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Sidney Crosby is back on top of the NHL’s jersey sales, as the final numbers for the 2016-17 regular season are in from Shop.NHL.com. Here’s the list: 1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins 2. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks 3. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 11:29:am EST

The bottom line for the Bruins and 19-year-old defenseman Charlie McAvoy is that they need the rookie to come through in a huge spot making his NHL debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs. McAvoy was a little more excited, a little looser and much less nervous on Tuesday in his second practice with the team at Warrior Ice Arena, and perhaps with good reason as the rookie was paired with 40-year-old Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. “It’s no surprise why they put guys with so little experience like me, or Brandon Carlo at the beginning of the year with a player like that. Couple that with McAvoy getting practice reps at the point position on Boston’s top power play unit as well on Tuesday, and it’s clear he’s going to get a chance to show exactly what he can do offensively in Game 1. Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 1:41:am EST

After six months and 82 games, lucky fans in 16 cities get to buckle up for a grueling eight-week ride known as the NHL playoffs. The Los Angeles Kings, who have 2 of the past 5 Stanley Cups to their credit, continued to dominate in terms of raw possession stats, but finally dispelled any myths that they were in the midst of a dynasty by missing this year’s playoffs and firing the men who brought them championship glory in GM Dean Lombardi and Coach Darryl Sutter. For those who have followed our methodology from the past two years, we have once again vetted dozens of regular season variables and looked at every playoff series since 2008 (a total of 135 at this point). Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 12:57:am EST

Yahoo Sports previews the first round series between the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs Continue to Article

April 11, 2017 6:59:pm EST

The Washington Capitals finished the regular season with the NHL’s best record for the second year in a row, but they are not entering the playoffs as the odds on favorites to win the Stanley Cup. On Monday afternoon the folks at Bovada released Continue to Article

April 10, 2017 3:59:pm EST