Chicago Blackhawks forward and former captain of Team Canada at this year's world juniors Kirby Dach will miss approximately four-to-five months after undergoing successful surgery to repair a right wrist fracture, the team announced Monday.

Dach suffered the injury during Canada's exhibition game against Russia.

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The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Andreas Athanasiou to a one-year, $1.2-million contract, according to TSN 1040's Rick Dhaliwal.

The 26-year-old was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers at the trade deadline last season. Athanasiou appeared in nine regular-season games with his new club, recording one goal and one assist. He went pointless in four postseason contests.

Athanasiou spent his entire career with the Detroit Red Wings prior to joining the Oilers. The team selected him in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Draft. He amassed 83 goals and 71 assists in 294 regular-season games with Detroit.

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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson doesn't appreciate people saying his offensive output declined last season because Artemi Panarin signed elsewhere.

"It definitely lights a fire under my ass," Atkinson told The Athletic's Aaron Portzline. "The season before (Panarin left), I had 41 goals, and so right away (in 2019-20) people are like, 'He's nothing without Panarin.' I mean, seriously.

"(Panarin) is a great player, no doubt. But I had f------ (35 goals) the year before Panarin and (27) the year before that. People are pretty quick to turn the page without really knowing what's up.

"And shit like that ... that really fuels my fire."

Atkinson played on Panarin's line in 2018-19 when he racked up the aforementioned 41 markers, which set a personal best and tied a franchise record. Panarin inked a seven-year deal with the New York Rangers the following summer, after which Atkinson produced only 12 goals and 14 assists across 44 games in 2019-20.

However, Atkinson collected at least 20 goals in four straight seasons before the Chicago Blackhawks traded Panarin to Columbus prior to the 2017-18 campaign. Atkinson registered 53 points in 2015-16 and 62 points the following season.

Atkinson's lackluster 2019-20 numbers can also be attributed in part to bad luck, as he posted a career-low shooting percentage (8.1%). He's averaged 11.5% in that department over his nine NHL seasons.

The 31-year-old has played his entire career with the Blue Jackets, who selected him in the sixth round of the 2008 draft.

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Washington Capitals goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is scheduled for open-heart surgery, he revealed Monday.

Lundqvist will undergo an aortic valve replacement, as well as an aortic root and ascending aortic replacement.

Earlier in December, the 38-year-old announced he would not play the upcoming season due to a heart condition. Doctors advised him to sit out the campaign after weeks of tests.

The Capitals signed the veteran netminder to a one-year, $1.5-million contract on Oct. 9.

Lundqvist spent his first 15 seasons with the New York Rangers, who bought out the final year of his contract in late September.

He ranks sixth on the NHL's all-time goaltending wins list and holds franchise records in games played, victories, and shutouts.

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The Montreal Canadiens have inked forward Corey Perry to a one-year, $750,000 contract.

Perry, who was an unrestricted free agent, helped lead the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup Final last season.

The 35-year-old collected five goals and 16 assists over 57 regular-season games in 2019-20 before adding five markers and four helpers in 27 playoff contests.

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Welcome to theScore's 2020-21 fantasy hockey rankings.

Yahoo uses hits in standard head-to-head leagues and blocks in standard points leagues, so we're adopting both. We've also excluded plus/minus for our rankings since it's an outdated and generally unpredictable statistic. Here's what we're factoring in.

These rankings are based on 12-team leagues and factor in positional value. The value of certain positions can change depending on the size of the league. Positional eligibility is courtesy of Yahoo.

Josh Wegman has been theScore's resident fantasy hockey expert since 2015. Find him on Twitter @JoshWegman_.

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The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Braydon Coburn, forward Cedric Paquette, and a second-round pick in 2022 from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Marian Gaborik and goaltender Anders Nilsson, the team announced Sunday.

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