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Jonathan Marchessault played seven seasons with the Golden Knights and is the career leader in goals with 192 and points with 417. Marchessault, 34, had hoped to sign a new contract to stay in Vegas, but he and the club failed to reach an agreement.

Aaron Ekblad is back on the ice with the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers for workouts -- but can't play until Game 3 of Florida's first-round playoff series.

Gabriel Landeskog and his surgically repaired knee -- the one that's caused him to miss nearly three years -- take another big step forward by playing in a second straight game for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League on Saturday night.

The league established the award to pay tribute to the brothers who died last summer when they were struck by a car while riding their bicycles in their home state of New Jersey.

His emotional journey back from a serious knee injury took center ice as he suited up in a professional game for the first time in nearly three years when he joined the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League.

Carolina drafted him in the third round in 2020, and Nikishin helped the Russians reach the Olympic final in Beijing in 2022. His contract is worth $832,500 a year -- prorated this season -- and includes a $185,000 signing bonus.

Minnesota's Joel Eriksson Ek and San Jose's Macklin Celebrini traded hat tricks in one contest, and Toronto's Matthew Knies, Philadelphia's Tyson Foerster also had three-goal games.

Reaching the NHL playoffs is a long shot for the Utah Hockey Club in its inaugural season in Salt Lake City.

The Sabres extended their playoff drought, which is the longest in NHL history and ties them with the NFL's New York Jets for the longest current run of seasons since qualifying for the postseason.

The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled.