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.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond will be out for at least two weeks after he sustained a groin injury on Thursday.

"Andrew Hammond is out for two weeks," general manager Bryan Murray told the Senators website Friday. "Probably at least two weeks with a groin problem. It's not a tear, it's a pull."

Hammond did not play against the Montreal Canadiens in a preseason game Thursday after he injured his groin during the morning skate.

Craig Anderson started for Ottawa, who recalled Matthew O'Connor from Binghamton of the American Hockey League to be the backup. Murray said O'Connor would be the backup to start the NHL season.

New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey was placed on injured reserve Friday, retroactive to Sept. 28.

Hickey is expected to miss four weeks because of an upper-body injury. Newsday reported the injury occurred when Hickey blocked a shot during the second period of the Islanders' preseason game Sept. 28 against the Washington Capitals.

The Arizona Coyotes' preseason finale on Friday will be very important for four young forwards attempting to make the regular-season roster.

The Coyotes website said Thursday, "At this point it appears prospects Max Domi, Anthony Duclair, Matthias Plachta and Dylan Strome are competing directly for two jobs. Then again, perhaps a third will make the team and a veteran may find himself elsewhere on Monday."

The Coyotes play the San Jose Sharks before starting the regular season next Friday at the Los Angeles Kings.