National Hockey

TORONTO — Brad Aldrich no longer appears on the Stanley Cup. The Hockey Hall of Fame confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press on Wednesday the disgraced former Chicago Blackhawks video coach's name is now covered by Xs on the trophy.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday after both tested positive.

NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban was fined $15,000 by the NHL on Wednesday for his second tripping offense in eight days.

Last week, Jeff Blashill tried to go to the same restaurant where he had dinner in March 2020, before the NHL season shut down. He found the windows boarded up.

CALGARY — Exhaustion quickly turned to elation for Matt Duchene. Duchene capped a gruelling overtime shift by scoring the overtime winner for the Nashville Predators in Tuesday's 3-2 win that ended the Calgary Flames' run of victories at six.

New York Islanders (3-2-2, seventh in the Metropolitan) vs. Montreal Canadiens (3-8-0, eighth in the Atlantic) Montreal; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canadiens +119, Islanders -142; over/under is 5.

Buffalo Sabres (5-3-1, fourth in the Atlantic) vs. Seattle Kraken (3-6-1, seventh in the Pacific) Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kraken -178, Sabres +148; over/under is 5.

Philadelphia Flyers (5-2-1, first in the Metropolitan) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-2, eighth in the Metropolitan) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3-1, third in the Atlantic) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-1, second in the Atlantic) Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Maple Leafs -132, Lightning +110; over/under is 6.

Dallas Stars (3-4-2, sixth in the Central) vs. Calgary Flames (6-1-2, second in the Pacific) Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -144, Stars +121; over/under is 5.