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[March 21, 2015]  March 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban has been fined $3,000 for a repeated offense of diving/embellishment.

The NHL's Board of Governors and the Players' Association approved a plan for the 2014-15 season to assess fines to players and coaches on a graduated scale. The first offense is a warning, followed by a $2,000 fine on the second offense, which Subban incurred following incidents against Tampa Bay on Jan. 6 and the New York Rangers on Jan. 29.

Subban's third offense came against Ottawa on March 12 and led to the $3,000 fine. A fourth offense would result in a $4,000 fine for Subban.

Coach Michel Therrien would be subject to a $2,000 fine upon the fourth diving/embellishment citation against his team in a season.

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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's return to practice will be postponed until next week.

Lundqvist was set to return to practice Friday for the first time since Feb. 3, but that was postponed as he attended to his wife, who is due to give birth.

Lundqvist will not travel with the Rangers for their game Saturday at the Carolina Hurricanes and likely will not practice until Tuesday.



Lundqvist has been sidelined with a vascular injury in his neck, which he suffered Jan. 31 when Carolina forward Brad Malone's shot deflected off the stick of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh and hit Lundqvist in the throat.

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The Los Angeles Kings activated defenseman Alec Martinez, who had missed 18 games with an upper-body injury.

Martinez, who has five goals and 12 assists in 45 games this season, was placed on injured reserve Feb. 7 after he apparently suffered a concussion during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The 27-year-old Martinez could see his first game action on Saturday when the Kings play host to the Vancouver Canucks.

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The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Mikhail Grigorenko from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

The 6-foot-3, 211-pound Grigorenko joins the Sabres for the sixth time this season. He has recorded a goal and an assist in 13 games.

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The Arizona Coyotes added forward Justin Hodgman to their roster on an emergency recall from Portland of the AHL.

Coyotes winger Martin Erat sustained an upper-body injury during Arizona's 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday and missed the third period. He is listed as day to day.

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The Nashville Predators recalled forward Viktor Arvidsson under emergency conditions from the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.

The 5-foot-11, 176-pound Arvidsson, 21, leads the Admirals with 51 points (31 assists).

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The Toronto Maple Leafs loaned defenseman T.J. Brennan to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.

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The Calgary Flames sent forward Emile Poirier to Adirondack of the AHL.

A 2013 first-round draft pick, Poirier has played in five games this season for the Flames and posted his first NHL point (an assist).

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The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Jimmy Lodge on a three-year, entry-level contract.

The deal has an average annual value of $805,000, the team said.

In his fourth OHL season, the 20-year-old Lodge has 62 points (28 goals) and 51 penalty minutes through 56 games. (Editing by Gene Cherry)

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