Sharks Get McLaren in Three-Team Deal

Holdout Boston Bruin defenseman Kyle McLaren was traded to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in a three-team deal that sent forward Niklas Sundstrom to the Montreal Canadiens.

The Bruins acquired veteran goalie Jeff Hackett from the Canadiens and young defenseman Jeff Jillson from the Sharks. Montreal got the Sharks’ third-round selection in the 2004 draft, and Boston sent a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft to San Jose.

McLaren, 25, had 124 points and 370 penalty minutes in 417 career games in seven seasons with the Bruins, but he hasn’t played this season. The Sharks don’t have a contract with McLaren yet, but General Manager Dean Lombardi expects to sign him to a long-term deal.

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Chicago Blackhawk forward Theo Fleury won’t be suspended after police said he was intoxicated and involved in a fight at a strip club in Columbus, Ohio.

Doctors treating Fleury in the NHL’s substance abuse aftercare program could have placed him in Stage 3 of the program, which carries a minimum six-month suspension.

NHL spokesman Frank Brown has said the league would defer to Fleury’s doctors regarding suspension.

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New York Islander goalie Chris Osgood will be out up to a month because of a sprained left ankle.

Osgood was injured in the third period of the Islanders’ 5-0 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night, when forward Bobby Holik fell into him. Osgood gave up three goals in 25 shots before being replaced by Garth Snow with 14 minutes left.

The Islanders recalled 21-year-old rookie Rick DiPietro -- the only goalie ever selected with the first pick in the NHL draft.