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▪ Sharks forward n Evander Kane was suspended 21 games without pay by the NHL for using a fake COVID-19 vaccination card, A19

▪ Lightning forward n Nikita Kucherov, who didn’t play until the postseason last year following a hip operation, is out indefinitely with a lowerbody injury and might need surgery.

▪ Ex-Leaf Leo Komarov, n in the final season of a four-year, $12-million (U.S.) deal, was waived by the Islanders.