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Associated Press Published 4:39 AM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Toronto — Mathew Barzal slipped behind the defense, swooped in front of the net and beat Braden Holtby with a backhand that put the 2018 Stanley Cup champions on the brink of another early exit. Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime shortly after Semyon Varlamov made two

Associated Press Published 11:19 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Toronto — Mathew Barzal slipped behind the defense, swooped in front of the net and beat Braden Holtby with a backhand that put the 2018 Stanley Cup champions on the brink of another early exit. Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime shortly after Semyon Varlamov made two

Associated Press Published 5:07 AM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Toronto — The Boston Bruins, shortly after waking up Saturday to face the Carolina Hurricanes, found out goaltender Tuukka Rask was opting out of the NHL playoffs. While the defending Eastern Conference champions are supporting their teammate at least publicly, they’re focusing on their quest to

The Detroit News Published 12:57 AM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Toronto – Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots after goalie Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL playoffs and Charlie Coyle had a goal and assist to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Saturday for a 2-1 series lead. Rask’s absence was

The Detroit News Published 12:36 AM EDT Aug 15, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta — Bo Horvat scored on a breakaway at 5:55 of overtime Friday night to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the defending champion St. Louis Blues and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference series. Horvat took a stretch pass from Quinn

AP Published 12:50 AM EDT Aug 14, 2020 Toronto – This is what Dougie Hamilton was hoping for while he waited out the pandemic shutdown that put the NHL season on hold, and then waited some more after injuring himself in practice when the Hurricanes returned to the ice. The Carolina defenseman scored the game-winner

Associated Press Published 4:56 AM EDT Aug 13, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta — Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Wednesday in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round series. J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and Troy Stecher also scored for Vancouver. David Perron and

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:48 PM EDT Aug 12, 2020 Detroit — This couldn’t have been easy, seemingly each and every night last winter and spring, but Dylan Larkin did it. After almost every Red Wings loss — and obviously there were a lot of those — Larkin would be there for every reporter who needed him, usually

Associated Press Published 6:07 AM EDT Aug 12, 2020 Toronto — By the time he launched the last shot, Brayden Point was just trying to do anything he could to end the fourth-longest game in NHL history. “I just see a rolling puck and I just throw it on net,” Point said after scoring 10:27

The Detroit News Published 11:21 PM EDT Aug 11, 2020 Detroit’s Everett Fitzhugh, the first Black NHL team broadcaster with the expansion Seattle Kraken, is the guest on this week’s “OctoPulse” podcast. Ted Kulfan also his predictions for the first round of the NHL playoffs, including upset victories by Columbus, the Islanders and the Flames.

Associated Press Published 6:24 PM EDT Aug 10, 2020 The Hockey Hall of Fame has postponed its 2020 induction because of the pandemic. The ceremony was to have taken place Nov. 16 in Toronto. The 2020 class was announced in June and featured forward Jarome Iginla, winger Marian Hossa (a former Red Wing), defensemen Kevin

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:21 PM EDT Aug 10, 2020 Detroit — So what can the NHL do after that? The qualifying round turned out to be full of major upsets, memorable comebacks and the hockey world getting to know some new stars. However, with Pittsburgh, Edmonton and Toronto all having been eliminated, a

Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 12:47 PM EDT Aug 10, 2020 Detroit native Everett Fitzhugh can’t wait for the expansion Seattle Kraken to play the Detroit Red Wings for the first time at Little Caesars Arena in the 2021-22 season. Fitzhugh, who was named the first Black NHL team broadcaster by the Kraken last week,

The Detroit News Published 5:24 AM EDT Aug 10, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings signed winger Evgeny Svechnikov to a one-year contract extension on Sunday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Svechnikov was scheduled to become a restricted free agent after the season. Svechnikov, who was the Red Wings’ first-round pick in 2015, missed the entire

Associated Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Aug 9, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta — Alex Tuch scored 4:44 into overtime, Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday to earn the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. The Golden Knights will face Chicago in the first round

Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 9, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings have loaned another top prospect to a European hockey team to continue their development during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forward Filip Zadina, the sixth overall pick in 2018, will play for HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Extraliga, the highest-level hockey league in

The Detroit News Published 5:14 PM EDT Aug 4, 2020 Top Red Wings’ prospect Moritz Seider talks about his future in the organization and the growth of German hockey on this week’s OctoPulse podcast. The 19-year-old German defenseman was loaned to the Mannheim Eagles in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Germany’s top-tier men’s league. Seider will be