The Carolina Hurricanes got good news on captain Eric Staal, announcing Saturday he will not need surgery to repair a knee injury and will be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season.

In a release, the team said an MRI test showed Staal sustained a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee when he was involved in a knee-on-knee collision with Sweden defenseman Alexander Edler during a quarterfinal game at the 2013 IIHF World Championship.

The Hurricanes said they expect Staal's rehabilitation to last three months.

Edler was assessed a five-minute major for kneeing and a game-misconduct, and the IIHF suspended him for the remainder of the tournament.

Eric Boulton will be back with the New York Islanders in 2013-14 on a one-year contract, the team announced Friday.

Boulton played in 15 games for the Islanders this season and recorded 36 penalty minutes.

A veteran of 615 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres, Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils and Islanders, the forward has career totals of 27 goals, 73 points and 1,301 PIMs.

The International Ice Hockey Federation disciplinary panel Friday ruled Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler would be suspended for the remainder of the 2013 World Championship for his knee-on-knee hit against Canada captain Eric Staal.

The infraction occurred Thursday with 4:14 remaining in the first period of Canada's eventual 3-2 shootout loss to Sweden in the quarterfinal round when Edler collided with Staal in the Sweden zone. Staal had just taken a shot and was attempting to backhand the rebound from the left circle when he was hit by the Vancouver Canucks defenseman.

Staal, captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, immediately fell to the ice and began writhing in pain holding his right knee.

Edler was given a five-minute major and game misconduct on the hit. The disciplinary panel Friday said Edler's action was "reckless, dangerous and was in disregard to the vulnerability of his opponent. For that, he must be held accountable."

Eric Staal, the Carolina Hurricanes captain filling the same role for Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, had to be helped off the ice after injuring his right leg in a collision with Sweden's Alexander Edler during the first period of the teams' quarterfinal game Thursday.

At 15:52 of the first, the pair collided knee-on-knee. Edler, a defenseman who plays for the Vancouver Canucks, was assessed a five-minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct.

Staal, a forward, was down in obvious pain and unable to put much weight on his leg when he was helped off the ice. He had three assists in seven games.

Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford told the Raleigh News & Observer that Staal will fly to Raleigh on Friday and undergo an MRI exam Saturday. There is no word on the severity of injury.

The Phoenix Coyotes announced Thursday they have signed forward Rob Klinkhammer to a two-year contract. No financial terms were disclosed.

"We are very pleased to sign Rob to a multiyear contract," general manager Don Maloney said in a statement. "Rob is an excellent skater and hard-working forward who has earned a spot on our roster with his strong play last season. We look forward to having him on our team next year."

The 26-year-old native of Lethbridge, Alberta, signed with Phoenix as a free agent last summer and appeared in a career-high 22 games with the Coyotes this season, scoring five goals and finishing with 11 points and 10 penalty minutes. He ranked second on the team with a plus-7 rating and established a career-high five-game point streak from March 25 to April 2.

United States captain Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists, and teammate Craig Smith had five assists in an 8-3 rout of Russia on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the 2013 IIHF World Championship.

U.S. goalie John Gibson made 31 saves, and Ryan Carter had a goal and an assist in a game played at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The Americans advanced to a semifinal match Saturday against Switzerland, which beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in another quarterfinal game.

Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist for Russia, which sustained its worst loss ever in the World Championship.

The Washington Capitals confirmed Thursday that captain Alex Ovechkin played the final two games of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New York Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot.

The injury occurred in the first period of Game 6, when Ovechkin blocked a pair of shots by Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh.

Despite the injury, Ovechkin traveled to Helsinki, Finland to play for Russia at the 2013 IIHF World Championship on Thursday. Ovechkin had a goal and an assist in an 8-3 loss to the United States in the quarterfinals.

The Edmonton Oilers and the city council have agreed to the final financing terms that will allow a new arena to be built in time for the 2016-17 NHL season.

"We're thrilled this deal has finally been approved," Oilers owner Daryl Katz said, according to the team's Twitter feed. "We believe this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Edmonton."

City councilors and the team agreed Wednesday to split the cost of the final missing $30 million needed to green light the downtown project, The Canadian Press reported.

It was anything but an ordinary morning for 13-year-old cancer patient Logan Piz on Wednesday at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver.

That's because in addition to his customary treatment for Ewing's sarcoma, a rare bone cancer that has kept him off ice skates the past six months, Piz was stunned to learn he'd be fulfilling a childhood dream by spending a day with the Stanley Cup.

As if that wasn't enough, he also met and discussed the Stanley Cup Playoffs with his favorite player, goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere of the Colorado Avalanche.

"He's a bright, young kid and I was honored to, first, be his favorite player, but to also be a part of his day," Giguere told NHL.com. "All he really wanted to do was spend the day with the Cup and share it with the rest of the community. It was a no-brainer for me to be able to come here and spend part of my day with him."