Report: Coyotes trade Hanzal to Wild

Martin Hanzal is headed to the Minnesota Wild.

The Arizona Coyotes dealt the veteran forward to the Wild on Sunday in exchange for Minnesota's first-round pick in 2017, second-round selection in 2018, and conditional pick in 2019, reports Craig Custance of ESPN.

According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the conditional pick in 2019 is a fourth-rounder, and becomes a third-round pick if the Wild win one playoff round. It becomes a second-round pick if the Wild win two rounds.

The Wild also acquired winger Ryan White and Arizona's 2017 fourth-round pick in the deal, according to McKenzie, while Minnesota farmhand Grayson Downing is also headed to Arizona.

As part of the deal, the Coyotes will retain 50 percent of Hanzal's contract.

Hanzal has appeared in 51 games with the Coyotes this season, recording 16 goals and 10 assists.

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Report: Lightning trade Ben Bishop to Kings

The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly dealt netminder Ben Bishop to the Los Angeles Kings, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

It remains unclear what Steve Yzerman and the Lightning will receive in return for the pending unrestricted free agent and former Vezina Trophy finalist, but TVA's Renaud Lavoie is suggesting that defensive prospect Erik Cernak and veteran goaltender Peter Budaj will be included as part of the package.

Bishop's apparent acquisition comes one day after long-time starter Jonathan Quick returned to the Los Angeles crease after missing more than two-thirds of the season with a groin injury.

Budaj recorded 27 wins and seven shutouts in his 51 starts in the absence of Quick, keeping the Kings afloat for four months. His .917 save percentage in spot relief was directly in line with the save rate Quick's had over the previous three seasons.

Bishop's value has diminished after his brilliant 2015-16 campaign, in which he led the NHL in goals-against average. He has stopped pucks at a .911 clip in 31 appearances, and has now officially been supplanted by Andrei Vasilevskiy.

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Gaudreau continues to sizzle opposite Ferland

Johnny Gaudreau led the Calgary Flames to a fourth consecutive win Sunday in Carolina, remaining red-hot since Micheal Ferland was bumped up to the top line to skate opposite the shifty winger.

Gaudreau was in all three goals for the Flames, scoring twice and collecting an assist on Ferland's breakaway goal, which kick-started the 3-1 comeback win.

Gaudreau has bagged eight points on the Flames' current four-game road winning streak, and picked up his 26th point in 28 starts this season in away barns.

It has seemed as though the Flames have searched all season for a winger to facilitate Gaudreau and Sean Monahan on the top line. And it appears, at least from the options at their disposal, that they've landed on the right fit with the speedy Ferland.

They're now four points back of the Oilers and Ducks, who are tied for second in the Pacific Division with 74 points.

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Flames relishing early returns of Stone trade

So far, so good.

The Calgary Flames should have no complaints when it comes to new blue-liner Michael Stone, acquired from the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.

Since the deal, Stone has appeared in four games with his new club, picking up two assists. He nearly added another helper Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes, when his blocked shot made its way to Micheal Ferland, who beat Eddie Lack on a breakaway to net the game-winner.

All four games have been on the road, as he initially linked up with the Flames in Nashville to kick off a four-game road swing.

When the Flames return home Tuesday to take on the Los Angeles Kings, it will mark a homecoming of sorts for Stone. The Winnipeg native spent his junior career with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen, who share the same city and arena as the NHL club.

In 2009-10, his final season with the Hitmen, he led all defensemen in scoring with 21 goals and 44 assists in 69 games.

The Flames moved up to 70 points following Sunday's win over the Hurricanes, and now hold the West's top wild-card spot, sitting four points back of the Anaheim Ducks for the third seed in the Pacific.

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Watch: McDavid beats Rinne to notch 70th point

Welcome to the 70-point plateau, Connor McDavid.

The Edmonton Oilers captain picked up his 21st goal and 70th point of the season Sunday against the Nashville Predators, getting the Oilers on the board 5:23 into the match.

McDavid is three points ahead of Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby and five above San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns for the NHL lead.

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Canucks’ Hutton, Rodin showing symptoms of mumps

The Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday that another three members of the organization are showing symptoms of the mumps, with Anton Rodin, Ben Hutton, and assistant equipment manager Red Hamilton having been placed under precautionary isolation.

Nikita Tryamkin, Markus Granlund, Chris Tanev, Mike Chaput, and Troy Stecher were under quarantine as of Friday. Stecher is the lone confirmed case of the highly contagious viral disease, but has since been cleared to return to on-ice activity.

Vancouver recalled four players from Utica before Saturday's shorthanded loss to the San Jose Sharks.

It's been an incredibly trying season for Rodin, who has dressed only three times due to a lingering knee issue, and has since had another season-ending surgery.

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Bergeron scores pair, Bruins beat Stars to cap successful road trip

Patrice Bergeron had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 Sunday, improving to 6-1 under interim coach Bruce Cassidy.

The Bruins completed a 3-1 road trip.

Stars captain Jamie Benn and Boston forward David Backes began fighting just 2 seconds into the game and drew major penalties. They have a history between - this was the first time they've faced each other this season, and it was the third straight year they've fought.

The Stars had tied the game in the second period after trailing 2-0. But Frank Vatrano and Bergeron scored on deflections 40 seconds apart in the second, and Bergeron added his 16th goal of the season in the third period.

Brad Marchand, David Krejci scored in the first period for the Bruins. Marchand had two assists and Torey Krug had three assists.

John Klingberg and Jiri Hudler had second-period goals for Dallas, and Tyler Seguin scored in the third.

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask had 33 saves.

Kari Lehtonen made 22 saves for Dallas. Three of Boston's goals came on deflections.

Vatrano deflected Kevan Miller's drive from the right point through traffic past Lehtonen to break a 2-2 tie in the second. Bergeron and Dallas defenseman Jordie Benn became tangled in front of Lehtonen on the Bruins' fourth goal.

Marchand scored from the left faceoff circle at 5:56 of the first period after taking a pass from behind the net from Bergeron.

Dallas made it 2-all on the first power play of the game. Hudler scored on a snap shot at 11:49 of the second.

Boston regained a two-goal lead less than 4 minutes later when Vatrano and Bergeron scored at 14:41 and 15:21.

NOTES: Dallas D Johnny Oduya returned after missing 15 games because of an ankle injury. . Miller and Dallas LW Curtis McKenzie also fought in the second period. . Marchand has 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) in his past 12 games. . Krejci has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past seven games. . Krug has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in seven career games against the Stars. . Hudler has 18 points (11 goals, seven assists) in 14 career games vs. Boston. . The visiting team has won the last seven games between the teams, dating back to 2013-14.

UP NEXT

Bruins: Begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday against Arizona.

Stars: Play the fourth of five straight home games vs. Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

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Senators’ Lazar out as precaution days before trade deadline

Intrigue in Ottawa.

With the NHL's trade deadline set for Wednesday, Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has the green light to make a move, and with Curtis Lazar serving as an oft-mentioned possibility to be headed out of town.

Lazar, however, won't play Sunday in Florida with what's been called a minor upper-body injury that has him listed as day-to-day.

Head coach Guy Boucher added the young forward is being held out of the lineup for precautionary reasons, calling the injury something small they don't want to make bigger.

Lazar, 22, has managed a single assist and 24 shots in 33 games this season.

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