AROUND THE NHL News and notes

Penguins: Pittsburgh recalled defenseman Ryan Lannon and center Ryan Stone from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL before leaving Monday on a three-game road trip. Coach Michel Therrien wanted a more flexible roster before the Penguins play Tuesday at Florida, Thursday at Tampa Bay and Saturday at Atlanta. Lannon had two goals and seven assists in 35 games with the Penguins’ top farm club. Stone, a second-round draft pick in 2003, had seven goals and 12 assists in 34 games.

Blue Jackets: Columbus recalled goalie Steve Mason on Monday from the Ontario Hockey League on an emergency basis due to an illness to usual starter Pascal Leclaire. Leclaire got sick during Columbus’ game on Saturday night in San Jose and won’t play Tuesday when the Blue Jackets face the Blues in St. Louis. Mason, 19, played in three preseason games with the Blue Jackets and was assigned to the London Knights of the OHL, where he went 19-4-3 with a 2.79 goals-against average. He was traded last week to the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. He was 5-0 during the world junior championships that finished last week and won a gold medal with Team Canada.

Oilers: Edmonton left-winger Raffi Torres will have surgery to repair a torn knee ligament and will miss the rest of the season. The team said Monday that Torres will have surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He hasn’t played since hurting the knee in a game against Detroit on Dec. 13. Torres, the fifth overall pick in the 2000 NHL draft, had five goals and six assists in 32 games this season. He played in 82 games each of the past two seasons for Edmonton.

Panthers: A new snack option at Florida Panthers home games will be kosher. A pushcart vendor started selling kosher food Tuesday evening, when the Panthers hosted the Penguins at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. A Margate rabbi came up with the idea. Rabbi Paul Plotkin of Temple Beth Am is a Panthers season ticket-holder. The Miami Dolphins, the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Mets, the Baltimore Orioles and the New Jersey Devils also sell kosher food at their arenas.

Associated Press