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BOSTON-Bruins Back on Thursday?
According to Bruins general manager Don Sweeney, Boston is on schedule to return from a COVID-19 pause on Thursday night. According to ESPN, the NHL postponed two games late last week after several Boston players entered COVID protocol.
BUFFALO-Yikes! Toothless Sabres Continue to Tumble
Monday evening in New York, the Rangers handed Buffalo its fourteenth consecutive loss in a 5-3 tilt at Madison Square Garden. Since February 25th, Buffalo is 0-12-2. NHL.com’s Dan Rosen files this recap.
PITTSBURGH-Miletic Driven Down to AHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Monday that forward Sam Miletic was reassigned to the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins. See the reaction here.
PHILADELPHIA-OT Loss Leaves Flyers Optimistic?
The New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia in overtime on Monday night by a 2-1 score, but Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault was impressed with how his team played. “Right from the beginning, I think we were responsible, we had several good opportunities tonight. Their goaltender was obviously a big part of their win.”
NEW YORK RANGERS-Adam Fox is Worth His Weight in Gold
A defenseman in his second year with the Rangers, Adam Fox is showing why he should be a Broadway blue shirt. Larry Brooks of the New York Post has more on the upstart defenseman who played in his 100th game on Monday.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Anthony Beauvillier Hot At the Right Time
On Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders’ Anthony Beauvillier scored his first goal in nine games in a 6-1 win overPhiladelphia. Beauvillier’s scoring streak is now at two and counting, as this Newsday piece by Andrew Gross explains.
NEW JERSEY-Devils Closing-in on Mediocrity, Face Philly
Tuesday night in Philadelphia, the New Jersey Devils look to inch closer to a .500 against the host Flyers. NHL.com gives you what to watch for (7pm ET, NBCSN).
WASHINGTON-Trevor van Riemsdyk Re-Ups!
Trevor van Riemsdyk is a Capital for two more years, as Washington re-signs the defenseman to a two-year contract worth $1.9 million. The Capitals shared more about the signing.
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ST. LOUIS-Blues Stumble to Start Tough Stretch
The Blues began a stretch of 19 games over the final 25 versus the top three teams in the West Division on Monday night. Spoiler alert: Vegas is good.
VEGAS-Knight Time is the Right Time: The Sequel
T-Mobile Arena played host to the Golden Knights and the St. Louis Blues on Monday night, and Vegas came out on the good end by a 5-1 count. Mark Stone and William Karlsson each had three points in the win.
COLORADO-Colorado Defeats Arizona for Seventh Straight Victory
Colorado defeated Arizona on Monday night with Philipp Grubauer making twenty-four saves in the 5-1 victory for the Avalanche. The two teams get back together Tuesday night in Glendale, so here’s a recap of Monday’s contest.
LOS ANGELES-Ontario Reign Make AHL Hockey History
Sunday in Ontario, CA, the Los Angeles AHL affiliate saw a historic moment occur as an all-Black line skated in the AHL for the first time. William Douglas has the story on a Kings prospect who followed his father’s path.
ARIZONA-Coyotes Swept Up in an Avalanche
Monday night in Glendale, the host Coyotes became the latest victim of red-hot Colorado, in the first game of a back-to-back. Colorado’s 5-1 win is their 7th straight, with four players contributing five goals.
MINNESOTA-Wild Send Ducks Packing
Using rare goals from Ryan Suter and Nick Bjugstad, the Minnesota Wild escape the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Monday night in St. Paul. Sportsnet has a recap, complete with video highlights of the choppy affair.
ANAHEIM-Ducks Prospects to Compete for NCAA Crown
Four players that represent the Ducks organization will take part in this year’s NCAA Tournament, including three who will represent the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
SAN JOSE-Sharks Bite Kings
San Jose defeated Los Angeles 2-1 on Monday night behind Logan Couture’s fourteenth goal of the season. The Sharks posted this infographic recapping the game.
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FLORIDA-All Hail Jagr’s Classic “Flow!”
Recently, as I was cruising the Panthers Twitter feed, I saw fans who were reacting in all sorts of ways to Jaromir Jagr being named the Panther with the “Best Flow.”
TAMPA BAY-Lightning in “Big D” for a Set with the Stars
NHL.com offers this statistical preview of Tuesday night’s Lightning contest with the Dallas Stars. Of note, Victor Hedmanhas five assists in the last five games for the Bolts. Expect Andrei Vasilevskiy to get the nod in goal too.
DALLAS–“Trust the Process”
Mike Heika is back with another notebook for you, Stars fans. In it, he talks about Dallas’ best path to a postseason berth.
NASHVILLE-Jarnkrok and Dr. Alex Jahangir named NHL First Stars of the Week
With the NHL celebrating the efforts of off-ice officials and their commitment to the NHL season, Nashville’s Dr. Alex Jahangir and Predators center Calle Jarnkrok have been named First Stars of the Week.
COLUMBUS-Canes snap Columbus’ Win Streak
With a 3-0 loss to Carolina on Monday night, the Blue Jackets ended a run of five straight games with one point or more.
CHICAGO-Black Hawk(s) Down?
The Blackhawks haven’t been the Blackhawks we know and love recently, losing four straight games. The Chicago Tribune’s Phil Thompson looks at what the Blackhawks need to do more of.
CAROLINA-Canes Blank Streaking Blue Jackets
Monday night in Columbus saw a Hurricane Warning issuedwith the eye of the storm in Nationwide Arena. Behind Alex Nedeljkovic’s second career shutout, Carolina defeated the Blue Jackets 3-0.
DETROIT-Griffins Sign Grewe to Amateur Tryout
On Monday, the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins (who are an affiliate of the Red Wings) announced that they had signed Albin Grewe to an amateur tryout. Grewe was the fifth pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
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CALGARY-Will the Real Flames Offense Please Stand Up?
Calgary faced the Ottawa Senators on Monday night, with no team in the NHL allowing more goals than the Senators. Yet, as Sportsnet’s Eric Francis opines, the Flames’ offense is dry at the most important time.
EDMONTON-McDavid is NHL Second Star of the Week
Edmonton had a ray of sunshine come on a day where their contest with Montreal was postponed. The NHL announced that Connor McDavid was named the league’s Second Star of the Week.
MONTREAL-Canadiens and Oilers Contest Postponed
Less than an hour prior to the scheduled puck drop between the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens, it was announcedthat two Montreal players were placed in COVID protocol. The two teams are scheduled to play Wednesday night.
VANCOUVER-Horvat Injured in Canucks Contest versus Jets
During Monday’s game against Winnipeg, Vancouver’s captain Bo Horvat was forced out of the game with a foot injury. Early in the third period, Horvat took a slap shot off his foot. We have one reaction: Ow.
TORONTO-We Think We’ve Seen Andersen’s Injury Before
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that goaltender Frederik Andersen is day-to-day with a similar lower body injury to the one that sidelined him during the last week in February.
OTTAWA-Gustavsson Wins NHL Debut Over Calgary
In the first of back to back games between the Senators and Flames, Ottawa defeated Calgary on Monday night with Filip Gustavsson winning in his first NHL start.
WINNIPEG-Hellebuyck Blanks Canucks in First of Two
The first in a back-to-back series with the Vancouver Canucks went Winnipeg’s way on Monday night, as the Jets defeated Vancouver 4-0. Connor Hellebuyck made twenty-two saves on the night.