The Grand Rapids Griffins' home winning streak ended.
The Griffins, who had at least a point in 19 consecutive games at Van Andel Arena, were defeated 2-0 by the Rockford IceHogs on Friday.
Goalkeeper Sebastian Cossa's streak of 19 consecutive games scoring at least one point came to an end. The former first-round draft pick stopped 22 of 24 shots in the loss.
Before the game, Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso left warm-ups early for involuntary reasons.
Husso joined the team in Grand Rapids on Monday for conditioning after suffering a lower-body injury. Griffins coach Dan Watson said Husso was informed he would not be available for the game against Rockford.
friday nhl games
Carolina 5, St. Louis 2: Jakob Slavin scored the winning goal 7:53 into the third period, and Jake Guentzel added two empty netters for the Hurricanes.
Slavin scored the goal while both teams were playing four-man as Carolina won its fourth straight game and sixth of its last seven games.
Seth Jarvis and Jordan Martinuk also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 29 saves to improve to 13-2-0.
Jordan Caillou and Zach Bolduc scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington made 37 saves.
The Blues had won two in a row and needed a win to have a chance of clinching one of the wild card spots. They entered the game trailing Vegas by three points for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Coyotes players informed of transfer to Salt Lake City
Arizona Coyotes players have been informed that the NHL club plans to move to Salt Lake City, according to a person familiar with the talks.
General manager Bill Armstrong flew to Edmonton, Alberta, to inform players about the team's possible move to Utah before the game against the Oilers, the person said Friday, before the decision was announced. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person was not available.
Players and officials could travel to Salt Lake City next week, as early as Wednesday, after the season finale, which could be the final game at Tempe's 5,000-seat Mallett Arena.
The news comes amid talk that Ryan Smith, owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz, is working on buying an NHL team, a move that would include the league acquiring and flipping the Coyotes from Alex Meruelo. may also be included. Smith Entertainment Group called for the expansion process in January, saying it had the immediate ability to facilitate it.
There's also the impact of a failed arena referendum in Tempe in 2023 and the inability to secure long-term housing in the Phoenix area. Meruelo said the Coyotes are committed to winning the land auction for a potential arena in Phoenix.
Knightstone has been cleared to return to practice.
Las Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has been cleared to return to practice on a limited basis as he recovers from a torn spleen, the team announced Friday.
Stone was injured on February 20 when he was hit by Yakov Trenin of the Nashville Predators. He will be wearing a non-contact jersey during the team's morning skate starting Friday, the team announced on X.
Stone played in 56 games this season, scoring 16 goals and 37 assists for 53 points.
Vegas, the defending Stanley Cup champion, will play all four remaining games of the season at home. Friday's game against the Minnesota Wild will be their third straight loss.
As of now, the Knights are the second wild card in the Western Conference. They are also in third place in the Pacific Division, one point behind the Los Angeles Kings.
playoff tracker
atlantic ocean
▶ Bruins (107)
▶ Panthers (106)
▶ Maple leaves (101)
metropolitan
▶ Rangers (110)
▶ Hurricane (107)
▶ Islanders (89)
Wildcard
▶ Lightning (95)
▶ Penguin (86)
(Top 2 wild card teams advance to playoffs)
(Excluding Friday games)
▶ Capital (85)
▶ Red Wings (85)
▶ Flyers (85)
▶ Sabers (81)
▶ Devils (81)
If the playoffs start on Friday
Eastern Conference Playoffs bracket
▶ (1M) Rangers vs. Penguins (WC2)
▶ (A2) Panthers vs. Maple Leafs (A3)
▶ (1A) Bruins vs. Lightning (WC1)
▶ (2M) Hurricanes vs. (3M) Islanders
Remaining games of wild card race
Islanders (89)
▶ Home (1): penguin
▶ away (1): devil
Capital (85 points)
▶ Home (2): lightning, bruins
▶ Away (1): Flyer
red wing (85)
▶ Home (1): Canadian
▶ Away (2): leafs, canadians
Penguin (85)
▶ Home (2): Bruins, Predators
▶ Away (1): islanders
Flyer (85 points)
▶ Home (2): devils, capitals
▶ far away (0)
Michigan area hockey this week
Friday
▶ Rockford 2, Grand Rapids 0
▶ Youngstown 5, NTDP U17s 3
Saturday
▶ Red Wings at Toronto, 7 (BSD/CBC/97.1)
▶ Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8 (AHL/106.9/1300)
▶ NTDP U17 Youngstown, 7
Sunday
▶ Grand Rapids at Chicago, 4 (AHL/96.1)
Thursday
▶ Pittsburgh 6, Red Wings 5 (OT)
▶ Boston College 4, Michigan State 0
Tuesday
▶ Washington 2, Detroit 1
