Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov was ruled out for the remainder of Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins after suffering a lower-body injury in the second period, the team announced.

Kucherov took an awkward hit behind the net from Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson.

Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli was also forced from the game with a lower-body injury. The 22-year-old exited in the first period after logging six minutes of action.

Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper could not offer a postgame update on either player and said the team would hopefully know more after its off day Thursday, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith.

Kucherov picked up his 43rd assist of the campaign on Tampa Bay's first-period tally and leads the club in both goals (27) and points (70) through 56 games this season.

The Lightning were also without captain Steven Stamkos, who was sidelined for a second straight game with a lower-body injury of his own.

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Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin is "willing to listen" to trade proposals for defensemen Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin, TSN's Darren Dreger reported on Tuesday's edition of "Insider Trading."

The Wild are seeking a top-line center in exchange for either blue-liner, according to Dreger. He adds that Minnesota would seek an additional asset from a team offering a second-line center.

Dumba, 25, is a mobile, right-shooting defender with plenty of offensive upside. The 6-foot rearguard has managed just four goals and 18 points through 55 games this season, but he remains one of the Wild's most reliable talents. He sits second on the team in average ice time and ranks third in both blocks and hits.

The native of Saskatchewan is under contract for three years beyond this season and carries an annual cap hit of $6 million.

Brodin is a reliable top-four defenseman who's posted solid possession numbers throughout the 2019-20 campaign. The Wild own 56.32% of high-danger scoring chances with Brodin on the ice at five-on-five, and an expected goals share of 51.3%. The Swedish rearguard is under contract through the 2020-21 season at an annual cap hit of $4.16 million.

After trading forward Jason Zucker to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, Guerin said Tuesday he won't hesitate to deal more players if he senses the team has quit on the season.

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The NHL remains hesitant in permitting its players to compete at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

Despite a report suggesting the IOC and IIHF indicated a willingness to address the issues the league has raised over participating in the Beijing Games, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly assured that talks remain preliminary.

"We aren’t there yet. In fact, we aren’t even close to being there," Daly wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Monday, according to ESPN. "At this point in time, we continue to believe that the negatives outweigh the positives."

The setbacks come one week after NHL and NHLPA officials met in New York. At the meeting, the IIHF provided mostly verbal assurances, rather than written, in addressing many of the concerns that resulted in the NHL missing the 2018 games in South Korea.

The longstanding roadblocks addressed by IIHF chief Rene Fasel include payment for players' travel and insurance costs. Another issue was allowing the league and union access to video and images in order to market its players. All of which have the backing of the NHLPA.

Daly acknowledged the meeting was positive but said the league continues to hold reservations over shutting down its season for two weeks and having its schedule disrupted for Olympic participation.

No firm deadline has been set when it comes to the NHL potentially sending players in 2022, but NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr hopes an agreement can be met well before Fasel's term as IIHF chief expires in September.

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Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will miss at least two games with an upper-body injury, the team announced Sunday.

Boeser will be reassessed following the Canucks' contest against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old winger suffered the injury during the third period of Saturday's loss to the Calgary Flames.

Boeser has tallied 16 goals and 45 points through 56 games this season.

Vancouver has dropped four straight contests and has scored just seven goals during that stretch. However, the Canucks remain atop the Pacific Division by one point.

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The Montreal Canadiens placed defenseman Shea Weber on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the team announced Thursday.

Weber suffered the injury during Tuesday's victory over the New Jersey Devils, head coach Claude Julien confirmed, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels.

The 34-year-old will be out of the lineup for at least a week.

Montreal recalled defenseman Xavier Ouellet from the AHL's Laval Rockets on Thursday, the team announced.

Weber leads the Canadiens in ice time with an average of 24:18 per game. He also ranks second on the club in blocks and has contributed 13 goals and 34 points through 55 games.

The Canadiens sit seven points shy of third place in the Atlantic Division and eight points back of the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot with 27 games remaining.

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Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan practiced Wednesday for the first time since entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program in November, the team announced.

The veteran winger, who hasn't played since Nov. 16, was medically cleared and is working on getting his conditioning back.

"It's like missing training camp ... he is a ways away but he took his first step," head coach D.J. Smith said, according to TSN's Brent Wallace.

There is no timeline for Ryan's potential return to the lineup.

Ryan, 32, is the Senators' highest-paid player with an annual cap hit of $7.25 million. He has two more years beyond this season remaining on his contract.

The New Jersey native recorded one goal and four points through 16 games before stepping away from the team.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen is considered day-to-day with a neck injury and will not travel to New York for the team's matchup with the Rangers on Wednesday, head coach Sheldon Keefe said Tuesday, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton.

Backup netminder Michael Hutchinson will start against the Rangers. The Leafs recalled Finnish netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo from the AHL's Toronto Marlies on Tuesday morning.

Andersen exited Monday's game after Florida Panthers forward Frank Vatrano crashed into him late in the first period. Despite finishing the frame, Andersen was replaced by Hutchinson to start the second period.

The Danish puck-stopper passed concussion protocol and Keefe said Andersen was feeling better following the game.

Andersen has been one of the club's most valuable players and a long-term injury to the 30-year-old would jeopardize the club's playoff hopes. He owns a .910 save percentage and ranks second in both starts (42) and wins (24) among all netminders.

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Milan Lucic is more than willing to drop the mitts the next time his Calgary Flames face the Edmonton Oilers, but he says the game has changed, making it more difficult to impose his physical edge.

“I don’t know what people expect. It’s not the '80s anymore," said the 6-foot-4 grinder, according to Sportsnet's Eric Francis. "You can’t just go around jumping people. If you notice, it’s pretty quiet out there when I’m on the ice. Even when I try to mix it up things cool off pretty quick. I wish I was on the ice when that stuff happened.”

The Flames acquired Lucic from the Oilers in July for forward James Neal. General manager Brad Treliving felt the team was lacking a physical element after its first-round playoff loss to the Colorado Avalanche last spring.

Lucic believes his former teammates in Edmonton are keeping their distance from him to avoid letting the 31-year-old get more engaged in the game.

"It’s old teammates too," he said. "I know when you’re on the ice the only friends are those wearing the same jersey, but those guys know me too. They know I play better when I’m riled up. The scoring report on me is... don’t poke the bear. You can’t measure it just based on fights.”

Flames captain Mark Giordano defended his teammate, saying Lucic "didn't fight because no one wants to fight him."

The provincial rivals don't meet again until the final day of the regular season.

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Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov will not be in the lineup for Monday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Joel Quenneville confirmed, according to TSN's Mark Masters.

The Finnish star exited with a lower-body injury in the second period of Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens. He did not return to that contest and is currently listed as day-to-day.

Barkov, 24, has potted 16 goals for Florida and ranks second in team scoring with 53 points through 50 games in 2019-20.

The Panthers enter Monday's tilt two points back of the Maple Leafs for third in the Atlantic Division with a pair of games in hand.

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Kasperi Kapanen is taking full responsibility for his behavior.

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward was a healthy scratch for Saturday's contest against the Ottawa Senators because he overslept Friday and was late for practice.

"It's not me not caring," Kapanen said Monday, according to The Athletic's Jonas Siegal. "It's just an honest mistake and it happens. I just gotta own up to it."

Kapanen admitted this wasn't the first time he's been late for practice, while head coach Sheldon Keefe declined to go into detail other than saying the 23-year-old's poor habit needs to be addressed.

"I don't think that's important or necessary," Keefe said, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton. "I also don't think it's necessary to make this a bigger deal than it needs to be. It was very innocent. It just gets to a point where you have to respond."

Kapanen has recorded 10 goals and 28 points through 51 games this season. He had yet to miss a contest in 2019-20 until Saturday's benching.

The Finnish winger will be back in Toronto's lineup for Monday's game against the Florida Panthers.

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