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Kailer Yamamoto, now has 17 points in 17 games played this season. He was a huge reason for the 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers this afternoon recording a 3-point game for the first time ever in his pro career….
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As previously reported, Nurse’s new deal will have an average annual value of $5.6 million. His last contract had a $3.2 million cap hit. Nurse will be eligible for unrestricted free agency following the 2021-22 season. He has four goals…
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Members of the RHL Discuss various topics including the Battle of Alberta and the Maple Leafs making a trade.

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl, Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos and Vancouver Canucks center J.T. Miller have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 2. FIRST STAR – LEON DRAISAITL, C, EDMONTON OILERS Draisaitl tied for the League lead with eight points (2-6—8) in three games…
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Sure enough, the Oilers got a chance to retaliate with a stick flip of their own. It came with 24 seconds left in the second period, a split-second before the first goalie versus goalie fight in the Battle of Alberta’s…
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TSN’s Darren Dreger believes the Minnesota Wild could be open to moving defenseman Matt Dumba at the 2020 NHL trade deadline. Wednesday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman provided another update on Dumba’s status as the February 24 deadline approaches. Friedman reports in his latest 31 Thoughts column that the Toronto Maple…
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It was the perfect resolution. Everybody won. Late in the first period of the most anticipated game of the NHL season, Matthew Tkachuk gave Zack Kassian, the fans, and the hockey establishment exactly what it wanted. A fight. With Kassian. The winner: hockey….
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Patrick Marleau passed the 1,100-point mark as a member of the San Jose Sharks in Monday’s 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Marleau picked up this milestone point just under five minutes into the game, as he scored a goal…
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With Wayne Gretzky in attendance, Connor McDavid posted his 11th career four-point game to pad his lead in the 2019-20 Art Ross Trophy race. The Great One recorded four-plus points in a franchise-record 158 regular-season games – amounting to nearly one in every four…
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Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/GM David Poile announced Tuesday that the team has named John Hynes as the third head coach in franchise history. “John Hynes is a bright young coach and a great leader who has a track…
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