Getty ImagesRobyn Regehr was the owner of a no-trade clause. He told the Buffalo News that he would only waive it if the situation were right. Well, with his contract expiring this summer and no talk of an extension, plus the Buffalo Sabres in full "sell" mode, it was no surprise that Regehr was on the move Monday night.

According to TSN's Darren Dreger, Regehr waived his no-trade clause for a deal that would send him to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a two second round picks; one in 2014 and one in 2015. Kings GM Dean Lombardi released a statement on Monday saying, “We will withhold comment on the trade until after the medical exam is completed.”

That's a great return for Sabres GM Darcy Regier on an expiring deal. Add to that the second and conditional fifth rounder in the return for Jordan Leopold and Regier has given himself a nice number of options to build for the future, whether that's through the draft or parlaying picks into actual NHL bodies.

[Also: Jaromir Jagr dealt to Bruins; Can he help topple Penguins?]

For the Kings, Regehr is their replacement for Willie Mitchell, who's likely out for the season after undergoing knee surgery. Matt Greene, who hurt his back in LA's opener against the Chicago Blackhawks, could return by the start of the playoffs to help improve their depth on the blueline.

Next up on Regier's list? Jason Pominville, who was reportedly asked to prepare a list of eight teams he did not want to be dealt to. That's not a definitive goodbye for the Sabres' captain, but at least Regier would have something to work with as the fire sale continue.

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Preview: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. ET. Newest Blue Jordan Leopold will be in the lineup tonight paired with Kevin Shattenkirk as St. Louis tries to end Minnesota's five-game home win streak. After three straight losses, the Blues find themselves on the outside looking in in regards to the Western Conference playoff picture. Meanwhile, the Wild sit comfortably in a playoff spot and could add to their lineup should they seal a deal to acquire Ryane Clowe from San Jose.

Preview: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, 10 p.m. ET. Jarome Iginla is not around for this "Battle of Alberta" and making matter worse for the Flames is that they enter Rexall Place tonight on a 10-game road losing streak. With that in mind, this could be an easy trap game for the Oilers, as they sit two points behind Columbus for the No. 8 seed.

Preview: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, 10:30 p.m. ET. Cory Schneider will look to rebound after getting blitz by the Oilers on Saturday night and faces off against Antti Niemi, who's won his last four starts. All eyes will be on Clowe as he's the subject of intense trade rumors. Will this be his last game as a Shark? Will he still be a Shark come faceoff?

Check out previews and updated scores for all of today's games on the Y! Sports NHL scores and scheds page. For tonight's starting goalies, check out Goalie Post.

Evening Reading

• Bemidji State's hockey program announced today that they've received commitments from the triplets who starred in the movie "Baby Geniuses". No word if Christopher Lloyd will be named head coach. [Western College Hockey Blog]

• Do the Dallas Stars sign or trade Jaromir Jagr? That's the debate going on in the Stars' front office, according to Pierre LeBrun. [ESPN]

• Are the Kings about to pull off another Stanley Cup run? [Sunbelt Hockey Journal]

• All about Zenon Konopka and his bunny, Hoppy. [NHLPA]

Puck Buddy Comment of the Day: Jim on whether or not Thomas Vanek might get traded:

Vanek, despite the injuries, is the player you keep and build around. The Sabres D is what needs changed. Myers has been a giveaway machine...I don't know if it's all on him, or if it's a combination of coaching and him. Leopold needed to go, as does Regehr. If we were to get a really good offer for Miller, I wouldn't be against trading him. This team basically is "leader-less" and needs a strong personality to come in and assume the "C", Pomm's is not, nor was he ever, "C" material. The closest thing they have to that right now is Ott.
I would not blow up the team, however, there are some pieces that need moved/replaced.

Bold Prediction: Isles win, Rangers lose, putting Jack Capuano's bunch into a playoff spot.

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Hockey

No. 1 Star: Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers

After allowing two goals in 26 seconds early in the third period, the Flyers clawed back against the Washington Capitals scoring twice in the final seven minutes to force overtime. It was Timonen's goal with 10 seconds to go in regulation that forced the extra frame and then the veteran blueliner recorded his third assist setting up Ruslan Fedotenko's shorthanded winner 1:34 into OT:

No. 2 Star: Mark Letestu, Columbus Blue Jackets

Letestu's great season continued on Sunday as he would set up Derick Brassard for the game's opening goal and then score the final one in overtime as the Blue Jackets edged the Anaheim Ducks 2-1, moving Columbus into playoff position:

No. 3 Stars: Brandon Saad, Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Khudobin, Boston Bruins

The Blackhawks rookie scored twice and assisted on another during a 7-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings. Things started early with Chicago scoring three times in a 1:39 span within the opening 4:12 of the period. They would add two more scoring twice in eight seconds in the second period and then build up a 7-0 lead by late in the third period.

Khudobin recorded his first shutout as a Bruin and second of his career with a 26-save night during a 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres. After two periods went by with no goals, David Krejci and Milan Lucic scored 1:50 apart late in the final period to put the Bruins ahead.

Getty ImagesIf this group of Pittsburgh Penguins are going to break the 17-game winning streak record set by their franchise back in 1993, then they're going to have to do so without the services of their captain Sidney Crosby.

After taking a puck to the face on Saturday afternoon during their 2-0 win over the New York Islanders, the Penguins confirmed Sunday that Crosby is out indefinitely with a broken jaw.

Here's the play again:

While the Penguins say they will have a better idea of a recovery time later this week, the Tribune-Review's Rob Rossi reports that Crosby will be ready for the playoffs, which will begin on April 30. Returning in a month's time would be quite the remarkable recovery, but we'll see what the Penguins say in a few days.

[Related: Iginla says Penguins' debut was different, exciting]

If Crosby does miss the season's final month, how would that affect the Hart Trophy race? (Maybe we jinxed Sid the Kid by titling our last Awards Watch post with "Can anyone take MVP honors away from Sidney Crosby?")

Patrick Kane has been Crosby's closest competitor for the Hart all season. The Art Ross will likely be gone if he's gone for a month, but is Crosby's 56 points in 36 games more than enough for him to hang on to the MVP award?

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Getty ImagesNo. 1 Star: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning found themselves down 2-0 in the second period and then 4-2 early in the third, but fought back to force a shootout where Teddy Purcell and Victor Hedman were the only goal scorers, giving Tampa a 5-4 win. Stamkos scored his 24th and 25th of the season, continuing his quest for a third Rocket Richard Trophy. The win was the first for new Lightning head coach Jon Cooper.

No. 2 Star: Jonas Hiller, Anaheim Ducks

The Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks for the third straight time this season thanks to a late Sheldon Souray goal and 25 saves from Jonas Hiller. After a Patrick Kane power play tally tied things 1-1 early in the third period, Souray's blast from the point with 2:08 left in regulation deflected off Niklas Hjalmarsson and past Ray Emery for the go-ahead goal. The win was Anaheim's first since they beat the Blackhawks on March 20.

No. 3 Star: Vinny Prospal, Columbus Blue Jackets

Prospal scored his 10th of the season during a seven-goal second period and eight minutes later set up Derick Brassard's sixth as the Blue Jackets downed the Calgary Flames 6-4. Steve Mason made 29 saves for his first win since Feb. 11. Artem Anisimov, Mark Letestu and R.J. Umberger each had two points. The win ended a three-game losing streak for Columbus.

With under a minute left in the opening period of tonight's Wild-Stars game, and Dallas holding a 2-1 lead, Loui Eriksson had a goal-scoring opportunity he wishes he had a second chance at.

After picking the puck from Dany Heatley's stick, he dumped it off to Ray Whitney, who then gave it back to Eriksson. After going by Heatley, Eriksson deked around Wild netminder Matt Hackett with nothing but open net in front of him. Putting the puck back on his forehand, Eriksson was about to put home his 10th of the year, but Hackett had other ideas.

No one inside American Airlines Center other than Hackett knew it was a save. Not the announcers. Not the crowd behind the Minnesota net. Probably not even Eriksson.

It would have been a great answer to Devin Setoguchi's goal 28 seconds prior, but the Stars would eventually take the two points with a 5-3 victory and snap Minnesota's 7-game win streak.

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Getty ImagesWhen New York Islanders GM Garth Snow is making pitches to free agents this summer, he should really have Lubomir Visnovsky and Evgeni Nabokov film PSAs about Long Island explaining what made them both change their minds and stay after initially trying to get out from coming to the team.

After seeking to void his June trade to the Islanders claiming his no-trade clause was still valid, and then having a bit of a delay in joining them in January, Arthur Staple of Newsday breaks the news that Visnovsky has come to terms on a 2-year, $9.5 million extension.

According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Visnovsky's new contract includes a no-movement clause with a key bullet point. He can be dealt in the second year of the contract at the trade deadline if the Islanders are out of playoff contention.

Despite all the drama that preceded his arrival to Long Island, Visnovsky brought over his wife and two children in early March after tending to a personal matter in Slovakia and expressed his happiness with his current situation.

Through 22 game this season, Visnovsky has three goals, nine points and is third on the team in time on ice with an even 23 minutes. His presence has helped out the NHL's 8th-ranked power play, with six of his nine points coming with the extra man.

Next on Snow's list is team captain Mark Streit. Staple reported this week that the two sides are progressing toward a three-year extension.

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Preview: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET. There will be at least one debut tonight for the Lightning, maybe two. New head coach Jon Cooper takes the reins for his first game behind the bench as he attempts to, in his words, ruin GM Steve Yzerman's draft pick. The other debut for the Lightning could happen on their blueline if Andrej Sustr, their recent signing from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, is not scratched. Cooper said Sustr will participate in warm-ups. For the Devils, Alexei Ponikarovsky will return from injury, while Mark Fayne will replace Adam Larsson in the back.

Preview: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m. ET. The Wild enter tonight's game against the Stars trying to extend a 7-game winning streak after defeating them on Monday 7-4 in Dallas. It'll be Matt Hackett versus Kari Lehtonen, with the Stars trying to gain ground and remain in the picture for one of the Western Conference's final playoff spots. Minnesota would tie Vancouver atop the Northwest Division with a victory.

Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. ET. These two met just nine days ago with the Ducks coming out on top 4-2. Since that win, however, Anaheim has dropped four straight, but hope to continue their success against Chicago this season. In their two wins over the Blackhawks, the Ducks have completed comebacks to do so. Anaheim is the reason why Chicago has two losses when taking leads entering third periods this season. Ray Emery will be in net this time for Chicago facing off against Jonas Hiller.

Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, 9 p.m. ET. The official Post-Jarome Iginla Era will begin tonight at the Saddledome as the Flames play their first game since their now-former captain was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Calgary will attempt to win for the ninth straight time at home going up against a Columbus team looking to snap a three-game skid.