Mark Easson

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Injuries: Isles, Pacioretty, Kane, Ehrhoff, Coburn, Chara and More

Arthur Staple of Newsday: Islanders Matt Martin and Frans Nielsen didn't travel with the team. Nielsen has been dealing with a nagging lower-body injury. Cal Cutterbuck was held out of last night's game with an undisclosed injury. Arpon Basu: Canadiens Max…

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Playoff Matchups and Races as of April 8th

A look at the playoff matchups for the Eastern and Western Conferences heading into tonight's action. Eastern Conference playoff races - (images from Damian Echevarrieta @Ech28) Western Conference playoff races

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Video: NHL Highlights for April 7th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – nine games were on the schedule. Rangers 4 - Devils 2 Flyers 5 - Islanders 4 Senators 4 - Penguins 3 OT Red Wings 3 - Hurricanes 2 Jets 1 - Blues 0 Wild…

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Quick Hits: Some injury notes, starting goalies and lines

Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks Brad Richards will be out the next three games. Antoine Vermette will move back to center. Mark Lazerus: Kyle Baun will be in the lineup tonight for the Blackhawks. Chad Graff: Wild coach Mike Yeo on Jason Zucker: "Zucker…

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Rumors: Sabres, Penguins, Bruins, Sharks and Maple Leafs

Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: This will likely be Ted Nolan's final week coaching the Sabres. GM Tim Murray inherited Nolan when he took over 15 months ago, and will likely be looking to bring in his own guy. There…

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Injuries: Chara, Wilson, Abdelkader, Tarasenko, Klein and More

Boston Bruins: Coach Claude Julien on Zdeno Chara:  "He’s day-to-day; today was a maintenance day. I know he’s better today than he was after last game. We’ll hope for the best" Joe McDonald: Chara was in discomfort after blocking a…

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Playoff Matchups and Races as of April 7th

A look at the playoff matchups for the Eastern and Western Conferences heading into tonight's action. Eastern Conference playoff races - (images from Damian Echevarrieta @Ech28) Western Conference playoff races

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Video: NHL Highlights for April 6th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – five games were on the schedule. Sabres 4 - Hurricanes 3 Rangers 4 - Blue Jackets 3 OT Jets 2 - Wild 0 Canucks 2 - Kings 1 SO Stars 5 - Sharks 1

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NHL Draft Lottery Standings and Remaining Schedules – Apr. 6th

A daily look at the teams that are currently outside the playoffs and that would be apart of the NHL draft lottery. Included are their point totals, odds of winning the draft lottery, games played and their remaining schedule.

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Rumors: Panthers, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Stars and Maple Leafs

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: The Panthers would like to re-sign Jaromir Jagr. Pending UFAs Scottie Upshall and Tomas Kopecky will not be back. The Panthers will have some money this offseason and GM Dale Tallon could look once…

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Injuries with Videos: Kane, Letang, Pacioretty, Wilson and More

Mark Potash of the Chicago Sun-Times: Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville on Patrick Kane returning during the first round of the playoffs. “Tough to say,” Quenneville said when asked about that possibility. “It’s the same thing we’ve been saying — medical…

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Playoff Matchups and Races as of April 6th

A look at the playoff matchups for the Eastern and Western Conferences heading into tonight's action. Eastern Conference playoff races - (images from Damian Echevarrieta @Ech28) Western Conference playoff races

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