Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher is ruled out for the remainder of Monday's contest against the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced.

Alexander Romanov's shot was tipped by an Oilers player and hit Gallagher in the hand during the first period.

Gallagher ranks second on the Canadiens in goals (14) and third in points (23) this season. He leads the team with a 60.67 Corsi For percentage at five-on-five.

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Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher is ruled out for the remainder of Monday's contest against the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced.

Alexander Romanov's shot was tipped by an Oilers player and hit Gallagher in the hand during the first period.

Gallagher ranks second on the Canadiens in goals (14) and third in points (23) this season. He leads the team with a 60.67 Corsi For percentage at five-on-five.

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The Anaheim Ducks will transition top prospect Trevor Zegras back to the center position, the team announced Monday. The club reassigned him to the AHL's San Diego Gulls to begin his assignment.

"Our goal was to help Trevor transition more smoothly into the NHL, so we started him out on the wing. He's ahead of our scheduled progression, and as a result, we are moving him to center ice effective immediately," general manager Bob Murray said. "He will need some experience in the AHL first, but our expectation is that he will be back with us in the near future and play center for the Ducks for years to come."

Anaheim selected the talented forward with the ninth pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. He made his debut with the Ducks in February.

The 20-year-old has impressed so far at the pro level. He recorded nine points in eight games in the AHL prior to being called up, and he's since managed one goal and six assists in 17 games with the Ducks.

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Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness was forced to leave the bench during Sunday's contest against the Carolina Hurricanes due to the league's COVID-19 protocol, the team announced.

He was on the bench for the first two periods but will miss the third period. Assistant coach John Stevens will assume head coaching responsibilities for the remainder of the game.

Bowness has been fully vaccinated, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The Stars experienced a COVID-19 outbreak prior to the beginning of the season when a number of players tested positive during training camp. Goaltender Anton Khudobin was placed on the league's COVID-19 protocol list Saturday.

Bowness is the NHL's oldest active head coach at 66 years old.

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The New Jersey Devils kept forward Kyle Palmieri out of the lineup Sunday afternoon against the Washington Capitals for precautionary reasons, the team announced.

The move was made in anticipation of a deal ahead of the April 12 trade deadline, his agency, Bartlett Hockey, confirmed. Palmieri is projected to be one of the top forwards available.

The 30-year-old has one year remaining on his current deal and carries a cap hit of $4.65 million.

Palmieri has spent the past six seasons with New Jersey. Since his arrival in 2015, he leads the club with 140 goals and 266 points over 397 games.

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The Minnesota Wild signed forward Matt Boldy to a three-year, entry-level contract starting this season, the club announced.

Boldy will report directly to the AHL's Iowa Wild to begin his professional career.

The Wild selected the 19-year-old with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. He tallied 11 goals and 20 assists in 22 games with Boston College this season. Boldy was recently named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

Boldy played a pivotal role on the gold medal-winning American squad at the 2021 world juniors, finishing tied for the team-lead with five goals while adding two assists in seven games.

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San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau appeared in his 1,757th game Monday night against the Minnesota Wild, passing Mark Messier to claim sole possession of second place on the all-time games played list.

The veteran now sits 10 contests behind Gordie Howe, who has held the record since retiring in 1980.

Marleau, 41, also maintains an ironman streak of 888 games, which is the fourth-longest in NHL history.

He made his NHL debut in 1997 with San Jose and has spent the majority of his career playing with the Sharks, logging brief stints with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will miss the remainder of the season with a left leg fracture, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Ekblad will require surgery. He suffered the injury against the Dallas Stars on Sunday.

After taking a hit from Dallas defenseman Esa Lindell, Ekblad fell into the boards and landed awkwardly on his left leg.

The arena's medical staff applied an aircast to his leg before stretchering him off.

The former No. 1 overall pick was enjoying the best season of his career. He's currently tied for the league lead in goals among defensemen (11). Ekblad also collected 11 assists over 35 games.

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Buffalo Sabres interim head coach Don Granato and interim assistant coach Matt Ellis will miss Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins after being placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, the team announced.

General manager Kevyn Adams will serve as Buffalo's head coach.

This marks the second time a Sabres coach has been affected by the league's protocol. Earlier in the year, ex-bench boss Ralph Krueger revealed he contracted COVID-19.

Adams, a former NHL player, was an assistant coach with the Sabres from 2011-2013.

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The Buffalo Sabres lost a franchise-worst 15th straight game Wednesday after falling 5-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Sabres surrendered the first two goals of the contest before Rasmus Dahlin cut the lead to one in the first period. The Penguins controlled the game from there, scoring three more times and outshooting Buffalo 42-28.

With an 0-13-2 record in their past 15 games, the Sabres now hold the longest winless skid since the shootout was introduced in 2005-06, according to The Atheltic's John Vogl.

The longest losing streak in NHL history is 17 games, which occurred three different times - Washington Capitals in the 1974-75 season and San Jose Sharks twice during the 1992-93 campaign.

With their starting goaltender Linus Ullmark sidelined for the entire losing streak due to an injury, the Sabres have been outscored 63-25 over the 15-game span.

Buffalo's last win came against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 23.

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