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Oct 29, 2025
Brad Marchand is stepping away from the Panthers to help coach a junior hockey team in place of friend JP MacCallum, whose daughter died last week of cancer.
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Oct 29, 2025
The Mammoth have signed Logan Cooley to an eight-year, $80 million contract, locking down the center through the 2033-34 season.
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Oct 29, 2025
Connor McDavid had a pair of goals, after scoring just one all season, and the Edmonton Oilers exploded for five second-period tallies en route to a 6-3 win over the Utah Mammoth Tuesday night, snapping a two-game skid for the Western Conference champs.
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Oct 29, 2025
Joel Quenneville, who last coached a game in Sunrise four years ago before he resigned and was banned from the NHL for his handling of a sexual assault scandal, returned to South Florida on Tuesday, with his Ducks winning in a shootout.
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Oct 29, 2025
Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere suffered an apparent injury to his midsection in Monday's loss, adding to Carolina's recent injury woes.
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Oct 29, 2025
Stars defenseman Thomas Harley, 24, a Syracuse, New York, native who has one goal and eight points this season, signed an eight-year extension worth $84.696 million, the club announced Tuesday night, following Dallas' 1-0 win over the Washington Capitals.
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Oct 28, 2025
Stars defenseman Thomas Harley, 24, a Syracuse, New York, native who had one goal and eight points headed into Tuesday's date against the Capitals, has agreed to sign an eight-year extension with Dallas, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.
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Oct 28, 2025
Rangers captain J.T. Miller expects it to be emotional as he returns to Vancouver for the first time since the Canucks traded him last season after six seasons.
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Oct 28, 2025
Which fantasy hockey players are rising, falling, and why? Plus, goalie picks and power play scorers.
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Oct 28, 2025
Former NHL center Ryan Kesler has been charged with criminal sexual conduct in Michigan.
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Oct 28, 2025
Here's a look at the top food items debuting in NBA and NHL arenas during the 2025-26 seasons.
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Oct 28, 2025
Here's a viewer's guide to each club, with all 32 in action on Tuesday.
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Oct 28, 2025
Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists in Monday's win over the Blues to become the ninth player in NHL history with 1,700 points.
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Oct 27, 2025
A fan at Monday night's game between the Penguins and Blues was taken to a hospital after falling from the upper concourse at PPG Paints Arena.
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Oct 27, 2025
The essential Monday guide to fantasy hockey pickups, with who to add and how to get set for the week ahead.
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Oct 27, 2025
It's 'Hockey Christmas' on Tuesday night, with all 32 teams in action. Here are the games to circle.
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Oct 26, 2025
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell is expected to miss six to eight weeks after having surgery on his broken left hand.
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Oct 26, 2025
Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love, 41, was relieved of his duties, effective immediately, the team announced on Sunday in a statement that added "this decision follows the findings of an NHL-led investigation into past allegations."
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Oct 26, 2025
Washington star forward Alex Ovechkin, 40, played in his 1,500th game on Saturday night, a 7-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena, and his next major milestone will be his 900th career goal, which eluded him as the Capitals fell on home ice.
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Oct 25, 2025
Nikita Kucherov became the third-fastest active player to record his 1,000th career point with an assist in the second period of the Lightning's 4-3 win over the Ducks on Saturday, and later, he assisted on Anthony Cirelli's deciding goal.
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Oct 25, 2025
Nikita Kucherov became the third-fastest active player to record his 1,000th career point with an assist in the second period of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday, and later, he assisted on Anthony Cirelli's deciding goal.
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Oct 25, 2025
The Seattle Kraken on Saturday placed forward Jared McCann on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, after the 29-year-old veteran forward opened the regular season with three goals and four points in five games.
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Oct 25, 2025
Nashville captain Roman Josi is week to week with an upper-body injury the Predators said Saturday, an injury not related to his POTS diagnosis.
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Oct 25, 2025
Canadiens forward Patrik Laine will miss the next three to four months following core surgery, which may put his status for Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in question.
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Oct 24, 2025
Alex Ovechkin's third-period goal raised his career total to 899 and helped the Capitals top the Blue Jackets 3-1 on Friday night.
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Oct 24, 2025
Carter Hart is signing a two-year, $4 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Oct 24, 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Lukas Reichel to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2027 fourth-round draft pick, the teams announced Friday.
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Oct 24, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers are currently the favorites to win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup.
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Oct 24, 2025
All of these clubs need to change the narrative -- for various reasons.
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Oct 24, 2025
Carter Hart is signing a two-year, $4 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Oct 24, 2025
Here are the highest-ranked fantasy hockey players going forward, including Jack Eichel and Auston Matthews.
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Oct 24, 2025
All of these clubs need to change the narrative -- for various reasons.
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Oct 24, 2025
New week, new No. 1 team. Plus, which players have excelled way beyond expectations so far?
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Oct 24, 2025
All of these clubs need to change the narrative -- for various reasons.
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Oct 24, 2025
Macklin Celebrini had a hat trick and set up Will Smith's overtime goal to give the San Jose Sharks their first win of the season - a 6-5 win at the Rangers on Thursday.
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Oct 24, 2025
Logan Cooley had a natural hat trick in a 4:48 span of the first period and also had an assist in the opening period to help the Mammoth beat the Blues 7-4 on Thursday night.
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Oct 23, 2025
Matt Rempe and Ryan Reaves had the Madison Square Garden crowd buzzing early Thursday night when they dropped the gloves and slugged it out for more than 20 seconds in a game the Sharks won in overtime.
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Oct 23, 2025
Matt Rempe and Ryan Reaves dropped the gloves and exchanged blows at center ice for more than 20 seconds in a throwback hockey fight that had the crowd at Madison Square Garden buzzing.
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Oct 22, 2025
The Islanders fired goaltending coach Piero Greco six games into his seventh season, replacing him with a coach who has history with franchise goalie Ilya Sorokin.
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Oct 22, 2025
To avoid conflict with the Blue Jays' World Series games, Toronto's Maple Leafs and Raptors are changing the times of their games this weekend.
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Oct 22, 2025
The NHL announced multi-year deals with prediction market companies Kalshi and Polymarket.
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Oct 22, 2025
All of these clubs need to change the narrative -- for various reasons.
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Oct 22, 2025
The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the Islanders' arena and plan to hold All-Star Weekend festivities there in 2027, ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported Tuesday night.
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Oct 22, 2025
Brad Marchand appeared to be holding back tears on the ice when the TD Garden crowd gave him a standing ovation Tuesday night during his first game as a Bruins opponent.
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Oct 21, 2025
After losing the season opener, the New Jersey Devils have won five in a row, the last of which was a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena, where center Jack Hughes registered the third hat trick of his NHL career.
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Oct 21, 2025
Defenseman Jake Walman, activated from injured reserve Monday after missing the season's first six games with an injury he suffered in the preseason, scored in overtime Tuesday night, lifting the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.
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Oct 21, 2025
Brad Marchand appeared to be holding back tears on the ice when the TD Garden crowd gave him a standing ovation Tuesday night during his first game as a Bruins opponent.
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Oct 21, 2025
The Los Angeles Kings activated forward Corey Perry, who will be in the lineup Tuesday against the St. Blues, and placed captain captain Anze Kopitar on injured reserve with a foot injury.
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Oct 21, 2025
On Tuesday morning, the Colorado Avalanche unveiled their Nordiques specialty jerseys, a tribute to the franchise's history.
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Oct 21, 2025
The path to fantasy hockey productivity doesn't always involve scoring. Here are the players who rack up hits and blocks.
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Oct 21, 2025
The pair of highly drafted forwards is giving the long-rebuilding club belief that better times are ahead.
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Oct 21, 2025
Marchand will return to the TD Garden ice for the first time as an opponent of the Bruins and everyone is bracing for a lot of emotion.
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Oct 21, 2025
Golden Knights starting goaltender Adin Hill left Monday's game against Carolina midway through the first period.
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Oct 21, 2025
Veteran forward Jonathan Toews, making a comeback after missing the past two seasons because of the effects of chronic immune response syndrome and COVID-19, scored his first goal with the Winnipeg Jets, as they took on the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
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Oct 20, 2025
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone was placed on injured reserve Monday, two days after the veteran right wing was hurt in a win over the Flames.
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Oct 20, 2025
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is considered week-to-week with a wrist injury, Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said on Monday, two days after the 33-year-old veteran right wing was injured in the third period of a 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
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Oct 20, 2025
Captain Nick Foligno rejoined the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday after taking a leave of absence because of his daughter's follow-up surgery related to her congenital heart disease, and he told reporters that Milana, 12, is home now and doing well.
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Oct 20, 2025
Connor McDavid remains No. 1, but who lands after? Here's who the ESPN panel believes is best for this season.
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Oct 20, 2025
The No. 1 pick has impressed early on; can that continue? Plus, current MVP candidates and more.
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Oct 20, 2025
First-year Ducks coach Joel Quenneville returned to the United Center on Sunday night for the first time since he and two other former Blackhawks executives were banned from the NHL for their mishandling of a sexual assault allegation in 2010.
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Oct 19, 2025
- Golden Knights captain Mark Stone suffered an apparent wrist injury in the third period of Vegas' 6-1...
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Oct 19, 2025
The Sharks issued an apology for a message displayed on the video board that appeared to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a night the team celebrated Hispanic heritage.
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Oct 18, 2025
Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola suffered an upper-body injury and left the game vs. Buffalo as Florida's losing streak reached four.
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Oct 18, 2025
At age 53, Jaromir Jagr began his 38th professional season by playing on the fourth line for his hometown Kladno Knights in a 3-1 victory over Vitkovice on Friday night in the Czech league.
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Oct 18, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, notching his 898th career goal in Washington's 5-1 win over Minnesota.
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Oct 18, 2025
Nick Schmaltz came into the night scoreless over the Mammoth's first four games this season. He broke through in a big way Friday night against the Sharks.
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Oct 17, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, notching his 898th career goal in Washington's 5-1 win over Minnesota.
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Oct 17, 2025
Kings captain Anze Kopitar has a significant foot injury that could sideline him for the near future.
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Oct 17, 2025
What to make of the hot and cold starts around the NHL?
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Oct 17, 2025
Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers is leaving ESPN to become president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment.
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Oct 17, 2025
After the first 10 days of the season, how do the teams stack up behind Carolina?
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Oct 17, 2025
We explore what has happened (good or bad) for seven particular teams -- and predict whether it'll continue.
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Oct 17, 2025
Evan Bouchard had arguably one of the worst games of his NHL career in the Edmonton Oilers' loss at the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
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Oct 16, 2025
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk underwent surgery on his right thumb Thursday, the team announced.
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Oct 16, 2025
Should the Golden Knights sign goalie Carter Hart to a contract, he will be eligible to begin playing in the NHL on Dec. 1.
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Oct 16, 2025
From players with new linemates to young stars set to hit superstardom to enticing rookies.
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Oct 16, 2025
We explore what has happened (good or bad) for seven particular teams -- and predict whether it'll continue.
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Oct 15, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres took their first lead of the season on a shot that missed the net -- the first time by, at least.
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Oct 15, 2025
The Kings have reacquired veteran goalie Pheonix Copley in a trade with the Lightning to provide depth while Darcy Kuemper is slowed by a lower-body injury.
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Oct 15, 2025
Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is expected to miss five months after having shoulder surgery to repair a labrum tear, the team announced Wednesday.
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Oct 15, 2025
Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom is expected to miss a couple of weeks because of a lower-body injury, coach Sheldon Keefe said Wednesday.
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Oct 15, 2025
Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is taking a leave of absence because his 12-year-old daughter is having follow-up surgery related to congenital heart disease.
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Oct 15, 2025
Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games say construction delays at the primary hockey arena may force the Olympic event, which will include the return of NHL players for the first time in over a decade, to be played on untested ice.
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Oct 15, 2025
Mika Zibanejad was at a loss for words after he and the New York Rangers made history Tuesday night by becoming the first team in NHL history to get shut out in each of its first three home games of the season.
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Oct 14, 2025
The path to productivity runs through top lines and hot power plays. Here are the situations to watch.
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Oct 14, 2025
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is expected to miss at least a month with an injury to his right hand, coach Travis Green said Tuesday.
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Oct 14, 2025
After Ovi broke Wayne Gretzky's record, his teammates expect more of the same in the final year of his deal.
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Oct 14, 2025
Connor McDavid remains No. 1, but who lands after? Here's who the ESPN panel believes is best for this season.
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Oct 14, 2025
Sean Couturier had two goals and two assists to make Rick Tocchet a winner in his home coaching debut and lift the Flyers to a 5-2 win over the Panthers on Monday night.
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Oct 13, 2025
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk was cross-checked by Predators defenseman Roman Josi early in the first period and went awkwardly into the boards.
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Oct 13, 2025
The essential Monday guide to fantasy hockey pickups, with who to add and how to get set for the week ahead.
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Oct 13, 2025
The fantasy hockey cheat sheet has everything you need to prepare for the draft on one printable PDF.
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Oct 13, 2025
Jonathan Toews reached another milestone in his NHL comeback on Monday, recording his first point in nearly 2 1/2 years.
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Oct 13, 2025
Reigning Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson has agreed to an eight-year, $70.8 million extension with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday.
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Oct 12, 2025
Forward Jonah Gadjovich and the Panthers have agreed on a two-year, $1.8 million extension that keeps him under contract through the 2027-28 season.
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Oct 12, 2025
As the season begins, we reveal which teams will make the Stanley Cup Final, the playoffs and the draft lottery.
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Oct 12, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes are preparing for a long road trip with concerns about the status of defenseman Jaccob Slavin.
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Oct 12, 2025
Mike Sullivan, who spent 10 seasons coaching the Penguins and is the franchise leader with 409 wins in 753 games, was victorious in his return to Pittsburgh on Saturday, as his New York Rangers won their second straight road game, posting a 6-1 victory.
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Oct 12, 2025
Matthew Schaefer, 18, this year's No. 1 overall pick, scored his first career goal Saturday, as the New York Islanders dropped their home opener, 4-2, to the Washington Capitals, and teammate Bo Horvat said afterward that the rookie "took the game over."
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