NHL-National Hockey League roundup

Feb 1 (The Sports Xchange) - Ken Hitchcock, just one win away from tying for the third-most victories by a coach in the history of the NHL, was fired Wednesday by the St. Louis Blues. Mike Yeo, the former head coach of the Minnesota Wild who was hired as the "coach in waiting" by the Blues last summer when Hitchcock announced that this would be his final season, will take over the head coaching duties beginning with Thursday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. - - The Dallas Stars acquired goaltender Justin Peters and defenseman Justin Hache from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forwards Brendan Ranford and Branden Troock. Peters, 30, split the 2016-17 season between Arizona and the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League. Hache, 23, split the 2016-17 campaign between Tucson and the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL. - - The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Marc Hagel from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations. Hagel, 28, is in his fourth professional season, spending the majority of his career with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League. - - The Boston Bruins recalled goaltender Zane McIntyre from the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. The Bruins also assigned goalie Anton Khudobin to their AHL affiliate. McIntyre, 24, played in seven games with Boston in 2016-17, posting an 0-3-1 record with a 3.95 goals-against average and .860 save percentage. - - The Washington Capitals reassigned defenseman Christian Djoos to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. Djoos, 22, has 26 points (five goals, 21 assists) in 35 games with Hershey this season. The Gothenburg, Sweden, native ranks third on the team in assists and fifth in points. Djoos was drafted by the Capitals in the seventh round of the 2012 NHL draft. - - Two players taken five picks apart in the 2012 NHL Entry draft were traded for each other. The Edmonton Oilers acquired forward Henrik Samuelsson from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for fellow forward Mitchell Moroz. (Editing by Frank Pingue)