Hockey Updates

Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic underwent successful surgery on Wednesday for a herniated disc, and the veteran center is expected to be out approximately 10 weeks.

Joe Sakic, already sidelined after a snow blower accident last month, underwent surgery for a herniated disk on Wednesday and will need about 10 weeks to recover.

Senators forward Jarkko Ruutu may be facing discipline actions from the league after he allegedly bit Buffalo Sabres forward Andrew Peters in Tuesday night's contest between Ottawa and Buffalo.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Wednesday the acquisition of forward Brad May from the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks received a conditional sixth round draft pick in 2010.

The NHL announced the Western Conference reserves for the 2009 All-Star Game on Wednesday and the list included four of the top six scoring defensemen in the conference.

Turns out the NHL has a bigger bite than Ottawa's Jarkko Ruutu. And that was fine with Andrew Peters on Wednesday evening after the Buffalo Sabres enforcer learned the league had suspended Ruutu two games without pay for biting Peters' gloved hand in a game on Tuesday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Wednesday that they have assigned forward Nikolai Kulemin to the minors.

A pair of Original Six franchises will clash tonight in the Big Apple, as the New York Rangers welcome the Montreal Canadiens for a meeting at Madison Square Garden.

Mats Sundin could make his much-anticipated debut for the Vancouver Canucks tonight, as his new club visits the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division clash at Rexall Place.

The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled center Nikita Filatov from the American Hockey League on Wednesday.