National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers preserved their playoff hopes thanks to much of their offence coming from unlikely sources.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild defenceman Ryan Suter has a broken right ankle that will require surgery and end his season, right before the start of the playoffs.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews pushed his point streak to seven games on Monday. Linemate William Nylander was the main reason why.

After 17 NHL seasons and multiple international tournaments, Vancouver Canucks superstars Henrik and Daniel Sedin are hanging up their skates.

The secret was out pretty quickly. A week before the 2015 playoffs, the United States Hockey League's Sioux City Musketeers invited prospect Eeli Tolvanen to skate with them to see about signing him for the following season.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Marian Studenic to a three-year, entry-level contract. The team announced the contract Monday, noting it will begin next season. Studenic was a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft.

NEW YORK — Vegas Golden Knights centre William Karlsson, Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta and Buffalo Sabres centre Jack Eichel have been named the NHL's three stars for the week ending Sunday.

NEW YORK — Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand has been fined US$5,000 for cross-checking Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andrew MacDonald in the face, the NHL's department of player safety announced Monday.

TAMPA, Fla. — Filip Forsberg came up big for the Nashville Predators in his return after sitting out a game. Forsberg had two goals and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.

St. Louis Blues forward Scottie Upshall is out indefinitely with a lacerated left kidney. Upshall was injured Saturday night in a 6-0 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. St.