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Bruins top NHL season points mark, beating Capitals 5-2
Read full article: Bruins top NHL season points mark, beating Capitals 5-2Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi had power play goals and the Boston Bruins broke the NHL points record with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in their regular-season home finale.
13 players who recently left Detroit and had more success with other teams
Read full article: 13 players who recently left Detroit and had more success with other teamsMatthew Stafford and Justin Verlander aren't the only former Detroit athletes thriving. Here are 13 players who have left the city in the last decade and found greater success with other teams.
Boston beats Panthers, stops season-opening win streak at 8
Read full article: Boston beats Panthers, stops season-opening win streak at 8Charlie Coyle had the only score in the shootout and the Boston Bruins beat Florida 3-2 Saturday night, ending the Panthers’ season-opening winning streak at eight games.
Dear Red Wings: Expansion draft primer, Sergei Fedorov quiz
Read full article: Dear Red Wings: Expansion draft primer, Sergei Fedorov quizWe’re about a month out from the NHL’s Seattle Kraken expansion draft. Now’s a good time to get a handle on what to expect and how this will affect the Detroit Red Wings roster.
NHL adapts COVID-19 approach through 1st month of season
Read full article: NHL adapts COVID-19 approach through 1st month of season“I’m feeling quite well but, of course, scarred by the experience.”The first month of the NHL's pandemic-shortened season has been a bumpy one. From Jan. 13 through Saturday, 120 players from 26 of 31 teams have spent at least one day on the COVID-19 list. Minnesota and New Jersey are scheduled to return Tuesday, while the Philadelphia Flyers, who currently have seven players on the NHL COVID-19 list, are on pause until at least Thursday. AdThe NHL had 22 players on the COVID-19 list on Jan. 30, and that number ballooned to a season-high 59 on Friday. Rapid tests return results within a half hour and augment the PCR daily tests which were already taking place.
NHL adds game-day rapid testing to stem COVID-19 outbreaks
Read full article: NHL adds game-day rapid testing to stem COVID-19 outbreaks(Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)The NHL is adding game-day rapid tests for players, team personnel and on-ice officials as part of a series of expanded safety protocols unveiled Thursday in its latest bid to stem potential COVID-19 outbreaks. The added measures were approved by the league and NHL Players’ Association’s medical advisors, and will remain in place until at least the end of the month. “I think now with the rapid testing getting in place is going to help,” Stone said. There are currently five NHL teams on pause: the Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Philadelphia Flyers, though others have also been idled. “I think you’re a little bit naive to think we were going to go through the whole season without one guy testing positive,” Stone said.
The Latest: NHL says Tomas Nosek of Vegas out with COVID
Read full article: The Latest: NHL says Tomas Nosek of Vegas out with COVIDVegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) celebrates after defenseman Zach Whitecloud, left, scored against the Anaheim Ducks during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The NHL says Vegas Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek has tested positive for COVID-19 after he was removed from playing in a 5-4 win over Anaheim on Tuesday night. The NHL says the Golden Knights home game against the Ducks remains scheduled for Thursday, pending test results of players and staff on both teams. In other coronavirus pandemic developments, Minnesota forward Victor Rask was added to the NHL’s COVID-19 list. The Wild now have 13 players on the list, with their games postponed through at least Saturday.