Stars’ Seguin sidelined
Dallas scoring leader Tyler Seguin will be sidelined at least three weeks because of a right knee injury suffered Friday night when he was checked below the waist, Stars officials said Saturday.
Seguin was helped off the ice after the third-period hit by Florida defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, who was ejected. Kulikov is suspended indefinitely pending a hearing with the league.
“It’s a play that I don’t like,” Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said. “It’s a dirty, low play that I don’t like. The league doesn’t like it, and I want to see the league deal with it.”
Seguin, a 2015 All-Star, is third in the NHL with 59 points and is tied for fourth in the league with 29 goals.
“He’s released the puck, and (Kulikov) comes across and takes his knee out,” Dallas’ Vernon Fiddler said. “It’s a gutless play on his part, and we’ll have to deal with that at a later time.”
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Avalanche 4, Stars 1: With Seguin, Ales Hemsky (lower-body injury) and Patrick Eaves (possible concussion) out because of injuries suffered Friday, visiting Dallas fell to Colorado as Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves.
Rangers 5, Coyotes 1: Rick Nash scored his league-high 35th goal early in a four-goal third period as visiting New York made Alain Vigneault the 21st coach in NHL history to reach 500 wins. ... Cam Talbot made 34 saves, including one on Tobias Rieder’s third-period penalty shot, in the Rangers’ third straight win.
Wild 6, Hurricanes 3: Thomas Vanek had two goals and an assist, and Devan Dubnyk stopped 24 shots as host Minnesota extended its point streak to 10 games (8-0-2), tying a franchise record.
Kings 3, Capitals 1: Trevor Lewis and Jarret Stoll scored third-period goals as host Los Angeles won its fourth game in a row.
Predators 3, Devils 1: Colin Wilson scored the tie-breaking goal with 3:27 left as host Nashville extended New Jersey’s losing streak to four games.
Flames 3, Canucks 2: Lance Bouma scored the winner early in the third period for host Calgary.
Jets 5, Red Wings 4: Drew Stafford scored the only shootout goal in the fourth round as Winnipeg ended Detroit’s six-game home win streak.
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 1: Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais scored in the shootout as Montreal extended Toronto’s road losing streak to 13 games (0-11-2). ... Canadiens defenseman Sergei Gonchar left with an upper-body injury after a hit into the end boards by David Clarkson.
Senators 7, Oilers 2: Former Sharks wing Milan Michalek had two goals and an assist for host Ottawa. ... Senators wing Chris Neil broke his left thumb during a second-period fight and will be out indefinitely.
Islanders 6, Blue Jackets 3: John Tavares had two goals and two assists and Josh Bailey added two goals for host New York.