NHL-National Hockey League roundup

April 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Milan Michalek will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the team announced Saturday. Michalek suffered the injury in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Michalek, 31, has recorded 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in 45 games this season. The Maple Leafs also recalled forward Frederik Gauthier from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey league on an emergency basis. Gauthier, 20, has skated in two games with the Maple Leafs this season. - - - The Anaheim Ducks reassigned defenseman Shea Theodore to the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. Theodore, 20, has collected seven points (three goals, four assists) and two penalty minutes in 17 games with the Ducks this season, making his NHL debut on Dec. 29. On Jan. 13 against Ottawa, he became the first Ducks rookie to have his first NHL goal come as a power play/game-winning score since 2006. The Langley, British Columbia, native has appeared in 47 AHL games this season, recording 31 points (eight goals, 23 assists) and 32 penalty minutes. - - - Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who was named the NHL's first star for March on Friday, earned another honor Saturday, when the team named him its Most Valuable Player. It is the sixth team MVP for Crosby, second-most in franchise history behind owner Mario Lemieux. - - - New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic will miss the final six games of the regular season after suffering what is believed to be a right knee injury Thursday. Hamonic missed the regular-season finale and each of the Islanders' seven playoff games last year with a left knee injury. (Editing by Andrew Both)