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The defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals host the Edmonton Oilers Monday for the second and final meeting between the two teams this season after the Oilers won the first meeting 4-1 at home on Oct. 25. After finishing 12th in the Western Conference last season, the Oilers have started strong this year in the Pacific Division with an 8-4-1 record. Edmonton enters the game against Washington (5-4-3) with points in six of their last seven games. Continue to Article

November 05, 2018 1:49:am EST

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde signed a six-year, $31 million extension with the team on Friday, the club announced. Gourde is signed through the 2024-25 season. "I'm very excited," Gourde told reporters. Continue to Article

November 02, 2018 3:45:pm EST

While mere mortal franchises struggle to convince their William Nylanders and Jacob Troubas to stick around, the Tampa Bay Lightning find ways to sign homegrown talent to what are almost always absolute bargain deals. Apparently they’re continuing to do so now that Julien BriseBois is in charge as GM instead of Steve Yzerman. The Lightning announced that rising star forward Yanni Gourde agreed to a six-year extension that carries a modest $5.166 million cap hit (so just under $31M overall). Continue to Article

November 02, 2018 3:09:pm EST

It wasn’t so long ago that the Oilers’ start was a punchline. Literally every goal of their season was running through Connor McDavid exclusively, and it took until Game No. 5 before someone scored a goal at 5-on-5 without the best player alive getting in on the action. People were starting to talk very seriously about how good this team can be after kind of writing them off all summer and having a good laugh at the expense of everyone on the team who is not McDavid or one of his linemates. Continue to Article

October 31, 2018 12:05:pm EST

As they embark on their longest road trip ever, the Minnesota Wild managed to bounce back from a loss in Vancouver despite playing for the second night in a row. Mikael Granlund scored with 5:48 left, Eric Staal had a goal and two assists, and the Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night. Granlund sneaked a power-play goal past netminder Cam Talbot for his sixth of the season. Continue to Article

October 31, 2018 1:00:am EST

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