The Hockey Writers Daily - Game Recaps, Canadiens' Kapanen Is Logical Alternative to Newhook, Marner's Contract Will Be Worth Every Penny & Islanders' Losing Streak Shows Lamoriello-Roy Disconnect
Also, Tortorella's firing is the first crossroads of this era for the Flyers, the future for Arber Xhekaj in Montreal & more...
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About Last Night…
Canadiens 4 - Bruins 1 - Canadiens Maintain Advantage in Wild-Card Race with Win over Bruins
Senators 2 - Lightning 1 - Senators Secure 2-1 Victory to Break Lightning’s Win Streak
Avalanche 7 - Blue Jackets 3 - Blue Jackets Surrender Five Unanswered Goals in Loss to Avalanche
Blues 5 - Penguins 4 (OT) - Blues’ Incredible Streak Continues With Overtime Win Over Penguins
Stars 5 - Predators 1 - Rantanen Records 700th Career Point in Stars’ 5-1 Win Over Predators
Kings 4 - Utah HC 2 - Kings pull away from Utah for 3rd straight win
Flames 4 - Ducks 1 - Coleman scores twice, Flames top Ducks to gain in West wild-card race
Jets 4 - Golden Knights 0 - Jets shut out Golden Knights, maintain Central lead
Oilers 3 - Sharks 2 - The Oilers beat the Sharks 3-2 despite losing Leon Draisaitl to an undisclosed injury
Canadiens’ Kapanen a Logical Alternative to Newhook at Centre
NHL Rumors: Ovechkin, Capitals, Penguins, Canucks
Mitch Marner’s Contract Will Be Worth Every Penny
From Sportsnet:
David Perron heating up for Senators after a wild ride on and off the ice
John Tortorella’s Firing Is the First Crossroads of This Flyers Era
Maple Leafs’ Toughest Playoff Opponents Include Themselves
Islanders’ Losing Streak Shows Lamoriello-Roy Disconnect
From TSN:
Buium, Howard, Leonard named Hobey Baker finalists
Oilers Hockey Writer Bruce McCurdy Gone Too Soon
From NHL.com:
Central Scouting analyzes top prospects for 2025 NHL Draft
Arber Xhekaj’s Future With the Canadiens
Blackhawks’ 3 Up, 3 Down: The Youth Movement, Power Play Woes & More
More stuff from THW:
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 Takeaways From the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 Win Over the Panthers
New Jersey Devils - Devils’ Jesper Bratt Has Turned into a Hitting Machine
Seattle Kraken - 3 Takeaways From Kraken’s 5-0 Shutout Victory Against the Canucks
Colorado Avalanche - 3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 3-2 Win Over the Blackhawks
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