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Gustav Nyquist created plenty of buzz the Sunday night before the NHL trade deadline when the Sharks acquired him from the Detroit Red Wings. Since then, the 29-year-old forward – who before now had never been traded through his entire hockey career – has worked to acclimate to his new team. For a player who's been with a new team fewer than 10 games after leaving the only organization he's ever known, Nyquist is already gelling quite nicely -- and his contributions are coming in at an important time for the Sharks. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 7:05:pm EST

With a portrait of Jacques Plante hanging just a few feet away, Carey Price passed around the credit for his latest accomplishment. Price made 20 saves Tuesday night and became the winningest goaltender in the storied history of the Montreal Canadiens, who held off the Detroit Red Wings for a 3-1 victory. It was win No. 315 for Price, snapping a tie with Plante atop the team leaderboard. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 12:06:am EST

Crosby thinks Ovi has a 'real chance' to beat Gretzky's goal record originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com Ever since Wayne Gretzky retired in 1999, his all-time goal record of 894 goals has stood for two decades. But Sidney Crosby, anointed the next Great One when he was drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005 and is considered the greatest player of his generation, thinks his longtime rival Alex Ovechkin will be the player that finally breaks the record. "Oh, I think he's got a real chance to do it," Crosby told Josh Yohe of the Athletic. Continue to Article

March 12, 2019 6:27:pm EST

Florida Panthers coach Bob Boughner is impressed with Aleksander Barkov. Barkov reached 30 goals for the first time in his career, helping the Panthers rout the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Sunday. The 23-year-old Barkov had at least 21 goals in each of the previous three seasons, but he had never got to 30 until he made it 6-1 7:44 into the third period. Continue to Article

March 10, 2019 9:15:pm EST

It was another memorable night for Nikita Kucherov, Vinny Lecavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kucherov scored twice while breaking Tampa Bay's single-season record for points, leading the Lightning to a 3-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Ryan McDonagh also scored for NHL-leading Tampa Bay, which has won 14 consecutive regular-season games against Detroit. Continue to Article

March 09, 2019 11:59:pm EST