Hockey : NHL 2009/2010

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has left Los Angeles' road trip for the birth of his first child. He returned to Los Angeles on Thursday, and he's likely to miss the Kings' game against the Dallas Stars on Friday. Quick is the NHL leader with 37 victories this season. Los Angeles recalled goalie Jonathan Bernier from their AHL affiliate in Manchester to suit up alongside backup Erik Ersberg.

The New York Islanders announced that center Rob Schremp will miss the remainder of the season. He suffered the injury during the first period of Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Philadelphia. The diagnosis is a torn meniscus which will require surgery. Schremp, whom the Islanders claimed off waivers in October, has 7 goals and 18 assists for 25 points in 44 games this campaign.

Marc Savard has been diagnosed with a grade two concussion and there is no timetable for his return. The Bruins medical staff will continue to monitor and evaluate the forward for up to five days before they offer an update on his prognosis. Savard left Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Penguins after being leveled by a blindside hit by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke. He has played just 41 games and has 10 goals and 23 assists.

The Nashville Predators have lost defensman Denis Grebeshkov for several weeks with a lower-body injury. He got hit in the groin with a shot during the Predators' 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. The blue-liner reportedly needed emergency surgery on one of his testicles after the game. The Predators have also lost Shea Weber to a suspected arm or hand injury, but hope he'll be back this week.

Boston Bruins forward Marc Savard left Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Penguins on a stretcher after being drilled by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke. Savard had just taken a shot from above the circles when Cooke raised his shoulder and struck Savard in the head. Cooke was coming from behind on the play and Savard did not see him. Savard, one of Boston's top players with 10 goals and 23 assists, suffered a concussion but was not transported to a hospital.

Wild forward Derek Boogaard was suspended for two games on Saturday by the National Hockey League for an incident during Minnesota's game against Edmonton on Friday. In the first period of Friday's contest, Boogaard was whistled for a kneeing minor when he collided with Ryan Jones. Boogaard is eligible to return to the lineup on March 11 against Detroit.

Montreal Canadiens center Maxim Lapierre has been suspended four games Friday for a hit on San Jose Sharks center Scott Nichol. Lapierre will lose more than $14,000 in pay, with the money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

The Boston Bruins have traded defenseman Derek Morris to the Phoenix Coyotes and acquired defenseman Dennis Seidenberg from the Florida Panthers in separate deals before the NHL's trade deadline. Morris has three goals and 22 assists in 58 games for the Bruins this season. The Bruins sent forwards Byron Bitz and Craig Weller to Florida for Seidenberg. The Panthers also traded the rights to Ohio State defenseman Matt Bartkowski to Boston and got a second-round pick in the 2010 draft.

The Ducks acquired high-scoring defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky from the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday's NHL trade deadline for U.S. Olympic defenseman Ryan Whitney. Anaheim also acquired Aaron Ward from Carolina to bolster its struggling blue line, while the Hurricanes traded defenseman Andrew Alberts to Vancouver for a third round draft pick and forward Scott Walker to the Washington Capitals for another pick. The busy Ducks later swapped backup goalies with Calgary, trading Vesa Toskala to the Flames for Curtis McElhinney, and traded center Petteri Nokelainen to Phoenix for a sixth-round pick.

The Atlanta Thrashers acquired forward Clarke MacArthur from the Buffalo Sabres for third and fourth-round picks in the 2010 draft on Wednesday. He has played in 60 games this season and has totaled 13 goals, 26 points and 47 penalty minutes. MacArthur became expendable when the Sabres acquired forward Raffi Torres earlier Wednesday in a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.