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12:58 PM ET The St. Louis Blues are getting Vladimir Tarasenko back at a great time. The team announced that he will be in the lineup against the Oilers Tuesday after a five-game absence due to an upper-body injury. St. Louis went 1-2-2 in those games but still held on to third place in the
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6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson has been reinstated from suspension by the league, but the team had no word on when he will return to the ice. Watson, 27, was suspended indefinitely and admitted into Stage 2 of the NHL’s substance abuse and behavioral health program in January. The
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11:59 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed college free-agent forward and local product Joe Snively to a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the deal Monday. Snively is a native of nearby Herndon, Virginia, and played his youth hockey at the Capitals’ practice
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11:30 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. Each week, this column will highlight news for NHL prospects and 2019 draft-eligible
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11:15 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan confirmed after the Penguins’ 2-1 loss Sunday to the Flyers. Malkin did not play in the game, after taking a crosscheck to the midsection from former teammate Robert Bortuzzo during Saturday’s loss to the Blues. After the hit,
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