NHL 2023-24

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Hockey finally comes back tonight with our first puck drop coming in (I can't believe I'm going to say this) Melbourne, Australia.  Here's where you post your news and notes regarding the NHL up to the hoisting of the Stanley Cup.  I want to remind everybody to post with respect to other fans and to NOT BE AN ASSHOLE!  Anyway, let's have fun watching the greatest game on ice this season.

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Opening Night is here and holy crud, we’ve got some huge games to start the season.  We’ve got a meeting between two teams who proved hockey works in the Sun Belt, Connor Bedard starting his NHL career against Sidney Crosby and a banner ceremony in the desert.  Here’s the full first day schedule:

Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning today at 5:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at 8 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights tonight at 10:30 p.m.

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Lace up the skates!  The NHL season is starting now with the Predators playing the Lightning.  The Blackhawks will play the Penguins at 8 p.m. as the Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard makes his NHL debut.  That is all a part of a triple header.  Updates to come.

The Lightning beat the Predators, 5-3.
The Blackhawks beat the Penguins, 4-2.
The Golden Knights beat the Kraken, 4-1.

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At first, I thought this was an accident, but I guess there was something more to it.  Police in Sheffield, England, made an arrest related to the on-ice death of former NHL player Adam Johnson.

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Go and make yourself famous!  The Penguins’ Tristan Jarry etched his name into the record books, becoming the 17th goalie to score in NHL history during a 4-2 win over the Lightning.

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What a thriller tonight in Columbus!  There was a fight in the net when the Blue Jackets’ Elvis Merzļikins traded blows with the Capitals’ Tom Wilson as an overtime brawl broke out that resulted in a costly penalty in a 3-2 Capitals win.

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Anybody up to see grown men playing hockey like kids?  The NHL-All Star Game is on now as hockey’s biggest stars take center stage in Toronto.  Updates to come.

Team McDavid beat Team MacKinnon, 4-3, in a shootout.  (What a thriller today in Toronto!)
Team Matthews beat Team Hughes, 6-5, in a shootout.
Team Matthews beat Team McDavid, 7-4.

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Get your popcorn ready!  The Maple Leafs and Atlantic rival Bruins are tied, 1-1, at the end of regulation of Game 7 in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  What a thriller tonight in Boston!  The Bruins won it in overtime as David Pastrňák sent TD Garden into a frenzy with a spectacular winner to close out the Maple Leafs in Game 7, 2-1.  The Bruins will play the Atlantic rival Panthers beginning on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.