• Matt Murray will make his first start of the season tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. Murray was sidelined after breaking his thumb at the World Cup of Hockey. [Post-Gazette]

• Calvin de Haan will not face a disciplinary hearing for his hit on Jonathan Drouin. After taking the hit, Drouin was held out of the rest of the game for precautionary reasons. [NBC Sports]

• “Former Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson will be released from jail after the Ontario Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted him bail, pending the appeal of his sexual assault conviction. Last week, Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the bathroom of a downtown Windsor bar on St. Patrick’s Day in 2013.” [CBC News]

• Mason Raymond and Calle Andersson were put on unconditional waivers by their respective teams to terminate contracts. [SN]

• Johnny Gaudreau is breaking more sticks than he is scoring goals this season as frustration is setting in for the slumping Calgary Flames forward. [Sportsnet]

• Professional hockey has yet to have an openly gay player among it’s ranks; however, a referee in the ECHL is hoping his decision to come out has opened the door. [The Hockey News]

• Matt Cullen proves age ain’t nothing but a number as he celebrates his 40th birthday today. [Trib Live]

• How the Tampa Bay Lightning could be impacted by the 48-hour free agent window given to Las Vegas prior to the official opening of free agency for the rest of the league. [Raw Charge]

• The Carolina Hurricanes have two goaltenders. Could the team’s allegiance to Cam Ward be negatively impacting their success and hindering the growth of Eddie Lack? [Section 328]

• The decision to keep Minnesota Wild rookie Joel Eriksson Ek up with the big club is looming as the ‘slide rule’ nears. [The Hockey Writers]

• The United States women’s national team is looking to repeat as champions in the Four Nations Cup which kicked off in Finland on Tuesday. As always, Canada will take issue with the US’s title hopes. [Excelle Sports]

• Breaking down the top women’s college hockey goaltenders at the quarter mark of the NCAA season. [Ice Garden]

• It’s been a rough start to the Buffalo Beauts season, but two bright spots have been older ‘rookies’ Lisa Chesson and Emily Janiga. [Today’s Slapshot]

• One of the secrets of the Pittsburgh Penguins success can be found in their ‘controlled offensive zone entries.’ [The Pensblog]

• The Detroit Red Wings are surprising people with their early season success, but the underlying statistics don’t lineup with their results. Jeff Blashill doesn’t look entirely at the numbers but he has his theories as to why. [NHL]

• The Florida Panthers picked up Jonathan Marchessault this offseason for peanuts. Now he’s delivering offensively more than anyone could have expected. How did this happen? [Sportsnet]

• Fantasy hockey cage match between a pair of slow starting forwards: Loui Eriksson versus Andrew Ladd. [Dobber]

• Catching up with the new director of player personnel for the Las Vegas franchise, Vaughn Karpan. [IIHF]

• The two NHL records of Helmut Balderis. [Puck Junk]

• “Did you know that the Hockey Hall of Fame is haunted?” SPOOKY! [Greatest Hockey Legends]

• Finally, Sidney Crosby actually takes time away from hockey to do something he compares to hockey – fishing.