Arizona Coyotes forward Josh Archibald will have a hearing Friday for his hit to the head of Nashville Predators forward Ryan Hartman, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

The hit occurred late in the second period of Thursday night's contest. Archibald was assessed a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head.

Hartman immediately went to the Predators' dressing room to be assessed following the hit. He returned for the third period but played just two shifts.

The 24-year-old has been a steady contributor for the Predators this season, posting five goals and nine points in 19 games. Archibald has gone pointless in nine contests.

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More goaltending woes for the Philadelphia Flyers, as Brian Elliott left Thursday's contest against the New Jersey Devils with an undisclosed injury.

Elliott sustained the injury after Devils forward Kyle Palmieri scored a wraparound goal midway through the third period.

Calvin Pickard entered the game in place of Elliott, who was appearing in just his fourth game since missing time with an undisclosed injury.

Flyers backup Michal Neuvirth also remains sidelined with an undisclosed ailment, having played just one game this season.

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It's never a bad day when you're mentioned in the same breath as former NHL superstar Pavel Bure.

That's the case for Florida Panthers forward Mike Hoffman, who on Thursday pushed his point streak to 14 games when he picked up an assist against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It moved him one past Bure's 13-game record set during the 1999-00 season.

Hoffman has registered seven goals and nine assists over the stretch.

The Panthers acquired Hoffman from the San Jose Sharks this offseason in exchange for three draft picks.

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A Washington Capitals fan traveled to the Antarctic Peninsula just to troll the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Sampson Coe shared a photo Wednesday on Facebook of himself wearing a Stanley Cup champions shirt with a waddle of penguins behind him.

Coe, 29, told Scott Allen of the Washington Post that he and his wife, Lorelei, are in the midst of a one-year sabbatical that will take them to every continent.

"Been planning something along those lines since we booked the trip last year, well before the boys lifted Lord Stanley," Coe said.

"(We) had to pack light given the amount of ground we're covering (one backpack each), so I only have a few T-shirts in the rotation. I made damn sure that the Caps and Nats were represented."

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Welcome to Puck Pursuit, a weekly NHL podcast hosted by John Matisz, theScore's National Hockey Writer.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play.

On this episode, John is joined by hockey writers Sean McIndoe (aka Down Goes Brown of The Athletic) and Mike Zeisberger (NHL.com).

Topics include:

• Possible endings to the Nylander-Leafs standoff
• Complications of the NHL's hopeful European expansion
• GM meeting: The ongoing goalie equipment debate
• Stories from "The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL"

... and more

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The Nashville Predators have placed defenseman P.K. Subban on injured reserve, the team announced Thursday.

The star blue-liner was already ruled out for Thursday night's clash with the Arizona Coyotes after Predators head coach Peter Laviolette said Subban was day to day with an upper-body injury, according to The Athletic's Adam Vingan.

Subban left Tuesday's loss to the San Jose Sharks after playing just over seven minutes and didn't return.

Placing the 29-year-old on injured reserve means he will miss Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Kings and Monday's contest versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

If healthy, Subban would be eligible to return Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues.

The Predators have activated defenseman Dan Hamhuis off IR in a corresponding move.

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Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson will miss the next six-to-eight weeks with a broken thumb, the club announced Thursday.

Arvidsson suffered the injury late in the third period of the Predators' overtime win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday, his first game back after sitting out three contests with a separate ailment.

The 25-year-old Swede has eight goals and 13 points in 13 games this season, playing primarily on the Predators' top line alongside Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen.

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Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey will have a hearing Thursday afternoon for interference and unsportsmanlike conduct following his Wednesday night hit on Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

Morrissey was not penalized on the play, which occurred with just over a minute left in regulation.

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden had no update on Oshie's condition following the game.

The play was reminiscent of the hit Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson delivered to Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson earlier this season. Matheson received a two-game suspension for his actions.

Washington and Winnipeg are both back in action Friday, with the Jets taking on the Buffalo Sabres and the Capitals in Denver to face the Colorado Avalanche.

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