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Wings' Vrana reinstated after assistance program
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Friday, 16 December 2022 12:43
Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has been reinstated by the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league announced Friday.On Oct. 19, Vrana entered the program that is designed to offer players treatment for mental health and ranging to substance abuse. He is now available to rejoin Detroit's lineup while graduating to the follow-up care phase of his recovery.Vrana, 26, took…
Sources: NHL considering 84-game schedule
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Friday, 16 December 2022 13:08
The NHL has discussed expanding its regular season from 82 to 84 games in an effort to create more regional rivalry matchups, sources confirmed to ESPN.The league has been considering alternatives to its current schedule after some teams complained about an imbalanced number of divisional games against rivals.Currently, each team plays either three or four games against divisional opponents, for…
NHL Power Rankings: The most captivating game left for every team in December
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Friday, 16 December 2022 04:01
The big news of the week in the hockey world was Alex Ovechkin scoring a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks to reach 800 goals, becoming the third player in NHL history to do so. As Ovi has been on this recent goal-scoring heater, his Washington Capitals have won eight of their last 11 games. How high did the Caps…
NHL trade tiers: The way-too-early edition for 2022-23
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Friday, 16 December 2022 08:55
The NHL trade market has been gummed up by a lack of salary-cap room this season. It also doesn't help that so many teams are within a reasonable distance of playoff seeds, unable to determine their position in the market.When the NHL trade deadline arrives on March 3, the contenders and the pretenders will become more apparent. So will the…
Penguins' Letang scores in 3rd game since stroke
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Thursday, 15 December 2022 20:12
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang scored in his third game back since having a stroke, and the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night.Letang had the stroke Nov. 28, returned to practice 10 days later and got back in the lineup Saturday against Buffalo. In the second period against Florida, Letang scored a short-handed goal…
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