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Canadiens stun Pens in 4, clinch playoff berth
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Friday, 07 August 2020 19:46
TORONTO -- The Pittsburgh Penguins entered their qualifying round matchup against Montreal healthy but wary. Optimistic but guarded. While they'd shown plenty of grit during a regular season that featured extended absences by high-profile names on their star-laden roster, in a short series facing a goaltender like Carey Price, they took nothing for granted.In the end, they ended up taking…
Kevin Fiala is still figuring out his sudden stardom
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Friday, 07 August 2020 17:09
Kevin Fiala was frustrated.The Minnesota Wild were trailing the Vancouver Canucks by two goals in Game 3 of their qualification-round series. The winger's shot had missed its target, one of 10 wayward attempts for the game. As the whistle sounded to stop play, he buzzed Vancouver goalie Jacob Markstrom's crease, stuck out his right elbow and gave him a shove…
NHL Playoffs Daily: Reckoning Day
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Friday, 07 August 2020 05:47
Friday's NHL slate features the highest stakes we've seen yet, with six teams facing elimination. Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby could all potentially go home.Oh, and the teams ranked 22nd (Arizona Coyotes), 23rd (Chicago Blackhawks) and 24th (Montreal Canadiens) in regular-season points percentage can all clinch a playoff spot. Even for a league obsessed with parity, that's something.Check…
Grading the best, worst of NHL bubble fashion
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Friday, 07 August 2020 04:57
Under the NHL's CBA, players are required to wear a suit, dress shirt and tie to the arena on game days "unless otherwise specified by the head coach or manager." It's the only major professional sports league in North America with such a strict dress code."Once you get onto the plane, every team I've been on was different," explains recently…
Ducks re-sign D Larsson to 2-year, $2.4M deal
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Thursday, 06 August 2020 17:00
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed defenseman Jacob Larsson to a two-year, $2.4 million deal.The Ducks announced the return of their restricted free agent Thursday.Larsson will make $1.1 million next season and $1.3 million in the 2021-22 campaign.The 23-year-old Swede has two goals and 14 assists in 113 games over the past three seasons with the Ducks, who…
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