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Crosby says McDavid is best player in NHL

Crosby Ranks McDavid #1

Sidney Crosby considers Connor McDavid to be the top player in the National Hockey League. "I think McDavid has set himself apart just based on the awards and the accolades he's gotten and the consistency he's had," the Pittsburgh Penguins captain told NHL.com on Wednesday. "I think it's fair to say it's an easy pick just because of that."
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McDavid says best player in NHL could be anybody;

Hockey Humble. McDavid Down-Plays Crosby's Praise

Connor McDavid didn't necessarily agree with Sidney Crosby calling him the best player in the NHL, but the Edmonton Oilers center was appreciative of the praise from the Pittsburgh Penguins captain.
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Recap: TOR 4, WPG 2

Terrible Twos. Leafs Score Four To Beat Winnipeg

Frederik Andersen made 38 saves, including 20 in the 3rd period, as the Maple Leafs held on for a 4-2 win after a comeback bid from the Jets
Billionaire Alex Meruelo takes ownership of Coyote

Striking gold in the desert

Alex Meruelo's latest acquisition could be one of his most challenging: turning the Arizona Coyotes into consistent winners while making the franchise profitable.
Predators sign Austin Watson to three-year contrac

Preds' Watson is on pace for 14 pts.......and $4.5 M

Watson, 27, was Nashville's first-round pick in the 2010 NHL draft. He entered Thursday night's game against the Calgary Flames with 65 points in 265 career NHL games, including a goal and an assist in 12 games this year.

"First Off The Bench" Ep: 2 - Former Vancouver Canuck & NHL All Star, Captain Kirk McLean

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NHL-leading Capitals beat Golden Knights for sixth

Capital punishment. League's best continue to rack up the points with another win

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his sixth goal of the season and unleashed his famous flapping bird celebration for the first time this season to help Washington beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 Saturday night in a meeting of the 2018 Stanley Cup finalists.
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Ducks hold off Kings in first rivalry meeting of s

PeKing Ducks. First battle of the Cali rivals goes to Anaheim

Derek Grant scored two goals, Ryan Miller made 34 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 Monday night in the first Freeway Faceoff rivalry game of the season.
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Chelios: Babcock's treatment of veteran players 'c

And the hits just keep on comin'.....

Former Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios shed some light on his experiences playing under Mike Babcock during an appearance on a recent episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast.
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Jakub Vrana extends point streak, leads Capitals o

Caps' get the win as the Candiens continue to struggle for points

Jakub Vrana scored and added an assist as the conference-leading Washington Capitals extended their win streak to four games with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
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Hellebuyck posts league-leading sixth shutout in w

Jets shutout the Knights and leap-frog into a Wildcard position

Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves to record his league-leading sixth shutout of the season, backstopping the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
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Nazem Kadri scores buzzer-beating goal as Avalanch

Kadri has time on his side, and hands defending Champs last-second loss

Nazem Kadri scored a buzzer-beating power-play goal to give the Colorado Avalanche a 2-1 comeback victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in Western Conference round-robin play Sunday night.
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Palat scores twice, Lightning beat Bruins to lead

Tampa takes a stanglehold on the series with a 3-1 win over the Bruins

Ondrej Palat scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 Saturday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round series.
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Canucks rally around Demko with 'gutsy' effort vs.

Canucks put on the work boots and get it done against the Oilers

After a poor defensive effort against the Montreal Canadiens, the Vancouver Canucks blocked a season-high 25 shots and rallied around Thatcher Demko in a win over the Edmonton Oilers.
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Roberto Luongo named Team Canada GM for world hock

Luoooo to take the helm of Team Canada for 2021

Roberto Luongo has been named general manager for of Canada’s National Men’s Team for the 2021 IIHF World Championship, with Shane Doan and Scott Salmond serving as assistant general manager for the event.
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Islanders beat Rangers to clinch playoff spot for

Three's a charm as the Islanders clinch another post-season berth

Anthony Beauvillier scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the rival Rangers 3-0 Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot for the third straight year.
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Connor McDavid reaches 100 points in 53 games as O

McDavid hits milestone 100 pts, but he's not done yet.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has reached the 100 point plateau in just 53 games with four assists against the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old became the ninth player in NHL history -- and the first in his own lifetime -- to reach the century-point mark in 53 games or less, according to NHL statisticians.
Stastny out with lower-body injury for Golden Knig

Stastny out with lower-body injury for Golden Knights

Paul Stastny will miss at least three games for the Vegas Golden Knights, includng the Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN), because of a lower-body injury, Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said.
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Bowen Byram: the local kid on everybody’s radar

Cranbrook's Bowen Byram

There is going to be a fantastic defencemen available near the top of next year's draft. Local boy, Bowen Byram is turning heads and the Canucks should kee...
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Jets rally from four-goal deficit to beat Devils i

15-2, 15-4 and the Jets score one more in Jersey's crib.

Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler scored shootout goals and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the debut of No. 1 overall pick Jack Hughes by rallying from a 4-0 deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Friday night.
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Sharks' Kane sued by Vegas casino over gambling IO

Sharks' Kane told to ante up by the Cosmopolitan

A Las Vegas Strip casino is suing San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane, alleging he failed to repay a $500,000 gambling debt racked up during a playoff series in Las Vegas last April.
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Benn scores winner, Stars take fifth-straight over

Stars' continue to shine bright n Dallas

Jamie Benn backhanded a tiebreaking goal with 4:21 left and the rolling Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.
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Bjorkstrand leads Blue Jackets past Jets for sixth

Columbus climbing the ladder heading into the All-Star break

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight win.
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Trevor Linden's stamp all over current Canucks in

The Legacy of Linden continues

Few people at Rogers Arena on Monday were more excited than Jordie Benn when Trevor Linden and Markus Naslund, along with early icon Stan Smyl, were acknowledged before the game on Legends Night.