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Hockey One. Hockey Two. Two outdoor NHL games at MetLife Stadium with playoff implications

StarTribune.com (TOM CANAVAN) — Two games in two days. A concert. Four Metropolitan Division rivals separated by about a 100-mile corridor that runs from New York to Philadelphia. Roughly 140,000 fans sitting in bone-chilling temperatures waiting to shout for a goal or great save.
  • 42 days ago
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Blue Jackets fire GM Jarmo Kekalainen midway through his 11th full season

StarTribune.com (STEPHEN WHYNO) — The Columbus Blue Jackets fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen on Thursday, ending his time on the job ahead of another crucial trade deadline for the struggling club.
  • 42 days ago
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Wild's top line with Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek has team on a roll

StarTribune.com (Sarah McLellan) — The three have accounted for seven of the team's 11 goals in the past three games.
  • 42 days ago
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As the Penguins retire his jersey, Jagr at 52 is still going strong on his Czech hometown team

StarTribune.com (KAREL JANICEK) — The legendary mullet is gone. He's not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory days in the NHL.
  • 42 days ago
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Wild earn payback and bolster playoff hopes with 3-1 win over Coyotes

StarTribune.com (Sarah McLellan) — By defeating Arizona 3-1 in Tempe on Wednesday night, the Wild put a dent in the sputtering Coyotes' playoff hopes and bolstered their own. Their fourth straight win put them three points shy of a wild-card spot.
  • 42 days ago
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Maggie Flaherty's first goal propels PWHL Minnesota to 2-1 win over Ottawa

StarTribune.com (Jerry Zgoda) — PWHL Minnesota defender Maggie Flaherty's first goal this season early in the third period was the winner in a 2-1 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center.
  • 42 days ago
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Hellebuyck gets third shutout of season and 35th of his career as Jets beat Sharks 1-0

StarTribune.com (Star Tribune Staff) — Connor Hellebuyck stops 17 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Wednesday night.
  • 42 days ago
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Despite losing two starters, Twins keep big expectations for rotation

StarTribune.com (Bobby Nightengale) — Pablo López will be the ace of a rebuilt rotation, but he sees no reason the departures of Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda should alter the team's philosophy for this season.
  • 42 days ago
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Class-action suit says North America's major junior hockey system violates US antitrust law

StarTribune.com (STEPHEN WHYNO) — A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law.
  • 42 days ago
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Twins pitcher Louie Varland has unmatched work ethic whether a reliever or starting pitcher

StarTribune.com (Patrick Reusse) — The North St. Paul native has a phenomenal work ethic instilled by his family. He can wrestle, drywall and throw a fastball in the upper 90s, but he enters spring training without a clearly defined role.
  • 43 days ago
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Return of 3ICE gives the NHL another chance to see how a potential 3-on-3 OT rule change works

StarTribune.com (STEPHEN WHYNO) — When the NHL implemented 3-on-3 play in overtime nearly a decade ago, the idea was to see the most speed and skill hockey had to offer.
  • 43 days ago
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Why watch mediocre Wild? Rise of Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, Brock Faber are three reasons

StarTribune.com (La Velle E. Neal III) — Injury, defensive and goaltending issues look like too much for the Wild to overcome to make the playoffs. But young stars are keeping the team interesting.
  • 43 days ago
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Wild-Coyotes game preview: Broadcast info, statistics and analysis

StarTribune.com (Sarah McLellan) — Sarah McLellan's breakdown: The last time the teams met, Arizona won in convincing fashion, so it's not a team to be overlooked.
  • 43 days ago
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Connor McDavid records career-high 6 assists as Oilers beat Red Wings 8-4

StarTribune.com (Star Tribune Staff) — Connor McDavid had a career-high six assists to lead Edmonton to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Oilers' eighth straight home victory.
  • 43 days ago
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Garland, Joshua and Hoglander lead soaring Canucks past sliding Blackhawks 4-2.

StarTribune.com (MATT CARLSON) — Conor Garland scored twice, Dakota Joshua added a goal and and two assists and the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks beat the depleted Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Tuesday night.
  • 43 days ago
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