Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha will be sidelined for a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Tuesday.
Mantha suffered the injury during the first period of Sunday's contest against the New Jersey Devils and did not return to the game.
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Former NHLer Akim Aliu accused Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters of using racial slurs toward him 10 years ago while with the Rockford IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate.
Aliu, who was born in Nigeria, tweeted Monday that Peters directed the N-word toward him in the dressing room several times over his choice of music.
In a second tweet, Aliu said he "rebelled against" Peters due to the comments. He added that in response, the coach wrote a letter to Blackhawks president John McDonough and general manager Stan Bowman to have Aliu sent down to the ECHL despite a strong start to the season.
Flames general manager Brad Treliving said the team is aware of the accusations but won't comment until talking to Peters, according to Postmedia's Wes Gilbertson. Peters was not made available to the media following Calgary's loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
Aliu, a second-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2007, logged seven games in his NHL career - all with the Flames from 2011-13, well before Peters joined the organization.
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Buffalo Sabres phenom Rasmus Dahlin was forced to leave Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after Lightning blue-liner Erik Cernak elbowed him in the face.
After the contest, head coach Ralph Krueger said Dahlin suffered a concussion on the play, according to The Athletic's Joe Yerdon.
Erik Cernak gets away with an elbow on Rasmus Dahlin pic.twitter.com/tMOIked0X2
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) November 26, 2019
Cernak, who has never been suspended in his two-year career, was not penalized for the elbow.
Dahlin was the first overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft and a Calder Trophy finalist in his rookie season. The 19-year-old defenseman entered Monday's action with 16 points in 23 games in his sophomore campaign.
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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist moved into sole possession of fifth on the NHL's all-time wins list with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
Lundqvist made 26 stops to pass Curtis Joseph with the 455th win of his illustrious career.
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Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is back in the lineup versus the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time since collapsing at practice on Nov. 14.
Brodie missed a total of five games, and he's back on his regular pairing alongside Calgary captain Mark Girodano.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins will receive a big boost Monday against the Calgary Flames.
Head coach Mike Sullivan announced defenseman Kris Letang will return to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a lower-body injury, according to NHL.com's Wes Crosby.
Letang will be a welcome addition as the Pens continue to play without captain Sidney Crosby, who underwent surgery to repair a core muscle injury and was given a six-week recovery timeline on Nov. 14. Pittsburgh is also without forward Nick Bjugstad and right-handed D-man Justin Schultz.
Rookie defenseman John Marino has been one of the team's unsung heroes this season, logging nearly 22 minutes per game and tallying six points during Letang's absence.
Injuries have plagued Letang throughout his career, but he's been one of the league's most productive blue-liners when healthy. The 32-year-old has 12 points in 15 games this season.
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Former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock used a humiliating motivational tactic with Mitch Marner during the forward's rookie campaign in 2016-17.
The tactic involved Babcock asking a rookie to list his teammates based on their work ethic during the club's annual fathers' road trip - which occurred in January 2017 of that season - as first reported by the Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan. The Athletic's Ian Tulloch later reported that the rookie was Marner.
Once Marner complied, Babcock revealed the list to the players who'd been listed at the bottom, according to Koshan.
Marner addressed the incident Monday and said he's thankful for how his teammates handled what could've been an ugly situation.
"It was just surprising," the 6-foot winger said, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton. "I was lucky enough that the guys that were there with me, none of them took it to heart and they knew it wasn't up to me.
"It was huge for a first-year guy," Marner said about his teammates' support following the incident. "When I heard about (what Babcock did), I didn't really know what to think. But I was lucky enough to have that first-year group with me and our team was very tight and very well-knit together. That was a lucky situation."
Babcock - who was fired by the club last week in his fifth campaign behind the bench - expressed his regret about the decision but said he had nothing but good intentions for his young player.
"I was trying to focus on work ethic with Mitch - focusing on role models - it ended up not being a good idea. I apologized at the time," Babcock said.
Marner, who remains sidelined with an ankle injury he suffered Nov. 9, has recorded four goals and 18 points this season.
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