Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau doesn't appear to be a fan of San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane's acting skills.

Wild forward Ryan Hartman received a five-minute major for slashing Kane halfway through the third period after the two battled for a puck along the boards. Kane went down and appeared to have seriously injured his leg, but returned to the game minutes later.

"Kane did a great job of selling it," Boudreau told reporters postgame. "Because he went off limping, everybody thought he had a broken ankle and he missed one shift."

Kane stayed down on the ice in visible pain. The referees reviewed the play and called it a major penalty.

The Sharks, who were up 6-4 at the time, weren't able to capitalize with the man advantage. They went on to beat the Wild 6-5.

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The Montreal Canadiens received a baffling penalty at the end of the third period on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers, and coach Claude Julien was predictably infuriated.

"There's a point there that they've (referees) got to take certain responsibilities," Julien told reporters postgame, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels. "What's disappointing to me is after that, I don't know if they felt embarrassed but they made sure that we weren't going to get any breaks."

Midway through the third period in a tie game, the Canadiens changed lines after an icing call because they believed the puck deflected off someone at center ice. They were then handed a delay of game penalty for debating the icing call and not changing back to the same line quick enough.

"I'm trying to put the same guys back on the ice and they're not letting me," Julien added. "And I'm telling him that, 'You want the guys that are on the ice, I'm giving you the guys.' And he gives me a delay of game penalty."

The Canadiens coach didn't shy away from calling out the officials and how they handled themselves after botching the call.

"I was disappointed in the way it was handled after," he said. "The stick to Drouin's face that everybody saw, (the official) saw it. I know he saw it and decided not to call it."

Despite being called for six penalties while Philadelphia took none, Julien didn't completely blame the referees.

"Honestly, I can take a lot of responsibility ... Most of the penalties tonight, they were penalties. Slashing, hooking, this and that. So we take responsibility for that."

The Habs went on to lose to the Flyers in overtime.

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Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon departed Thursday night's game against the Nashville Predators and didn't return due to an upper-body injury, the club announced, according to The Athletic's Ryan S. Clark.

It's unclear how MacKinnon sustained the ailment, but he finished his final shift with 2:07 left in the second period.

The 24-year-old center scored a goal and added three assists while taking 10 shots on goal before exiting.

Colorado is already dealing with injuries to MacKinnon's fellow top-line forwards, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog.

MacKinnon has amassed nine goals and 13 assists in 16 games this season.

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Bryan Rust netted the overtime winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins put an end to the New York Islanders' 10-game win streak with a 4-3 victory Thursday night.

Rust's marker was the Penguins' fourth straight goal. Pittsburgh scored three times in a 7:10 span during the third period.

The Islanders lost for the first time since they fell 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 11.

Pittsburgh has snapped the two longest win streaks in Islanders' history. The Penguins also ended New York's 15-game run in 1981-82.

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St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen will miss at least four weeks with a high ankle sprain, the team announced Thursday.

The 35-year-old Steen was injured on Wednesday versus the Edmonton Oilers. He's been placed on injured reserve and will be re-evaluated in December.

The Blues' forward depth will now be put to the test. Vladimir Tarasenko is already out for at least five months after undergoing shoulder surgery in October.

Steen has posted five assists in 17 games this season.

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Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little suffered a perforated eardrum and is dealing with vertigo after taking a slap shot to the head in Tuesday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, head coach Paul Maurice announced.

Little is expected to make a full recovery, but a timeline is unknown to this point, Maurice added.

The injury occurred in the third period after an errant slap shot from teammate Nikolaj Ehlers struck Little as he was skating behind the net. He was taken to hospital and had the laceration closed with 25-to-30 stitches.

Little previously missed the first nine games of the season with a concussion.

The 31-year-old has been in the Jets/Thrashers organization for his entire 13-year career and had notched five points in seven games this season before the injury.

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