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Jets’ Mark Scheifele Suspended Four Games For Charging Canadiens’ Jake Evans In Game 1

Photo: NHL via Getty Images The NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Thursday evening that Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele has been suspended for four games for charging forward Jake Evans in the third period of Game 1 of … Continue reading

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Canadiens’ Jake Evans Taken Off On A Stretcher After Getting Rocked By Jets’ Mark Schiefele In Game 1

Photo: NBCSN After scoring an empty-net goal to 56.9 seconds left in Game 1 in the second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans got rocked by Jets captain Mark Schiefele and had to … Continue reading

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Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri Suspended Eight Games For Illegal Check To Head On Blues’ Justin Faulk In Game 2

Photo: NBC Sports The NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Friday night that Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri has been suspended for eight games for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in … Continue reading

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Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri Offered In-Person Hearing For Illegal Check To The Head Of Blues’ Justin Faulk

Photo: ESPN The NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Thursday that Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri has been offered an in-person hearing via Zoom for an illegal check to the head on St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in … Continue reading

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Early October Fun Around the NHL: Highlight Goals, Stick Throws, and Crowd Taunts

The first week of the 2019-20 NHL regular season has been extremely eventful. Continue reading

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Bottom-Six Improvements: The Capitals Added More Lineup Flexibility with the Summer Additions

The Washington Capitals bottom-six forward rotation should be improved compared to a season ago. Continue reading

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Playoff Drama: Early Storylines Through the First Couple of Playoff Games

After two games of each playoff series, the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs are looking a bit unpredictable. Continue reading

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Three Down and One To Go, The Last Game Is Always the Hardest to Win

The Washington Capitals need one more win to clinch the Stanley Cup Continue reading

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After Drawing No Luck in Game 1, the Capitals Look to Rebound Against Vegas in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final

Can the Washington Capitals pull even in Game 2 after losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1? Continue reading

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After Tom Wilson’s 3-Game Ban, the NHL Needs to Fix Rule 48

The Washington Capitals will be shorthanded for the next 3 games, as forward Tom Wilson was handed a 3-game suspension from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Wednesday evening.  The suspension was praised by Penguins fans, and it left … Continue reading

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