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Ovechkin scores goal No. 886, becomes 11th player to reach 1,600 points

Washington Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal Sunday against the Seattle Kraken to move within nine tallies of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record while becoming the 11th NHL player to record 1,600 points.The goal was Ovechkin's 33rd of

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Published: 3 days ago

Pens Points: USA tops Finland

Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The U.S. earned a dominant win over Finland on Thursday night. The 4 Nations Face-Off continued Thursday night with a Team USA-Team Finland matchup. Brady and Matthew Tk

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Why Canada’s power play is in conversation for greatest of all time

Nick Kypreos joins Tim Micallef to discuss Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon teaming up for an optional skate, whether Canada’s power play unit is in discussion for the greatest of all time, and if there’s any concern about the defence, and more

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Swing Minor Deal

In a swap of minor-league forwards, the Penguins dealt Corey Andonovski to the Blues for Mathias Lafferierre. Although the trade doesn’t figure to impact the big-league roster (at least ours), it continues an all-too-familiar trend of pushing guys

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Scott Niedermayer reflects on Crosby’s maturity at 2010 Winter Olympics

Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer joins Jamie Dodd and Thomas Drance to discuss Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off, what he saw from Sidney Crosby in 2010 at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the return of best-on-best hockey.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

After years of big-game criticism Mitch Marner delivered with a huge goal for Canada

Marner scored the overtime winner for Canada, on a pass from his hero, Sidney Crosby.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Marner rips home OT winner as Canada beats Sweden in 4 Nations opener

Check this out, as Mitch Marner takes the long drop pass from Sidney Crosby, walks in an buries the OT winner past Filip Gustavsson, to give Team Canada the victory over Sweden in Game 1 of the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Make Minor Trade, Swap Forwards

The Pittsburgh Penguins executed a minor trade Thursday that is unlikely to affect the NHL roster. The organization dealt Corey Andonovski from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to the St. Louis Blues organization in exchange for 24-year-old forward

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Published: 3 weeks ago

4 Nations shows NHL was wrong to ditch international hockey for a decade

There are many good reasons to be skeptical of the 4 Nations Face-Off.There's no history of these particular four nations facing off for hockey supremacy, no matter how much the organizers want the tournament considered in the class of great showdown

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Published: 3 weeks ago

What the 4 Nations opener taught us about Canada, Sweden

MONTREAL - NHL Players' Association executive director Marty Walsh noted during a Wednesday afternoon press conference that the league's newly unveiled international calendar sets the stage for the next "Golden Goal."The hockey world didn't have to w

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Published: 3 weeks ago

PHN Roundtable: How the Metro Views Penguins; End Game Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins are below .500. They have fought and scratched to get close to water level, and they’ve also dropkicked away numerous chances to rise above the bottom-of-the-competitive-pack standing. They’ve kept the draft of the playoff

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Trade or keep: Michael Bunting

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Michael Bunting has been a nice addition to the Pittsburgh Penguins power play and still has one more year after this remaining on his contract with the team. We continue with our â€

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Mario Lemieux gets standing ovation in return to Montreal at 4 Nations opening game

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Lemieux unveiled a ceremonial banner before Canada and Sweden kicked off the tournament. Mario Lemieux was back in his hometown of Montreal on Wednesday night for the opening game of t

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