The Edmonton Oilers have added another body to their mix up front, coming to terms on a one-year, entry-level pact with Finnish winger Jere Sallinen.
Sallinen, a sixth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Wild in 2009, scored eight goals and contributed 19 points in 50 games this season with Jokerit of the KHL.
Though he doesn't offer much offensive upside, Sallinen does possess edge. He led Jokerit with 79 penalty minutes.
Sheary scored two goals in the second period and Simon, playing his first NHL game, picked up on assist on Matt Cullen's game-winner to lead the Penguins to a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers.
"He's a terrific kid," head coach Mike Sullivan said of Sheary. "He works hard. It's great to see a kid like that get rewarded. His effort is inspiring."
The 23-year-old even spent some time on the top line early in the third period while Chris Kunitz sat in the box for five minutes after fighting Chris Kreider.
Simon, meanwhile, impressed with an assist and a hit in just under eight minutes of ice time.
Dominik Simon is the sixth 2015 draft pick (and second Penguin) to make his NHL debut his season. The previous five: pic.twitter.com/0vFAJK07zl
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Conor Sheary scored twice and Matt Cullen had the go-ahead goal in the third period and the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Sunday.
Pittsburgh entered the game in eighth place and in the fina...
Matt Cullen would be hard-pressed to score a stranger goal than the one he tallied Sunday against the New York Rangers.
After falling onto his knees behind the Rangers net, the 39-year-old tried to thread a pass into the slot, but the pass attempt banked off both of Marc Staal's skates and through the legs of goalie Henrik Lundqvist. With an assist, rookie Dominik Simon recorded his first career point in his NHL debut.
His 11th goal of the year gave the Penguins a late third-period lead. The veteran now has as many goals goals this season as Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf.
Sidney Crosby would add an empty-netter to help his team seal the victory, as the Penguins look to make the playoffs without injured forward Evgeni Malkin.
Following the Florida Panthers' 5-4 shootout victory on Saturday, Jaromir Jagr had no interest in taking some time to rest and relax after a two-point night.
The 44-year-old posted a photo of himself on Facebook wearing two weight vests - at 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning with a lengthy message, written in his native Czech.
1:30 ráno, stále makám :) skončil zápas, ale mám stále dost energii, tak jsem si šel zacvičit:) play-off se blíží , tak musim být připraven, nechci udělat ostudu.... A přidal jsem si ještě jednu vestu, tak cvičim se dvěma ( jedna je pro děti ) :))) ....
"If you want to be better than the opponent, you have to train when he's asleep," Jagr wrote, according to James Mirtle of The Globe and Mail.
The extra work is clearly paying off for him, as he leads his team with 53 points this season, and now sits third all-time on the NHL scoring list behind only Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.
After stopping a Chris Kunitz slapper, the Penguins captain kicked the puck to his stick and attempted to shoot it into an empty net, but was denied by Lundqvist's left pad.
The 34-year-old netminder shut out the Penguins on Feb. 10
Kronwall was helped off the ice and left Saturday's game after an awkward fall in front of the Red Wings' net. Holland said an MRI showed just a "slight sprain."
The 35-year-old already missed over a month of action earlier this season with a separate knee injury.
The 21-year-old Simon, a fifth-round pick in last year's draft, has impressed in his first AHL season with 18 goals and 20 assists in 54 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
It appears Ilya Kovalchuk's tenure with SKA St. Petersburg has come to an end - for a second time - during the KHL postseason.
After leaving his club and being stripped of his captaincy during their first-round series, the 32-year-old surprisingly returned for SKA's second-round series. But after going pointless in the first three games, the winger has been benched once again, Russian sports writer Slava Malamud reports.
He was not in the lineup for Game 4 of the series, taking place Sunday.
Malamud added that there's about a 50 percent chance SKA will buy out the remainder of Kovalchuk's contract, before listing the most likely options for his future.
Kovalchuk options, most to least likely: 1) New KHL team, 2) Find way to stay at SKA, 3) Petition NHL for return, 4) Retire/political career
The Boston Pride captured the first championship in NWHL history Saturday, by beating the Buffalo Beauts 3-1 to finish a two-game sweep, to win the Isobel Cup.
The win was dedicated to injured forward Denna Laing, who suffered a spinal injury during the Outdoor Women's Classic in January. Her No. 24 was prominent in the team's championship photo:
"She meant everything to us," Pride defenseman Kacey Bellamy said of Laing, per an NWHL release. "She's been with us every step of the way and we know she's with us right now."
Laing, who was able to FaceTime teammates after the victory, also took to Twitter to send congratulations.
Wishing I could be in NJ tonight. Couldn't be more proud of #ThePack. Congrats on the #IsobelCup! Love you guys #TitleTown
The NWHL's inaugural season featured four teams in the Northeastern United States - the Pride, Beauts, Connecticut Whale, and New York Riveters - but it appears the league may be expanding to Canada after a photo was teased near the end of Saturday's broadcast.