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s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption: "Gary Bettman watches the action at Bryant Park in New York City." • • • • • Preview: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET Preview: St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET Preview: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, 7 p.m. ET Preview: Ottawa Senators at Washington...

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The Minnesota Wild has recalled defenseman Jonathon Blum and goaltender Johan Gustafsson from Iowa, the club's American Hockey League affiliate. Blum has skated in four games with Minnesota this season. In 32 games with Iowa he has four goals ......

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s announcement of a three-year deal that would carry a cap hit of $4.1 million per. These rumors were all but confirmed long ago by Flyers owner Ed Snider, who couldn't stop using superlatives when talking about Mason's play . In addition, he was asked if he thought the organization had any hesitance about a big-money deal for a goaltender following the Ilya Bryzgalov disaster. "No," he said facetiously....

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby was named captain of Team Canada for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Crosby was considered the favorite to receive the honor but Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews was also considered. Toews and Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber will serve as alternate captains....

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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes have found some traction after enduring rough stretches. Seeking its first five-game winning streak in seven years, Toronto pits its rejuvenated offense up against a Phoenix team that is playing much better defensively Monday night in Arizona. The Maple Leafs (25-20-5) have won four in a row following a four-game slide in which they were outscored 21-7. Toronto,...

In overtime on Saturday night, Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars was carrying the puck through the neutral zone when Matt Cooke of the Minnesota Wild lined him up. Benn lost the puck and delivered an elbow to the upper body of Cooke as he went through him. There was no penalty on the play, despite Cooke’s protest. So will the NHL step in to do what the referees didn’t do on this play? No, according to...

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Washington's questions pile up in net and beyond....

D Nate Prosser scored with 2:18 left in overtime – his second game winner in as many contests – to lead the Wild to a 3-2 overtime victory versus Dallas in front of a sellout crowd of 19,192 fans – largest crowd of the season Saturday night at Xce......

s National Hockey League games. - - - Sharks 5, Lightning 4 Tampa Bay winger Martin St Louis tied a franchise record with four goals, but San Jose...

No. 1 Star: Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg rookie scored a shorthanded goal and the overtime game-winner in the Jets’ 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Blake Wheeler did the heavy lifting, but Trouba’s power move to the net resulted in the winning tally. No. 2 Star: Marty St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning It was in a losing effort, but it wasn’t a loss on St. Louis. The Bolts star scored all...

'When you're playing the right way, it is going to be a different guy every night,'' Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said. The 27-year-old defenseman sent Nino Niederreiter's rebound past Kari Lehtonen's glove for Minnesota...

s lineup and went nearly two years without scoring a goal of any kind. On Saturday night, his overtime goal was his second game-winner in as many outings as the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2. Prosser snapped the rebound of right winger Nino Niederreiter...

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