Drafted sixth overall by the Calgary Flames in June, Tkachuk, 18, will remain with the club beyond the nine-game threshold, burning the first year of his entry-level contract.
While head contact is clear, Schenn appeared to try and avoid Smith all together, but failed to do so - he wasn't assessed a penalty on the play either.
Smith briefly exited the contest before ultimately returning.
The Blackhawks are no longer Chicago's most recent champions.
Formal congratulations have been extended by the hockey team following a dramatic, long-awaited World Series win by the Chicago Cubs.
Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz released the following statement:
On behalf of our family and organization, congratulations to the Ricketts family and the Chicago Cubs for an incredible season and for winning the World Series. The unwavering loyalty of Chicago sports fans has been rewarded once again with yet another team being crowned world champions. Well done.
Blackhawks players, both past and present, offered their personal congratulations as well.
Just witnessed Chicago sports history. Where were you when the @cubs won the #worldseries? Congratulations Chicago!!!
Drouin was the victim of a headshot courtesy of New York Islanders blue-liner Calvin de Haan during Tuesday's 6-1 victory. De Haan received a major penalty on the play, but avoided supplemental discipline.
Cooper said Drouin will see team doctors for further evaluation, and didn't estimate a timetable for his return. Given that Drouin has a history of concussions, the latest injury is surely a cause for concern for the Lightning.
In 10 games this season, the 21-year-old has notched two goals and three assists.
Anderson made two starts for Ottawa since it was announced that his wife Nicholle had been diagnosed with cancer, shutting out Edmonton and earning another win over Carolina in which he allowed a lone goal.
During Thursday's morning skate, all signs pointed to Mike Condon - who was acquired Wednesday from the Pittsburgh Penguins - making his Senators debut Thursday, starting against the Canucks, which was later confirmed.
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NHL goals per game: Last season: 5.34 First three days this season: 6.75 Since day four this season: 5.34
A promising and exciting start to the 2016-17 NHL season quickly reverted to much of the boring, defensive play we saw last season. Scoring isn't just down through the league as a whole, but is down dramatically for some of the league's top-offensive talents. How should fantasy owners be reacting to the slow starts of some of their top draft picks?
LW Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
With two assists in Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Avalanche, Forsberg is up to a respectable seven points through his first nine games. But he remains goalless to open the season, after potting 33 goals in 2015-16 and 26 the year prior. Most alarmingly, he is averaging just 1.78 shots on goal per game, down from 3.01 last season and 2.89 in 2014-15
Forsberg is averaging 19:21 in ice time, and was recently reunited with C Ryan Johansen and RW James Neal, whom he spent 73 minutes with at 5v5 last season en route to a Corsi For rating of 60.27. They averaged 9.84 scoring chances per 60 5v5 minutes. Forsberg has spent most of his 5v5 this season with Johansen and RW Kevin Fiala, with the three averaging 7.03 SCF60.
The Predators have received 33 power-play opportunities this season, and they've scored on 11 of those. Forsberg has three of his seven assists while playing 28.12 minutes at 5v4. He is on pace to match his 24 power-play points from last season.
The shockingly low shot count is reason for concern and could be the result of a fundamental change in Forsberg's game. Trade him only if top value can be had, but it is still early enough in the season for some owners to continue viewing him as a player likely to build on last year's success.
Verdict: SELL
D John Klingberg, Dallas Stars
Klingberg has just four assists through nine games, a year after totaling 10 goals and 48 assists in 76 games played. He averaged 2.25 SOG/G last season but has just 12 shots to open the 2016-17 season. Like Forsberg, his ice time has increased this year. He is averaging 23:33, including 3.94 minutes of power-play time per game.
His CF% is just 49.11 at 5v5, after posting a rate of 55.59 last season. Klingberg has been on the ice for 24 Stars scoring chances, the biggest and most obvious benefit of all his ice time.
With injuries affecting forwards Mattias Janmark, Cody Eakin, Patrick Sharp and Ales Hemsky to varying degrees, there should be and will be continue to be more shot opportunities for Klingberg, as he is forced into a larger role on offense. The slow start is certainly unexpected but with no help incoming for the Stars' offense, expect Klingberg to step up.
Verdict: BUY
C Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
A promising first game of the season from Backstrom in which he tallied five shots on goal prompted this article, claiming a breakout season on the goal front. Since the impressive season opener, Backstrom has registered more than two SOG in a game just once, when he recorded four in a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
Still, with an average of 2.0 SOG/G, Backstrom is ahead of his pace from the past two seasons. With a well-established career shooting percentage of 11.6 percent, Backstrom has totaled 165 goals in 661 career games.
He has been reunited with Ws Alex Ovechkin and Justin Williams on the Capitals' top line at 5v5; the original post focused on how operating on the second line would actually benefit his shot counts. Still, Backstrom has never totaled fewer than 18 goals in a full season since his 2007-08 rookie season.
Backstrom does have 21-career multi-goal games, needing no more than six SOG to achieve any of them. He will have more opportunities for rebound goals while playing with Ovechkin, and he remains the best bet in the NHL for upward of 25 power-play points.
Verdict: HOLD
D Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets
Byfuglien has six assists through the opening 10 games - and unlike the other names featured above, he has been shooting the puck. He has 27 shots in 10 games, not substantially removed from his career pace of 3.04 SOG/G.
Byfuglien has posted the best CF% of this group, sitting at 53.45 through 10 games. He has been on the ice for 28 Jets scoring chances, while they've allowed 31 chances at 5v5 with him on.
The Jets' struggling power play has been a detriment thus far. They've had a league-high 44 opportunities, but they've converted just 11.4 percent of those chances. Byfuglien has played a total of 44.19 minutes at 5v4, but he has contributed just a lone power-play assist. He had at least 17 PP points in each of the past three seasons.
The injury to C Bryan Little affects the team as a whole, but it shouldn't be having much of an affect on Byfuglien. He plays on the top defense pairing at both 5v5 and the power play, which has him skating with the top forward trio centered by Mark Scheifele. His 28:50 in ice time is on pace for a career high.
Each week, theScore looks at the teams, players, and other hockey figures trending upward and taking a step back.
▲ New York Rangers
A first-round playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins this past spring could have easily signaled an end to a nice run of success for the New York Rangers, one that began in 2012 and included three Eastern Conference Finals appearances and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.
General manager Jeff Gorton spent the offseason shoring up the team's forward depth - adding Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, and Brandon Pirri - and it's paying off in spades.
Through ten games, the Rangers lead the NHL with an average of four goals a night, with contributions coming from all corners of the lineup.
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▼ Los Angeles Kings
Questions were raised when Jonathan Quick hit the IR a groin injury early in the season, but goaltending hasn't been the biggest issue for the Los Angeles Kings as of late.
The Kings are riding a three-game losing streak and have failed to score a goal in each of those games, marking a type of scoring drought not experienced by the franchise since 1968-69.
Following Tuesday's 4-0 loss to Anaheim, head coach Darryl Sutter astutely pointed out it's not a recipe for success when a team can neither score nor make any saves.
With Quick expected to remain sidelined until early 2017, the supposed contending Kings could find themselves in a hole too deep to climb out of if the sticks don't heat up soon.
▲ Tuukka Rask
A mysterious injury - labeled "general soreness" - forced Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask to miss a few games so far this season, but when he's been between the pipes, he's performed at the highest of levels.
In five starts, Rask has posted a perfect record of 5-0-0, stopping 147 of 153 shots against for a save percentage of .961. Only Jimmy Howard (.973) and Carey Price (.964) have stopped the puck at a higher success rate than Rask.
Rask's performance has been timely for a Bruins team that is struggling to score.
Word came out quickly that the Islanders are willing to trade Halak, but the Islanders have reportedly yet to receive an offer.
It should also be noted that P.A. Parenteau - another Walsh client - was waived by the Islanders prior to the start of the season, making a Devils fan out of the agent.
And PA Parenteau of NEW JERSEY with the PPG goal from his office in front. Still putting the puck in the net. Who's your #PAP
As if that wasn't enough, Walsh jumped at the opportunity to drop a classic "please like my sport" tweet as the entire sports world was watching Game 7 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, which was interrupted late by a brief rain delay.
NHL Players played thru rain and snow during Winter Classics. Just sayin....
What he failed to mention is that the recent Heritage Classic in Winnipeg was delayed for two hours due to the shining of the sun, and also that hockey players once missed an entire season due to a labor dispute, with another lockout expected in the coming years.
