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The Detroit News Published 1:47 AM EDT Aug 27, 2020 NHL players are discussing options to protest racial injustice after the NBA and other professional sports leagues postponed games, according to a person with knowledge of those talks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity early Thursday because those discussions were

Associated Press Published 12:46 AM EDT Aug 26, 2020 Toronto — The pressure of overtime hardly fazes the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have been as resilient as any team in the NHL playoffs. Ondrej Palat scored less than five minutes into yet another extra period for the second-seeded Lightning, who beat the Boston Bruins 4-3

Associated Press Published 1:05 AM EDT Aug 25, 2020 Toronto — The New York Islanders came out hot to begin their second-round playoff series against Philadelphia, creating numerous good chances and scoring an early goal. Semyon Varlamov did the rest. Varlamov stopped 29 shots for his second straight shutout, Andy Greene scored his first playoff

Matt Charboneau The Detroit News Published 6:02 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Knee injuries snatched away Robby Fabbri’s first shot in the NHL, but now the former first-round pick is making the most of his second chance. After an early season trade from St. Louis to Detroit, Fabbri added some spark to the Red Wings’

Associated Press Published 1:53 AM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Toronto — Brad Marchand says it’s no coincidence the Boston Bruins are starting to look like the team that led the NHL regular season with 100 points and 44 wins. After floating through the preliminary seeding round a few weeks ago, the President’s Trophy-winning Bruins have

Stephen Whyno Associated Press Published 11:39 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 The Washington Capitals fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capitals lost to former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders in a five-game series. Washington opted

Stephen Whyno Associated Press Published 4:49 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Mike Milbury is stepping away from broadcasting the rest of the NHL playoffs after his on-air comment that there were no women in the league’s quarantined bubble to disrupt concentration drew widespread criticism. The former player, coach and general manager released a statement through

Associated Press Published 12:45 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta — The top line for the Dallas Stars finally came to life, stepping up after a quick turnaround for an impressive start in round two of the Western Conference playoffs. Stars captain Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin set the tone early, and

Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 10:56 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 It took Pavel Datsyuk only a couple of minutes to sign his voluntary retirement papers and email the documents to agent Dan Milstein to mark the end of his 14-year NHL career, which included two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings. Milstein wasn’t quite

Mark Falkner The Detroit News Published 6:04 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 For five years, Dave Drinkill learned life lessons and how to build an Ontario Hockey League team from Dale Hawerchuk, the Hockey Hall of Famer and longtime Barrie Colts coach who died on Tuesday of stomach cancer at the age of 57. In

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:36 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Detroit — The NHL heavyweights came to play. There was a sense heading into the first round of the NHL playoffs that the teams that competed in the round-robin — those were the top four seeds in each conference — would have a

Associated Press Published 12:50 AM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Toronto — Flyers goalie Carter Hart grew up rooting for Carey Price and was thrilled to met his goalie idol this season. Beating the Canadiens and getting congratulated by Price in the handshake line felt so much better for Hart. “He said, ‘Helluva series’ and he’ll

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 5:07 PM EDT Aug 21, 2020 Detroit – Years from now – actually, maybe months or weeks from now – NHL fans might say defenseman Quinn Hughes was the steal of the 2018 NHL Draft. The former Michigan Wolverine and U.S. Development Team player was picked No. 7 overall by the

Associated Press Published 1:01 AM EDT Aug 21, 2020 Toronto — Barry Trotz went through the handshake line victorious with players on the opposite side he coached to the Stanley Cup two years ago and his former top assistant who was chosen to replace him behind the bench. Trotz felt all kinds of emotions after

Associated Press Published 5:48 AM EDT Aug 20, 2020 Toronto — The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games Wednesday, overcoming a late two-goal deficit and beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point’s goal 5:12 into overtime. Point also delivered the winner in Game 1 of the best-of-seven

Associated Press Published 2:57 AM EDT Aug 20, 2020 Toronto — The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games Wednesday, overcoming a late two-goal deficit and beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point’s goal 5:12 into overtime. Point also delivered the winner in Game 1 of the best-of-seven

Matt Schoch Special to The Detroit News Published 1:42 PM EDT Aug 19, 2020 Does it seem like Detroit sports teams never get draft lottery luck? That’s because, technically, our teams have never hit the jackpot. The NBA was the first league to implement a draft lottery in 1985 with the NHL following a decade