The Anaheim Ducks and pending unrestricted free-agent forward Jakob Silfverberg agreed on a five-year contract extension, according to Eric Stephens and Josh Cooper of The Athletic.

The deal is worth more than $5 million annually and contains a modified 10-team no-trade clause, but it won't be officially announced until March 1 or later to give the Ducks time to sort out tagging issues, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Silfverberg was acquired by the Ducks from the Ottawa Senators in 2013 and signed a four-year, $15-million contract with Anaheim two years later.

The 28-year-old has 16 goals and eight assists in 51 games this season.

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The Anaheim Ducks and pending unrestricted free-agent forward Jakob Silfverberg agreed on a five-year contract extension, according to Eric Stephens and Josh Cooper of The Athletic.

The deal is worth more than $5 million annually and contains a modified 10-team no-trade clause, but it won't be officially announced until March 1 or later to give the Ducks time to sort out tagging issues, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Silfverberg was acquired by the Ducks from the Ottawa Senators in 2013 and signed a four-year, $15-million contract with Anaheim two years later.

The 28-year-old has 16 goals and eight assists in 51 games this season.

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The Minnesota Wild traded forward Charlie Coyle to the Boston Bruins for forward Ryan Donato and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2019, the teams announced Wednesday.

The pick will become a fourth-rounder if the Bruins advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Coyle has 28 points in 60 games this season while averaging over 17 minutes per contest. The 26-year-old will slot in behind Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci down the middle and will provide the Bruins with some offensive depth for the stretch run.

The seven-year veteran is under contract through 2020 at a $3.2-million cap hit.

Donato struggled to carve out a role with Boston this season. The 22-year-old made a name for himself after scoring five goals in five games last year for the United States at the PyeongChang Olympics, but bounced between the Bruins and AHL Providence during the 2018-19 campaign. Donato recorded nine points in 34 games in the NHL this season while chipping in 12 points in 18 contests in the minors.

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If Matt Duchene is being held out of the lineup Thursday, it's news to him.

The Ottawa Senators forward told reporters after Wednesday's practice that he hasn't been informed about sitting out versus the New Jersey Devils, according to TSN 1200.

"I'm preparing like I'm playing," Duchene told the assembled media, including TSN's Brent Wallace.

Senators head coach Guy Boucher also said he's received no word on whether Duchene will be in or out of the lineup, according to NHL.com's Mike Morreale. Boucher added that he plans on playing Duchene until he's told otherwise.

TSN's Darren Dreger reported Tuesday night that the star center is not expected to be in Thursday's lineup as the Senators look to avoid risking an injury ahead of the Feb. 25 trade deadline.

Dreger also reported Sunday that Ottawa plans to trade Duchene, who's set to hit unrestricted free agency in the offseason.

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Radko Gudas has been suspended again.

The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman will sit out a pair of games for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday.

Gudas was assessed a minor penalty Tuesday night after hitting Kucherov in the head with his stick late in the third period.

As a repeat offender, he'll forfeit more than $80,000 in salary. The league specifically cited Gudas' disciplinary history as "what causes this play to rise to the level of a suspension."

The 28-year-old was previously banned for 10 games after slashing Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault in 2017.

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The Buffalo Sabres' inconsistent play will not cost head coach Phil Housley his job, general manager Jason Botterill confirmed on Wednesday.

"We’ve made progress as an organization compared to last year," said Botterill, according to The Athletic's John Vogl. "We’ve been in a position where we’ve been in games. I see the results on the ice. I see the communication that we’re going through here. There’s not going to be a coaching change."

With losses in three straight games and seven of their last 10, the Sabres are struggling. Buffalo posted an NHL-best 11-3-1 record through its first 15 contests this season, but the team has won only 17 of its 44 games since then. The Sabres also haven't won consecutive games since Dec. 13.

Housley was hired in June 2017 to replace Dan Bylsma, and the Sabres went 25-45-12 in his first campaign behind the bench.

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The Detroit Red Wings will call up top prospect Filip Zadina, general manager Ken Holland told Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday.

Although Holland wouldn't provide a date for the 19-year-old forward's promotion, NHL teams can carry more than 23 players after Monday's trade deadline. Detroit may also elect to send rookie Michael Rasmussen back to his junior team, St. James notes.

"He's showing more confidence, he's winning more puck battles, he looks like he's adjusted more to the pro game," Holland said of Zadina. "Points are (a) result of doing things right."

Zadina was selected sixth overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He's collected 15 goals and 14 assists in 43 games with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins.

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