Ryan Reaves' hands can do more than just leave bruises.

The St. Louis Blues' tough customer put his name on the scoresheet in the goals column after fighting off Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz and beating Matt Murray.

The goal was just Reaves' third of the season and helped give his club a 2-0 advantage.

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The Ottawa Senators inducted former general manager, coach, and current senior hockey advisor Bryan Murray into the Ring of Honour Tuesday night.

The cub recognized the man, who prior to this season, had served as the club's general manager since 2007, with a video tribute before the Sens' game against the Washington Capitals.

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin also presented Murray with a Capitals jersey with the No. 343 prior to puck drop, representing the number of wins Murray accumulated as head coach of the Capitals between 1981 and 1990.

In all Murray sits 11th on the all-time coach's win list and becomes the first member of the Senators' Ring of Honour.

Despite his 2014 diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer, Murray remains an integral part of the organization - one he plans on finishing his career with.

"To finish my career in Ottawa and receive this recognition is certainly another career highlight," Murray said in a speech to the crowd. "Thank you."

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Bet on the Golden Knights hiring a bench boss before season's end.

The Vegas club, which will join the NHL next season as the newest expansion team, originally planned to hire its first coach in the late spring, but that date has been moved up, reports Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

According to Carp, the Golden Knights could be interested in Gerard Gallant, who was fired earlier this season by the Florida Panthers.

However, Vegas could have competition for Gallant, with the New York Islanders also looking for a new coach following the firing of Jack Capuano. Gallant previously served as an assistant with the Islanders from 2007-09.

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Tomas Hertl and Tommy Wingels' friendship just became long distance.

Related: Sharks trade Wingels to Senators for 2 players, draft pick

Wingels was dealt to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Zack Stortini, Buddy Robinson, and a seventh-round draft pick on Tuesday, leaving best friend - Hertl - very upset.

It's the unfortunate and tough side of the business.

Cue the sad music.

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Winnipeg Jets rookie forward Patrik Laine will be in the lineup Tuesday when his team takes on the San Jose Sharks, coach Paul Maurice confirmed.

Laine missed the last eight games after suffering a concussion Jan. 7 versus the Buffalo Sabres.

The Finnish forward has appeared in 42 games with the Jets this season, scoring 21 goals and 16 assists.

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Sometimes a change of scenery is the easiest solution.

That appears to the be the case with Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Jurco, as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports that the Slovak winger wants to move on from Detroit, with the team working to accommodate that request.

Jurco has appeared in 11 games with the Red Wings this season but has not recorded any points. He scored six points in 44 games with Detroit last season, and tallied nine points through five contests with Grand Rapids, the Red Wings' AHL affiliate.

A one-time second round pick, Jurco was drafted with high acclaim, but hasn't met those expectations through his early goings in the NHL. In the end, a clean slate could be the perfect scenario for both sides.

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The price for Martin Hanzal appears to have been named.

As one of only a few sellers heading toward the March 1 trade deadline, the Arizona Coyotes are looking to move the center, and if the Montreal Canadiens, who are among the interested suitors, want to get their hands on the Czech center, they'll need to pay up.

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the two sides have discussed a trade, and Arizona's asking price is believed to include Canadiens forward Michael McCarron, a first-round pick, and another conditional pick.

Two possible conditions of that pick include how far the Canadiens advance in the playoffs, or if Montreal re-signs Hanzal, a pending unrestricted free agent.

Hanzal has appeared in 39 games with the Coyotes this season, tallying 10 goals and eight assists, and is a desirable asset given his big presence up the middle.

As for McCarron, the 21-year-old is currently in the AHL, but has spent time with the Canadiens this season, recording a goal and three assists through 15 contests.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs could be looking for a more reliable option down the middle of the ice.

While the club surely can't knock the play of centers Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri, and Auston Matthews to date - it appears they could use an upgrade on the fourth line.

The team is reportedly looking for a depth center, someone who could provide some more insurance with Ben Smith out with an injury and rookie Frederik Gauthier currently manning the spot, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

While Smith and Gauthier have not contributed much on the offensive side of things - each with three points on the season - they have been among the club's best faceoff men with 53.24 percent and 52.49 percent efficiency rates respectively.

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For a while there, it seemed the 2016-17 season was going to be the David Pastrnak show. But the young Boston Bruins winger's cold streak has turned into a genuine step back, returning him to the middle of the pack.

The 20-year-old Czech started the new season as hot as one can be, tearing through the league at a blistering pace. By early December, Pastrnak was up to 18 goals in just 23 games - tied with Sidney Crosby for the league's scoring lead.

Pastrnak posted 15 goals in 2015-16, and it took him 51 games to reach that sum. Suffice to say, his strong start was a crucial step forward, establishing himself as one of the game's new goal-scoring kings.

And then it all came tumbling down.

Injuries threw his sterling 2016-17 effort into disarray, as the young winger was forced out of the lineup for a pair of games in mid-December to get treatment on his elbow.

Since returning to the Bruins' lineup, Pastrnak's previously indomitable scoring touch has all but dried up. Following his 18-goal romp through the first 23 games of the year, he's registered just one tally in the past 20 contests, and none in his past 17.

The young Bruin has actually been shooting slightly more often during his cold streak than he was when he was terrorizing goaltenders on a nightly basis. He's averaged 3.5 shots per game over the past 20 contests, up from 3.4 during the earlier 23-game span.

Unfortunately, Pastrnak's luck seems to have deserted him, as all but one of his past 70 shots have failed to find the back of the net. A regrettable reality for the Bruins, who are desperate for success after sliding down the standings and temporarily out of a playoff spot.

Head coach Claude Julien is certainly giving his young star all the opportunity needed to get back on track, as Pastrnak is seeing more ice now than he did early in the year. Through December and January, he's averaged nearly a full minute more per game than he did through October and November.

And yet, the floodgates remain firmly closed. As it currently stands, Pastrnak still ranks 15th in the league's goal-scoring race thanks to his scorching start. But unless he can start adding to that total again some time soon, it won't mean much for the quickly falling Bruins.

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