The Chicago Blackhawks will welcome a key piece of their puzzle back the lineup Friday.
Winger Marian Hossa will play against the Dallas Stars after being out since Feb. 13 with a leg injury, the team announced.
Hossa was hurt on a big hip check from Anaheim defenseman Hampus Lindholm and flying awkwardly into the boards.
The 37-year-old has 10 goals and 18 assists in 54 games this season.
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The Arizona Coyotes aren't giving up on Jarred Tinordi.
The defenseman, who was handed a 20-game suspension for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program, is set to become a restricted free agent at season's end and could still have a future with the up-and-coming organization.
"He’s still a young player with lots of upside," general manager Don Maloney said, according to Sarah McLellan of azcentral. "So we’ll address Jarred’s situation with us at the end of the season.
"It’s a tough break for him, but he’s responsible for what he puts in (his body)," Maloney added. "He understands it. He knows it. He’s taking responsibility, and we’ll support him and hopefully we’ll deal with him in the offseason."
The 24-year-old - drafted 22nd overall in 2010 - signed a one-year, $850,500 contract in the offseason with Montreal and has six assists in 53 career games.
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Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban has been released from hospital after a series of comprehensive tests and has been diagnosed with a "non-serious neck injury," the team announced Friday.
The update comes after Subban was stretchered off the Bell Centre ice late in Thursday's win over Buffalo after an awkward collision with teammate Alexei Emelin.
He was immediately taken to hospital for tests and was said to have been alert and able to move his extremities at the time.
Subban has appeared in 273 consecutive games for the Canadiens, and at the moment, there's no timeline for his return to the lineup.
For now, the minimal extent of the injury is nothing but great news for Subban, his family, the Canadiens, and their fans.
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The scene that unfolded Thursday in Montreal was all too familiar for Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty.
He, along with everyone else in a silent Bell Centre, watched as defenseman P.K. Subban was carried off the ice on a stretcher with an apparent neck injury. The incident came almost five years to the day when Pacioretty himself suffered a fractured vertebrae after being leveled into a stanchion by Zdeno Chara.
Pacioretty was therefore understandably shaken after witnessing something similar unfold.
"I've been in that position before and it brings back a lot of tough memories, so it was really hard for me to watch," he told reporters after the game.
"It was tough to play after that," Pacioretty admitted. "It was impossible to concentrate after that, maybe me more so than a lot of the other guys. Now I know how guys felt when that happened to me, and all we can be now is supportive and hope for the best."
The latest update on Subban is that he was taken to hospital for further testing and has normal movement in his extremities.
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Tuukka Rask wasn't exactly thrilled with how he spent his 29th birthday.
The Boston Bruins goaltender watched as his team fell apart defensively in overtime Thursday against Carolina, allowing Phillip Di Giuseppe to score the game-winning goal.
While the NHL's new overtime format may be effective in deciding games prior to the shootout, Rask certainly isn't a fan.
"I mean, I’ve had it with these three-on-three overtimes," Rask said after the loss, according to Darren Hartwell of NESN. "It’s just scoring chance after scoring chance. But, you just try to win the games, right? I was hoping (the Bruins) would score a quick goal like last game (10 seconds into overtime against Tampa Bay), but it didn’t happen.
"It’s usually just wide-open shots, breakaways or two-on-ones," he added. "And there are no wide-angle shots or point shots. It’s just scoring chances."
While all of the above makes for a more entertaining viewing experience for fans, it's not hard to see how the experience may be less than optimal for goalies.
Luckily for Rask, the Bruins moved into first place in the Atlantic Division by picking up a single point, and appear well on their way to securing a playoff spot, where overtime is played five-on-five.
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Marc Crawford is a coaching free agent with eyes on the NHL.
After a successful stint with the ZSC Lions of the Swiss Hockey League, Crawford's contract has not been extended, club CEO Peter Zahner confirmed Friday.
"A successful era comes to an end," Zahner said, according to Swiss Hockey News, "but he wants to return to the NHL and we're not willing to wait."
The Lions, led by top draft prospect Auston Matthews, were swept in the opening round of the playoffs, and while coaching decisions are typically made at the end of the postseason, the club decided to move swiftly.
"After four years, I think we need a new impulse and he needs a new challenge," Zahner continued. "I think it's okay for both sides."
Crawford, a Stanley Cup-winning coach, guided the Lions to first-place finishes in each of the past three seasons, as well as the Swiss Championship in 2014 and the Swiss Cup in 2016.
His last NHL coaching job was with the Dallas Stars from 2009-2011.
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