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Former Capital Alex Semin Out Rest Of Season For KHL’s Podolsk Vityaz With Lower-Body Injury

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

The KHL’s Podolsk Vityaz announced on Friday morning that captain Alex Semin will miss the rest of the season, including the 2020 Gagarin Cup Playoffs, due to a lower-body injury suffered on Thursday.

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Capitals’ Ilya Samsonov To Start For Second Time In Seven Games At Jets: Wednesday’s Practice Notebook

Posted on February 26, 2020 by

Goaltender Ilya Samsonov, who is 16-5-1 with a .916 save percentage, a 2.41 goals-against average, and one shutout this season, will start in goal when the Washington Capitals visit the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday (8 PM ET, NBC Sports Washington). … Continue reading →

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Ilya Kovalchuk Starts On Third-Line; Richard Panik Demoted; Braden Holtby Starts: Jets at Capitals Pregame Notebook

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

Photo: @Capitals Forward Ilya Kovalchuck, who was acquired in a trade that sent a 2020 third-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night, will make his Washington Capitals‘ debut against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday (7 PM ET, NBC … Continue reading →

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Report: Hurricanes Acquire Sami Vatanen From Devils, Brady Skeij From Rangers

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Photo: The Athletic The Carolina Hurricanes acquired defensemen Sami Vatanen from the New Jersey Devils and Brady Skjei from the New York Rangers just prior to the NHL Trade Deadline at 3 PM ET on Monday afternoon. The Rangers got … Continue reading →

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Report: Penguins Reunite With Connor Sheary, Acquire Evan Rodrigues From Sabres, Send Dominik Kahun To Buffalo

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Photo: Yardbarker According to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forwards Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Dominik Kahun. Sheary carries a cap hit of $3 million and can become an … Continue reading →

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Oilers Swipe Andreas Athanasiou From Blue Jackets, Send Two Second-Round Picks, Sam Gagner To Red Wings

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Photo: Detroit Free Press After the Columbus Blue Jackets reportedly were about to acquire forward Andreas Athanasiou and forward Ryan Kuffner from the Detroit Red Wings prior to the NHL Trade Deadline on Monday, the Red Wings sent him to … Continue reading →

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Report: Penguins Acquire Patrick Marleau From Sharks

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Photo: Teal Town USA Leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a conditional third-round pick, which can become a second if the Penguins win the … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Acquire Vincent Trocheck From Panthers In Exchange For Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark, Chase Priskie, And Eetu Luostarinen

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Photo: NHL.com The Carolina Hurricanes acquired center Vincent Trocheck from the Florida Panthers in exchange for center Erik Haula, center Lucas Wallmark, defensive prospect Chase Priskie, and center prospect Eetu Luostarinen. Haula can become an unrestricted free agent on July … Continue reading →

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Report: Islanders Acquire Jean-Gabriel Pageau From Senators For Conditional First, Second, Third Round Picks

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

Photo: Silver Seven Sens According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman, the New York Islanders acquired center Jean-Gabriel Pageau from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for conditional first-round (2020), second-round (2020), and third-round picks (2022) on Monday morning leading up to the … Continue reading →

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Capitals Acquire Ilya Kovalchuk From Canadiens In Exchange For 2020 Third-Round Pick

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

Photo: THN The Washington Capitals announced on Sunday night that they have acquired forward Ilya Kovalchuk from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, just hours ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline at … Continue reading →

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