Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the NHL and NHL Players Association’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

The Calgary Flames didn’t expect to be in a position where they were pondering about being sellers at the NHL Trade Deadline. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that at least Rasmus Andersson would be heading out of town.

The Flames are looking at Sabres center Dylan Cozens as a potential trade deadline addition amid their surprising playoff chase

Joel Farabee scored the only goal and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves as the Calgary Flames moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

The Flames are headed on a six-game road trip that could catapult them into the playoffs or make them sellers at the NHL trade deadline.

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Meanwhile, Klapka skated in 13 games, scoring a goal with 16 shots on goal playing roughly 8:10 a night. In his third season with the Wranglers, the 24-year-old has 13 goals and 25 points in 31 games with 50 penalty minutes.

In the latest instalment of it's Trophy Tracker series, NHL.com has release the result of a polling of 16 of its journalists today concerning the Calder Trophy race. It was a tight affair but Montreal Canadiens rookie blueliner Lane Hutson is edging the competition three quarters of the way into the season.

The Flames know their six-game road trip that begins at the Washington Capitals on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, SNW) will make or break their season, and the players say they know they will need to make a move before the Trade Deadline If they want help qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in three seasons and second in five.