The Winnipeg Jets honored former captain Andrew Ladd with a video tribute during Friday's game, his first in Winnipeg since being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks before the deadline.

Ladd raised his stick and saluted the crowd at the MTS Centre after the video ran during a stoppage in the first period.

The 30-year-old spent parts of six seasons with the Jets franchise, joining the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010-11.

He ranks fourth in goals scored (139) and fifth in points (305) in franchise history.

Ladd is in his second stint with the Blackhawks after playing with Chicago from 2007 to 2010, a tenure that concluded with a Stanley Cup championship.

(Courtesy: NHL.com)

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Daniel Winnik, the only forward acquired ahead of the trade deadline by the Washington Capitals, has struggled to contribute with the league's best team, being held pointless through his first seven games since being dealt from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

That all changed Friday against the Nashville Predators, as the 31-year-old scored his first two goals as a Capital to record his first multi-goal game in more than three seasons, with his last one coming as a member of the Anaheim Ducks.

Tonight marks #Caps Daniel Winnik's fourth career multi-goal game and his first since Jan. 21, 2013 at CGY (2g, 1a).

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 19, 2016

His first goal came after a pair of incredible passes. Goaltender Braden Holtby sent a beautiful pass down ice to a wide-open Evgeny Kuznetsov during a Predators line change. The Russian then fed Winnik, who wristed the puck into the open net.

The Holtby pass is great.
The Kuznetsov pass is stellar. #NSHvsWSHhttps://t.co/F99Hcs2mTI

— NHL (@NHL) March 19, 2016

He sniped his second over Carter Hutton's shoulder to give the Capitals a 3-1 lead. The goal also marked the 200th point of his NHL career.

Dmitry Orlov goes on a skate before passing to Daniel Winnik for his second goal of the night pic.twitter.com/YjTiGh6axx

— Ian Oland (@ianoland) March 19, 2016

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The Buffalo Sabres don't have a playoff run to prepare for, but they should have plenty to be excited about in the future.

Sam Reinhart netted his 20th goal of the season Friday night against the Ottawa Senators, giving the franchise its first duo of rookie 20-goal scorers since Danny Gare and Peter McNab in 1974-75.

The pair joins Danny Gare (31) and Peter McNab (22) in 1974-75 and Gilbert Perreault (38) and Steve Atkinson (20) in 1970-71.

— Sabres PR (@SabresPR) March 18, 2016

The Sabres now have two rookies with 35 points in a season for the first time since 1987-88, when that feat was accomplished by three players - Pierre Turgeon, Ray Sheppard, and Calle Johansson.

Jack Eichel entered the game with a team-leading 22 goals, ranking second on the Sabres with 48 points and sixth on the club in average time-on-ice at 19:09.

Reinhart came into the contest tied with Evander Kane for second on the team in goals and ranking fourth in points.

Eichel was selected second overall in the 2015 draft, and Reinhart was chosen with the same pick in 2014.

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After playing just three games since returning from suspension, Dennis Wideman's season is over due to injury.

The Calgary Flames defenseman will miss his team's final 12 games after suffering a tear in his triceps during Wednesday's game against the Winnipeg Jets, the team announced Friday.

The 32-year-old was injured in a collision with teammate Joe Colborne following a first-period goal from Michael Frolik.

General manager Brad Treliving said he was unsure if the defenseman would require surgery, according to Wes Gilbertson of Postmedia.

Wideman returned to the Flames' lineup on March 11 after being suspended 20 games as a result of his collision with linesman Don Henderson. His suspension was appealed, and ultimately reduced to 10 games, after the blue-liner had already sat out for 19.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Chris VandeVelde two games for elbowing Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews in the head. The NHL's department of player safety announced the punishment Friday. VandeV...

Robin Lehner is dealing with an ankle injury again.

The Buffalo Sabres goaltender will be kept off the ice for two or three days, head coach Dan Bylsma said Friday, according to John Vogl of The Buffalo News.

That means Lehner won't play Friday against the Ottawa Senators or Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bylsma said there has been no thought of shutting the netminder down for the season with 11 games remaining.

Chad Johnson will start Friday and will likely go back-to-back against the Leafs on Saturday.

Lehner injured his ankle in the season opener and returned in mid-January. He's 5-9-5 with a 2.47 GAA and .924 save percentage in 21 games.

The Sabres recalled goaltender Nathan Lieuwen from the AHL's Rochester Americans, and Bylsma said Lieuwen will remain in the NHL for at least the next two games while Lehner is out.

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Warning: This one isn't for the squeamish.

Tyler Seguin, who underwent surgery Friday for a 15 percent tear of his Achilles tendon, showed off the damage on Twitter on Friday afternoon. And, seriously, it's gross.

Related: Seguin injury could stick Stars with daunting 1st-round matchup

The Dallas Stars forward is expected to be out of action for three-to-four weeks, and based on the evidence - the gross evidence - below, the timeline makes sense.

I really hate when I get paper cuts pic.twitter.com/seOXmPP4gw

— Tyler Seguin (@tseguinofficial) March 18, 2016

You were warned.

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John Carlson's return is apparently imminent.

The Washington Capitals defenseman declared himself "pretty darn close" to making a return to the lineup, according to Mark Giannotto of The Washington Post.

Carlson took part in the morning skate Friday for the first time since having a procedure to repair a nagging injury on Feb. 27. He's eligible to be activated off long-term injured reserve for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Head coach Barry Trotz said there's no timetable for Carlson's return, and Trotz is still deciding whether to bring the blue-liner on Washington's upcoming three-game road trip.

Carlson suffered what the team called a lower-body injury in December, then returned about a month later for 13 games before missing the last nine following the undisclosed procedure.

"I felt better when I got on the ice than the last time, so that's obviously a huge positive," he said Friday.

"There were some trying times where it seems like you're never going to skate again and then as soon as you get on the ice, you get that excitement back. … It's exciting to feel good on the ice again and get ready for the rest of the year."

The 26-year-old has 31 points in 47 games and ranks second on the Capitals behind Matt Niskanen in average time-on-ice at 24:09.

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The Dallas Stars' road to a Central Division title got a whole lot tougher, as it was announced Friday that forward Tyler Seguin would miss three-to-four weeks after his right Achilles tendon was cut by the skate of defenseman Anton Stralman during Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Despite the major loss, general manager Jim Nill was just relieved the injury wasn't worse, as he gave an update to reporters.

"It's a 15-percent cut of the Achilles tendon, probably the best case scenario," Nill said, per Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News. "They operated on him this morning, stitched him back up. He will be out 3-4 weeks and should be back for the playoffs. It's as good a case scenario as it could be considering how he got cut where he got cut."

Without the team's second-highest scorer, head coach Lindy Ruff will look for his depth forwards to step up as they have all season, helping the team net an NHL-best 233 goals in 72 games.

"We've got (Patrick) Sharp stepping back in. We lose one, we get one," Ruff said, as Sharp returned from a six-game absence Thursday. He added that the team has "good depth" with forwards Mattias Janmark, Travis Moen, and Brett Ritchie - who were all scratches Thursday - available to step in.

"I think we're fortunate that it is diagnosed what it is," Ruff said of Seguin's injury. "It shouldn't be as tough to come back from, but it will be a tough time of year to come back, I can tell you that. It'll be tough to catch up and get in playoff mode."

The Stars will take the ice without Seguin on Saturday against the New York Islanders, as they hope to remain in their current position atop the Western Conference standings.

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