Philadelphia Flyers center Chris VandeVelde will indeed hear from the NHL's Department of Player Safety to address the elbow he landed on the head of Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews on Wednesday.
The typically squeaky-clean VandeVelde was hit with a minor penalty at the time, but it's a clear violation of Rule 48.
Toews stayed in the game, and later scored.
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Corey Crawford is not travelling with the Chicago Blackhawks to Winnipeg on Thursday, instead staying back to deal with an upper-body injury, the team announced.
He's considered day to day.
Crawford allowed all five goals in a loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday before backing up Scott Darling in Wednesday's defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion is having one of his best seasons on record and in the face of more shots than he's seen previously. He has 35 wins and seven shutouts with a .926 save percentage.
The Blackhawks will return home for two games after meeting the Jets on Friday.
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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Scott Wilson requires surgery to repair a lower-body injury and will be out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday.
Wilson has been seen protecting what's believed to be a right ankle injury by wearing crutches and a walking boot.
He suffered the knock in an awkward collision last week in a game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The bottom-six contributor re-upped with the Penguins this week, signing a two-year extension.
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It appears as though Connor Brown will be the 10th rookie to debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.
The club announced that Brown has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies on an emergency basis.
He's expected to fill in for Leo Komarov, who's dealing with a lower-body injury.
Brown has nine goals and 15 assists in 28 games in a second professional season that had been interrupted by a significant ankle injury.
The 22-year-old was named to the American Hockey League's All-Rookie Team last season, contributing 21 goals and 61 points.
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Jenny’s goal was to bring senior citizens to a home game.
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 16, 2016
Coach Q brought the game to them instead. #WhatsYourGoalhttps://t.co/lSmsejwZXD
Head coach Joel Quenneville and his Chicago Blackhawks staff were the latest members of the organization to spread compassion across the city.
Instead of inviting active seniors to a game, they brought the game - and the atmosphere at the United Center - to the seniors home. And the results were pretty fun.
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