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Ben Scrivens keeps trying to figure out what he is doing wrong. Every once in a while in the Kontinental Hockey League, the former NHL goaltender offends someone and has to figure out what Russian superstition or custom he broke. ''You're supposed to bring cake to the rink on your birthdays,'' said Scrivens, a Canadian. Continue to Article

March 07, 2018 11:59:am EST

This year’s MVP race seems to be as wide open as any in recent memory with at least a dozen players — yes, a dozen — that could make a pretty convincing claim to the award depending on how you view it and what your definition of “value” is. When it comes to who will actually win the award the smart money should be on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, because that is how the voting usually goes. Continue to Article

March 06, 2018 4:15:pm EST

• He’s gone 25 straight games with a point now and is as white hot as they come: Why Taylor Hall is firmly in the conversation for the Hart Trophy. • Simply put, the Colorado Avalanche would not be in the chase for a playoff spot without Nathan MacKinnon, and while names like Kucherov, Stamkos and Malkin continue to float around in the Hart Trophy discussion, forgetting about MacKinnon would be a mistake. • Philadelphia Flyers defenseman ShayneGostisbehere, a former Marjory Stoneman Stoneman Douglas High School, hosted the school’s hockey team just weeks after 17 people died in a school shooting and days after the hockey team won the state title. Continue to Article

March 05, 2018 2:01:pm EST

As rumors fly and deals are getting done ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline, things are quiet with the Colorado Avalanche. The club sits just outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference heading into Monday's home game against the Vancouver Canucks, but don't look for Colorado to make a big acquisition for a final postseason push. One reason Sakic isn't frantically trying to make a deal is he already pulled one off in November when he traded disgruntled center Matt Duchene to Ottawa in a three-way deal that netted seven assets, including three future draft picks. Continue to Article

February 26, 2018 12:47:am EST

Be sure to visit NBCOlympics.com and NBC Olympic Talk for full hockey coverage from PyeongChang. Sunday’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche was supposed to be all about Nathan MacKinnon‘s return to the lineup, but Connor McDavid had other ideas. The Oilers might be struggling, but McDavid had some individual success this month. Continue to Article

February 18, 2018 9:44:pm EST