Ottawa Senators forward Scott Sabourin was stretchered off the ice just over three minutes into Saturday's contest against the Boston Bruins.

Sabourin collided with Boston forward David Backes and hit his head on the ice as he fell.

He was tended to for several minutes by medical staff and gave a thumbs-up as he was taken off the ice. No update has been provided yet.

Sabourin, 27, made his NHL debut this season after several years in the minors. He's chipped in two points for the Senators while averaging just under seven minutes of ice time per night.

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Evgeni Malkin is officially good to go.

The Pittsburgh Penguins star suited up against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon after head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed he would return pregame.

Malkin, who missed 11 games with an apparent leg ailment, was activated off injured reserve on Friday after practicing in full capacity.

The 33-year-old forward was hurt during the Penguins' second game of the season on Oct. 5 versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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The Nashville Predators' sweaters for the upcoming Winter Classic appear to have been accidentally revealed prematurely.

The jersey design is a tribute to the Nashville Dixie Flyers, according to Sportslogos.net's Chris Creamer. The Dixie Flyers were a minor-league hockey club that played in the Eastern Hockey League from 1962-71.

An official unveiling is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. CT.

The Dallas Stars will host the Predators at Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2020.

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Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes suffered a lower-body injury Friday against the Anaheim Ducks and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest, the team announced.

The 20-year-old phenom went down awkwardly after getting his skate caught in the ice.

Hughes, the seventh overall pick in the 2018 draft, has 10 points in 13 games this season - the most among Canucks defensemen and tied for the most among all rookie skaters entering Friday.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded goaltender Louis Domingue to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional seventh-round pick, the team announced Friday.

Tampa Bay will receive New Jersey's seventh-round selection in 2021 if Domingue plays seven games or one playoff contest for the Devils this season, or if he's traded before the 2020 draft.

Domingue went 21-5-0 with the Lightning last season, sporting a .908 save percentage and a 2.88 goals-against average. He has one year remaining on his contract carrying a $1.15-million cap hit.

The 27-year-old has played exclusively in the AHL this campaign after Tampa Bay signed veteran Curtis McElhinney in free agency to back up Andrei Vasilevskiy.

The Devils' tandem of MacKenzie Blackwood and Cory Schneider have combined for a disappointing .859 save percentage and a 3.96 goals-against average this season entering Friday.

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews isn't phased by the negative criticism the team has received throughout a subpar opening month to the season.

"We're 14-to-15 games in and the world's crashing down on us but we're staying positive in this room," Matthews told the assembled media Friday, including TSN.

"It's early. We're still meshing together (with) new guys and new faces, so like I said, we want to take another step here in November and continue to put our best foot forward."

A busy offseason saw the Leafs undergo their largest roster turnover with this core group of players, but with nine of their 14 games in November coming away from Scotiabank Arena, forward Mitch Marner hopes the club can mesh during its time on the road.

"We're more traveling this time around and we're going on road games, we're getting time with each other on the road," Marner said.

"I think it's good we're going to get some time to hang out on the road ... We haven't been able to really do that over this past month and it's always big for your team (to) get chemistry going early. We still have a lot of new guys on this team and this month's going to be big for us."

With team captain John Tavares and forward Zach Hyman nearing a return, Toronto is inching toward having all its regulars healthy for the first time this season.

The Leafs will look to begin November on the right note when they travel to Philadelphia to clash with the Flyers on Saturday.

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