New Jersey Devils netminder Cory Schneider will remain sidelined due to a groin injury for at least another week, coach John Hynes announced Sunday.

Schneider has been out of the lineup for the past seven games with the injury, and the hope was he could return in the near future.

Given Hynes' announcement Sunday, Devils fans should expect Schneider to miss at least a few more games. Schneider has not suited up since Jan. 23 against the Boston Bruins, when he suffered the injury.

Backup goaltender Keith Kinkaid has posted a 3-3-0 record and .890 save percentage in Schneider's absence.

With the faltering Devils beginning to fall out of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference, the sooner Schneider returns, the better.

New Jersey has 62 points on the season and holds the East's first wild card, but is just 3-7 in its past 10 outings.

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The timetable for Buffalo Sabres All-Star Jack Eichel's recovery from the high-ankle sprain he suffered Saturday night will be four-to-six weeks, head coach Phil Housley confirmed Sunday.

Eichel was injured during the first period against the Boston Bruins after getting mixed up with Boston defenseman Matt Grzelcyk behind the Bruins' net, going down awkwardly. He left the game and did not return.

The 21-year-old missed most of the first two months of last season with a high-ankle sprain as well. Last year's injury was to his left ankle, and this latest injury is to his right ankle, according to the Buffalo News' Mike Harrington.

Housley isn't ruling out the potential of his superstar forward returning for the end of the season, as the team has not officially shut him down as of yet. But, with Buffalo languishing in the basement of the NHL standings basically all year, don't be shocked if the club does end his season sooner than later.

Eichel was in the middle of a career year before getting hurt, his third in the NHL. He made his first All-Star team and has 22 goals and 53 points in 55 games to his credit.

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Vancouver Canucks forward Markus Granlund will be out for at least a month with an ankle injury, the team announced Sunday.

Granlund suffered the injury Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning when he landed awkwardly on his ankle after a taking a bump along the boards from Ryan Callahan.

The 24-year-old has eight goals and four assists on the season while playing primarily in a checking role with the Canucks.

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Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will play Sunday against the Dallas Stars, the team confirmed.

Boeser missed Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes with an injured hand.

The rookie standout suffered the injury during Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning but didn't miss any playing time while notching a goal in 21 minutes.

Boeser has been the focal point of the Canucks' offense, leading the team with 26 goals and 47 points in 51 games.

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Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown will have a hearing for his knee on Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev on Saturday, the Department of Player Safety announced Sunday.

Brown was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play. Here's the incident:

Brown had a hearing earlier in the season for cross-checking Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz, but wasn't suspended, instead receiving a $10,000 fine.

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Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown will have a hearing for his knee on Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev on Saturday, the Department of Player Safety announced Sunday.

Brown was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play. Here's the incident:

Brown had a hearing earlier in the season for cross-checking Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz, but wasn't suspended, instead receiving a $10,000 fine.

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Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel suffered a high-ankle sprain Saturday and will be out indefinitely, the team announced.

More to come.

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Sidney Crosby scored the 400th goal of his decorated career Sunday against the St. Louis Blues.

It certainly wasn't Crosby's prettiest goal, as he banked a shot off Blues netminder Jake Allen from a bad angle, but when you're good, you're good.

It took Crosby 839 games to reach the mark, giving him a career average of 0.467 goals per game. He also has 688 career assists.

This certainly won't be the last significant milestone of Crosby's career.

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