Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Lapointe has entered the NHL’s substance-abuse treatment program, the league said Thursday.
The Flyers did not elaborate on Lapointe’s condition nor say when he is scheduled to return.
“He’s been having some problems, so he voluntarily decided to take care of them,” Flyers general manager Bob Clarke said.
Lundmark injured
New York Rangers center Jamie Lundmark was helped from the ice in the second period Thursday night after a knee-on-knee collision with Michael Peca that got the New York Islanders captain ejected from the game.
Lundmark has a second-degree sprain of his right knee and will be re-evaluated on Friday.
Palffy returns
Los Angeles leading scorer Ziggy Palffy, who has six goals and 20 assists, was activated before the Kings’ game against Dallas.
Palffy missed five games after a puck hit him in the face Nov. 22.
RESULTS, THURSDAY’S SYNOPSIS
Phoenix 3 at Buffalo 2
Branko Radivojevic scored with 4:03 remaining and Brian Boucher made 34 saves to lift Coyotes. David Tanabe and Chris Gratton also scored for Phoenix, unbeaten in last 4 (3-0-1).
Toronto 6 at Boston 0
Ed Belfour made 25 saves in recording his 2nd shutout of season and Maple Leafs won 7th straight game. Joe Nieuwendyk scored 2 power-play goals for Toronto.
Ottawa 4 at Tampa Bay 1
Martin Prusek made 29 saves for 3rd straight win and Jason Spezza had 2 goals to lead Senators. Prusek has allowed just 2 goals in his 3 wins while filling in for flu-ridden Patrick Lalime.
Nashville 4 at Columbus 2
Rem Murray, Scott Hartnell, Greg Johnson and Scott Walker scored and Tomas Vokoun stopped 37 shots as Predators extended franchise-record win streak to 6.
N.Y. Rangers 4 at N.Y. Islanders 2
Brian Leetch and Anson Carter scored during 5-minute power play in 2nd period and Rangers sent Islanders to 7th straight loss. Leetch also scored earlier for 24th career 2-goal game.
Detroit 4 at St. Louis 4
Pavel Datsyuk and Brett Hull scored in :57 span late in 3rd period and Red Wings rallied from 3-goal deficit to tie Blues. Detroit scored 4 times on 1st 11 shots of 3rd vs. Chris Osgood.
Washington 0 at New Jersey 3
Rookie defenseman Paul Martin had goal and assist in 1st period and Martin Brodeur needed only 9 saves to record his 69th shutout as Devils ended 4-game winless skid.
Calgary 4 at Vancouver 1
Shean Donovan scored in 4th straight game and Miikka Kiprusoff made 28 saves for Flames, who have picked up points–and no regulation losses–in 8 straight games (5-0-1-2).
Dallas 0 at Los Angeles 3
Martin Straka ended 14-game scoring drought in 1st home game and Roman Cechmanek posted 4th shutout of season for Kings, who won for 3rd time in 4 games.
Colorado 2 at San Jose 2
Nils Ekman had 1st 2-goal game of career for Sharks, who got point for 9th time in 10 games. But Avalanche rallied in 3rd period on goals by Rob Blake and John-Michael Liles for tie.
