The Wild have signed Brandon Duhaime to a two-year contract.
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Washington Capitals News
The Blues have signed Charlie Lindgren to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Capitals have signed Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, two-way contract.
The Canucks have signed Sheldon Rempal to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Canadiens have signed Louie Belpedio to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Capitals have signed Alex Ovechkin to a five-year extension worth $47.5 million ($9.5M AAV).
Ovechkin's cap-hit doesn't change much, going from $9.539M AAV to $9.5M for the next five seasons. Ovechkin currently sits sixth on the all-time goal-scoring list, 164 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for first. A five-year contract will take Ovechkin to 40-years-old and he will need to average 32.8 goals per season to reach Gretzky's mark. He has averaged 52 goals per 82 games over the last three seasons.
The Hurricanes have signed Spencer Smallman to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Smallman was a fifth-round pick of the Hurricanes in 2015 but has bounced around between the AHL and ECHL since. In 2021, he had two assists in six AHL games and 12 points (6G / 6A) in eight ECHL games. He will not be a factor in the NHL in 2021-22.
Sandin will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup for Game 7.
Sandin will be a healthy scratch in Game 6 in Montreal.
Sandin is expected to re-enter the Maple Leafs lineup for Game 5.
Sandin was a surprise scratch from the lineup in Game 4 but will draw right back into the lineup for Game 5. Sandin, who will replace Travis Dermott, has one goal on four shots while averaging 13:55 TOI through his first three games of the series.
Sandin is expected to be scratched in Game 4 vs. the Canadiens.
Dubois (undisclosed) will return to the Jets lineup for Game 2.
Dubois (undisclosed) will not play in Game 1 in Edmonton.
Ovechkin (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups and expected to play vs. Boston.
Carlson (lower-body) will not play on Tuesday.
Carlson will miss his second straight game on Tuesday. Carlson was on the ice for Monday's practice but will be held out most likely as more of a precaution with nothing to be gained from Tuesday's game.
Ovechkin (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Ovechkin has missed the last three games but was on the ice for Monday's practice and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. The Capitals' are locked into second place in the East, so Tuesday's game does not matter. It will be interesting to see if Ovechkin draws in to get back up to speed or not.
Line Change
Strome will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup on Monday.
Strome has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Adam Gaudette in the lineup on Monday. Strome has had some injury issues this season but comes into Monday with 15 points (8G / 7A) in 39 games.
Carlson (lower-body) will not play Saturday vs. the Flyers.
Wilson (upper-body) will play Friday vs. the Flyers.
Wilson suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday's game in New York and did not return. He was on the ice for Friday's morning skate and will play tonight vs. Philadelphia. Wilson, who has two goals and three assists in his last six games, will skate on the third line with Michael Raffl and Daniel Carr.
Line Change
Strome will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.