Off, injuries are starting to pile up for star players across the league. Among them are Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov and Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who are expected to miss several weeks.

Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been selected as the U.S. captain for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins will captain Canada again, while that job goes to Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning for Sweden and Aleksander Barkov of the Tampa Bay Lightning for Finland.

Miro Heiskanen suffered a lower-body injury during a collision with Mark Stone during a 4-3 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The injury happened after Stone fell into Heiskanen's knee during a tripping incident. Heiskanen had an MRI, and the Stars are waiting for more details. He will also see a specialist.

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is week to week with a lower-body injury sustained on a big hit from Vegas captain Mark Stone

The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden will play in the Feb. 12-20 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the rosters and captains.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to be aggressive ahead of the trade deadline. One analyst calls them to make a blockbuster with a rival. NHL analyst Jesse Courville-Lynch of The Hockey ...

The Minnesota Wild scored two first-period goals and got a 31-save effort from Filip Gustavsson to key a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday in Toronto.