Flyers' Niittymaki out with injured hip
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Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki could miss up to two months because of a hip injury sustained during practice Tuesday.
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Alexei Yashin will be out at least two weeks with a sprained right knee, and the New York Islanders' leading scorer could miss a month.
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The Penguins won't know for at least a few more days how long star center Sidney Crosby will be out of their lineup with a high ankle sprain.
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Buffalo Sabres forward Ales Kotalik is expected to miss between four and six weeks with a right knee injury, the club said on Monday, as the NHL's top team added another name to its growing injury list.
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New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro left Tuesday's game with an apparent head injury after a first-period collision with Montreal's Steve Begin.
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Blue Jackets center Sergei Fedorov will be out four to six weeks after injuring his left shoulder in an exhibition game.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins won't know for at least a few more days how long star center Sidney Crosby will be out of their lineup with a high ankle sprain.
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Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss Wednesday night's game against Boston because of a sore groin.
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Chicago Blackhawks forward Tuomo Ruutu is scheduled to have surgery Friday to repair a dislocated left shoulder. Ruutu injured the shoulder while playing for Finland against Canada in the final of the World Cup of Hockey in mid-September.
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Sergei Fedorov was placed on the injured list Tuesday by the Columbus Blue Jackets, who also activated center Andrew Murray and made a trade with the Colorado Avalanche.
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The Thrashers snap a losing streak, but their 4-1 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday may cost them leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk, who leaves with an apparent knee injury.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Oft-injured Titans quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee&#39;s game at Minnesota on Sunday after aggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.
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PITTSBURGH -- Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, unbeaten the last three weeks, has a badly sprained ankle that will keep him out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup for up to two months.
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Chris Simon left the Islanders on Monday, saying he needed time away from hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure an opponent.
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Center Rasho Nesterovic went on the San Antonio Spurs' injured list Sunday with a sprained left ankle.
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Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward injures his neck against the Penguins on Wednesday and is stable at a Pittsburgh hospital, the second time this week an NHL player has required such treatment for a neck injury.
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The Islanders gave Chris Simon an indefinite leave of absence Monday, one day before the N.H.L. was to decide whether he would be suspended for stamping on the foot of a player on Saturday.