National Hockey League roundup

[November 25, 2015]  Nov 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Ray Bourque, who played 21 seasons with the Bruins and holds the franchise record for points (1,506), will join current Boston president Cam Neeley and take part in the 2016 Winter Classic Alumni Game against former players from Original Six franchise Montreal.

Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Demers and Guy Lafleur lead the Canadiens alumni with a roster that includes Larry Robinson, Guy Carbonneau, Jose Theodore and Mats Naslund.

Don Cherry and Mike Milbury will serve as coaches for the Bruins squad that also includes Mark Recchi, Glen Wesley and Al Iafrate.

The game will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 at Gillette Stadium.

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New Jersey's all-time scoring leader has missed the Devils' first 20 games this season, but Patrik Elias is ready to return.

The 39-year-old forward, who has been sidelined with a knee injury, could make his season debut Wednesday when the Devils host the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Elias practiced Monday on the third line with forwards Jacob Josefson and Stefan Matteau. He also took part in the Devils' power play.

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The Anaheim Ducks recalled goaltender John Gibson and center Chris Mueller from the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League.

In addition, the Ducks reassigned center Michael Sgarbossa and defenseman Shane O'Brien to San Diego.

Gibson, 22, has posted a 16-8-0 record with two shutouts in 26 career NHL games with Anaheim.

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The Minnesota Wild recalled forward Kurtis Gabriel from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League and reassigned forward Brett Bulmer to Iowa.

Gabriel, 22, made his NHL debut on Nov. 10, registering five penalty minutes in a win against Winnipeg.

Bulmer, 23, was recalled by Minnesota on Nov. 16 and skated in three games, totaling two shots on goal.

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The Carolina Hurricanes said forward Nathan Gerbe will be placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 22.

Gerbe suffered a lower-body injury on Sunday in the first period of Carolina's 4-3 win against Los Angeles.

He is expected to miss four to six weeks.

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The San Jose Sharks reassigned forward Nikolay Goldobin to the San Jose Barracuda.

They also signed forward Dainius Zubrus to a one-year, two-way contract.

Zubrus, 37, recorded 10 points (four goals, six assists) and 42 penalty minutes in 74 games with New Jersey last season.

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