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The Coyotes defeated the Penguins 4-3 in overtime. The Pittsburgh Penguins have done well this season despite injuries hitting their lineup seemingly every week. Add another one to the list as the team announced Friday morning that defenseman Olli Maatta will miss the next six weeks after undergoing hand surgery. Continue to Article

February 17, 2017 11:25:am EST

The NHL suspended Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist for six games on Wednesday after he intentionally hit Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon with his stick on Feb. 12. Nyquist wanted to retaliate, and what we all saw in that moment was a Red Wings player suffering a momentary lapse of sanity, sending his damn stick up through another dude’s damn head. Continue to Article

February 16, 2017 9:42:am EST

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has suspended Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist six games for a high-stick to the face of Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon in their Sunday game. TSN’s Bob McKenzie was first to report the news. Nyquist had a phone hearing with the league Wednesday afternoon. Continue to Article

February 15, 2017 6:13:pm EST

Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist is facing a lengthy suspension after he nearly decapitated Wild defenceman Jared Spurgeon with a nasty, pitchfork-style spear in the opening period of Minnesota’s 6-3 win on Sunday. Nyquist was given only a four-minute double-minor, but was contacted by the NHL’s player safety department following the game and offered an in-person hearing—meaning a suspension of at least six games is imminent. During a March 2000 game between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks, Marty McSorley chased down Donald Brashear and delivered a vicious two-hander to the side of Brashear’s head. Continue to Article

February 14, 2017 3:02:pm EST

The Edmonton Oilers haven't just gone cold offensively. The Oilers have scored just twice in the last four games -- and have lost three of those contests. The issue with the Oilers isn't the top line of Patrick Maroon, NHL assist leader Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who is the only Oiler to crack the 20-goal barrier. Continue to Article

February 14, 2017 12:36:am EST