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Ovechkin reaches 20 goals in 19th straight season
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Tuesday, 19 March 2024 02:07
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCALGARY, Alberta -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice, becoming the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons and lifting the Washington Capitals past the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night in a critical game in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as…
Simmonds to retire a Flyer after 15 NHL seasons
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Monday, 18 March 2024 10:06
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsForward Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday after 15 seasons with six teams.The Philadelphia Flyers are signing him to a one-day contract and will honor his career on April 13 during a game against the New Jersey Devils.Simmonds, 35, appeared in 1,037 games and tallied 526 points (263 goals, 263 assists) and 1,313 penalty…
Panthers' Kulikov suspended 2 games after elbow
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Monday, 18 March 2024 16:36
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFlorida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov was suspended for two games after an illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay forward Conor Sheary, the NHL announced Monday.The hit occurred on Saturday, during the Lightning's 5-3 win over the Panthers, just before Florida defenseman Josh Mahura scored a goal. Because the infraction wasn't called on the ice, the tally…
NHL playoff watch: Wait ... are the Capitals going to win the wild card?
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Monday, 18 March 2024 07:38
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTypically when one thinks of a playoff contender, one would imagine that this team would have a strong goal differential. Certainly not minus-30.But, the Washington Capitals have continued to be one of the NHL's most enigmatic clubs this season, and despite being on the wrong side of that lopsided statistic, they remain very much in the mix for…
'My No. 1 goal is to win a Stanley Cup': How Kyle Okposo is approaching his new role with the Panthers
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Monday, 18 March 2024 05:22
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Kyle Okposo knew it all in Buffalo. Through nearly eight seasons, Okposo set a tone for the Sabres. He was a guy with the answers.Then Okposo was traded to Florida -- for defenseman Calle Sjalin and a conditional 2024 seventh-round pick -- on March 8.Suddenly, he had nothing but questions."It's so many little things,"…
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