Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

The last-place Detroit Red Wings would not have drafted fourth overall in 2020 if the NHL’s proposed changes to the lottery had been in place.

Tom Wilson checked Brandon Carlo hard into the boards, and the Bruins defenseman immediately grabbed his head and appeared dazed as he left the ice.

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo immediately grabbed his head after hit from Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson and needed help leaving ice.

“Our social media team should never send out altered photos to our fan base,” the Pittsburgh Penguins said, adding it had disciplined the staffer.

Darryl Sutter, 62, who replaced fired Geoff Ward, took the Calgary Flames to the 2004 Stanley Cup Final and won two titles with the Los Angeles Kings.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin wanted nothing to do with challenge from Boston Bruins’ Trent Frederic. But he later delivered some stickwork.

Klete Keller, who won two Olympic gold medals, was indicted for actions in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol during counting of electoral votes.

Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella benched Pierre-Luc Dubois before his trade. Monday, he benched Patrik Laine, who arrived in that deal.

The NHL has postponed 22 games, 17 New Jersey Devils players are on the COVID-19 protocol list and Sabres coach Ralph Krueger tests positive.

The six-team NWHL had begun playing in a bubble environment in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 23. But two teams already had pulled out.