Crosby took line rushes at practice Tuesday morning. He has yet to suit up this season as he recovers from a concussion suffered in practice two weeks ago.
The Boston Bruins will be without the services of backup goaltender Anton Khudobin for about three weeks after he suffered an upper-body injury at Monday's practice, the team announced Tuesday.
Khudobin has appeared in two games with the Bruins this season, dropping both and posting a .849 save percentage. The team has recalled goalie Zane McIntyre from the Providence Bruins of the AHL.
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Calgary Flames
Plus: Troy Brouwer has been the Flames' top forward early on, notching five points through seven games. The club's biggest offseason addition is steadily proving his worth in Calgary's top six.
The Take: It looks like Calgary is still working out the kinks of a new system under Glen Gulutzan. They aren't scoring at the same rate, while special teams and shoddy goaltending have hindered the team early on. It can be fixed, but with five of their next seven games on the road, it's time to start registering some wins.
Edmonton Oilers
Plus: The Oilers enjoyed a fine week, winning three in a row - including an impressive victory at the Heritage Classic - after laying an egg during a 6-2 loss to Buffalo on home ice. Good thing they didn't take the day off.
Minus: Edmonton's still allowing a ton of shots - 33.2 per game, in fact. At least Cam Talbot's numbers are on the mend.
The Take: The Edmonton Oilers are in first place. What a world. Connor McDavid continues to rack up points, while the rest of the offense has contributed nicely. A five-game Eastern road trip is on the horizon, which should provide a clearer barometer of where the club truly ranks.
Minus: Radulov referring to goosebumps as "the tickles."
The Take: Life ain't so bad without P.K. Subban so far, eh? Montreal looks as deep as ever, and the entire offense is producing. The Canadiens sit atop the league with 3.83 goals per game, and, with Price back in goal, the Habs are scary.
Ottawa Senators
Plus:Erik Karlsson has seven points, on pace for another blistering offensive campaign.
Minus: Goaltending. Craig Anderson's 3.66 goals-against average and .866 save percentage has somehow yielded a 3-1 record, which doesn't seem sustainable.
The Take: The Guy Boucher era isn't off to a hot start. The Senators are 3-2, but it's the same old story. Ottawa ranks sixth in goals for (3.4 per game), yet sits tied for second-last in goals against (four per game).
Toronto Maple Leafs
Plus: Goals are fun, and the Maple Leafs are good at scoring them. Toronto has a legitimate offense, led by Auston Matthews and William Nylander, who have eight and seven points, respectively.
Minus: Four losses, four third-period implosions. Toronto blowing leads is the one thing this new era of Leafs can't seem to erase. At least they've salvaged a point in three of them.
The Take: While the fashion in which they lose can be frustrating, Mike Babcock is content with the on-ice product. Learning to win comes with time, which, fortunately for the Maple Leafs, is on their side.
Vancouver Canucks
Plus: An early record of 4-1-1 sure looks nice. Ryan Miller and Jacob Markstrom have looked more than reliable in goal thus far.
Minus: The luck of it all will catch up to them. The Canucks erased third-period deficits in three of their first four games, and capitalized on a fairly weak portion of their schedule.
The Take: Producing four wins with a plus-1 goal differential is a bit of an anomaly. The Canucks are barely averaging two goals per game, and a full season of elite goaltending might be the club's best, if not only, hope.
Winnipeg Jets
Plus:Patrik Laine's shot. The kid is proving his offensive prowess, while he, along with linemates Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler, lead the club in scoring through five games.
Minus: Getting shut out in those glorious throwback uniforms. Perhaps more importantly, neither Connor Hellebuyck or Michael Hutchinson appear to want the starting job. Both have registered only one win, and boast sub-.900 save percentages. One of them will need to take a step in the right direction soon.
The Take: At times, the Jets look dangerous, but they're in need of more balance. Beyond the aforementioned top line, Shawn Matthias is the next forward on the scoring list with only two points. If the goaltending is quickly rectified, the Jets should soar up the standings.
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Here are 10 players who should see regression that will have a negative impact on their fantasy values:
D Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
Burns has picked up where he concluded the 2015-16 season, racking up nine points through the Sharks' first six games. He has registered an astonishing 29 shots on goal, making his three goals extremely reasonable.
The biggest cause for concern is the discrepancy in his primary and secondary assists. Burns is averaging 3.14 assists per 60 minutes of 5v5 play but just 1.26 primary helpers.
C Ryan Johansen, Nashville Predators
All four of Johansen's four assists on the season have come with the Predators on the man advantage. The Predators have the league's second-worst Corsi For rating at 5v5, sitting at 44.64.
As a team they have a 47.4-percent success rate on the power play, with Johansen having factored into four of their nine goals. The Predators' talent is indisputable, but they'll need improved play at 5v5 for Johansen to maintain his production.
LW Richard Panik, Chicago Blackhawks
The most obvious name on this list, Panik is also the least controversial. Panik is leading the league with six goals through six games, but he has registered just nine SOG on the season.
Stempniak is off to a strong start for the second consecutive season. Last year, with the New Jersey Devils, he recorded eight points in 11 October games, then had 10 in 12 November games before dropping off.
He currently has six points in five games. His four goals have come on just nine shots.
C Alex Galchenyuk, Montreal Canadiens
Galchenyuk has three 5v5 assists on the season, good for a pace of 2.87 assists per 60 minutes. Just 0.87 of those theoretical assists are of the primary variety.
He has added a goal at 5v5 and a power-play assist, but he is averaging a modest 16:01 in total ice time. He has been struggling with possession, posting a CF% of just 49.06.
RW Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Six of Kane's seven points on the year have come at 5v5, showing sustainability reminiscent of last season. Through six games he has just one power-play point, an assist - a stark contrast from last year's 37 PP points.
The Blackhawks have five power-play goals as a team, but Kane just hasn't been able to factor in on the man advantage. His luck should change, but last year's total was likely unrepeatable as it was.
C Darren Helm, Detroit Red Wings
The 29-year-old Helm has five points through six games, putting him on pace to shatter his career-high 33 points set in the 2014-15 season. He has been playing with Ws Gustav Nyquist and Thomas Vanek, two of the best offensive talents he has ever been paired with.
Still, he has four goals on just 11 shots on goal. Even if he can produce more assists, he'll lose value with fewer goals.
C Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks
While the aforementioned Kane has posted a CF% over 54 percent at 5v5, Anisimov is coming in at just 46.67. After scoring 20 goals in 77 games last season, mostly while centering Kane and LW Artemi Panarin, Anisimov already has four goals through his opening seven games.
His 12 shots thus far are ahead of last season's 77-game pace, but he has been more than twice as successful in converting for goals.
G Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
Mrazek has stopped 20 of the 21 High Danger Shot Attempts he has faced, per Corsica.Hockey. He and teammate Jimmy Howard have the top HDSV% in the league. Mrazek has allowed just five goals on the season at 5v5, but his expected goals allowed (xGA) rises to 7.80.
He has already allowed four power-play goals, as the Red Wings rank 24th in the league with a penalty-kill percentage of 73.9.
C Kyle Turris, Ottawa Senators
Turris' CF rating of 48.00 percent is actually among the Senators' team leaders. Head coach Guy Boucher will need some more time to instil his defensive system, but the talent of the forward group - and D Erik Karlsson - has come through with the sixth-highest goals-per-game average.
Ws Mark Stone and Mike Hoffman are the primary shooters on Ottawa's top line, with Turris a tertiary option.
For one night, at least, as the winger earned his team the extra point upon getting the better of former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Corey Crawford with a vicious deke.
The winning - and only - shootout goal came in the seventh round, mercifully ending the proceedings.
First-place Montreal (5-0-1) remains the only team unbeaten in regulation time.
Shea Weber and Alexander Radulov, into the empty net, also scored for Montreal. Carey Price made 31 saves for his third consecutive win to start the season.
Gallagher scored on the power play at 13:08 of the third period, just four seconds into Montreal's man advantage. The pesky wing deflected Radulov's shot from the point past Mason.
Gallagher got the play going after winning the faceoff to the left of Mason before scoring his team-leading fourth goal of the season.
The Canadiens came into the game 3 for 21 with the man advantage (20th in the NHL). As a result, coach Michel Therrien tried to jumpstart Montreal's stalled power play by shuffling some players around.
One of those changes was putting Radulov on the point with Weber on Montreal's first power play. The new strategy paid dividends in the third.
Montreal finished Monday's game 1 for 4 on the power play.
Radulov finished with one goal, two assists, five hits, and he drew a penalty in the second period.
Weber got Montreal on the board at 5:28 of the second period with his second goal of the season.
After good work behind the net by Radulov to get the puck back to the point,Weber fired a slap shot that broke Brayden Schenn's stick and deflected into the net.
The Flyers tied it when Voracek deflected Claude Giroux's shot past Price at 11:47. The goal came just seconds after Price denied Voracek all alone in front of goal.
Voracek has three goals in six games this season.
Notes: Price played his 450th game with the Canadiens. . This was the first of three meetings between the teams this season. They meet again Nov. 5 in Montreal.
UP NEXT:
Flyers: play the second of a back-to-back at home against Buffalo On Tuesday.
Canadiens: are at the New York islanders on Wednesday.
Radulov recorded assists on Montreal's first two goals and capped the win with an empty-net goal of his own. He's certainly providing good value on the one-year, $5.75-million contract he signed back in the offseason.
