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Fans of the Winnipeg Jets are about to find out if their team is for real or just a tease. After winning a pair of games on the weekend to pull within three points of the second wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Jets will need to steal some points from last year's Stanley Cup combatants to prove they are for real. The runner-up San Jose Sharks come to town on Monday, followed by the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday and the red-hot Calgary Flames, winners of seven consecutive games, on Saturday to wrap up a season-high, six-game homestand. Continue to Article

March 06, 2017 2:16:am EST

The Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers, a pair of teams battling for a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference standings, will get their first look at a pair of trade deadline acquisitions Thursday night when they fight for a coveted two points at the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers (29-26-7, 65 points) sit three points behind the Panthers (29-23-10, 68 points) and New York Islanders (29-22-10, 68 points) and all three teams are trying to catch the eighth-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs (28-21-13), who hold the final playoff spot in the East with 69 points. The Flyers will make that push with newcomer Valtteri Filppula, a 32-year-old veteran center who is expected to replace Brayden Schenn as the Flyers' second-line center. Continue to Article

March 02, 2017 12:33:am EST

Two-time Olympic champion right wing Jarome Iginla was sent to the Los Angeles Kings while defenseman Mark Streit was traded twice ahead of Wednesday's National Hockey League transfer deadline. The Kings, one point behind St. Louis for the last Western Conference playoff spot, obtained Iginla from the league-worst Colorado Avalanche for a 2018 NHL draft selection. Continue to Article

March 01, 2017 6:57:pm EST

While 30 NHL teams were talking trades ahead of this week's deadline, the wheeling and dealing is about to begin for the 31st. The expansion Vegas Golden Knights can begin making trades and signing free agents for next season as soon as owner Bill Foley's final payment clears with the league. The expansion draft is almost four months away, but Vegas could get some clarity - and some assets - very soon, potentially as early as Wednesday. Continue to Article

March 01, 2017 10:36:am EST

Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan didn't feel any pressure to make a move before this week's trading deadline because of Washington's impressive collection of talent. What MacLellan did feel was a sense of urgency that the window is closing for the Capitals to win a Stanley Cup with Alex Ovechkin and this group of players. Continue to Article

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