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• Why are so many NHL games going to overtime? Five theories from players, coaches, execs

  05-12-2025 16:41 via espn.com
  Through 425 games, 27.3% have gone past regulation. If that holds, it would be the highest rate since 2005-06.
  
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• 🏆 Awards Watch: Avs' MacKinnon leads MVP race

  05-12-2025 15:07 via espn.com
  We polled PHWA voters to find out who's ahead in the major races -- and some clear favorites have emerged.
  
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• NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, each team's most intriguing December game

  05-12-2025 13:29 via espn.com
  The Capitals, Penguins and Flyers are the big risers this week, with the Ducks, Devils and Mammoth sliding.
  
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• McDavid's hat trick ties Messier, Oilers rout Kraken

  05-12-2025 06:54 via espn.com
  Connor McDavid had his 13th career hat trick to tie Mark Messier for fourth in Oilers history in Edmonton's 9-4 romp over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.
  
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• Isles top juggernaut Avalanche with 'surprise' win

  05-12-2025 05:41 via espn.com
  Islanders coach Patrick Roy team defeated the mighty Avalanche, 6-3, to snap Colorado's 17-game point streak is a statement win for the Islanders.
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Cowboys-Lions TNF, Warriors-76ers and more

  04-12-2025 21:30 via cbssports.com
  
  Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Thursday from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model and top CBS Sports experts
  
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• Lightning sign McDonagh to 3-year, $12.3M deal

  04-12-2025 16:59 via espn.com
  The Lightning have signed veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year extension worth $12.3 million.
  
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• NHL Awards Watch: MacKinnon jumps to massive lead in MVP race

  04-12-2025 13:48 via espn.com
  We polled PHWA voters to find out who's ahead in the major races -- and some clear favorites have emerged.
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Alabama-Clemson, Hawks-Clippers on Wednesday

  03-12-2025 23:51 via cbssports.com
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Heat-Mavericks, No. 6 Louisville-No. 25 Arkansas and more

  03-12-2025 21:30 via cbssports.com
  
  Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Wednesday from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model and top CBS Sports experts
  
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• Stars' Seguin likely out for season with torn ACL

  03-12-2025 19:32 via espn.com
  Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is expected to miss the rest of the NHL season with a torn ACL in his right knee after getting tangled up with the Rangers' Vladislav Gavrikov.
  
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• Sources: NHL eying too-short Olympic ice issue

  03-12-2025 19:32 via espn.com
  While the NHL is concerned about the status of the ice hockey arena for the Olympics, sources said there are no indications the league would pull out of the event - despite reports that the ice arena surface is about 3 feet too short.
  
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• Sources: NHL eyeing too-short ice for Olympics

  03-12-2025 19:32 via espn.com
  While the NHL is concerned about the status of the ice hockey arena for the Olympics, sources said there are no indications the league would pull out of the event - despite reports that the ice arena surface is about 3 feet too short.
  
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• NHL Power Rankings: Jesper Wallstedt leads Wild into top five with fourth shutout in last six starts

  03-12-2025 19:17 via cbssports.com
  
  Wallstedt is the hottest goalie on the planet right now
  
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• Stars' Seguin likely out for season, torn ACL

  03-12-2025 18:33 via espn.com
  Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is expected to miss the rest of the NHL season with a torn ACL in his right knee after getting tangled up with the Rangers' Vladislav Gavrikov.
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Alabama-Clemson, Clippers-Hawks on Wednesday

  03-12-2025 17:56 via cbssports.com
  
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• What Mikko Rantanen learned from last season's double-trade campaign

  03-12-2025 13:50 via espn.com
  After a tumultuous campaign, the veteran superstar is now looking ahead to big things with the Stars.
  
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• Back in NHL, Hart debuts for Vegas after acquittal

  03-12-2025 05:03 via espn.com
  Goalie Carter Hart, one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July, made his first NHL appearance in nearly two years Tuesday night
  
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• Blackhawks' Brossoit (conditioning) off to minors

  02-12-2025 23:56 via espn.com
  The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned goaltender Laurent Brossoit to Rockford of the American Hockey League for a conditioning assignment.
  
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• NHL power ratings: Avalanche keep rolling through Week 8 of 2025-26 season

  02-12-2025 23:33 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine NHL analyst Scott Erskine breaks down his top 10 teams ahead of Week 9
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Celtics vs. Knicks, North Carolina vs. Kentucky

  02-12-2025 23:26 via cbssports.com
  
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• Carter Hart to make Golden Knights debut in first game since Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

  02-12-2025 21:52 via cbssports.com
  
  Hart signed with the Golden Knights after being acquitted in July
  
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• Drop list: It's time to move on from these four players

  02-12-2025 20:20 via espn.com
  Fantasy hockey goalie notes, power play trends, and a look at the players dropping in the rankings.
  
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• Injury-plagued Blues lose Walker into February

  02-12-2025 18:44 via espn.com
  Blues winger Nathan Walker is expected to miss at least eight weeks because of an undisclosed upper-body injury, putting the struggling team short another forward for an extended period of time.
  
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• Ex-NHL player Dineen reveals cancer diagnosis

  02-12-2025 18:07 via espn.com
  Longtime NHL player-turned-coach Kevin Dineen says he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
  
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• NHL to teams: Helmets mandatory in warmups

  02-12-2025 17:26 via espn.com
  The NHL is warning teams against taking warmups without helmets, a growing trend this season that violates NHL rules.
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Knicks vs. Celtics, North Carolina vs. Kentucky

  02-12-2025 17:20 via cbssports.com
  
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• Crosby nets 2 more vs. Flyers amid Lemieux chase

  02-12-2025 05:40 via espn.com
  Sidney Crosby scored his 58th and 59th career goals against the Flyers on Monday night. His continued excellence in the cross-state rivalry helped lead the Penguins to a 5-1 win.
  
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• Norris (2 goals, assist) stars in Sabres return

  02-12-2025 04:58 via espn.com
  Josh Norris matched his career-best single game points total in the Sabres' 5-1 win over the Jets on Monday night, making a triumphant return to the lineup after suffering an upper-body injury in the team's season opener.
  
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• VGK's Hart to debut post-Hockey Canada scandal

  01-12-2025 19:57 via espn.com
  Carter Hart, who hasn't appeared in an NHL game in two years, will debut Tuesday for the Vegas Golden Knights following his leave of absence for sexual assault allegations in the Hockey Canada scandal.
  
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• VGK's Hart to debut after sex assault acquittal

  01-12-2025 19:57 via espn.com
  Carter Hart, who hasn't appeared in an NHL game in two years, will debut Tuesday for the Vegas Golden Knights following his leave of absence for sexual assault allegations.
  
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• Foote latest acquitted player to return to pros

  01-12-2025 19:57 via espn.com
  Cal Foote has signed an American Hockey League contract with the Chicago Wolves, making him the fourth of five players acquitted of...
  
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• NHL futures: Risers, fallers and why playoff odds haven't caught up to the Sharks

  01-12-2025 17:45 via espn.com
  The biggest risers in the NHL's future odds, as well as why the long shot San Jose Sharks could be a good bet.
  
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• Blues' Snuggerud (wrist surgery) to miss 6 weeks

  01-12-2025 17:04 via espn.com
  St. Louis Blues rookie forward Jimmy Snuggerud will miss up to six weeks to have surgery on his left wrist, the team announced Monday morning.
  
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• Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Patriots vs. Giants on MNF, Lakers-Suns

  01-12-2025 16:57 via cbssports.com
  
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• The NHL's best this week: Kyle Palmieri, 'hockey guy'

  01-12-2025 13:22 via espn.com
  The Islanders forward tore his ACL -- then made a brilliant pass to set up a goal. Plus, what to watch this week.
  
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• Sources: Rangers' Fox (upper body) set for LTIR

  30-11-2025 20:11 via espn.com
  The Rangers will place defenseman Adam Fox on long-term injured reserve with an upper body injury, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan. Fox is considered week-to-week, but should be ready for the Olympics if selected by Team USA.
  
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• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Broncos vs. Commanders, NBA and more

  30-11-2025 20:00 via cbssports.com
  
  Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Sunday from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model and top CBS Sports experts
  
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• Mammoth's Keller thanks Blues for tribute to dad

  30-11-2025 06:32 via espn.com
  Mammoth captain Clayton Keller expressed gratitude to the Blues, who held a pregame moment of silence Saturday for his father, who died on Thanksgiving Day.
  
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• Rangers' home woes reach 'unacceptable' level

  30-11-2025 01:26 via espn.com
  A 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden dropped the New York Rangers to 2-8-1 on home ice this season, a baffling stretch in which the team has scored just three goals total in those eight regulation defeats.
  
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• 'No Plan B' if Olympic hockey arena is not ready

  29-11-2025 19:02 via espn.com
  An official for 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics said "there is no Plan B" if the main ice hockey arena, which is still under construction, is not ready for the Winter Games.
  
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• Islanders' Palmieri has torn ACL, out 6-8 months

  29-11-2025 17:35 via espn.com
  Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri tore his left ACL in Friday's loss to the Flyers and will miss the next six to eight months.
  
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• Islanders fear Palmieri has torn ACL, sources say

  29-11-2025 17:35 via espn.com
  The Islanders fear veteran winger Kyle Palmieri tore his ACL in Friday's loss to the Flyers, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.
  
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• Keller plays in Utah loss after death of father

  29-11-2025 06:09 via espn.com
  Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller played in Friday night's 4-3 loss to the Dallas Stars, one day after the unexpected death of his father, and as a tribute, the 27-year-old forward was named the game's first star at the American Airlines Center.
  
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• Sabres' Thompson evens beef with Devils' Noesen

  29-11-2025 00:17 via espn.com
  Sabres forward Tage Thompson settled an old score with Stefan Noesen by squaring off against the New Jersey forward on the ice Friday.
  
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• Ducks goalie Dostal (upper body) out 2-3 weeks

  28-11-2025 23:52 via espn.com
  Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal will miss two to three weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday.
  
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• Mammoth's Keller to play following dad's death

  28-11-2025 22:26 via espn.com
  Mammoth captain Clayton Keller will play in Friday night's game against the Stars in the wake of his father's unexpected death the night before.
  
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• Canadiens' D-man Matheson gets $30M extension

  28-11-2025 20:36 via espn.com
  The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Mike Matheson to a five-year, $30-million contract extension on Friday.
  
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• December schedule hacks: Stack your lineups with Devils, Mammoth players

  28-11-2025 19:09 via espn.com
  Your essential guide to lineup strategy for December, including how to use the NHL schedule to your advantage.
  
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• ✍ Grading all 32 teams at the quarter mark

  28-11-2025 17:20 via espn.com
  From multiple A's down to two F's, here's what has gone right (and wrong) for every club.
  
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