The New York Rangers raised Henrik Lundqvist’s No. 30 to the rafters at Madison Square Garden on Friday as a raucous crowd cheered the goaltender who played all 887 career games with the team.
Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon will be sidelined for at least two more games because of a concussion and facial fracture, throwing his availability for the All-Star Game into question.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely because of a concussion. He got hurt Wednesday night at Detroit but played throughout the game before reporting symptoms to the team’s medical staff on Thursday.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss his second straight game with a sore left knee Friday against the Hornets, while Anthony Davis will sit out with right wrist soreness.