Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira made an early exit from Tuesday night's game against the St. Louis Blues.

Khaira received a five-minute major for cross-checking and a match penalty after hitting defenseman Vince Dunn in the head midway through the third period.

Here is the incident that led to the ejection:

Dunn was also handed a minor penalty for cross-checking.

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Vancouver Canucks prospect Olli Juolevi underwent knee surgery on Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the 2018-19 season, the team announced.

The defenseman is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for training camp.

The Canucks medical staff determined that surgery was the best option for the 20-year-old's long-term health.

Juolevi was selected fifth overall in the 2016 NHL Draft. He has yet to make his NHL debut, but has 13 points in 18 games with the AHL's Utica Comets this season.

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Philadelphia Flyers forward Jori Lehtera is scheduled to appear in court in January - a specific date has not yet been announced - for his alleged involvement in a Finnish drug ring, according to Sam Carchidi of The Philadephia Inquirer.

Lehtera is reportedly not one of the main suspects in the case, which will begin trial on Dec. 31.

It's unknown if he will miss any time with the Flyers.

The 30-year-old denied any involvement with the cocaine ring in September.

Lehtera has suited up for 24 games this season, recording one goal and two assists.

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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas is fielding plenty of questions about offer sheets and contract extensions of late, so naturally, trades are the next topic of discussion.

With Auston Matthews' and Mitch Marner's contract negotiations looming, the future deals for the young stars apparently tie into the Leafs' trade deadline plans, as Dubas said he'd like some term security attached to anyone he might add.

"... If we have some certainty or some relative certainty about where the contracts for Auston and Mitch are going to come in, and we have more certainty at that time for where the salary cap will be for next season, we may be able to add players that are more than just rentals, that do have some term, whether it's one, two, or however many years left on their contracts," Dubas told Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic on Monday.

"I think all those pieces kind of have to fit together. I don't really look and see many pure rentals that really change the dynamic of our group. So anything that we'd be looking at would be players that probably have some term."

The Maple Leafs have $5.8 million in available cap space for the remainder of the current season, per Cap Friendly. With next year's limit set to increase to roughly $83 million, Toronto is projected to have just over $23 million at its disposal heading into 2019-20.

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The Vegas Golden Knights and Columbus Blue Jackets exchanged blows both on and off the ice on Monday night.

During the second intermission, and with both teams locked in a 0-0 tie, the Blue Jackets looked for takers to play some board games.

The Golden Knights rose to the challenge.

Let the games begin!

It was a rather back-and-forth tilt until the Golden Knights backed the Blue Jackets into a point of no return.

With that, Vegas delivered the final blow.

The intermission shenanigans we're such a hit that both teams agreed to a rematch on Feb. 9, when the Golden Knights and Blue Jackets meet again.

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The Vegas Golden Knights and Columbus Blue Jackets exchanged blows both on and off the ice on Monday night.

During the second intermission, and with both teams locked in a 0-0 tie, the Blue Jackets looked for takers to play some board games.

The Golden Knights rose to the challenge.

Let the games begin!

It was a rather back-and-forth tilt until the Golden Knights backed the Blue Jackets into a point of no return.

With that, Vegas delivered the final blow.

The intermission shenanigans we're such a hit that both teams agreed to a rematch on Feb. 9, when the Golden Knights and Blue Jackets meet again.

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