NHL Roundup: Van Riemsdyk out with concussion (Yahoo! Sports)

L Van Riemsdyk out with concussion After taking hits to his head in the Philadelphia Flyers' previous two games, forward James van Riemsdyk was declared out indefinitely with a concussion, the team announced Saturday morning.

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Coyotes’ Torres suspended two games (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for two games for charging Minnesota Wild defenceman Nate Prosser, the NHL announced Monday.

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NHL roundup: Crosby to miss 2 games (Yahoo! Sports)

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss the next two games for precautionary reasons after taking a hard hit in a game Monday, the team announced Wednesday. "Sidney took a hard hit during our game against Boston Monday night and wasn't feeling 100 percent,"...

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NHL roundup: Crosby to miss 2 games (Yahoo! Sports)

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss the next two games for precautionary reasons after taking a hard hit in a game Monday, the team announced Wednesday. "Sidney took a hard hit during our game against Boston Monday night and wasn't feeling 100 percent,"...

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Stars’ Fistric suspended for two games, Barch traded (Yahoo! Sports)

Dallas Stars defenseman Mark Fistric was suspended three games by the NHL Wednesday for a hit on New York Islanders forward Nino Niederreiter. Brendan Shanahan, the league's senior vice president of player safety, said the hit violated rule 42.1 (charging) and resulted in an...

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Bruins’ Seguin is making Kessel trade look profitable (Yahoo! Sports)

Every time the Boston Bruins see the Maple Leafs, they are reminded of the riches brought to them by the trade that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto. Sure, Kessel is the NHL's scoring leader. However, he doesn't have a point in two games against the Bruins, and Tyler Seguin, one...

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Tavares, Nabokov lead Islanders over Rangers (AP)

If John Tavares scores four points a night, it won't matter much who is in goal for the New York Islanders. For the second straight game -- after being pointless for two games -- Tavares broke out with four points. This time he did it with his third NHL hat trick, including the winning goal and an empty-netter in the Islanders' 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

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Tavares has 4 points in Isles’ win over Lightning (The Canadian Press)

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Through two games, the New York Islanders' top line had only two points to show for themselves.

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Montoya remains Islanders’ goalie over DiPietro (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano insisted he was not making a statement, but his decision to start Al Montoya in goal instead of healthy franchise netminder Rick DiPietro for the first two games of the regular season spoke volumes about his team's developing goalie...

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Wild’s Bouchard suspended for two games (Yahoo! Sports)

Forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard of the Minnesota Wild has been suspended for two games by the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety for high-sticking Matt Calvert of Columbus in the face during a game Saturday night.

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