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Nov 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Edmonton Oilers center and No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid will undergo surgery after he suffered a broken left collarbone on Tuesday night. Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday that he did not have a timetable for how long McDavid would be out but said it would be "months." "He's a strong kid, mentally and physically. He's still developing and he's going to come back stronger," Chiarelli said. The 18-year-old McDavid was injured with 1:44 left in the second period of the Oilers' 4-2 win at Rexall Place against the Philadelphia Flyers after slamming hard into the end boards. He has five goals and seven assists in 13 games for Edmonton this season. On Monday, he was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for October. - - - The Boston Bruins recalled forward Max Talbot from the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League after left winger Chris Kelly suffered a broken leg Tuesday night. Kelly is expected to miss six to eight months after fracturing his left femur in the first period of a 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars at TD Garden. Kelly left 1:40 into the game and was transported to hospital. He underwent surgery Wednesday. - - - St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves has been fined for roughing Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar during Tuesday night's game. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Reaves was fined $3,024.19, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Kopitar took a hard elbow to the face from Reaves at 11:56 of the first period and had trouble getting to the bench. Kopitar came back on the ice later in the period but was not on the Kings' bench for the start of the second period. Kopitar suffered an upper-body injury, the Kings said. - - - The St. Louis Blues recalled forward Magnus Paajarvi from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. - - - The San Jose Sharks reassigned defenseman Karl Stollery and forward Barclay Goodrow to the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League. - - - The Philadelphia Flyers recalled defenseman Davis Drewiske from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League. The Flyers also returned forward Chris Conner to Lehigh Valley. - - - The Winnipeg Jets placed forward Andrew Copp on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and recalled forward Patrice Cormier from Manitoba of the American Hockey League. (Editing by Andrew Both)