Two Minnesota Wild skaters scored their first goals of the season and legendary goalie Marc-Andre Fleury pitched the 76th shutout of his career and got a big ovation in a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

It's been a very tough week for hockey following the passing of 12-year-old Natalia Moore in Michigan, along with German National Team forward Tobias Eder yesterday and now, the sport has lost a beloved member of the media in Ottawa.

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Ottawa Charge forward Gabbie Hughes (17) celebrates after a goal scored by teammate forward Brianne Jenner (19) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game against the Minnesota Frost ...

Minnesota Frost forward Liz Schepers (21) attempts a shot against the Boston Fleet on Jan. 8 at Xcel Energy Center. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A Utah turnover while on the power play led to the Senators’ first goal of the game in the second period. Shane Pinto and Ridly Greig exploded on a two-on-1 as Utah’s Nick Schmaltz trailed while trying to get back. Greig one-timed Pinto’s pass past goalie Karel Vejmelka at 12:16 for the 1-0 advantage.

The Ottawa Charge got things going early in the game and were able to keep the Frost off the board the entire time to clinch the win.

As the trade deadline draws closer, Patrik Allvin and the Canucks' management group will almost certainly receive more interest in Elias Pettersson

Coming off back-to-back wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1) on Saturday and the Utah Hockey Club (3-1) on Sunday, the Senators were able to use a rare break in the schedule to recharge their batteries.

Facing injury issues in the net, Team Sweden added Flyers Sam Ersson to the 4 Nations Face-Off roster to replace an ailing Jacob Markstrom.

Let’s go back to the start of the entry draft era in 1979 and see how many top picks can compete with Hall’s growing jersey collection.

NEW YORK — Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.