Ryan Reaves got a 5-minute major, game misconduct for this Christian Ehrhoff hit https://t.co/KaZR6X4xyg

— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) March 10, 2016

Ryan Reaves has thrown another questionable hit.

The St. Louis Blues winger was dinged with a five-minute major charging penalty and automatic game misconduct Wednesday night for taking a run at Chicago Blackhawks defender Christian Ehrhoff.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety is required to look at the infraction to assess whether to uphold, lengthen, or rescind the automatic suspension tied to a game misconduct.

Reaves' force appeared to be exclusively through the body of Ehrhoff, but the argument could certainly be made that he left his feet to deliver the blow.

Ehrhoff returned to Wednesday's game.

Reaves was issued a three-game suspension for a nasty hit on Matt Tennyson only two weeks ago.

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ryan Rupert scored twice in the third period and Matt O'Connor made 23 saves as the Binghamton Senators downed the St. John's IceCaps 4-1 on Wednesday in American Hockey League action. Rupert made it 3-1 at 9:34 of the thir...

If Morgan Rielly wanted a goal for his birthday, he got one.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman celebrated his 22nd birthday Wednesday in offensive fashion by punching in his seventh goal of the season, beating New York Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss blocker side with a rising wrist shot.

Now blow out the candles, Morgan.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Philadelphia Flyers at Heinz Field on Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Coors Light Stadium Series. The NHL announced the outdoor game Wednesday. The Pennsylvania rivals entered the league tog...

ST. LOUIS - Outdoor hockey is coming to St. Louis. The NHL said Wednesday night before the St. Louis Blues' game against the Chicago Blackhawks that the teams will play in the Winter Classic at Busch Stadium on Monday, Jan. 2. St. Louis wi...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will face their Pennsylvanian rivals the Philadelphia Flyers for an outdoor game on Feb. 18, 2017 at Heinz Field as part of the Stadium Series, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Wednesday.

The 2017 season will mark the 50th anniversary of both franchises. For the Penguins, the matchup represents the team's fourth time participating in an outdoor game, while the Flyers will do so for the third time.

"I think it'd be a really neat experience," said Flyers goaltender Steve Mason. "It's something I've never been a part of. Growing up in Canada you play on the outdoor ponds and that's always fun. To potentially have a chance to do that in the NHL would be pretty cool."

Since the clubs entered the league, they've met 274 times. The Flyers hold the series edge with a 150-86-38 record against the Penguins.

The outdoor game will also mark the first time the two teams have played each other on an outdoor rink.

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The St. Louis Blues will finally play outdoors.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, St Louis will host the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium at the Winter Classic on Jan. 2, 2017, the league confirmed Wednesday.

Let's take it outside. https://t.co/8ecFHLVYoW #WinterClassichttps://t.co/D7S3vjNPHy

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 10, 2016

The NHL's annual marquee event is usually reserved for New Year's Eve, but the Centennial Classic between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, also announced Wednesday, will take priority next season.

Related: Maple Leafs to host Red Wings in Centennial Classic at BMO Field

Playing in their record fifth outdoor game and third Winter Classic, the Blackhawks will have a decided experience advantage. But upwards of 50,000 fans are expected to be in attendance, and the majority of them will be wearing blue.

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TORONTO - The first-ever NHL Centennial Classic is coming to Toronto. The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Detroit Red Wings at an outdoor game at BMO Field in Toronto on Jan. 1, 2017. The NHL will celebrate 100 years in 2017 and will con...

The Toronto Maple Leafs will indeed celebrate their centennial season with an outdoor game.

In a rematch of the 2014 Winter Classic, and as part of its season-long centennial celebration, Toronto will host the Detroit Red Wings at BMO Field on Jan. 1 in the first-ever NHL Centennial Classic, the league confirmed Wednesday.

The Leafs will host the Red Wings in the 2017 @NHL #CentennialClassic. #TMLtalk

INFO: https://t.co/KeBe7uzdTa pic.twitter.com/J6kg707kvu

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 9, 2016

Though BMO Field is currently undergoing expansion, the open-air facility cannot house the over 105,000 people who attended the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout win over the Red Wings at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor back in 2014.

The home to Toronto FC, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, and the 2016 Grey Cup, fits almost 31,000, and will serve as a rather intimate setting for a colossal event.

In addition to the outdoor showcase, Toronto will host the NHL-branded 2016 World Cup of Hockey next fall, an event that will effectively kick-start a season aimed to celebrate 100 years of Maple Leafs hockey.

The St. Louis Blues are expected to host the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium in the annual Winter Classic. It's unclear, as of now, how the NHL will schedule its two marquee events.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled defenseman T.J. Brennan from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.

Brennan is expected to fill in for the injured Viktor Loov when the Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders on Wednesday, according to Leafs TV's Paul Hendrick.

Brennan is once again leading the AHL in scoring by defensemen with 22 goals and 55 points, and ranks third overall.

The 26-year-old dressed in six games with the Maple Leafs last season, managing just one assist.

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