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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Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr scored his 741st career goal Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets to tie Brett Hull for third on the NHL's all-time goals list.
The 44-year-old hit the milestone with a beautiful tip off a Dmitry Kulikov shot, beating goalie Michael Hutchinson to tie the game at one during the second period.
The ageless wonder needs 60 more goals to tie Gordie Howe for second all time.
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With the New Jersey Devils badly in need of a win Saturday against the Washington Capitals to stay in the playoff hunt, forward Kyle Palmieri certainly did his part to help.
After picking up an assist on a Travis Zajac goal, the 25-year-old sniped an incredible shot from the goal line over the crouched Braden Holtby and into the far top corner to give the Devils a 2-1 lead.
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Palmieri, who grew up playing for the New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club, has already set career highs in goals (22) and points (39) with over 20 games remaining in the season.
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The Detroit Red Wings will be without some speed against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday as Dylan Larkin will be held out of the lineup due to an illness.
It will be just the second game the forward has missed this season.
The 19-year-old currently leads the Red Wings with 19 goals. Larkin also sits second in league rookie scoring behind Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin and Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel.
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Quality over quantity.
It took Pittsburgh Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl 17 games to score his first NHL goal, but when he did, boy was it something to behold.
Kuhnhackl picked up a loose puck early in the second period and - after flipping it past Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman - broke in all alone, going bar-down on Ben Bishop with a beautiful backhand release.
Not bad for your first.
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Retired goaltender Gilles Meloche is one of 26 former members of the Minnesota Wild and North Stars who suited up for Saturday's Alumni Game against the Chicago Blackhawks at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, and the 65-year-old took the ice in style.
Wearing the classic North Stars uniform, the 18-year NHL veteran also donned a retro mask, as seen in this photo with former teammate Don Beaupre.
Goalies are ready for the Alumni Game! #StadiumSeries pic.twitter.com/42JOCoDsbg
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 20, 2016
The Minnesota squad features former North Stars greats Mike Modano, Neal Broten, and Bobby Smith as well as longtime Wild forwards Brian Rolston, Wes Walz, and Andrew Brunette.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a big two points Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins as a season-long slump ended for a veteran defenseman.
Matt Carle scored the game-winning goal and picked up an assist to record his first two points of the season in his 42nd game.
Carle goes fivehole for the game-winner. #TBLvsPIThttps://t.co/qHzc2IGzq6
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 20, 2016
"There were a lot of goose eggs next to my name on the stat sheet, so it was nice to get rid of a few of those," Carle said postgame, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.
The offensive outburst will be a welcome sight to general manager Steve Yzerman, who many believe would like to move the blue-liner - and the $11 million owed to him over the next two seasons - ahead of the Feb. 29 trade deadline.
For now, Carle will continue to fill in for the injured Jason Garrison.
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