National Hockey

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno will miss one to two weeks with a lower-body injury. Foligno was injured in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh. After the game, teammate Cam Atkinson said Foligno was cut by a skate.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed left winger Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year, one-way contract reportedly worth US$950,000 per season, the NHL club announced Monday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Capitals coach Barry Trotz said teams can't have enough defensive depth in discussing Washington acquiring Michal Kempny in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens assigned forward Nikita Scherbak to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League on Monday. Scherbak, 22, had a goal and two assists in seven games since he was called up Feb. 2 from Laval.

WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor admitted he had a bit of a chip on his shoulder after he was demoted from the Winnipeg Jets' top line.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mikkel Boedker might be playing his best hockey with the Sharks. "Yeah, I think that's pretty fair to say," Boedker said after scoring twice in San Jose's 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday.

DENVER — Connor McDavid had his third hat trick of the season and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak. McDavid has 11 goals in the last nine games and two hat tricks.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Pittsburgh Penguins won without goals from Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin or the other three top scorers. Instead, they created opportunities for some guys who are usually in the background.

DETROIT — To Jeff Blashill, the outcome came down to one simple fact. "They made one more play than us," the Detroit coach Blashill said. To Toronto centre Auston Matthews, it came down to persistence.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Taylor Hall has had the hottest stick in the NHL for the past month, but on Sunday his streak almost came to an end. Then came overtime.