The deals begin next seasons and run through 2017-18. Rust's contract has an average annual value of $640,000, while both Wilson's and Kuhnhackl's are for $625,000.
As the Penguins pointed out, all three have had an impact on the club when in the lineup this season.
Player
Record With Him In Lineup
Record Without Him In Lineup
Record / Pct.
Record / Pct.
Bryan Rust
21-9-3 / .682
15-15-5 / .500
Tom Kuhnhackl
17-8-3 / .661
19-16-5 / .538
Scott Wilson
14-8-2 / .625
22-16-6 / .568
In Sunday's win over the New York Rangers, Rust and Kuhnhackl were on the ice with Sidney Crosby in the final minute while clinging to a one-goal lead. The pair combined to set up a Crosby goal to seal the win.
The star defenseman, who was stretchered off the ice after an awkward collision March 10, has yet to resume skating with the team and will therefore be held out for games Tuesday against Florida and Wednesday in Buffalo, the team confirmed.
Subban had not missed a game due to injury in his career prior to Saturday.
Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled right wing Alexandre Grenier and reassigned centre Brendan Gaunce to the AHL Utica Comets.
Grenier, 24, has appeared in 57 games with Utic...
A shutout loss to this season's Toronto Maple Leafs will make you rethink some things.
That appears to be the case in Detroit, at least, as the reeling Red Wings have recalled prized prospect Anthony Mantha from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins in advance of Tuesday's huge game against Philadelphia, in which he's expected to play.
.@antomantha8 has 45 points (21G-24A) through 56 games, and has a +18 rating in GR #RedWings
The 20th overall pick in 2013 has 36 goals and 42 assists in 118 AHL games. He also averaged a goal per game through 81 regular-season and playoff games in his last year of junior hockey.
Tuesday's game against a Flyers team nipping at Detroit's ankles in the standings will mark Mantha's NHL debut.
That's because the Flyers are on a roll, and with two games in hand on Detroit, Voracek believes they're well on their way to making up the three-point difference between the clubs in the race for a wild-card playoff spot.
"The way we’re playing, they’ve got to be more worried about not making the playoffs than us," Voracek said Tuesday. "Because they way we play, everybody knows how good we play right now and everybody watches the games."
The Flyers have a 7-2-1 record over the past 10 games as compared to 5-4-1 for the Red Wings, and Tuesday marks the first of two remaining games between them.
Voracek has missed the past seven games with a foot injury and said there's no chance he plays against Detroit, but he hopes to return soon.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, Florida Panthers centre Vincent Trocheck and New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.
Tarasenko tied for the League lead with...
Tarasenko recorded three goals and three assists in three games for the surging Blues. He sits in a tie for fifth in the NHL with 33 goals.
Trocheck matched Tarasenko in points with six, five of which were assists, tops among players last week. He matched a career-high with three assists and four points in one game, a 6-2 win over Ottawa on Saturday.
Kinkaid posted a 2-0-0 record, 0.48 goals-against average, and .981 save percentage. He also earned his second career shutout with a 3-0 decision over San Jose. The other win came against Los Angeles.
Overlooked this week was Montreal's Alex Galchenyuk, who scored four goals and added an assist in three games. Zero points in a loss to Minnesota on Saturday likely eliminated him from contention.
St. Patrick's Day is a time when NHL teams get extra creative with their uniforms, and that's yielded some terrific results over the years. In the lead up to the big night, theScore counts down the top five St. Patrick's Day uniforms.
The 2001-02 NHL season marked the 75th anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leaf franchise. One of the ways the franchise celebrated its rich tradition that year was by stepping on the ice in the green jerseys and brown helmets, pants, and gloves of the Toronto St. Patricks in a game on March 2.
Fans joined in on the tribute as well. They were given St. Pats toques and green flags, turning the usual sea of blue and white into a tribute to Toronto's hockey roots.
Robin Lehner won't be bothered if the NHL decides to alter goalie equipment in an attempt to increase scoring.
The Sabres goalie fully endorsed reducing the size of goalie equipment Monday while speaking on WGR 550 in Buffalo.
"I'm a pretty big guy and you have guys weighing around 160 who look bigger than me on the ice," said Lehner, who's listed at 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds. "We should be athletes out there, not operating equipment. We should save the pucks, it shouldn't be the equipment that saves the pucks."
Lehner has appeared in 20 games for the Sabres this season, posting a 5-9-4 record that belies his sparkling .926 save percentage.
The NHL's general managers aren't wasting any time.
During the morning session of the annual meetings taking place in Boca Raton, Fla., it's reportedly been decided that blue line cameras will be installed in the boards of all 16 arenas that will host playoff games this spring, according to Jonas Siegel of The Canadian Press.
The hope is this will ensure the right ruling is made when a coach challenges a goal scored on a seemingly missed offside call.
Also on the docket is a discussion in regards to whether on-ice officials should make this call, or if it should be reviewed and decided in the league's Toronto-based war room.