The Arizona Coyotes assigned forward Dylan Strome to Erie of the Ontario Hockey League on Sunday.

"He had an excellent camp and opened a lot of eyes ... but his body needs to get stronger," coach Dave Tippett said in comments tweeted by the Coyotes. "He understands that."

Strome, the third pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, won the OHL scoring title last season with 126 points (45 goals, 84 points) in 68 games. He had 10 goals and 22 points in 20 playoff games to lead Erie to the OHL Final, where it lost to Oshawa.

The Toronto Maple Leafs sent forwards William Nylander and Kasperi Kapanen to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on Sunday.

The Maple Leafs selected Nylander with the eighth pick of the 2014 NHL Draft. Kapanen, chosen 22nd by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014, was acquired by Toronto in the package that sent forward Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh on July 1.

The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Pavel Datsyuk on injured reserve Sunday.

Datsyuk had ankle surgery June 26 and is projected to return in early November. He had 26 goals and 65 points in 63 games last season, and three goals and five points in seven games against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers placed goaltender Ben Scrivens on waivers Sunday. If he clears he'll be sent to their American Hockey League affiliate in Bakersfield, Calf.

Scrivens was 15-26-11 with a 3.16 goals-against average and .890 save percentage in 57 games last season, and is 42-56-17 with a 2.90 GAA and .905 save percentage in 129 NHL games. He was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft on Jan. 15, 2014.

Goalie Cam Ward will start for the Carolina Hurricanes in their regular-season opener against the Nashville Predators on Oct. 8, but coach Bill Peters wasn't ready to name Ward the everyday No. 1 over newcomer Eddie Lack.

"All I know is, Oct. 8, Ward is going to start," Peters told the Hurricanes website after a 2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins to close their preseason schedule Friday. "They are going to push each other and give us good goaltending every night."

The Pittsburgh Penguins released defenseman Sergei Gonchar from his professional tryout contract Saturday.

Gonchar 41, signed with the Penguins on Aug. 13. He played five seasons with the Penguins from 2005-10 and won the Stanley Cup in 2009. Gonchar has played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens during his 20-year NHL career.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser has a sprained ligament in his left foot and will be out 3-4 weeks.

DeKeyser was injured Wednesday during the third period of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Red Wings website reported the injury occurred on an awkward hit DeKeyser received while killing a penalty. He played one shift after the hit.

"I think Danny's an excellent defenseman in the League," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill told the Red Wings website. "I think he's an underrated player in the League, especially nationally, across both nations. I think Danny's become an elite top-two defenseman in the NHL. With that said, one thing we have in this organization is depth. With Danny out for the 3-4 weeks, I'm very confident we'll dress six defensemen that are absolutely good enough to win, and now we've just got to execute on a nightly basis."

Calgary Flames forward Joe Colborne is week-to-week with a broken thumb, the team announced Friday.

Colborne was injured in the second period of the Flames' 3-1 preseason loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and didn't return. He was hit by an Andrew Ladd shot.

"I tried to reach out and get my stick in the way and it just came off and caught me right on the thumb, where there's no padding," Colborne told the Flames website. "It is what it is, I guess."

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges has a lower-body injury but expects to be in the lineup when Buffalo begins their season against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 8.

"I feel as though I'm ready to play," Gorges said on Friday. "I don't think I'll be playing [in Friday's preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets] but I definitely should be ready for game one [of the regular season]."

Right wing Marko Dano, acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks from the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Brandon Saad trade, was one of eight players sent to Rockford of the American Hockey League on Friday.

The 20-year-old forward had one assist and seven shots on goal in three preseason games. He had eight goals and 21 points in 35 games with the Blue Jackets last season.