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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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Alex Ovechkin’s decade as captain of the Washington Capitals feels like a blur to him at times. So much has happened for him and the Capitals that the anniversary, which the 34-year-old forward will celebrate against the San Jose Sharks…
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NEW YORK (Jan. 6, 2020) – Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 5. FIRST STAR – NATHAN MACKINNON, C, COLORADO AVALANCHE MacKinnon shared the League lead with 3-5—8 in three…
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The National Hockey League’s most entertaining coach is back at it again after his team was robbed of a win on Sunday, according to him. Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has become synonymous with his fiery temper during…
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Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun: Put your left hand on the Bible and please repeat after me. “I Dave Tippett, being of otherwise relatively sound mind, hereby swear I will not break up the Dynamic Duo again this season….
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Eichel entered Thursday having scored at least a point in 17 consecutive games, one shy of the Sabres’ record. But according to NHL rules, such streaks are marked by the particular team’s games, not the players. So by missing Thursday’s…
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The Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues have also been cited as potential destinations for Hall, but Arizona is reportedly the frontrunner at this time. The Coyotes could certainly use Hall to bolster their offense and it’d be interesting to…
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Give credit to Joakim Nygard and Riley Sheahan. They both played solid games on Sunday night and found their way into the goal column. Their contributions were part of a terrific second period by Edmonton. That period bought the Oilers…
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The John Hynes era came to an abrupt end on Tuesday. The Devils fired their head coach in somewhat shocking fashion, axing him between back-to-back games and not officially making the move until about three hours prior to their game…
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