The Hockey Writers Daily - Game Recaps, World Juniors Day 2, Oilers' Recent Success Could Be Hindered By Kane's Return & Islanders and Penguins Paths To Retool if Needed
Also Sabres, Maple Leafs, Flames, Blue Jackets, Kraken...
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About Last Night…
Sabres 6 - Blackhawks 2 - Sabres Goal Explosion Overtakes in 6-2 Win Over Blackhawks
Maple Leafs 5 - Red Wings 2 - Marner’s Hat Trick Powers Maple Leafs to 5-2 Win Over Red Wings
Devils 4 - Hurricanes 2 - Devils Take Down Hurricanes 4-2 for Third Straight Win
Blue Jackets 6 - Bruins 2 - Blue Jackets Power Past Bruins Behind Three Power-Play Goals
Blues 7 - Predators 4 - Thomas scores twice, Blues defeat Predators
Wild 3 - Stars 2 (OT) - Wild Complete Comeback, Defeat Stars 3-2 in Overtime
Avalanche 4 - Utah HC 1 - Lehkonen gets 1st NHL hat trick, Avalanche defeat Utah
Golden Knights 6 - Sharks 3 - Golden Knights Beat Sharks in Tomas Hertl’s Return to San Jose
World Juniors Day 2
Slovakia 2 - Switzerland 1 — Slovakia Scores a Late Goal to Capture 2-1 Win over Switzerland
Finland 3 - Germany 1 — Finland Jumps to Early Lead to Defeat Germany 3-1
Sweden 8 - Kazakhstan 1 — Sweden Dominates Overmatched Kazakhstan 8-1
Latvia 2 - Canada 1 (SO) — Latvia Pulls off Upset of Canada in 3-2 Shootout Win
Oilers’ Recent Success Could Be Hindered By Evander Kane Return
Islanders & Penguins Have Paths To Retool if Needed
Would the Sabres’ Story Be Different if Briere & Drury Had Stayed
Insider Believes Islanders’ Brock Nelson Likely to Test Free Agent Market in 2025
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Canadiens, Jets, Flyers
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Murray, Domi & McLellan
Flames News & Rumors: Cozens, Andersson, Cull & More
Blue Jackets Need Better Road Play in Second Half
Kraken Call Up Gustav Olofsson and Ales Stezka from AHL’s Firebirds
Insider Believes Yanni Gourde Would Waive No-Trade Clause for the Maple Leafs
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Colorado Avalanche - Colorado Avalanche Sign Mackenzie Blackwood to 5-Year Extension
Buffalo Sabres - Predicting Sabres’ Quarter-Century Team
Montreal Canadiens - Canadiens Call up Goalie Jakub Dobeš from AHL’s Laval Rocket
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