National Hockey

The Ottawa Senators felt they might have already had an eventual, build-in replacement after trading Erik Karlsson.

NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen for embellishment . Rantanen was docked $2,000 under the league's program designed to discourage diving and embellishment. He was warned for a play on Oct.

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck has had surgery for a fractured ankle and may play again this season. Trocheck was hurt when twisted his right leg while chasing the puck near the end boards in Monday night's game at Ottawa.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers responded the right way to a wakeup call after coach Todd McLellan was fired just hours before they took the ice.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim has approved a deal that will keep the Ducks in the local Honda Center through at least 2048. The City Council on Tuesday approved a deal that extends the current Ducks agreement, which ends in 2023, by 25 years.

CHICAGO — Patrick Kane had the day off for his birthday. The high-scoring engine of the Chicago Blackhawks spent some time with his girlfriend, and watched hockey and Monday Night Football. It was a nice soft landing for the start of his 30s.

Dan Maloney, a feared fighter who went on to coach the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets, has died at age 68. The NHL Alumni Association announced Maloney's death on its Twitter account. No cause of death was given.

Following a rare season without any coach firings, NHL teams have been quick to drop the axe in 2018-19.

PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan's regular film sessions with the Pittsburgh Penguins don't lack for clues on why one of the NHL's marquee franchises is in the midst of its bumpiest stretch in more than a decade.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ken Hitchcock knows the routine well by now as he begins his tenure as new coach of the Edmonton Oilers.