| Brodin, who has played in all 43 of Minnesota's games this 
				season, sustained the injury in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the New 
				Jersey Devils.
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 New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider was fined $5,000 for 
				hitting Dallas Stars forward Cody Eakin with a helmet during a 
				fight, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
 
 The incident occurred at 1:52 of the second period during the 
				Stars' 7-6 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on 
				Tuesday night. During the fight, Kreider got a hold of Eakin's 
				helmet and started beating him on the head with it.
 
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 The Anaheim Ducks reassigned forward Stefan Noesen and 
				defenseman Shea Theodore to the San Diego Gulls of the American 
				Hockey League.
 
 Noesen, 23, has six goals, nine assists and 40 penalty minutes 
				in 22 games with San Diego this season. He has one goal and two 
				penalty minutes in nine games with the Ducks. He was picked by 
				Ottawa in the first round of the 2011 NHL draft. (Editing by 
				Frank Pingue)
 
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