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Dec 16, 2025
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl became the fourth-fastest active player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points in the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Dec 16, 2025
Ex-Alabama football coach and current ESPN college football analyst Nick Saban bought a minority stake in the NHL's Nashville Predators with business partner Joe Agresti.
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Dec 16, 2025
Goalie Darcy Kuemper was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday after taking a hit to the head during their loss at Dallas.
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Dec 16, 2025
Jarmo Kekalainen on Tuesday placed an emphasis on building team character and consistency -- qualities the Sabres have been criticized for lacking during their NHL-record 14-year playoff drought.
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Dec 16, 2025
Fantasy hockey goalie notes, power play trends and the goalies who draw the easiest and most difficult opponents.
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Dec 16, 2025
Here's how the trade came to pass, what other teams were in the mix, and the aftershocks throughout the NHL.
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Dec 16, 2025
These eight teams entered the season with high playoff chances, and are currently in peril.
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Dec 15, 2025
Mika Zibanejad is not playing for the New York Rangers on Monday night against Anaheim after coach Mike Sullivan said the 32-year-old center broke a team rule by being late for a meeting.
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Dec 15, 2025
Mika Zibanejad did not play for the Rangers on Monday night against Anaheim after coach Mike Sullivan said the 32-year-old center broke a team rule by being late for a meeting.
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Dec 15, 2025
Mika Zibanejad did not play for the Rangers on Monday night against Anaheim after coach Mike Sullivan said the 32-year-old center broke a team rule by being late for a meeting.
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Dec 15, 2025
The Sabres have fired longtime GM Kevin Adams and fired Jarmo Kekalainen.
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Dec 15, 2025
San Jose placed forwards Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev on injured reserve after both players got hurt crashing into the boards in the last game for the Sharks.
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Dec 15, 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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Dec 15, 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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Dec 15, 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks placed Connor Bedard on injured reserve on Monday with an upper-body injury.
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Dec 15, 2025
The Panthers-Lightning matchup highlights a week of incredible games around the NHL.
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Dec 14, 2025
Star defenseman Jaccob Slavin was back in Carolina's lineup Sunday after a 29-game absence with what the team called a "lower-body injury."
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Dec 14, 2025
Playing his first game with the Wild after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with Vancouver on Friday, Quinn Hughes scored in the opening minute of the third period Sunday as Minnesota beat Boston 6-2 for its fourth straight win.
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Dec 14, 2025
Playing his first game with the Wild after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with Vancouver on Friday, Quinn Hughes scored in the opening minute of the third period Sunday as Minnesota beat Boston 6-2 for its fourth straight win.
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Dec 14, 2025
Zeev Buium said he doesn't feel he was misled about his status with the Wild before being traded to the Canucks as part of a package for Quinn Hughes.
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Dec 13, 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled high-scoring forward Nick Lardis from the minors a day after Connor Bedard got hurt in the final seconds of a loss at St. Louis.
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Dec 12, 2025
Blackhawks star Connor Bedard grasped his right shoulder as he left the ice after Friday night's 3-2 loss to the Blues, and the team has ruled him out for Saturday's game against Detroit.
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Dec 12, 2025
There is momentum for the league to have more games in which both home and road teams wear solid-colored jerseys.
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Dec 12, 2025
Hockey trade season has begun! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.
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Dec 12, 2025
Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was traded to the Wild for defenseman Zeev Buium, center Marco Rossi, winger Liam Ohgren and a first-round pick on Friday.
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Dec 12, 2025
Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was traded to the Wild for three players and a first-round pick, sources told ESPN on Friday.
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Dec 12, 2025
Victor Hedman's elbow surgery, set for Monday, is expected to sideline the Lightning's captain until February but could pave the way for the defenseman to play for Sweden at the upcoming Olympics in Milan.
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Dec 12, 2025
Hockey trade season has begun! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.
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Dec 12, 2025
Here are the highest-ranked fantasy hockey players, with Logan Thompson rising this week.
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Dec 12, 2025
The Oilers have finally addressed their multiple-season problem in goal by acquiring Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry. Edmonton dealt goalie Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round pick for Jarry and forward Sam Poulin.
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Dec 12, 2025
The Tampa Bay Lightning's jersey for the 2026 Stadium Series will include pirate imagery and photo-realistic lightning.
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Dec 12, 2025
The league-leading Colorado Avalanche have continued to rise as Stanley Cup, Presidents' Trophy favorites.
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Dec 12, 2025
The Caps, Flyers and Leafs rise this week, while the Wild, Devils and Senators fall off a bit.
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Dec 12, 2025
Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart was on the bench against the Flyers for Thursday's 3-2 overtime win for Vegas in his return to Philadelphia.
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Dec 12, 2025
Has Hockey Canada finally learned from past mistakes -- and could that result in a gold this time around?
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Dec 12, 2025
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy played in his first game since Nov. 15 on Thursday night, collecting an assist in Boston's 6-3 win over the Jets in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Dec 12, 2025
Steven Stamkos rediscovered his scoring touch with a four-goal outing Thursday night, and it's no coincidence that the Nashville Predators' trajectory is suddenly pointing up.
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Dec 11, 2025
Islanders leading scorer Bo Horvat suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday night's win against the Ducks and is day-to-day.
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Dec 11, 2025
The Tampa Bay Lightning's jersey for the 2026 Stadium Series will include pirate imagery and photo-realistic lightning.
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Dec 11, 2025
Mammoth center Logan Cooley, who suffered a lower-body injury Dec. 5 in Vancouver, is expected to miss at least eight weeks.
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Dec 11, 2025
The Bruins activated Charlie McAvoy off injured reserve Thursday, and the standout defenseman returned to the ice against the Jets in Winnipeg.
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Dec 11, 2025
The Bruins have activated Charlie McAvoy off injured reserve, putting the standout defenseman on track to return Thursday night against the Jets in Winnipeg.
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Dec 11, 2025
The New Jersey Devils said Thursday that forward Timo Meier is taking a personal leave of absence from the team to attend to a family health matter.
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Dec 11, 2025
Here's a way-too-early look at the shocking superstar possibilities, pending free agents and overlooked gems.
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Dec 11, 2025
Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart is not starting against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday in what would have been his return to Philadelphia.
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Dec 11, 2025
The Lightning placed Victor Hedman on injured reserve, a move that means the captain and No. 1 defenseman will miss at least the next three games.
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Dec 11, 2025
Here's a way-too-early look at the shocking superstar possibilities, pending free agents and overlooked gems.
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Dec 10, 2025
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday expressed concern about the construction delays regarding the hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics, referring to the slow construction as "disappointing."
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Dec 10, 2025
Sharks star Macklin Celebrini, who is in the midst of a breakout second season in the NHL, says it would be a "huge honor" to play for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.
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Dec 10, 2025
Dillon Dub has agreed to an American Hockey League professional tryout with the St. Louis Blues nearly five months after he and several other members of Canada's 2018 world junior team were acquitted of sexual assault.
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Dec 10, 2025
The NHL is back at the Games. Here's our final look at which players will make the cut for the big five.
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Dec 10, 2025
For the first time in NHL history, there were four contests that featured game-tying goals within the final 15 seconds of regulation on the same day.
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Dec 10, 2025
The Hurricanes on Tuesday wrapped up a three-day celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise's only Stanley Cup season.
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Dec 09, 2025
The Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury.
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Dec 09, 2025
Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann has been suspended one game for high-sticking Lightning winger Oliver Bjorkstrand, the NHL announced Tuesday.
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Dec 09, 2025
At the NHL Board of Governor meetings on Tuesday, commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters is league projects that revenue for this season will be about $6.8 billion, which is on track with what was expected and should not change the salary cap figures.
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Dec 09, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin, 39, on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury.
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Dec 09, 2025
From Morgan Geekie's scoring rate to the 'Wall of St. Paul' and more, here's what will and won't continue.
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Dec 08, 2025
Bill Daly told owners that he didn't believe construction issues with the ice hockey rink were "insurmountable," but that the league's bigger concern as it gets ready to send players to the Olympics for the first time in over a decade is the ice quality.
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Dec 08, 2025
Bill Daly told owners that he didn't believe construction issues with the ice hockey rink were "insurmountable," but that the league's bigger concern as it gets ready to send players to the Olympics for the first time in over a decade is the ice quality.
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Dec 08, 2025
Jordan Binnington, the goaltender who backstopped Canada to a 4 Nations Face-Off title, is aware some Canadians might be concerned about his game as the Olympics near, but the 32-year-old veteran is focusing on the here and now with the St. Louis Blues.
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Dec 08, 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks assigned struggling defenseman Sam Rinzel, 21, regarded as one of the team's best prospects who is in his second NHL season, to Rockford of the American Hockey League on Monday afternoon.
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Dec 08, 2025
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is back on the ice and hopes to return soon from a face injury.
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Dec 08, 2025
Mammoth forward Logan Cooley is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
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Dec 08, 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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Dec 08, 2025
From first-round draft pick to iconic character, Ryan's path is a unique one. Plus, this week's key NHL games.
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Dec 07, 2025
The Washington Capitals placed goaltender Charlie Lindgren and forward Ryan Leonard on injured reserve on Sunday night, before their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and recalled forward Bogdan Trineyev and goaltender Clay Stevenson from the AHL.
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Dec 07, 2025
Tom Hicks, the former owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars, died Saturday at age 79.
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Dec 06, 2025
The Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens will play an outdoor game next season, with the NHL announcing on Saturday that the Canadian franchises will face off in the Heritage Classic at Winnipeg's Princess Auto Stadium on Oct. 25.
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Dec 05, 2025
Here are the fantasy hockey lineup moves to make for injury replacements, expected returns, and roster strategy.
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Dec 05, 2025
Through 425 games, 27.3% have gone past regulation. If that holds, it would be the highest rate since 2005-06.
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Dec 05, 2025
We polled PHWA voters to find out who's ahead in the major races -- and some clear favorites have emerged.
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Dec 05, 2025
The Capitals, Penguins and Flyers are the big risers this week, with the Ducks, Devils and Mammoth sliding.
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Dec 05, 2025
Islanders coach Patrick Roy's team defeated the mighty Avalanche 6-3 to snap Colorado's 17-game point streak in a statement win for the Islanders.
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Dec 05, 2025
Connor McDavid had his 13th career hat trick to tie Mark Messier for fourth in Oilers history in Edmonton's 9-4 romp over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
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Dec 05, 2025
Connor McDavid had his 13th career hat trick to tie Mark Messier for fourth in Oilers history in Edmonton's 9-4 romp over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
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Dec 04, 2025
The Lightning have signed veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year extension worth $12.3 million.
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Dec 04, 2025
Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is expected to miss the rest of the NHL season with a torn ACL in his right knee after getting tangled up with the Rangers' Vladislav Gavrikov.
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Dec 04, 2025
While the NHL is concerned about the status of the ice hockey arena for the Olympics, sources said there are no indications the league would pull out of the event - despite reports that the ice arena surface is about 3 feet too short.
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Dec 04, 2025
We polled PHWA voters to find out who's ahead in the major races -- and some clear favorites have emerged.
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Dec 03, 2025
While the NHL is concerned about the status of the ice hockey arena for the Olympics, sources said there are no indications the league would pull out of the event - despite reports that the ice arena surface is about 3 feet too short.
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Dec 03, 2025
Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is expected to miss the rest of the NHL season with a torn ACL in his right knee after getting tangled up with the Rangers' Vladislav Gavrikov.
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Dec 03, 2025
After a tumultuous campaign, the veteran superstar is now looking ahead to big things with the Stars.
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Dec 02, 2025
Goalie Carter Hart, one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July, made his first NHL appearance in nearly two years Tuesday night
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Dec 02, 2025
The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned goaltender Laurent Brossoit to Rockford of the American Hockey League for a conditioning assignment.
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Dec 02, 2025
Fantasy hockey goalie notes, power play trends, and a look at the players dropping in the rankings.
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Dec 02, 2025
Blues winger Nathan Walker is expected to miss at least eight weeks because of an undisclosed upper-body injury, putting the struggling team short another forward for an extended period of time.
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Dec 02, 2025
Longtime NHL player-turned-coach Kevin Dineen said he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Dec 02, 2025
The NHL is warning teams against taking warmups without helmets, a growing trend this season that violates NHL rules.
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Dec 02, 2025
Sidney Crosby scored his 58th and 59th career goals against the Flyers on Monday night. His continued excellence in the cross-state rivalry helped lead the Penguins to a 5-1 win.
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Dec 01, 2025
Josh Norris matched his career-best single game points total in the Sabres' 5-1 win over the Jets on Monday night, making a triumphant return to the lineup after suffering an upper-body injury in the team's season opener.
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Dec 01, 2025
Cal Foote has signed an American Hockey League contract with the Chicago Wolves, making him the fourth of five players acquitted of...
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Dec 01, 2025
Carter Hart, who hasn't appeared in an NHL game in two years, will debut Tuesday for the Vegas Golden Knights following his leave of absence for sexual assault allegations.
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Dec 01, 2025
The biggest risers in the NHL's future odds, as well as why the long shot San Jose Sharks could be a good bet.
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Dec 01, 2025
St. Louis Blues rookie forward Jimmy Snuggerud will miss up to six weeks to have surgery on his left wrist, the team announced Monday morning.
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Dec 01, 2025
The Islanders forward tore his ACL -- then made a brilliant pass to set up a goal. Plus, what to watch this week.
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Nov 30, 2025
The Rangers will place defenseman Adam Fox on long-term injured reserve with an upper body injury, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan. Fox is considered week-to-week but should be ready for the Olympics if selected by Team USA.
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Nov 30, 2025
Mammoth captain Clayton Keller expressed gratitude to the Blues, who held a pregame moment of silence Saturday for his father, who died on Thanksgiving Day.
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Nov 29, 2025
A 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden dropped the New York Rangers to 2-8-1 on home ice this season, a baffling stretch in which the team has scored just three goals total in those eight regulation defeats.
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Nov 29, 2025
An official for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics said "there is no Plan B" if the main ice hockey arena, which is still under construction, is not ready for the Winter Games.
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