The Pittsburgh Penguins would prefer to keep their cards close to their chest.
With the goalie market visibly scarce, the Penguins have taken calls on American Hockey League goaltender Matt Murray, but teams have been "rebuffed" regarding his availability, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Damien Cox said during the Saturday's "Headlines" segment.
Murray has put up sizzling numbers with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, constructing a 19-9-1 record to go along with a .931 save percentage and a 2.11 GAA.
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After tying Brett Hull for third in NHL history with 741 goals during the second period of Saturday's game against the Winnipeg Jets, Jaromir Jagr didn't need long to pass him.
One period later, the Florida Panthers forward scored career goal No. 742 to pass Hull for sole possession of third on the all-time goals list, beating Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson for the second time on the night before unleashing a fist pump in celebration.
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Only Wayne Gretzky (891) and Gordie Howe (801) now have more goals than the Czech Republic native, who's incredibly leading the Atlantic Division-topping Panthers with 20 goals this season at 44 years old.
His second goal clinched the 19th 20-goal season of Jagr's career, which moves him into a tie for third in that category behind Howe (22) and former Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Ron Francis (20). He also sits just five shy of Howe for third all time in points.
.@68Jagr (@FlaPanthers) is five points back of third place in NHL history:
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 21, 2016
1. Gretzky: 2,857
2. Messier: 1,887
3. Howe: 1,850
4. Jagr: 1,845
Jagr hit the milestone in his 1,606th career game while playing for the eighth different team of his 22-year NHL career.
| Team | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| PIT | 806 | 439 |
| WSH | 190 | 83 |
| NYR | 277 | 124 |
| PHI | 73 | 19 |
| DAL | 34 | 14 |
| BOS | 11 | 2 |
| NJD | 139 | 35 |
| FLA | 76 | 26 |
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The Ottawa Senators don't appear to be looking for a quick fix.
With the trade deadline approaching, Senators general manager Bryan Murray doesn't see the team making a move for a rental player, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Hockey Night in Canada's "Headlines" segment Saturday night.
Friedman said Murray told him it's "unlikely (Murray) does anything unless it's for a player under team control or has term - no rentals."
The Senators find themselves in a tough spot, six points out of the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference.
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The injury-riddled Florida Panthers might have another forward sidelined as Jonathan Huberdeau left Saturday's game against the Winnipeg Jets with an upper-body injury.
Huberdeau was hurt after falling awkwardly into the boards following a hit from defenseman Jacob Trouba. The 22-year-old leads the team with 29 assists this season.
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Usual linemate Aleksander Barkov is missing his sixth consecutive game Saturday with an upper-body injury of his own, but hopes to be back in the lineup for the Panthers' next game Thursday against the Arizona Coyotes.
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Erik Karlsson is on a mission to lead the league in assists, even if it means setting up the opposition.
The Ottawa Senators captain collected his unofficial 55th assist of the year Saturday, placing a puck on to the tape of Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou for an easy one-timer goal.
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Things didn't get any better for Karlsson as the second period wore on, as he redirected a Brad Richards shot past Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson.
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