Marchand, who was not on the ice for the morning skate, was pulled from Tuesday’s contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs due to a lingering injury concern that got worse during the game. Maurice confirmed it was a coach’s decision to pull Marchand from the game.

Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night.

Expectations might have been low among Montreal Canadiens fans when the team signed Alexandre Texier as a free agent this past November.

The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender James Reimer to an AHL professional tryout contract, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.

It took 28 games for Berkly Catton to score his first career NHL goal. His second took just over 28 minutes of game time.