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Nino Niederreiter had a hat trick in his return from injury, Mikko Koivu contributed a goal and two assists, and the finally fully healthy Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Thursday night. Niederreiter, who missed the previous five games because of a lower leg injury, needed less than 25 minutes of game time to get his third goal for the second hat trick of his seven-year career. Niederreiter scored just 69 seconds into the contest , snapping a behind-the-net pass from Mikael Granlund beneath the pads of Sabres goalie Robin Lehner. Continue to Article

January 04, 2018 10:44:pm EST

The Minnesota Wild are making life pretty miserable for the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, but some Sabres fans might be as irritated by a penalty call as they are by the scoreboard (which currently reads 5-0 in favor of Minny). Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was given a five-minute interference major and game misconduct for a hit on Minnesota Wild veteran Mikko Koivu. Continue to Article

January 04, 2018 9:35:pm EST

Back in 2013-14 the Colorado Avalanche came out of nowhere to win 52 games and, somewhat shockingly, make the Stanley Cup playoffs. It came just one year after they finished with the second-worst record in the league and with a first-year coach (Patrick Roy) behind the bench. Continue to Article

January 04, 2018 3:05:pm EST

The NHL handed out its first diving/embellishment fine of the 2017-18 season on Thursday afternoon and it is going to Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen. Because Andersen was given the $2,000 fine it means that he has received two citations from the NHL for diving this season. According to the league, he was given a warning for an incident that took place on Nov. 24 in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Continue to Article

January 04, 2018 12:57:pm EST

It’s something that was special for players and fans, yet it counts as it usually would: two points for the Rangers and one for the Sabres after New York won 3-2 in overtime thanks to J.T. Miller‘s power-play goal. With all of that acknowledged, allow an observation: when we look back at the 2017-18 season, the win might just come in awfully handy for the Rangers, particularly in a skin-tight race for positioning in the East’s brutal Metropolitan Division. Pretty remarkable stuff from the Rangers, especially since the team’s season seemed to be swirling around the sink early in 2017-18, with the team as bad as 1-5-2 on Oct. 19. Continue to Article

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