National Hockey League roundup
ByReuters
Published 15/03/2015 at 00:00 GMT
March 14 (The Sports Xchange) - After taking warmups and getting through them seemingly unscathed, Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby did not come out to start the game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday and was declared a scratch due to illness.
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Once action started, the Penguins lost center Evgeni Malkin due to injury less than two minutes into the game.
After the game, which the Penguins lost, coach Mike Johnston disclosed that Crosby felt ill after warmups and that Malkin suffered an injury and could not come back.
"They're both in the trainer's room so we'll get a better evaluation as to whether we think they might be able to play tomorrow or not," Johnston said.
Malkin was hit by Boston center Chris Kelly early in the game with a bone-jarring check and stayed down on the ice for several minutes with an apparent lower-body injury.
Malkin went to the Penguins' locker room but returned to the ice late in the first for a few more shifts. He did not come back out for the start of the second period.
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The San Jose Sharks recalled forward Daniil Tarasov from the Worcester Sharks of the AHL.
Tarasov, 23, has recorded 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) and 16 penalty minutes in 45 games with Worcester this season. In two games with San Jose, Tarasov has posted one assist and three shots on goal.
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The Florida Panthers agreed to a two-year contract extension with defenseman Steven Kampfer.
Kampfer was on a one-year, $550,000 deal and set to become a restricted free agent after this season.
Kampfer, 26, has appeared in 18 games with Florida this season, registering one goal and two assists, with 18 shots on goal. He has played in 79 games for Florida, Minnesota and Boston, scoring eight goals, with 10 assists and 24 penalty minutes.
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Philadelphia Flyers forward R.J. Umberger will have season-ending surgery on his right hip and abdominal muscles.
The surgery is scheduled Wednesday, and recovery time is expected to be about 10 weeks.
Umberger, 32, has 15 points (nine goals, six assists) in 67 games this season. He has been scratched from the lineup in the last two games.
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