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  • NHL News and Notes: September 25th, 2018

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    These are your news and notes covering the NHL for September 25th, 2018…

     

    In preseason action last night…

    • The New Jersey Devils were defeated by the New York Rangers in a 4-3 overtime loss at Madison Square Garden last night. The Devils top line of Taylor Hall, Nico Hischier, and Kyle Palmieri skated together for the first time this preseason. The trio combined for seven points (three goals and four assists).
    • The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-3 victory at Wells Fargo Center.  Forward Lee Stempniak recorded three points (one goal and two assists).  Stempniak is under a professional tryout (PTO) with the Bruins.  Stempniak has recorded 469 points in 909 games over his 13-year career.  He was limited to only nine points last season with the Carolina Hurricanes due to a broken clavicle.
    • Jamie Benn registered two goals, his first goals of the preseason, in a Dallas Stars 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center.  Benn registered a team-high seven shots on goal in over 16 minutes of ice time.  Benn played on a line with C Roope Hintz and Alexander Radulov.
    • The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 in overtime at Scotiabank Saddledome.  Jets F Nikolaj Ehlers registered the game-winner just 31 seconds into the overtime period.

     

    In other preseason action last night:

    • New York Rangers 4, New Jersey 3 (OT)
    • Boston 4, Philadelphia 3
    • Montreal 5, Toronto 1
    • Dallas 5, Minnesota 3
    • Winnipeg 5, Calgary 4
    • Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1
    • Anaheim 4, Arizona 2
    • Colorado 5, Vegas 3

     

    There are seven preseason games in action tonight:

    • Columbus vs. Buffalo (at Clinton Arena, Clinton, New York)
    • Florida at Tampa Bay
    • Carolina at Nashville
    • Washington at St. Louis
    • Detroit at Chicago
    • San Jose at Calgary
    • Vancouver at Edmonton

     

    In NHL News…

    • Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore signed a seven-year contract with an AAV of $5.2 million.

     

    • The New Jersey Devils signed D Jeremy Groleau to a three-year Entry Level Contract (ELC). Groleau spent the last three seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. In those three seasons, Groleau would play 164 games and register eight goals and 23 assists. He also added one goal and one assist in 29 career playoff games. Groleau was a participant, under a Amateur Tryout agreement, in the Devils Prospect Challenge over the summer in Buffalo, New York.

     

    • Hockey in Seattle may be one step closer to reality. The Seattle Key Council approved lease agreements which will allow a demolition of KeyArena in downtown Seattle. This demolition will make way for a new facility that could host a future NHL expansion franchise. If there is to be a new NHL franchise, the earliest that could come is December at the NHL Board of Governors meetings. If Seattle is granted an expansion franchise, the earliest that team would begin play is in the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 campaign, with an expansion fee of $650 million. The Vegas Golden Knights expansion fee was set at $500 million.

     

    Elliotte Friedman of “Hockey Night in Canada” released his “31 Thoughts” article today. Check out his article here.

     

     

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  • NHL and NWHL News and Notes: September 20th, 2018

     

    These are your NHL and NWHL news and notes for September 20th, 2018.

    In NHL preseason action last night, there were eight games scheduled.

    • The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at PNC Arena. Hurricanes forward Martin Necas, the No. 12 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, scored a goal in the contest.
    • The youth movement in Detroit has begun and the focus of a Detroit Red Wings rebuild is centered around Red Wings forward, Dylan Larkin.  Two recent Detroit draft picks teamed with Larkin for the overtime victory, winning 3-2, against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena.  This was Detroit’s preseason opener.
    • The St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild in a contest that took place in Des Moines, Iowa.  Des Moines is the location for the Wild’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild.  St. Louis went on to win the game 3-2 after scoring two goals in 27 seconds in the final five minutes of the contest.

    In other NHL pre-season action:

    • Boston 3, Calgary 1 (split-squad)  (game at Beijing, China’s Cadillac Arena)
    • Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 1
    • Philadelphia 6, New York Rangers 4
    • Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT)
    • Florida 5, Montreal 2
    • Toronto 4, Ottawa 1
    • St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 (at Des Moines, Iowa)
    • Calgary (split-squad) 4, Vancouver 1

    Tonight’s pre-season action has:

    • Washington playing Montreal in Quebec City, Quebec
    • New Jersey at the New York Islanders
    • Chicago at Detroit
    • Dallas at Minnesota
    • Winnipeg at Edmonton
    • San Jose at Anaheim
    • Los Angeles (in a split-squad) at Vancouver
    • Vegas at Los Angeles (in a split-squad)

    In NHL and NWHL news…

    • Montreal’s Maxi Domi had a hearing scheduled for 12:30pm ET for a roughing and punch to an unsuspecting opponent last night against Florida’s Aaron Ekblad
    • At 3:40pm EST, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Max Domi has been suspended for the remainder of the pre-season.

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    Courtesy of TXHT’s Montreal Canadiens writer, Armand Klisivitch wrote this article detailing the Max Domi Suspension for Last Word on Hockey:

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    • Former New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers, and Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec announced his retirement today.
    • In NWHL News, the Metropolitan Riveters announced from NHL player, Randy Velischek, as the new Head Coach.
    • Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada released his weekly “31 Thoughts” podcast with Henrik Zetterberg as a guest.

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  • 2018-19 Washington Capitals Preview

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    Last Season: 49-26-7 105 pts (1st in Metropolitan Division; Stanley Cup Champions)

    Key Additions: Coach Todd Reirdon

    Key Departures: D Jakub Jerabek, F Jay Beagle, G Philipp Grubauer, and Coach Barry Trotz

    Top Questions Facing the Capitals:

    1. Can the Washington Capitals avoid the Stanley Cup hangover?

    For the first time ever as Stanley Cup Champions, the Capitals will be going into a season after a very short offseason. With the partying over, and the focus now back on the ice, how the Capitals start this season could dictate how this seasons goes. Plus being how essentially 99% of the team returned, the eagerness to repeat could help them not feel any hangover at all.

    2. Who will step up in Jay Beagle’s abscence?

    With Beagle signing with Vancouver, the Capitals lost their best faceoff guy and penalty killer. The Capitals signed Nic Dowd as a free agent so he’ll get a shot at filling Beagle’s spot, but then there are the kids Travis Boyd and Shane Gersich waiting in the wings. The only open spot will be interesting to see both who starts in it, but also who ends the season in that spot.

     

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  • NHL and NWHL News and Notes: September 19th, 2018

     

    Here are your NHL and NWHL News and Notes for September 19th, 2018

    • Ilya Kovalchuk recorded an assist in his Los Angeles Kings debut last night with a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes at Staples Center in a split-squad game between the two teams. Lawson Crouse of the Coyotes scored the game-winning goal with 1:18 left.  Kovalchuk, who played in Kontinental Hockey League the last five seasons, signed with the Kings on July 1, recorded the assist on Dustin Brown’s power-play goal at 11:05 in the third period to tie the game a 3-3.
    • Alex Galchenyuk scored two goal to give the Arizona Coyotes a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the other split-squad game between the two teams at Gila River Arena.  Richard Panik and Vinnie Hinostroza scored in the game as well, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded three assists for the Coyotes.  Coyotes goalie, Antti Raanta recorded 18 saves in 39:53 of on ice time and Hunter Miska recorded nine saves during the third period. Jeff Carter recorded the two goals for the Kings.
    • John Tavares recorded two goals and an assist in his Toronto Maple Leafs debut, giving Toronto a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Kraft Hockeyville Canada.  Mitch Marner recorded a goal and two assists. Toronto goalies Curtis McElhinney and Garret Sparks made a combined 33 saves for the Maple Leafs.  Ottawa goalies Mike Condon and Marcus Hogberg recorded 26 saves.
    • The Boston Bruins defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 at Capital One Arena Monday night.  Zach Senyshyn recorded two goals for the Bruins, scoring at 8:56 in the second period and again at 19:33.  Matt Niskanen brought the Capitals within two, scoring a power-play goal 1:44 into the third period, but Sean Kurlay scored an empty net goal with 54 seconds remaining, giving the Bruins the 5-2 lead.  Capitals goalies  Braden Holtby recorded six saves on eight shots, and Ilya Samsonov recorded nine saves on 11 shots in relief.

    In other NHL preseason action last night:

    • Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 2
    • Columbus 4, Chicago 1
    • Philadelphia 5, New York Islanders 1
    • Boston 5, Washington 2
    • Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 1
    • Toronto 4, Ottawa 1
    • Dallas 5, St. Louis 3
    • Vegas 5, Colorado 1
    • Arizona 4, Los Angeles 2 (split-squad game)
    • Arizona 4, Los Angeles 3 (split-squad game)
    • San Jose 4, Anaheim 1
    • Edmonton 4, Vancouver 2

    The Buffalo Sabres re-signed Sam Reinhart to a two-year, $7.3 million.

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    The NHL and San Jose Sharks unveiled the 2019 NHL All-Star Game logo to be played at SAP Center in San Jose today.

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    In NWHL news, Jamie Goldsmith has re-signed with the Connecticut Whale.

  • NHL and NWHL News and Notes: September 18th, 2018

     

    Here are your news and notes covering the NHL and the NWHL for September 18th.

    In preseason action for September 17th:

    • The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New Jersey Devils, 3-1 at Bell Centre.
      Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the third pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, scored in his Montreal Canadiens debut in the third goal in 1:32 at the 4:40 mark of the third period. Victor Mete tied the game at 1-1 at the 3:08 mark and at the 4:11 mark, Charles Hudon gave Montreal the 2-1 lead. Antti Niemi started for the Canadiens and in 30:56 of ice time, recorded eight saves.
    • The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils in overtime on Neal Pinok’s goal.  Pinok scored at 1:20 into the overtime period, which gave the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Devils on Monday night at Prudential Center.  This win gave Rangers head coach David Quinn his first after he was hired on May 23 from Boston University.
    • Filip Forsberg scored three goals to give the Nashville Predators at 5-3 win in their second contest of the day against the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center.  In the first contest, the Predators won 5-0.  Forsberg scored his third goal with an empty net goal with 14 seconds left in the contest.  Kevin Fiala and Ryan Johansen also scored for the Predators.  Predators goalie Pekka Rinne registered 12 saves on 13 shots in 29:35 of on ice time.

    In other preseason action last night:

    • Buffalo 4, Columbus 1
    • Philadelphia 3, New York Islanders 1
    • Nashville 5, New Jersey (split-squad doubleheader) 0
    • Nashville 5, Florida 3
    • New York Rangers 4, New Jersey (split-squad doubleheader) 3 (OT)
    • Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1
    • Edmonton 7, Calgary 4

    In NWHL news:

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