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On November 16, 2017, the Washington Capitals were handed a brutal 6-2 loss in Denver at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche. It was the second blowout loss the team had suffered in as many games and dropped the Caps' record to 10-9-1. Coming off a loss Wednesday in Winnipeg, Washington found out earlier on Friday that the team would be without both T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov who had both suffered injuries against the Jets. Continue to Article

November 17, 2018 3:52:pm EST

When they were teammates, Nicklas Backstrom always had a tough time against Philipp Grubauer in practice. The Washington Capitals veteran had better luck when they met as opponents Friday night. Backstrom was left uncovered on a 4-on-3 power play and scored 22 seconds into overtime to lift the Capitals over the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. Continue to Article

November 17, 2018 1:26:am EST

Heading into this evening’s action, here are the day’s top NHL storylines: Plekanec announces NHL retirement as Canadiens terminate contract Tomáš Plekanec‘s NHL career came to an end on Friday. The Montreal Canadiens announced the 36-year-old Plekanec Continue to Article

November 09, 2018 6:30:pm EST

At a quick glance, the Nashville Predators leading the NHL with 24 standings points makes total sense. In defeating the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 to close out Wednesday’s NBCSN doubleheader, the Predators displayed a mix of the unexpected (Colton Sissons generating a hat trick) with what’s becoming run-of-the-mill (an explosive offense going cold against Pekka Rinne). Nashville’s show has been traveling better than the circus so far in 2018-19, as their 12-3-0 overall record is buoyed by a perfect 7-0-0 mark on the road. Continue to Article

November 08, 2018 6:38:pm EST

Colton Sissons put an exclamation point on his run of success against the Colorado Avalanche. The fifth-year center got his second career hat trick and Colorado had two apparent goals nullified by replay reviews as the Nashville Predators beat the Avalanche 4-1 Wednesday night. ''Everybody has a team or two they have success against and feel good against and fortunately for me, it's a team in our division,'' said Sissons, who has scored eight of his 26 career goals against Colorado. Continue to Article

November 08, 2018 3:35:am EST