The Wild completed a two-game series sweep of the Ducks on Wednesday and won for a 10th straight time on home ice in the process.Montreal Canadiens NHL Design Face Masks

20. New York Rangers. Mika Zibanejad is starting to get rolling. It was only a matter of time.

In danger of failing: Artturi Lehkonen. What happened here? The 25-year-old forward has two goals and two assists in 21 games, seeing his ice time cut by over two minutes to 13:07 per game. That is, when he plays, as he's been a healthy scratch at times.Dallas Stars NHL Design Face Masks



"I think most teams can recover from short-term injuries, but when you have long-term injuries, that's tough," coach Rod Brind'Amour told me on Friday. "We've had a few now this year. With Petr out, somebody had to step up. Nedeljkovic did a really good job. We've been fortunate guys have been able to step up, because these are three really big shoes to fill."

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Marner is fourth in the NHL in points (40) through 32 games, with 26 of them coming at even strength. Over the past three seasons, only Kucherov, Kane and Pastrnak have a higher points-per-game average among right wings than Marner (1.16).Chicago Blackhawks NHL Design Face Masks

The Coyotes are desperate to get a first-round pick this season; Kuemper won't move unless a first (and more) are coming back to the desert.



Trent Frederic is expected to play in Marchand's spot at left wing on Boston's first line alongside Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak for Saturday's matchup.Arizona Coyotes NHL Design Face Masks

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