Team Canada has unveiled the 25 players it will take to Alberta for the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship.

The roster features the next two projected first overall NHL draft picks in 17-year-old Shane Wright and 16-year-old Connor Bedard, as well as 2021 No. 1 selection Owen Power.

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Canada will open its tournament on Boxing Day against the Czech Republic.

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The injuries continue to pile up for the Colorado Avalanche.

Gabriel Landeskog is expected to miss two weeks or so with a lower-body injury, head coach Jared Bednar announced Sunday.

The Avs captain suffered the injury during Friday's 7-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings.

Nazem Kadri, who missed Friday's contest, won't return Sunday versus the Florida Panthers after getting hurt against the New York Rangers on Wednesday.

Colorado will at least get one player back from injury against the Panthers, as goaltender Pavel Francouz just finished a conditioning stint in the AHL and is set to back up Darcy Kuemper for the first time this season.

Landeskog ranks second on the team with 27 points in 22 contests this season. Only four players on the roster have appeared in all 24 games - Tyson Jost, Erik Johnson, Logan O'Connor, and Darren Helm.

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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alexander Edler had to be helped off the ice early in Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild after getting hit hard into the boards.

The 35-year-old landed awkwardly and couldn't put any weight on his left leg after Wild forward Brandon Duhaime checked him along the wall less than three minutes into the first period.

Edler got to the bench with the assistance of the Kings' medical staff and immediately went to the dressing room.

The team later ruled him out for the rest of the game.

Los Angeles has dealt with numerous injuries to blue-liners this season. The Kings' No. 1 rearguard, Drew Doughty, missed 16 games with a knee issue before returning Nov. 30. Top-four defenseman Sean Walker is out for the campaign after tearing the MCL and ACL in his right knee on Oct. 25.

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Home sweet home, at last.

The New York Islanders won their first game at the UBS Arena in their eighth attempt on Saturday, topping the New Jersey Devils 4-2.

The Isles began the season on a 13-game road trip as the finishing touches on their new building were still being completed. The club entered Saturday with an 0-5-2 record at home this campaign.

New York's seven-game winless streak at UBS Arena had been the longest stretch to open a new arena in NHL history, according to The Associated Press.

The crowd erupted at the sound of the final horn.

Here's another view from the bleachers:

Islanders head coach Barry Trotz credited the fans for the victory.

"I'll give the fans credit for the win because they stuck with us through the whole game, they stuck with us through the last six or seven games," Trotz said postgame.

"I was sitting in the office here, and you could hear the thunder of the fans in the locker room, in the coaches room - that's fantastic. That's why the Islanders fans are special - they really are."

Zach Parise played the role of hero, scoring a game-winning, shorthanded goal for his first tally with New York after signing as a free agent in the offseason.

Mathew Barzal, Oliver Wahlstrom, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also led the way offensively, contributing two points each. Barzal is now riding a six-game point streak after a slow start to the year.

Ilya Sorokin was stellar between the pipes, stopping 30 of 32 shots.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Petr Mrazek is starting on Saturday night against the Chicago Blackhawks, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed, according to Postmedia's Lance Hornby.

Mrazek hasn't played since Oct. 30 after re-aggravating a groin injury. He's only appeared in two games this season, posting a .877 save percentage and 4.20 goals-against average.

The Leafs signed Mrazek to a three-year contract worth $3.8 million annually this past offseason. The hope was he would form a strong tandem with Jack Campbell, who instead has taken the job and run with it in Mrazek's absence.

Mitch Marner was placed on long-term injured reserve to make room for Mrazek's activation, per CapFriendly.

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Ben Bishop is hanging up his pads after an 11-year NHL career due to a knee injury, Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Saturday, according to The Dallas Morning News' Matthew DeFranks.

The Stars netminder hasn't played a regular-season game since March 10, 2020. Bishop made three appearances for Dallas during the 2020 bubble playoffs in August.

The 35-year-old underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in October 2020 and has spent the last 14 months rehabbing the injury. The organization assigned Bishop to the AHL's Texas Stars on a rehab assignment this past week, and he allowed eight goals on 34 shots in his lone appearance.

"It’s no secret, he has a degenerative knee injury, and he went down there, he wanted to be a big part of this," Nill said. "He wanted to do everything he could to get back. In the end, by going through the process, going down there and playing, he found out that it’s the end of his career."

Bishop finishes with 222 wins, 33 shutouts, a 2.32 goals against average, and a .921 save percentage - the latter of which currently ranks fifth on the all-time list behind Dominik Hasek, Ken Dryden, Tuukka Rask, and Jack Campbell.

The 6-foot-7 goaltender was a Vezina Trophy finalist three times in 2014, 2016, and 2019 but never won the award. In addition to his time with the Stars, Bishop also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, and St. Louis Blues.

Bishop is in the fifth campaign of a six-year, $29.5-million contract. He was recalled from his conditioning loan on Saturday and placed on long-term injured reserve, where he will remain through the duration of his deal.

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Montreal Canadiens forward Tyler Toffoli is expected to miss eight weeks after undergoing hand surgery, the team announced Saturday.

Toffoli suffered the injury on Dec. 4 against the Nashville Predators. He was initially projected to be out for a few weeks.

The Canadiens are battling an inordinate amount of injuries while struggling to earn wins this season as they sit 31st in the league standings. The club started the campaign with Shea Weber and Paul Byron on long-term injured reserve, and the team currently has Jeff Petry, Josh Anderson, Joel Edmundson, and Toffoli on injured reserve. Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku are also sidelined due to COVID-19.

Toffoli has recorded five goals and 12 assists in 26 games this season. He ranks second on the Canadiens with 17 points.

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