Craig Anderson will sign a one-day contract with the Ottawa Senators to retire as a member of the team, TSN's Darren Dreger reported on Thursday's edition of "Insider Trading."

Anderson is expected to drop the puck for the Senators' Tuesday contest against the Buffalo Sabres.

The 42-year-old announced his intention to retire after the final game of the 2022-23 season, a 4-3 overtime victory with the Sabres against Ottawa.

Anderson spent 10 seasons of his 20-year NHL career with the Senators. He played 435 games with Ottawa after joining the team in a 2011 trade with the Colorado Avalanche for Brian Elliott. Anderson posted a 202-168-46 record and a .914 save percentage with the Sens.

He's the team's franchise leader in games by a goaltender and wins.

Anderson made the postseason four times with the Senators. He started during Ottawa's 2017 run to the conference finals, narrowly losing in Game 7 double overtime against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

Only Patrick Lalime played more playoff games as a Sens netminder than Anderson, and the two are tied for the most postseason wins in team history. Anderson's .928 playoff save percentage is the best mark by an Ottawa goalie.

Anderson was hired by the Sabres as a hockey liaison Thursday.

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The Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers are among the teams interested in signing free-agent forward Patrick Kane, reports The Athletic's Chris Johnston.

Kane is still rehabbing from offseason hip resurfacing surgery. He's likely to wait until early November before seriously considering potential suitors, Johnston adds.

The Sabres boast one of the league's most dangerous attacks and have $8.8 million in cap space to accommodate any sort of potential deal for Kane, who was born and raised in Buffalo.

The Panthers' cap situation is much more complex. Florida is currently above the $83.5-million limit but has approximately $6 million in flexibility with Aaron Ekblad on long-term injured reserve. The star defenseman is expected to be available to play again in December.

Kane was expected to be one of this past summer's marquee unrestricted free agents but was given a four-to-six-month recovery timeline after surgery in June. The soon-to-be 35-year-old managed 57 points split between the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers last season, his 16th in the NHL.

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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine seems to be lacking confidence at the moment.

Although he's produced a goal and an assist in three games, Laine says he feels as though he's struggling in the early going. He gave himself a harsh self-evaluation on Thursday.

"Pretty awful so far," Laine said, per team reporter Jeff Svoboda. "Can't hit the net if my life depends on it, can't make any plays, can't win a faceoff. Just basically can't do anything right now."

Laine has only fired eight shots on goal, 2.67 per game, below his career average of 2.92. His on-ice expected goals share of 47.43% is below average, but it's also fifth-best on the Blue Jackets, per Natural Stat Trick. His average ice time is also down from 19:07 last season to 16:23 in 2023-24.

After spending the first seven years of his career as a winger, Laine is playing center this season, and it's been a learning curve. He's won just 42.1% of his faceoffs and owns a minus-three rating on the season.

But Laine says hard work is the formula to get back on track.

"I'm gonna keep working, gonna keep building, try to fix all this, and try to get back to the level I need to be at," he said.

Laine is currently centering a line with Adam Fantilli and Alexandre Texier after beginning the year playing with Johnny Gaudreau.

The 2016 No. 2 pick was the Calder Trophy runner-up after scoring 36 goals in his rookie season. He potted a career-high 44 goals in his sophomore campaign, but he hasn't surpassed the 30-goal mark since. He tallied 22 goals and 30 assists in 55 games with the Blue Jackets last season.

The Blue Jackets acquired Laine in a January 2021 trade with the Jets that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to Winnipeg.

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We're coming off another successful night on the ice, going 2-1 with our best bets on Wednesday night.

We'll look to keep the profit train moving with a pair of sides - including a healthy underdog - for Thursday's jam-packed slate of games.

Predators (+160) @ Rangers (-190)

The Predators are off to an underwhelming 1-3 start, but they've played a lot better than the results suggest.

They've controlled a healthy 58% share of the expected goals at five-on-five, a top-five mark in the NHL. Making those metrics all the more impressive is the fact their schedule has been so demanding. They've faced the Lightning, Kraken, Bruins, and Oilers - four playoff teams from a season ago.

Nashville has only conceded five goals at full strength thus far, and four of those came against a desperate Oilers team last time out.

The Predators really haven't given their opponents much. Considering the goaltending they generally get, that's a recipe for success over the long haul if they can continue to play like they have.

Coming off a pair of losses - including a blowout last game - I think we're going to see a top-tier effort from the Predators. You can't earn a playoff spot in October, but you can lose one, and a 1-4 start would begin to point the Predators in that direction.

The Rangers look pretty good statistically right now, but it's worth noting their schedule has been ultra-soft. They've played a Sabres team that'll likely be on the playoff bubble, as well as the Blue Jackets and Coyotes, two teams that failed to win even 30 games a season ago.

I'm expecting a tight, low-scoring game in which there isn't much separating the two teams. At +160, I'll happily roll the dice with a desperate Predators side in what should be a pretty evenly matched contest.

Bet: Predators (+160)

Kings (-110) @ Wild (-110)

The Wild aren't off to the most impressive of starts. Although they own a 2-1 record through three games, there are a lot of concerns beneath the hood right now.

Minnesota was absolutely dominated in its season opener, getting outshot 41-21 by a Panthers team missing its two best defensemen and second-line center. Not great.

They followed that up by giving up seven goals to the Maple Leafs. They only took three penalties and didn't allow an empty-netter, so it's not as if the output was inflated by unusual circumstances.

The Wild played well against the Canadiens, but that's the Canadiens. Not a lot can be expected from them on any given night - especially when Jake Allen isn't manning the crease.

I think the Wild are a little overrated right now. The loss of Jared Spurgeon really hurts them at both ends of the ice. I also think they're leaving value on the table against the Kings by starting Marc-Andre Fleury again rather than going back to Filip Gustavsson, who already stole the Wild a game this season.

The Kings are a deeper team up front and very stout defensively. In fact, only the Stars and Islanders have done a better job of limiting expected goals thus far.

That - along with the Wild not using their best goaltender - should more than offset the gap between the two sides in goal.

Bet: Kings (-110)

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After a quiet two-game slate, the NHL is back in full force on Thursday night with 24 of the league's 32 teams set to hit the ice.

Let's take a closer look at a few of my favorite props on the board.

Jordan Kyrou over 3.5 shots

Kyrou didn't end last season on the best of terms. He was rifting with Blues head coach Craig Berube, and his ice time - and shot outputs - decreased as a result.

A new year has provided a fresh start for everyone, and Kyrou is certainly making the most of it. He's logged more than 40 minutes through two games - a far cry from the 15-to-16 minutes per game he routinely played down the stretch last season - and amassed 18 shot attempts. That's an average of nine per game, which is a very strong rate.

What's impressive is that Kyrou got the job done as a shooter despite stiff competition. His first two games came against a Stars team that made the final four and a Kraken team that's extremely good at limiting shots and sucking the life out of opposing offenses. For Kyrou to generate such volume against those teams is a very encouraging sign.

The Coyotes are an improved team, but they can still be exploited defensively. Kyrou should see favorable matchups on home ice, and I expect he'll make the most of them.

Odds: -115 (playable to -130)

Jake DeBrusk over 2.5 shots

No Bruins player has attempted more five-on-five shots than DeBrusk over the first two games of the year. No, not even David Pastrnak.

That should bode well for his chances of success on Thursday night. The Sharks are an abysmal team, spending most of the time on their heels in the defensive zone and absorbing shots in bulk.

The Sharks have conceded nearly 80 shot attempts and 40 shots on goal per 60 minutes of five-on-five play. Those are absurdly bad numbers.

Sure, their schedule has been difficult. But - even without Patrice Bergeron - the Bruins remain a strong team, especially when it comes to controlling play and winning the shot count.

DeBrusk and the Bruins should spend a ton of time with the puck in the offensive zone, meaning there won't be any shortage of shooting opportunities.

Odds: -115 (playable to -130)

Miro Heiskanen over 2.5 shots

The Ducks were an unmitigated disaster defensively last year and appear to be once again this season. The core of their team is largely the same, and they didn't make any needle-moving additions to their blue line in the summer.

Given as much, it's hardly surprising they rank dead last in five-on-five shot suppression through the first week of the season.

Heiskanen should be one of the prime beneficiaries of this matchup. He plays on the top pairing at even strength, he skates on the top power play, and he's a more than willing shooter.

He hit the over in all three meetings with the Ducks a season ago. Based on his current shooting form (he has 14 attempts through two games), I'm confident he's in a good shooting state of mind to keep that streak going.

Odds: -105 (playable to -125)

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