Matt Beleskey's return to Anaheim was less than ideal.
The Bruins forward, who spent six seasons with the Ducks prior to signing with Boston as a free agent last summer, was on the wrong end of a high stick early in Friday's 4-0 loss.
Thankfully, he was able to return after suffering a fairly standard injury.
"It was a little scary at first, but vision's good and all that," he said postgame. "So just another black eye."
While Beleksey has had better nights, he was grateful for the warm welcome back to Anaheim.
Not the outcome I was looking for but you fans were awesome , Thanks for the love and support!
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Following his team's overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Friday, Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy announced defenseman Eric Gelinas will be out indefinitely with an elbow injury.
The blue-liner left for the dressing room in obvious pain after being hit into the boards. Gelinas was acquired from the New Jersey Devils in a trade-deadline deal in exchange for a third-round pick.
Star forward Nathan MacKinnon also left the game after suffering a knee injury. He will be re-evaluated Saturday. Meanwhile, Matt Duchene was scratched before puck drop due to a knee injury suffered Wednesday. He is considered day-to-day.
CALGARY - Mikkel Boedker scored the only goal of the shootout Friday night to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 comeback win over the Calgary Flames.
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SUDBURY, Ont. - Mathew Santos scored 1:18 into overtime and Jake Smith made 40 saves as the North Bay Battalion edged the Sudbury Wolves 4-3 on Friday night in Ontario Hockey League action.
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WINNIPEG - Andrew Ladd scored against his former team and Scott Darling made 28 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks downed the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Friday.
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Phaneuf caught Reinhart as the rookie was receiving a pass in the neutral zone in the third period.
The Senators blue-liner was given a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head and also received a roughing minor, while Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian got a four-minute roughing penalty for going after Phaneuf.
Reinhart stayed on his feet and remained in the game, but the league is expected to take a look at the incident.
Too early to say how Dept of Safety will handle Phaneuf illegal head checking penalty, however no doubt there will be a review.
Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma hadn't seen a replay of the hit, but said he was disappointed Phaneuf didn't get a more severe penalty.
Earlier in the game, Reinhart scored his 20th goal of the season, joining Jack Eichel as the Sabres' first rookies to reach the mark in the same season since 1974-75.
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Timo Meier had two goals and two assists as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies continued their winning ways with a 7-3 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday night in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
Antoine...