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The Chicago Blackhawks placed Connor Bedard on injured reserve on Monday with an upper-body injury.

The Panthers-Lightning matchup highlights a week of incredible games around the NHL.

Star defenseman Jaccob Slavin was back in Carolina's lineup Sunday after a 29-game absence with what the team called a "lower-body injury."

Playing his first game with the Wild after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with Vancouver on Friday, Quinn Hughes scored in the opening minute of the third period Sunday as Minnesota beat Boston 6-2 for its fourth straight win.

Zeev Buium said he doesn't feel he was misled about his status with the Wild before being traded to the Canucks as part of a package for Quinn Hughes.

The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled high-scoring forward Nick Lardis from the minors a day after Connor Bedard got hurt in the final seconds of a loss at St. Louis.

Blackhawks star Connor Bedard grasped his right shoulder as he left the ice after Friday night's 3-2 loss to the Blues, and the team has ruled him out for Saturday's game against Detroit.

There is momentum for the league to have more games in which both home and road teams wear solid-colored jerseys.

Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was traded to the Wild for three players and a first-round pick, sources told ESPN on Friday.