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10:21 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN CHICAGO — Lightning struck in Chicago on Sunday night … again … and again … and again. The Tampa Bay Lightning set a modern NHL record when they tallied 33 shots in the second period of a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. According to Elias, it’s the
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12:08 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks raised Paul Kariya‘s No. 9 to the Honda Center rafters Sunday night, honoring the high-scoring forward who became a Hall of Famer. The Ducks celebrated Kariya’s career before their game against Buffalo with an emotional event ending with the hanging of Kariya’s banner alongside
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11:52 AM ET Associated Press OYSTER BAY, N.Y. — A technology company founder who formerly owned the New York Islanders hockey team has died. Charles Wang was 74. His attorney John McEntee says in an emailed statement that Wang died Sunday in Oyster Bay, New York. A cause of death was not disclosed. McEntee says
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4:37 PM ET The Nashville Predators have placed goalie Pekka Rinne on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury. The veteran Rinne had 15 saves on 18 shots before leaving Friday night’s 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames with just under 15 minutes left in the third period. He earlier had collided with teammate Kevin Fiala
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7:00 AM ET One of the best things a hockey team can have is depth. That’s not only because it gives coaches a chance to mix and match lines and tinker with matchups, but having talent up and down the lineup also allows clubs to move players up a slot and not miss a beat.
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6:42 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights signed forward Alex Tuch to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $4.75 million, the team announced Friday. The size of new chest protectors as mandated by the NHL, in conjunction with the NHLPA, is leading to more pain for goalies, according to several netminders.
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5:40 PM ET Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery Friday to repair a torn pectoral muscle, the team announced Friday. Dvorak suffered the injury last week during a skate to rehabilitate another injury. “It’s unfortunate and unlucky, but the surgery went well today and we expect him to make
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2:07 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Changes in equipment can be uncomfortable for an NHL goalie, one of sports’ ultimate creatures of habit. But the league’s latest tweak to goalie gear has them feeling hurt, quite literally. “You honestly don’t want to get hit in the arm. It leaves bruises,” Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop told
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11:37 AM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is off to another furious start, with six goals in his first six games. Where does he rank all time? Who is the NHL’s greatest goal scorer in history? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: The best goal scorer in NHL history is Alex Ovechkin. This is something
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1:28 AM ET ESPN News Services Corey Crawford was back in net for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, after having been sidelined for nearly 10 months with lingering concussion symptoms. But his return was spoiled by the Arizona Coyotes, who skated away with a 4-1 win. It was Crawford’s first game since Dec. 23,
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