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Dallas has picked an opportune time to play some of its best hockey of the season, but the Stars can't afford to let their collective foot off the accelerator now. The two teams faced off against each other on Feb. 24 in Chicago, with the Stars winning 4-3. Since then, Dallas (35-27-5, 75 points) has added four more victories and continues to hold onto the Western Conference's first wild-card playoff spot, a point up on Minnesota. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 6:34:pm EST

How does this Bruins run compare with previous B's Stanley Cup teams? originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Bruins hype train is "full steam ahead" after an epic last minute win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. It has us wondering-how does this Bruins run compare with previous Bruins Stanley Cup teams? Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 12:57:pm EST

When the Philadelphia Flyers fired Dave Hakstol earlier this season the immediate speculation was that Joel Quenneville, who had been fired by the Chicago Blackhawks just weeks earlier, was going to be the eventual long-term replacement. Quenneville is a Hall of Fame coach, an all-time great behind the bench, and the Flyers' job is one that should be an attractive one for a coach of that caliber, especially given the talent they still have at the top of the roster. For whatever reason, whether it was from the Flyers' side, or Quenneville's reluctance to jump back into a job this season, or a combination of the two, the Flyers instead went in an interim direction with Scott Gordon, their AHL coach, whose future with the team after this season remains highly uncertain. Continue to Article

March 08, 2019 12:36:pm EST

When the calendar flips to March, that's when teams in the NHL start to get excited about the thought of playoffs. Originally, it didn't seem like the postseason was remotely possible for the Blackhawks. Going into Thursday's game, the Blackhawks are nine points out of a wildcard spot in the Western Conference and have a 0.9 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to sportsclubstats.com. Despite those long odds, they're not giving up hope until the math says they're out of it. Continue to Article

March 07, 2019 2:02:pm EST

A lot has changed for the Blackhawks in a short amount of time. The Blackhawks returned to practice on Wednesday and are exploring the idea of separating Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews for balance purposes, a duo they've heavily relied on over the last couple months. "It was kind of a test run to see how they looked," coach Jeremy Colliton said. "It's an option to spread it out again. Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 2:23:pm EST