Punching up in the heavyweight division in his entire career, Jordin Tootoo has relied on speed to carve out an enforcer role in the NHL.

But on Sunday, after having exchanged words with Tom Sestito, he was just a touch overzealous.

Tootoo's seven unanswered punches before Sestito let go of his stick gave the Penguins a power play, which they capitalized on with a goal.

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Patrick Kane came ready to play Sunday.

The Chicago Blackhawks star wasted no time opening the scoring against the Detroit Red Wings, beating goaltender Petr Mrazek to finish off an end-to-end rush 21 seconds into the game.

Kane's 38th goal was also his 89th point of the season, giving him a new career high in the latter category.

It was the fastest goal he's scored to open a game in his career, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Duncan Keith scored less than six minutes later to chase Mrazek from the game.

(Courtesy: NHL.com)

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Much-maligned defenseman Justin Schultz will make his Pittsburgh Penguins debut Sunday against the New Jersey Devils.

He'll take Derrick Pouliot's spot in the lineup.

The heavily recruited attack-minded defender, whom the club is treating as a project, of sorts, after four disappointing seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, was acquired prior to last week's trade deadline for a third-round draft pick.

Pittsburgh sits five points up on the Devils, and three clear of the Philadelphia Flyers for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

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The Winnipeg Jets announced Sunday they'll host the Edmonton Oilers in the 2016 Heritage Classic at Investors Group Field on Oct. 23.

It'll be the fourth edition of the Heritage Classic, and the first since the Ottawa Senators defeated the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place in 2014.

The Jets will play in an outdoor game for the first time in franchise history, while the Oilers will participate in their second after hosting the first-ever Heritage Classic at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in 2003.

The festivities will also include an alumni game between former Jets and Oilers on Oct. 22. Wayne Gretzky will captain the Edmonton legends and Dale Hawerchuk will lead Winnipeg's former stars.

Hawerchuk confirmed that Teemu Selanne will play for the Jets' alumni.

"We're thrilled that the Jets, their fans, and the city of Winnipeg will launch the 2016-17 NHL outdoor season with the 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Investors Group Field," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.

"Alumni games also create a unique brand of excitement, and so it is with great anticipation that we look forward to seeing the returning Jets and Edmonton Oilers getting together to rekindle special memories."

The Oilers and the original Jets entered the league together as part of the four-team WHA-NHL merger in 1979.

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The New York Rangers will be without Henrik Lundqvist for at least one more game.

The 34-year-old goaltender skated Sunday but won't dress for the club's inter-borough matinee tilt with the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden.

"He's on the right track," Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault said. "It should be just a day or two more."

Lundqvist left Thursday's loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins with neck spasms suffered when teammate Ryan McDonagh collided with him in the crease, and the netminder drew a delay of game penalty for dislodging his own net in frustration to ensure a stoppage in play.

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Antti Raanta will start for the second consecutive game after making 32 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday. Magnus Hellberg will back him up again after being recalled due to Lundqvist's injury.

After Sunday's game, the Rangers embark on a two-game road swing, facing the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday and the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Lundqvist is 31-17-4 with a 2.31 GAA, a .923 save percentage, and four shutouts in 53 contests.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Sunday that forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Brendan Leipsic were returned to the AHL's Toronto Marlies after serving as emergency recalls.

Kapanen, 19, was held without a point in his first four NHL games, recording six shots on goal since being called up Feb. 29. Leipsic has appeared in six games with the Maple Leafs this season, recording a goal and two assists.

The two demotions come after head coach Mike Babcock said Saturday that forwards Milan Michalek and Brad Boyes are nearing returns from injury, according to Jonas Siegel of the Canadian Press.

Michalek is yet to make his Maple Leafs debut as he is continues to recover from a broken finger suffered in a Jan. 22 game, while still a member of the Ottawa Senators. Boyes has missed the team's last two games with an upper-body injury.

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After scoring four unanswered goals during the third period of Saturday's game against the Colorado Avalanche, the Nashville Predators continued a pair of franchise-best point streaks as they picked up a 5-2 victory in Denver.

Recording 20 out of a possible 24 points in their last 12 outings, the team now holds a comfortable cushion atop the Western Conference wild-card standings, leaving the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche to battle for the final playoff spot.

Wild-card standings

Aside from the team's offensive outburst in the final frame, forward Filip Forsberg set a franchise record of his own during the second period, becoming the first Predator to score 14 goals over a 14-game stretch, according to Elias Sports. The Swede scored just 14 goals over his first 52 outings to begin the season.

The only other player to average a goal-per-game over a 14-game period is league-leading goal scorer Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.

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