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6:42 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs signed coveted forward Alexander Barabanov to a one-year, entry-level contract, the team announced on Tuesday. Barabanov, 25, was a star in the Kontinental Hockey League, playing for SKA St. Petersburg. He had 11 goals and 20 points this season, in 43 games, and had three points in four
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4:29 PM ET A third player for the Colorado Avalanche has tested positive for the coronavirus, the league announced Tuesday. The Avs were told of the positive test Tuesday morning. The unnamed player is in self-isolation, and according to the league, he has not had close contact with any other Colorado players or staff members.
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3:51 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said on Tuesday that completing the 2019-20 NHL regular season “may not be possible,” but one prominent player believes that would be unfair. The NHL paused its season on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with players ordered to remain quarantined in their homes until at least
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2:34 PM ET Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave underwent emergency surgery Tuesday, during which doctors removed a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain, the team announced. Cave, 25, was admitted to the critical care unit at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto after suffering a brain bleed overnight. He remains in a medically induced
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7:30 AM ET Today’s game: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, played Jan. 31 On Jan. 21, in their final game before the NHL’s All-Star break, the Flyers hosted the Penguins — and blanked them 3-0. It was a pretty dismal performance for the Penguins, who had just 19 shots on goal. It was a huge
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5:49 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Hynes has been coach of the Nashville Predators only since early January, so he’s trying to make up for some lost time with the NHL paused for the coronavirus pandemic and also make sure they’re ready whenever hockey resumes. A big part of that has been
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7:30 AM ET Here’s the thing about voting on the NHL Awards: The regular season has to end before any of that can begin. With the NHL season suspended since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s unclear whether we’ve already seen the end of the regular season, or whether it gets restarted in
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