Los Angeles goaltender Darcy Kuemper, and his Boston counterpart Jeremy Swayman, nearly fought on Sunday, before the officials stepped in, an act that was lauded by Kuemper's coach, Jim Hiller, who said "those are some pretty important players."
Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis did not return after sustaining an apparent head injury in the third period of a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Veteran forward Patrick Maroon, 36, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, said in a pregame television interview before he and the Chicago Blackhawks played at his hometown St. Louis Blues on Saturday afternoon, that he will retire after this season.