring leader Patrick Kane scored 72 points in 2007-08. He now leads the rookie scoring race by 21 points.

His scoring prowess could prove costly for the Blackhawks though, as the winger will command a $1.725-million bonus - if he finishes in the top ten league-wide in goals, assists, points or points-per-game - which would put them over the salary cap for the year.

His eleven-point run has now brought him into a three-way tie for seventh in league scoring, and if he stays there, it would mean Chicago would have an estimated $2.64-million overage applied to their cap next season, per General Fanager.

While Panarin's production has been incredible for the Blackhawks, it may just cost them their ability to re-sign key free agents in the offseason:

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John Scott's storybook campaign has come to an emotional end.

The Montreal Canadiens gave him the option to head home to Michigan and he won't play again this season, according to NHL.com's Arpon Basu.

"It's fairly emotional. I don't know what's next. Yeah. It's, yeah, emotional," Scott said, holding back tears.

The All-Star Game MVP took the ice in the starting lineup for Montreal's 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night after being recalled from the AHL's St. John's IceCaps.

The 33-year-old didn't announce his retirement after the game, but he did take time to reflect on his career.

Scott asked the Canadiens if he could take his jersey home with him.

"I wanted to have it," he said. "It'll go up in my basement, it's one of the special ones. (Being the) Canadiens, obviously, it's got a lot of pull behind it. It'll be a good jersey to look up at when I hang it up."

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ST. PAUL, Minn. - James Reimer made 29 saves for his third shutout in eight games and the San Jose Sharks beat the playoff-bound Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Tuesday night.

Minnesota lost its fourth straight game and second straight with a chance to clinch a playoff berth but backed into a postseason spot when Colorado lost to Nashville on Tuesday night.

Patrick Marleau scored twice and Logan Couture added his fifth goal in the past four games for San Jose, which owns an NHL-high 28 road wins this season.

Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves for the Wild.

Reimer has become a stout complement to goaltender Martin Jones after coming to San Jose in a Feb. 27 trade from Toronto. In eight games with his new team, Reimer has allowed 13 goals. He did not record a single shutout in his final 97 games with the Maple Leafs.

Reimer was making his first back-to-back starts with the Sharks after bearing Nashville on Saturday.

Another lackluster performance from Minnesota allowed San Jose to take control early.

Couture scored his 15th goal of the season less than 5 minutes into the game after grabbing a loose puck out of the air, dropping it to his stick right in front of the goal and knocking it past Dubnyk.

Marleau scored on the power play in the second and added his 24th with just 1:45 remaining.

San Jose has won seven of its past eight games on the road and is just 17-19-3 at home, where it will finish with games against Winnipeg and Arizona. San Jose owns the third playoff spot in the Pacific Division.

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