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Carolina Hurricanes have two more games postponed as five players on NHL’s COVID-19 list

The announcement calls off two games scheduled against the Florida Panthers, on Thursday and Saturday, and comes after Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators was also postponed. “As an appropriate precaution, the team’s training facilities have been closed, effective immediately, and will remain closed for Players until further notice,” the NHL said in a statement. […]

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Philadelphia Flyers’ Sean Couturier named NHL’s top defensive forward

“It’s one thing to produce offensively, but if you want to be out on the ice when you’re up a goal late in the game, you’ve got to learn to be responsible defensively, and it’s always something I’ve tried to take pride in,” Couturier said. “Obviously over the last few years I’ve kind of taken […]

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NHL Playoffs Today 2020: Blue Jackets, Hurricanes, Coyotes, Canadiens face elimination

Fare thee well, Chicago Blackhawks. We’ll always have your qualification round upset of the Edmonton Oilers. Hence, the Vegas Golden Knights are the first team to advance to the conference semifinals. Four other teams have a chance to join them on Wednesday, with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers all […]

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NHL Playoffs Today 2020: Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks face elimination

This is it. It’s win or go home for the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the defending champions can’t be counted out just yet, as the St. Louis Blues have tied their series at 2. And how about those Boston Bruins? A four-goal onslaught in the third period gave them a crucial […]

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2020 NHL playoffs preview: First-round matchups, bracket, series picks

The 2020 NHL playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, as the 24-team tournament — with five-game qualification round series and round-robin seeding matchups — has moved on to a more recognizable, 16-team version. This round includes several matchups where revenge will be on the mind of one team (or both, for separate reasons), and based on […]

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Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones sets ablaze Joe Haden Steelers jerseys received in mail

Jones pulled one of the jerseys out of the box, poured lighter fluid on it and lit it on fire in his driveway. He continued to burn jerseys from the box, documenting the process in a series of Instagram videos posted Wednesday. “I opened up my mailbox today, and I had these jerseys in my […]

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NHL plans to test players for coronavirus daily if games resume

Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said NHL players will be tested for the coronavirus daily if games start happening. “We will have a rigorous daily testing protocol where players are tested every evening and those results are obtained before they would leave their hotel rooms the next morning, so we’ll know if we have a positive […]

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The NHL’s coronavirus pause: Players, coaches offer opinions on return-to-play format

It has been 81 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft, the playoffs and how it […]

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NHL viewers club: That time an emergency backup goalie beat the Maple Leafs

Today’s game: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, played on Saturday, Feb. 22. It’s a “Hockey Night in Canada” telecast for a Saturday night game between the Canes and Leafs. Both of these teams have playoff aspirations, had a few bumps to start the season, but found themselves in decent shape for this tilt. This […]

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The NHL’s coronavirus pause: Possible playoff formats, players’ workout plans, free agency and more

While there is no official timeline for when the NHL will resume play — or a decision on whether the rest of the regular-season games will be played or we’ll skip right to the Stanley Cup playoffs — there have been significant developments during the past seven days. Let’s get you caught up on all […]

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