National Hockey

VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson hopes he never has to go through the NHL's concussion protocol again. "It's been very boring.

TORONTO — Mike Babcock says life at the top isn't for everyone.

TORONTO — Hockey fans remember Curtis Joseph as an acrobatic goaltender who spent 19 successful seasons in the NHL.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have placed defenceman Ben Lovejoy and forward Drew Stafford on injured reserve. The team announced the moves on Tuesday, while recalling defenceman Eric Gryba and forward John Quenneville from Binghamton (AHL).

TORONTO — Mats Sundin isn't surprised the Toronto Maple Leafs are asking their young stars to make a financial sacrifice to stay together. The way the team's former captain sees it, that's simply the nature of the business.

VANCOUVER — Travis Green thinks the Vancouver Canucks can learn a thing or two from how the Washington Capitals played against them Monday.

PHILADELPHIA — Mikko Rantanen had two goals, Matt Nieto and Gabriel Landeskog also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Monday night.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele and his Winnipeg Jets teammates didn't let a two-goal deficit get them down Monday.

DETROIT — The Carolina Hurricanes dominated Detroit through most of the game, but needed a timely block by defenceman Justin Faulk to beat the Red Wings and snap a three-game losing streak.

PHILADELPHIA — Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog are the top line in Colorado — and right now, the NHL.