National Hockey

OTTAWA — Franchise legend Daniel Alfredsson has made his long-awaited return to the Ottawa Senators. Team president of hockey operations Steve Staios announced Friday that Alfredsson is joining the team in an as-yet unspecified role.

BROSSARD, Que. — Connor Bedard is on quite the road trip to begin his NHL career. The hockey phenom and No.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers say they have signed forward Adam Erne to a one year, two-way contract. The contract has an annual average value of US$775,000.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe left Scotiabank Arena pleased with the result. The Maple Leafs head coach was also far less enthused about how his team got there.

OTTAWA — About this time last year, Michael Andlauer walked off his plane and into the car of Ottawa business mogul Jeff York. They drove to a nearby hotel-lobby steakhouse where the men spoke for four hours.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets put Zach Werenski on injured reserve Friday and expect the defenseman to miss one to two weeks with a bruised quadriceps muscle.

TORONTO — After a five-year run, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Hall & Oates are out of touch. The pop duo's hit "You Make My Dreams" had been the Maple Leafs goal celebration song for the past five NHL seasons.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Devon Toews to a seven-year contract extension worth $50.75 million. Toews will count $7.25 million against the salary cap from when the new contract kicks in next season through 2031.

Ted Nolan should have been thrilled. The knock at the door was the delivery of the Jack Adams Award — a prestigious nod given annually to the NHL's coach of the year.

Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (0-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Lightning -120, Red Wings -103; over/under is 6.