Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer was forced to exit Saturday night's Stadium Series contest against the Los Angeles Kings.

Avalanche defenseman Ian Cole bumped into Grubauer after a scoring chance by Kings forward Austin Wagner early in the third period. The Colorado netminder was replaced by backup Pavel Francouz.

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San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been suspended three games for elbowing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk on Friday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Saturday.

Kane received a two-minute minor for elbowing on the play, which came late in the third period. The Sharks managed to kill the penalty and hold on for a 3-2 win.

This marks Kane's fourth career suspension. He received a three-game ban for abuse of an official in the preseason, a one-game punishment for cross-checking in 2018, and he sat two contests for boarding in 2014.

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San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson will miss the rest of the 2019-20 campaign with a broken thumb, the team announced Saturday.

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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian cleared waivers Saturday and was assigned to the AHL's Rochester Americans, the team announced.

The 29-year-old has one year remaining on his contract carrying a $5.14-million cap hit, per CapFriendly.

Bogosian was selected third overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2008 - one pick after Drew Doughty and one selection before Alex Pietrangelo. Injuries, including multiple hip surgeries, played a part in derailing his career.

He signed a seven-year, $36-million contract with the Winnipeg Jets in 2013 but was traded to Buffalo in a 2015 blockbuster along with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, and a first-round pick (that became Jack Roslovic).

Bogosian has been lost in the shuffle in Buffalo this season, tallying just five points in 19 games. He reportedly requested a trade in December.

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Paul Maurice was none too thrilled with the officiating crew Friday night.

The Winnipeg Jets head coach sounded off about Marcus Sorensen's goal that opened the scoring for the San Jose Sharks, and the fact that it was upheld after Maurice challenged for goaltender interference.

Sorensen jammed the puck under Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck amid what Maurice considered egregious contact with his netminder late in the first period of San Jose's 3-2 victory.

"I'm making that call (to challenge it) all day long, and it really doesn't matter what they say to me," Maurice told reporters postgame. "There's no way they can tell me that's not goalie interference. He has two sticks into his pad that push him behind the line. I understand that the puck goes five-hole on him, but that's the reason why. He's spread open on the two sticks that pushed him behind the goal line. It's not incidental contact."

"It's not going to matter (if) I don't understand it," he added. "I'm not going to agree that they're right ever on that call."

The Jets have now lost two consecutive games and sit 2-2-0 on a six-game homestand that concludes with matchups against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday and the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

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Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian has been banned seven contests for kicking Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Friday.

Kassian extended his leg toward Cernak's chest in the first period Thursday night. The Edmonton winger wasn't penalized for the incident.

It's the second suspension for Kassian in 2020. The league handed him a two-game ban in January for his role in an altercation with Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk.

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