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On the surface, it looked just like any other Auston Matthews performance. Two goals, including the game winner, during a Thursday night win over the Minnesota Wild in late February. Dig a little deeper and it was very clear there was something more was…
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The Vegas Golden Knights won’t compete in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Without getting too into depth on the injuries and cap shenanigans, it is incredibly surprising that Vegas failed to qualify. The Dallas…
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Most of the time, having too many good players is a great problem to have. The one exception is when they all need a new contract at the same time. Such is the dilemma the Calgary Flames find themselves in…
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Mark Spector of Sportsnet How many hurdles stand in the way of a team with playoff aspirations from October to the night it clinches that spot in April? For this edition of the Edmonton Oilers, the first to accomplish a three-year…
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The Canadiens — and hockey fans — have sadly lost another legend. Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, 70, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced on Friday. The Canadiens have won a record 24 Stanley…
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The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), in conjunction with Live Nation, today announced plans for the 2022 NHL Global Series and 2022 NHL Global Series Challenge, which will feature the Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets. The Sharks and Predators will open the 2022-23…
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Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin scored twice in Wednesday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights to become the oldest player in NHL history to reach 50 goals. The 36-year-old winger passed Johnny Bucyk, who held the record…
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The National Hockey League announced today that the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery, used to determine the order of selection for the first 16 picks in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft, will be held Tuesday, May 10, at NHL Network’s…
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The Panthers continued their comeback ways, rallying from a multi-goal deficit to win for the eighth time in 2021-22 and third in their last four games. * Cale Makar tied Ray Bourque for the second-most assists in a season by an Avalanche/Nordiques defenseman before netting his third…
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Auston Matthews buried his league-leading 55th goal of the 2021-22 campaign on Thursday, breaking the Maple Leafs franchise record for goals scored in a single season. With the game knotted at ones and Toronto a man up, recently acquired Mark Giordano put one on…
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