NHL DAILY REPORT

An NHL investigation of accusations that two Tampa Bay Lightning players made racial slurs directed at Peter Worrell of the Florida Panthers concluded that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegations against Sandy McCarthy and Darcy Tucker. The ruling came after league officials reviewed videotape of an Oct. 2 exhibition game and interviewed executives of both teams. The league said Worrell, who is black, told officials that he heard no racial remarks or saw any particularly offensive gestures. . . . The Buffalo Sabres signed Miroslav Satan, who led the team with 46 points last season, but their top defenseman, Alexei Zhitnik, remained unsigned. . . . The Dallas Stars put center Brian Skrudland and defenseman Dan Keczmer on the injured reserve list, and both players are expected to be sidelined at least two weeks.