NHL notebook: Bruins reportedly acquire Coyle from Wild

Boston is expected to send forward Ryan Donato and a fifth-round draft pick to
Minnesota, according to The Athletic, which was first to report the parameters
of the deal.

Coyle, 26, has spent his first six-plus seasons with the Wild. He has scored
double-digit goals in each of the past six seasons, including 10 goals this
season to go along with 18 assists in 60 games. He is a Massachusetts native
and played briefly at Boston University.

The 22-year-old Donato, who is the son of longtime NHL player Ted Donato, has
nine points (six goals, three assists) in 34 games this season. He has scored
11 goals in 46 career contests.

--Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas drew a two-game suspension for
high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov one day earlier.

Gudas is considered to be a repeat offender under the Collective Bargaining
Agreement and will lose $81,707.32 in salary, the NHL announced. The money
will be set aside for the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

The high-sticking incident happened late in the third period of Tuesday's
game, which the Lightning won 5-2. Kucherov and Gudas were tied up in Tampa
Bay's offensive zone when Gudas raised his stick and swatted it into the side
of Kucherov's face.

--The Washington Capitals waived right winger Devante Smith-Pelly, cutting
ties with one of the heroes of their run to the Stanley Cup last season.

Smith-Pelly scored seven goals in the last postseason -- matching his
regular-season total -- and tallied the game-tying goal during the Capitals'
Cup-clinching Game 5 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. Smith-Pelly had
four goals and four assists in 54 games this season.

NHL teams have until noon ET Thursday to claim the 26-year-old Smith-Pelly.
The Capitals could be maneuvering for a trade, with the NHL deadline coming
Monday.

--Field Level Media