Colorado Avalanche backup goaltender Devan Dubnyk tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss at least two weeks, head coach Jared Bednar said Monday night, according to the Denver Post's Mike Chambers.

Dubnyk will quarantine in San Jose - where the Avalanche defeated the Sharks on Monday - because he still owns a home there. Once his isolation period is complete, he'll drive back to Denver, Bednar added.

The Sharks traded Dubnyk to the Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a fifth-round pick on April 10.

Dubnyk, who turns 35 on Tuesday, has played five games with Colorado since the swap.

Colorado's No. 1 netminder, Philipp Grubauer, tested positive four days after the deal was complete and didn't return until April 30.

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Tom Wilson was up to his old tricks Monday night against the New York Rangers.

During a second-period melee, the Washington Capitals agitator used his stick to put New York forward Pavel Buchnevich in a headlock before punching him in the back of the neck or the head. Then, Wilson forcefully threw Artemi Panarin to the ice after the Rangers star joined the scrum.

Wilson was assessed four minutes in penalties for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct. Buchnevich and Panarin were both handed roughing minors, as was Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon.

New York later ruled out Panarin for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury.

Washington drew widespread criticism for this tweet, which the account eventually deleted:

Wilson was previously suspended seven games in March for boarding Boston Bruins blue-liner Brandon Carlo.

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Ilya Kovalchuk is once again a free agent.

Two days after winning the KHL's Gagarin Cup, the veteran forward and Avangard Omsk agreed to terminate his contract, the league announced Friday.

Kovalchuk signed a two-year pact with the club in December. He returned to Russia after playing the 2018-19 and 2019-20 NHL seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals.

The 38-year-old collected five goals and 12 assists across 16 KHL regular-season games in 2021 before adding four goals and five assists in 24 playoff contests.

Kovalchuk has notched 443 goals and 433 assists in 926 NHL games over 13 campaigns. He's also spent parts of nine seasons playing in his native Russia.

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Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle played his 915th consecutive game Saturday night when he suited up against the Carolina Hurricanes. In doing so, he now stands alone with the second-longest ironman streak in NHL history.

Yandle eclipsed Garry Unger's mark of 914, which the Panthers blueliner tied Thursday. Doug Jarvis holds the record at 964.

More to come.

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Carter Hart needs a bit more time before he can return from injury, but his head coach isn't worried about the ailment being a long-term issue.

"I'm not concerned at all," Philadelphia Flyers bench boss Alain Vigneault said Wednesday. "It's a mild sprain to his knee. It's just taken a few more days than we anticipated. He's had (doctors) look at it, he'd had the MRI, there's nothing serious."

Vigneault added that Hart won't travel with the team to New York, according to NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. The Flyers will play the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday and Friday before returning home to host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

Hart has missed the club's last two games.

The 22-year-old has been arguably the NHL's worst netminder this season, posting a 9-11-5 record and a .877 save percentage. He's authored the league's worst goals saved above average (minus-22.99) and goals saved above expected (minus-24.45) in 2021, according to Evolving Hockey.

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The 2021 Women's World Hockey Championship has been canceled after Nova Scotia's provincial government determined the tournament could not proceed as scheduled due to COVID-19 safety concerns, the IIHF announced Wednesday.

The tournament was set to take place May 6-16 in Halifax and Truro. The IIHF and Hockey Canada said in a joint statement that they are aiming to stage the event "in the summer of 2021."

“In the end, we must accept the decision of the government," the two governing bodies said. "This does not mean that we will not have a Women's World Championship in 2021.

"We owe it to every single player that was looking forward to getting back on the ice after such a difficult year that we do everything possible to ensure this tournament can be moved to new dates and played this year."

The IIHF and Hockey Canada pushed the tourney to May from its original target dates of April 7-17 in March.

This is the second consecutive year the tournament has been called off because of the coronavirus. Halifax and Truro were also the intended host cities for the 2020 women's worlds, but the event was canceled last March.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia has been relatively low throughout the pandemic, but rising totals prompted the provincial government to close its borders to seven other provinces Tuesday.

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out of the lineup for a week while going through concussion protocol, head coach Dominique Ducharme said Tuesday.

Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson bumped into Price during the first period of Monday's game, and Jake Allen replaced the Canadiens starter to begin the second period. Ducharme confirmed postgame that Price's injury occurred on the play in question.

Montreal is scheduled to play four times before next Tuesday. The Canadiens will play a road contest against the Oilers on Wednesday before facing the Flames in Calgary on Friday, Saturday, and Monday to wrap up a five-game trip.

Chiasson wasn't penalized for Monday's incident.

Price was in his second game back after missing six due to a lower-body injury. The 33-year-old has a .901 save percentage through 25 games this season while also posting minus-5.63 goals saved above average and minus-8.11 goals saved above expected in 2021, according to Evolving Hockey.

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Roberto Luongo will oversee Team Canada at the upcoming men's World Hockey Championship.

Hockey Canada tabbed Luongo as general manager for its entry in the tournament on Tuesday.

Former NHLer Shane Doan and Scott Salmond, the senior vice president of national teams for Hockey Canada, will round out Canada's management group for the event.

Luongo will be in charge of all hockey operations, including selecting players and staff, and leading the evaluation process. The former NHL goaltender and current Florida Panthers front office member will make his international management debut during the 2021 worlds.

Hockey Canada named him an assistant GM for its 2022 men's Olympic team in February. Luongo played for Canada during three Olympics, four world championships, and a World Cup of Hockey. He helped the nation win two Olympic gold medals, two titles at the worlds, and one more at the World Cup.

Before retiring in 2019, the 42-year-old notched the third-most goaltending wins in NHL history with 489, though he also posted the second-most losses with 392. He ranks second all time after playing 1,044 games.

The 2021 worlds will be held May 21 through June 6 in Riga, Latvia.

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John Tortorella is sending a message to Max Domi.

The Columbus Blue Jackets head coach made the forward a healthy scratch Monday night for the 4-2 loss against the Florida Panthers.

Tortorella didn't specify his reasoning for the move, but it would appear to be a response to a pair of recent incidents.

Domi was assessed a 10-minute misconduct in addition to minor penalties for high-sticking and slashing for his actions toward Dallas Stars forward Rhett Gardner late in the second period Saturday. Gardner was assessed a slashing minor of his own.

Five nights earlier, Domi went after Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy, earning a 10-minute misconduct as well as minor penalties for hooking and cross-checking.

Domi has collected only seven goals and 12 assists over 46 games for the Blue Jackets this season in his first campaign with Columbus. The team landed him along with a third-round pick in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens for forward Josh Anderson in October.

The 26-year-old signed a two-year, $10.6-million contract with the Blue Jackets one day after they acquired him.

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Carey Price is returning to the Montreal Canadiens' crease.

The veteran goaltender is the Canadiens' starter for Saturday's afternoon tilt with the Ottawa Senators, Montreal head coach Dominique Ducharme said about two hours before puck drop.

Price missed the previous six games with a lower-body injury.

The 33-year-old has struggled this season, authoring a .903 save percentage in 23 games. He's also posted a minus-4.32 goals saved above average and a minus-7.32 goals saved above expected in 2021, according to Evolving Hockey.

Jake Allen went 2-4-0 with a .900 save percentage in Price's absence. The backup has been the better Canadiens netminder this season, albeit in fewer appearances.

Price has spent his entire 14-year career with Montreal. He won the Hart and Vezina trophies in 2014-15.

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