San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon has been suspended one game for his slash on Washington Capitals defenseman Madison Bowey in Monday's game, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)

As mentioned in the video, even though Dillon isn't a repeat offender, he was assessed a suspension because the slash was deemed pure retaliation, rather than an attempt to retrieve the puck. He was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct on the play.

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Patrik Laine's ultra-quick release netted him a milestone Tuesday night.

The Winnipeg Jets scorer rifled home a one-timer on a two-man advantage for his 50th career goal in his 101st NHL game.

Laine became the third-fastest player to reach the 50-goal plateau in the post-lockout era, joining Alex Ovechkin and Auston Matthews, according to Sportsnet.

Ovechkin needed only 78 games to hit the mark before finishing with 52 goals in his 2005-06 rookie season. Matthews potted his 50th career marker in November on a penalty shot in his 96th game.

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Joe Thornton appears to have avoided punishment for the hit that knocked T.J. Oshie out of Monday night's game.

The San Jose Sharks forward will not receive any supplemental discipline for hitting the Washington Capitals winger in the head late in the second period, The Athletic's Kevin Kurz reports.

Oshie was ruled out for the rest of the game shortly after the incident, and didn't practice with the Capitals on Tuesday.

Here's a look at the hit, if you missed it:

Capitals pest Tom Wilson fought Thornton early in the third period, in an act Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer called "predmeditated crap" and "garbage."

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San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon will face a hearing Tuesday night for his slash on Washington Capitals blue-liner Madison Bowey during Monday's game, the Department of Player Safety announced.

Here's the play, which occurred in the dying seconds of Washington's 4-1 victory:

Dillon was handed a five-minute major for the incident. He hasn't been suspended to this point in his career.

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USA Hockey has released a list of 28 names for their preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship taking place in Buffalo, New York.

Forwards

Defense

Goalies

Regardless of the final cuts that are made, the Americans look well-equipped to defend their title.

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USA Hockey has released a list of 28 names for their preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship taking place in Buffalo, New York.

Forwards

Defense

Goalies

Regardless of the final cuts that are made, the Americans look well-equipped to defend their title.

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Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burmistrov didn't mince words when sharing his thoughts on the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban the Russian Olympic Committee from the 2018 games in PyeongChang amid a doping scandal dating back to 2014.

Burmistrov, a native of Kazan, Russia, called the decision "bullshit," according to Patrick Johnston of The Province.

Burmistrov is under contract with the Canucks, so he wouldn't have been able to go to the Olympics anyway, but it's clear he is displeased with the decision.

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The Buffalo Sabres assigned forward Matt Moulson to the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League after the veteran cleared waivers, the team announced Tuesday.

The Reign, however, are not the Sabres' AHL affiliate; they're the Los Angeles Kings' farm team. The decision to send Moulson there was made so he won't take away ice time from players in the Sabres' system, although Buffalo will retain his rights.

"Matt has been a true professional, especially during this difficult decision," Sabres general manager Jason Botterill said. "Matt has previously spent time within the Kings organization early in his career and we felt this would be the best opportunity for him. From an organizational standpoint, we felt that with our young forwards in place in Rochester, we did not want to take away from their development and ice time by adding another veteran player at this time."

Moulson, a three-time 30-goal scorer with the Islanders, failed to record a point across 14 games with the Sabres this season.

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The New York Rangers and Arizona Coyotes are at opposite ends of hockey's financial spectrum.

This according to Forbes Magazine, which released its rankings of the most valuable NHL teams on Tuesday.

The Blueshirts ranked first with a valuation of $1.5 billion, with the Toronto Maple Leafs ($1.4 billion), Montreal Canadiens ($1.25 billion), and Chicago Blackhawks ($1 billion) also reaching the 10-digit plateau.

At the bottom of the list sits Arizona ($300 million), the Florida Panthers ($305 million), the Columbus Blue Jackets ($315 million), the Buffalo Sabres ($350 million) and the Carolina Hurricanes ($370 million).

The full list can be seen here.

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The Channel One Cup is meant to serve as an Olympic tuneup this year, and the host Russian squad is loading up with plenty of noteworthy talent.

Here's a look at the roster, which features several former NHL players:

Forwards: Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Sergei Kalinin, Nikita Gusev, Vadim Shipachyov, Ilya Kablukov, Evgeny Ketov, Sergei Plotnikov, Sergei Shirokov (all SKA Saint Petersburg), Kirill Kaprizov, Valery Nichushkin, Ivan Telegin, Sergei Andronov, Maxim Shalunov, Mikhail Grigorenko (all CSKA Moscow).

Defensemen: Anton Belov, Slava Voynov, Vladislav Gavrikov, Dinar Khafizullin, Yegor Yakovlev (all SKA Saint Petersburg), Bogdan Kiselevich, Nikita Nesterov, Alexei Marchenko (all CSKA Moscow), Ilya Lyubushkin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl).

Goalies: Vasily Koshechkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Ilya Sorokin (CSKA Moscow), Igor Shestyorkin (SKA Saint Petersburg).

Russia, however, has been suspended from competing at the 2018 Olympics by the International Olympic Committee in light of rampant doping in that country.

Per the IOC, clean, individual, invited athletes will still be able to participate, "be it in individual or team competitions, under the name 'Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR)." They will play with a uniform bearing the OAR name and under the Olympic Flag, and the Olympic Anthem will be played in any ceremony.

What this all means in regards to the composition of the men's hockey roster remains to be seen.

Canada, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, and South Korea will also ice teams at the event, which will take place from Dec. 13-17 in Moscow.

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