NHL 2022-23

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We're already coming up on the return of hockey season.  The first drop of the puck comes today in Toronto.  If you have news or notes from the ice, this is where you'll want to post.  As always. please be respectful of others.

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Okay, so this afternoon's game is the only regular season game and all the others are preseason games, but it's still Opening Day for me.  Here's your schedule for the first day of the regular season.

San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators today at 2 p.m. in the NHL Global Series
Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at 7 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers tonight at 9 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames tonight at 9 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks tonight at 10 p.m.

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After a couple of games in Prague to open the regular season, the NHL has returned to North American soil (or ice).  The Lightning are playing the Rangers right now.  At 10 p.m., the Golden Knights will play the Kings.  Updates to come.

The Rangers beat the Lightning, 3-1.
The Golden Knights beat the Kings, 4-3.

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Is this man for real?  The Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin netted his 800th goal in style, rounding out a hat trick to pull within one score of No. 2 on the NHL’s all-time goals list.  Updates to come.

The Capitals beat the Blackhawks, 7-3.

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This is the day when the game's best shine the brightest.  Hockey's biggest stars are taking center stage in the NHL All-Star Game in Sunrise, Fla.  Updates to come.

The Central Division beat the Pacific Division, 6-4.
The Atlantic Division beat the Metropolitan Division, 10-6.
The Atlantic Division beat the Central Division, 7-5.

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I'm trying so hard to not to come off as a troll right now.  According to Emily Kaplan, the Rangers are acquiring Patrick Kane from the Blackhawks for a 2023 conditional second-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick.  Updates to come.

The Blackhawks lost to the Coyotes, 4-1.

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This game feels so important even though both teams are heading in opposite directions.  The Red Wings are playing the Bruins today at 1 p.m.  Updates to come.

The Bruins beat the Red Wings, 3-2.

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Who wants to see an animated hockey game?  The Capitals are playing the Rangers with an alternate telecast involving the characters from "Big City Greens".  Updates to come.

The Rangers beat the Capitals, 5-3.

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I need to get the record book off the shelf because it needs to be rewritten.  David Pastrňák's hat trick led the Bruins to their 63rd win of the season to set the NHL record for most victories in a season with a 5-3 win over the Flyers.

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An NHL personality is in this story, so I’ll post it here.  According to Adam Schefter, Washington Commanders owners Daniel Snyder and Tanya Snyder reached a preliminary nonexclusive agreement to sell the Commanders to the group led by Devils and Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris for $6.05 billion.  Updates to come.

The Devils beat the Capitals, 5-4, in overtime.  (What a thriller tonight in Washington!)

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It's time for playoff hockey!  The NHL playoffs have begun.  The Islanders are playing the Metropolitan rival Hurricanes now.  The Panthers will play the Atlantic rival Bruins at 7:30 p.m.  The Wild will play the Central rival Stars at 9:30 p.m.  The Kings will play the Pacific rival Oilers at 10 p.m.  Updates to come.

The Hurricanes beat the Islanders, 2-1.
The Bruins beat the Panthers, 3-1.
The Wild beat the Stars, 3-2, in double overtime.  (What a thriller tonight in Dallas!)
The Kings beat the Oilers, 4-3, in overtime.  (What a thriller tonight in Edmonton!)

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Please, Lord, let Boston win so I don't look like a dumbass!  The Bruins are on the brink of collapse and protecting their historic season against the Panthers as Game 7 is knotted at 3 after regulation.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  What a thriller tonight in Boston!  The top-seeded Bruins' record-breaking season ended in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 Game 7 loss to the Panthers in overtime.  The Panthers will play the Atlantic rival Maple Leafs beginning on Tuesday in Toronto.

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This makes me quite happy.  The reigning Stanley Cup champion Avalanche were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after a 2-1 loss to the Kraken in Game 7.  The Kraken will play the Stars beginning on Tuesday in Dallas.

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This feels like the rivalry is taking the intensity up to 10.  The Rangers are facing the Metropolitan rival Devils in Game 7 of a winner-take-all Battle of the Hudson matchup with seasons at stake.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  We can still a rally in this one.  The Devils are leading the Rangers, 2-0, entering the third period of the winner-take-all game.

UPDATE 2:  It is a good night to wear red and black.  Akira Schmid made 31 saves as the Devils took the Battle of the Hudson, 4-0, over the Rangers.  It was the Devils’ first playoff series win since 2012.  The Devils will play the Metropolitan rival Hurricanes beginning on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.

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Games like this don’t come very often.  The Stars’ Joe Pavelski’s fourth goal tied Game 1 against the Kraken at 4 at the end of regulation.  Updates to come.

The Kraken beat the Stars, 5-4, in overtime.  (What a thriller tonight in Dallas!)