Three rising stars up for Lindsay Award

NHL leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin were named finalists Tuesday for the Ted Lindsay Award.

The trophy goes to the league’s most outstanding player as voted by fellow players. None have won the award before.

Draisaitl, a big forward from Germany, finished first in points with 110 in 71 games before the season was halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MacKinnon, 24, helped injury-ravaged Colorado clinch a top-four seed in the Western Conference. He had 43 more points than his nextclosest Avalanche teammate.

Panarin, a 28-year-old Russian, had 95 points in his first season with New York, helping the Rangers speed up their rebuild. They qualified for the expanded 24team playoffs as the 11th seed in the East.

Blackhawks

Chicago defenseman Calvin de Haan missed practice Tuesday because of a family emergency, and coach Jeremy Colliton said he isn’t sure when de Haan will return.

De Haan, 29, is coming back from right shoulder surgery in December. He was acquired in a June 2019 trade with Carolina.

If de Haan is ready to go, he could provide a big lift for Chicago when it faces Edmonton in the qualifying round.

The best-of-five series begins Aug. 1 at the NHL hub in Edmonton, Alberta.

There was no further word on veteran goaltender Corey Crawford, who was not seen at practice for the second concsecutive day.

NHL teams are strictly limited when it comes to what they can say about missing players in the COVID-19 world.

While the situation with Crawford is unclear, Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw announced he plans to return next season. Shaw hasn’t played since Nov. 30 because of a concussion.

Colliton said the team would love to have him back.

Islanders

New York locked up their goaltender of the future, signing Ilya Sorokin to a $2 million contract for next season. The deal includes $1 million in salary and a $1 million bonus. A day earlier, the Islanders signed Sorokin to an entry-level deal for the remainder of this season, even though he’s not eligible to play.

Sorokin, 24, is considered one of the top prospects at any position not currently in the NHL. A third-round pick of the Islanders in 2014, he was among the Kontinental Hockey League’s best goalies this past season with a 1.50 goals-against average and .935 save percentage.

Ducks

Right winger Troy Terry, 22, has agreed to a threeyear, $4.35 million contract extension through the 202223 season with Anaheim. Terry will get $1.35 million in the 2020-21 season, $1.45 million in 2021-22 and $1.55 million in 2022-23.

He has eight goals and 20 assists in 81 career games with the Ducks, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2015.

He scored 15 points in 47 games before the current season was halted by the coronavirus pandemic.