National Hockey League roundup

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[March 04, 2015]  March 3 (The Sports Xchange) - Colorado Avalanche forwards Cody McLeod and Gabriel Landeskog each have been fined the maximum amounts allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement for their respective actions during the final seconds of their Feb. 28 against Minnesota.

The NHL announced the punishment Tuesday. McLeod has been fined $3,091.40 for entering the game on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation with 8.1 seconds remaining in regulation. Landeskog was fined $5,000.

Off a center ice faceoff, McLeod bodychecked Minnesota center Mikael Granlund and then engaged in a fight with Wild forward Charlie Coyle. McLeod was assessed a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, a major penalty for fighting and a misconduct penalty.

Landeskog has been fined for throwing a punch at Wild forward Mikko Koivu with 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation. Landeskog was assessed a misconduct penalty. Both players were on their team's bench.

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The Detroit Red Wings assigned right winger Teemu Pulkkinen to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins after 12 games with the NHL club.

Pulkkinen scored two goals on 27 shots on goal. He was leading the AHL in both goals (30) and points (57) when he was recalled from Grand Rapids last month and still sits first and second in those categories, respectively.

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The Calgary Flames assigned center Markus Granlund to the Adirondack Flames of the American Hockey League.

Granlund has five goals and eight assists in 37 games for Calgary this season, and six goals and six assists in 14 games for Adirondack.

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The Buffalo Sabres recalled forwards Mikhail Grigorenko, Tim Schaller and Jerry D'Amigo from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

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The Philadelphia Flyers signed left winger Tyrell Goulbourne to a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Goulbourne, a third-round pick by the Flyers in the 2013 NHL Draft, has spent five seasons with Kelowna in the Western Hockey League.

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The Anaheim Ducks recalled forward Chris Wagner from Norfolk of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Wagner has played in three games for the Ducks this season and has two penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut in October. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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