Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Foligno won't play in Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night due to a lower-body injury, the team announced.

Riley Nash is dressing in his place, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Foligno missed the team's morning skate on Monday but head coach Sheldon Keefe said the veteran would be good to play, according to TSN's Mark Masters. Foligno skated in the pregame warmup before being ruled out.

He has one assist through the first two games of the postseason.

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Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri is appealing his eight-game suspension, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The appeal will be heard directly by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and Kadri can appeal to an independent arbitrator if he's unsatisfied with the second ruling, Friedman adds.

The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Kadri after he delivered an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk during Game 2 of the teams' first-round series.

Kadri has already missed Game 3 and Game 4 of the series because of the ban.

The 30-year-old has been suspended three times in his last four trips to the postseason and six times overall in his NHL career. His last playoff suspension came in 2019 with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a high hit on Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning is setting himself up for a busy summer.

Benning said Friday that changes need to be made, and the club will explore trades, free agency, and buyouts to improve next season, according to TSN's Farhan Lalji.

"Ownership has given us the resources to do whatever we need to do to get back to where we need to be," Benning said. "Buyouts is part of our strategy ... We're going to be aggressive on trades, free agency."

Vancouver has a number of potential buyout candidates. Loui Eriksson has one year remaining on his deal with a $6-million cap hit at the NHL level, while Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel each have one year left on their contracts with $3-million cap hits.

Benning will also need to re-sign young stars Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes this summer. Both players are set to become restricted free agents.

The Canucks announced earlier Friday that head coach Travis Green signed an extension to stay with the club. The contract is for two years, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Owner Francesco Aquilini released a statement Friday to season ticket holders expressing his confidence in the team's management and young core in getting back to being a contending squad.

The Canucks finished last in the North Division this campaign with a 23-29-4 record. Vancouver has made the playoffs just twice over the past eight seasons.

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Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday morning after spending the night being examined and assessed by a neurosurgical team.

Tavares is back home under the care and supervision of team physicians, and he's out indefinitely after taking an inadvertent knee to the head from Corey Perry during the first period of Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens.

The 30-year-old was clearly in distress immediately after the collision.

Tavares was transported to the hospital and spent the night there. All tests came back "clear," according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Perry, a former teammate of Tavares' on several national Canadian teams, explained postgame what happened on the play.

"I tried to jump over him and, unfortunately, I caught my knee on his head. I don't know what else to do there," Perry said, according to The Athletic's Arpon Basu. "I know Johnny pretty well. I hope he's OK.

"I honestly felt sick to my stomach when I saw it, and when I saw (Tavares)," Perry added.

Montreal went on to beat Toronto 2-1.

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The Vancouver Canucks and head coach Travis Green have agreed on a contract extension, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.

Green just wrapped up his fourth season with the Canucks. The club missed the postseason for the third time under his leadership after finishing in last place in the North Division with a 23-29-4 record.

Last year, the Canucks made a surprising run in the Stanley Cup playoffs, making it to the second round before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in seven games.

Green has largely overseen Vancouver's rebuild since joining the club in 2017 and has played a large part in the growth of the team's young stars.

Captain Bo Horvat expressed his confidence in Green and the coaching staff the team has in place during his end-of-season media session on Friday.

"We’d love to see Travis and the coaching staff back," Horvat said. "They’ve done a great job. We have a good young core, and we have to continue to keep growing and getting better."

The Canucks battled through adversity this year, dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak in March that affected nearly the entire team and coaching staff on top of an injury to star player Elias Pettersson, who missed the second half of the season. The club finished 7-11-1 in its final 19 games of the campaign upon returning to the ice in late April.

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Johnny Gaudreau has his eyes set on a new contract with the Calgary Flames.

Gaudreau, who's set to enter the final year of his deal next season, indicated he's willing to sign long term if management presents a suitable offer.

"If Tree (general manager Brad Treliving) and the owners are happy with the way I've played, it's something we can figure out," Gaudreau said, according to Sportsnet 960's Pat Steinberg. "I would love to do that. I love the city. I don't think I've ever once said I don't want to be here."

Gaudreau, 27, has spent his entire NHL career with the Flames since being selected 104th overall in 2011. He previously signed a six-year, $40.5-million contract with the club in 2016.

Calgary hasn't been able to find much success over Gaudreau's tenure. The Flames reached the second round of the playoffs during Gaudreau's rookie season in 2015, but they've failed to make it past the first round since. They've missed the postseason three times.

Since joining, Gaudreau leads the club with 494 points in 520 games.

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Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri was offered an in-person hearing for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk during Wednesday's Game 2, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

The league has the option to suspend Kadri for five-plus games with the offer of an in-person hearing.

Kadri received a five-minute major and a match penalty for the hit.

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Blues forward Brayden Schenn took exception to the hit after the game, calling out Kadri's antics.

"Kadri, guy can't control himself," Schenn said, per NHL.com's Lou Korac. "In the playoffs, he's a repeat offender. Bad hits, greasy hits, and he got a guy in a vulnerable position and picks nothing but the head."

The league has suspended Kadri five times in his career, including twice in the postseason.

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Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice confirmed that forwards Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois wouldn't be in the team's lineup for Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Both skaters were on the ice wearing non-contact jerseys during Wednesday morning's practice.

These were the club's line rushes at practice Tuesday:

The Jets previously ruled Ehlers out for the remainder of the regular season after he suffered an upper-body injury in late April. However, Maurice indicated he expected him to return for the postseason. The dynamic forward finished the season with 21 goals and 25 assists in 47 games.

Dubois suffered an undisclosed injury during Winnipeg's regular-season finale against the Toronto Maple Leafs last week. He finished the campaign with eight goals and 12 assists in 41 games with the Jets after being traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian and defenseman Slater Koekkoek will be in the lineup for Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, head coach Dave Tippett confirmed.

These were the team's lines during Tuesday's practice:

Kassian missed the final three weeks of the season with a lower-body injury and hasn't played since April 21. He has two goals and three assists in 27 games this campaign.

Koekkoek suffered a broken collarbone in February but managed to return for Edmonton's regular-season finale against the Vancouver Canucks last week. The blue-liner finished with one goal in 18 games.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Erik Kallgren to a two-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of $750,000 at the NHL level, the team announced Wednesday.

Kallgren spent this past season with Vaxjo HC of the Swedish Hockey League. He posted a 12-9-0 record while achieving a 2.37 goals-against average and .911 save percentage during the regular season.

The 24-year-old also helped guide his club to the Swedish Hockey League Championship, going 7-3-0 in the postseason with a 1.74 goals-against average and .930 save percentage.

Kallgren was previously selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Draft. He appeared in two games in the AHL and three games in the ECHL during the 2019-20 season before going overseas to play.

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