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Capitals' Ovechkin gets $5K fine for spearing
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 08:32
NEW YORK -- Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Thursday for spearing Boston Bruins rookie Trent Frederic, an amount that is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.Ovechkin delivered a spear in an upward direction to Frederic's groin with five minutes left in the third period of the teams' game Wednesday night in…
The 2021 NHL schedule's surprising impact on goal scoring
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 06:33
Logan Couture loves the new schedule format the NHL is using for the 2021 season."I'm a fan. I think there are going to be a lot of guys that are fans of it," he said. "Certain players have been pulling for this for years."This season's schedule was created out of necessity during the COVID pandemic. The NHL realigned its teams…
COVID delays, travel frights and frozen pizzas: The San Jose Barracuda's unforgettable road trip
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Thursday, 04 March 2021 03:54
The San Jose Barracuda began their season with an unforgettable road trip -- the team got stuck in Texas for a week as the state was ravaged by a devastating winter storm and power crisis.It's a classic minor league tale, featuring bus hijinks, close calls and 50 frozen DiGiorno pizzas. Combine that with the challenges of staging a season through…
Bruins' Coyle enters league's COVID-19 protocol
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 16:08
Boston Bruins forward Charlie Coyle has entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, upping the number of players on the list to four, pending test results from Anaheim and the Los Angeles Kings.Coyle becomes just the second Bruins player added to the protocol, and first since Karson Kuhlman spent the first two days of the season on the list in January.He also…
NHL fines Canes' Niederreiter for hit on goalie
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Wednesday, 03 March 2021 09:30
NEW YORK -- Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Wednesday for interfering with Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros, the maximum amount allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.Niederreiter hit Saros up high in a collision behind the net five minutes into the Hurricanes-Predators game Tuesday night. He was given a two-minute minor penalty for roughing.Saros remained…
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