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Ever have too many players on one night and too few on the next? Victoria looks at the schedule to build the most efficient fantasy hockey team.

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Matty Beniers continues to excel for the red-hot Kraken. But can Vegas' Logan Thompson make it a race for the Calder? How do the best NHL rookies stack up?

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Young stars have Dallas on the rise, trade chatter is starting to increase and other topics making waves almost two months into the season.

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We take the temperature for all 32 bench bosses, from the blazing hot to the ice cold.

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Where does Jason Robertson's trio land? What about the Devils' top group? We count down the top 20 this season.

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Reilly Smith's goal for Vegas in the fifth round of the shootout ended the Bruins' NHL record for home victories to open a season at 14 games.

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Colorado star center Nathan MacKinnon will miss approximately four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced on Tuesday night, a day after he left the Avalanche's 5-3 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia.

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Shane Wright, passed over by Montreal with the No. 1 pick in July's draft, scored his first goal for the Kraken against the Habs on Tuesday night.

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Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is stepping away from the team indefinitely due to an illness in his family, the team announced Wednesday.

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Penguins GM Ron Hextall said 21-year-old Sam Poulin is stepping away due to "personal reasons." He will return home to Quebec and continue to work out on his own.

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Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson tied a franchise record with five goals against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.

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Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice just 10 days after suffering the second stroke of his career.

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The Washington Capitals star is projected to reach the 800-goal mark this season. Follow along as he chases down this accomplishment.

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Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby scored a goal Saturday night, but couldn't prevent the deflated Penguins from dropping a seventh consecutive game, falling to the Seattle Kraken, 3-2, on home ice.

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With goal No. 787, Ovi passed Gordie Howe for most goals with a single team, further establishing his place in Washington sports history.

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Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for most goals scored with one franchise, netting his 787th career goal with the Washington Capitals to break a tie with Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe's career total with the Detroit Red Wings.

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Hockey Canada finds itself "at a crossroads" that requires reimagined leadership after a scandal-plagued year, according to a governance review.

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Mitchell Miller, who was convicted in 2016 of racially abusing and bullying a developmentally disabled classmate, has signed with the Bruins.

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Senators Sports & Entertainment on Friday announced that the Ottawa Senators are for sale, with a condition being that the team must remain in Ottawa.

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Where will the games be broadcast? Which are the top teams and players to know about? And what's this about a team playing at a mall?

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How high did the Devils climb? How far did the Penguins fall? Here's how our voters rank all 32 teams this week.

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Alex Ovechkin broke a scoreless tie midway through the second period Thursday night in Detroit, giving him 786 goals with Washington to equal Gordie Howe's total with the Red Wings.

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Charlie McAvoy is hopeful to return soon after the Bruins defenseman had surgery for a complex shoulder injury.

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Your essential guide to the top fantasy hockey player picks and NHL matchups for Thursday, November 3.

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The chants of "I-gor" ring out at Madison Square Garden during every Rangers game. Here's how Shesterkin became the latest larger-than-life New York star.

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Your essential guide to the top fantasy hockey player picks and NHL matchups for Wednesday, November 2.

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We polled a selection of hockey awards voters to get an early sense of the races for Hart, Norris, Vezina, Selke, Calder, Byng and Adams.

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Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock left Tuesday night's game against the New York Islanders after he was rammed into a goalpost by forward Casey Cizikas just 2:56 into the first period.

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Lightning star defenseman Victor Hedman was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Senators due to an undisclosed upper-body injury.

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Your essential guide to the top fantasy hockey player picks and NHL matchups for Tuesday, November 1.

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The Bruins winger wasn't supposed to be back from hip surgery until late November. But set limitations for Marchand and he's usually going to push right past them.

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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale has a torn labrum in his left shoulder, possibly sidelining him for the rest of the season.

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Sean Allen provides the latest updates in who's rising, who's falling, and other player trends from around the league.

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Arda Ocal gets you ready for the week, with a look ahead to key games on tap, including a marquee Original Six matchup.

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What's it like to experience NHL hockey at a college rink? We asked players from both teams, along with new fans, students and die-hards.

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New Jersey forward Ondrej Palat, 31, who has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday by the Devils, who called up Andreas Johnsson to fill the roster spot.

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The Coyotes loss their home opener at Mullett Arena but said the team fed off the "energy" of the crowd in its temporary home at Arizona State University.

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Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen has been suspended two games without pay by the NHL for his high-sticking penalty against Boston Bruins forward David Krejci on Thursday.

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The struggling Canucks acquired defenseman Ethan Bear and forward Lane Pederson from the Hurricanes in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick.

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The Mullett era has officially commenced for the Arizona Coyotes. On Friday, fans were given a chance to fully immerse themselves in the moment.

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How high did the Bruins land on this week's list? How far did the Rangers fall? Here's the updated 1-32 according to our voters.

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How high is Matty Beniers? Where does former No. 1 overall pick Owen Power check in? We're looking at how the NHL's best rookies stack up early in the season.

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It's the first NHL game being played on the campus of Arizona State University. Here's how we got here, and what comes next.

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Brad Marchand returns tonight, but when will other injured stars return to action?

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Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.

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A generational talent is atop the 2023 draft board, so there might be increased motivation for teams to lose. Does the league's current system work?

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The Montreal Canadiens have traded center Cam Hillis to the Chicago Blackhawks in return for defenseman Nicolas Beaudin.

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Gone are the days of pizza and beers after a game, replaced by individualized meal and supplement plans and teams of dietitians and advisers.

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Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev made 44 saves and stopped three shootout attempts, in leading the Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, a team he spent the first five years of his NHL career with.

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Vegas veteran forward Phil Kessel, 35, became the NHL's new "Iron Man" on Tuesday night, after taking the ice in the first period of the Golden Knights' game against the San Jose Sharks, his 990th straight contest.

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Sean Allen looks at recent fantasy hockey history to see if these hot or cold starts will continue.

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Philadelphia Flyers veteran forward James van Riemsdyk, 33, will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a broken finger suffered in Sunday's loss to the San Jose Sharks, and is likely to miss a month of action.

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Vegas Golden Knights winger Phil Kessel will play in his 990th consecutive game Tuesday. His feat puts him in hall of fame company for endurance in pro sports.

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We might never see players like Emmitt Smith or Wayne Gretzky again ... and they're not the only ones who have put up records that seemingly can't be broken.

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As the veteran winger gets ready to set the NHL's consecutive games record, players from each of his past NHL stops give us an inside glimpse at his persona.

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As he awaits next steps with a lingering knee injury, Montreal goaltender Carey Price told reporters on Monday that "I don't have a plan to retire right at this moment" as the Canadiens push on without their star netminder.

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At the center of fans' ire over a winless start for the Canucks, Vancouver star forward J.T. Miller, who signed a new deal this summer, insisted on Monday that "the sky is not falling, certainly."

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Sean Allen provides the latest updates in who's rising, who's falling, and other player trends from around the league.

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Your essential guide to the top fantasy hockey player picks and NHL matchups for Monday.

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Arda Ocal gets you ready for the week, with a look ahead to key games on tap, including some great "star vs. star" matchups.

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