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Wayne Simmonds To Retire A Flyer After 15 NHL Seasons

Mar 18, 2024 12:35 PM

Forward Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday after 15 seasons with six teams.

The Philadelphia Flyers are signing him to a one-day contract and will honor his career on April 13 during a game against the New Jersey Devils.

Simmonds, 35, appeared in 1,037 games and tallied 526 points (263 goals, 263 assists) and 1,313 penalty minutes.

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Stars Unveil Statue Of Mike Modano

Mar 17, 2024 2:45 PM

The Dallas Stars unveiled a statue of Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano during Saturday night's 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Modano is the franchise leader in goals, assists and games played.

"It's hard to put into words what this has meant," Modano said after wiping away tears following a one-minute standing ovation. "Thirty years ago we got on a plane in 1993 to come here (when the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas) and didn't know what to expect. Five years later we gave you a Stanley Cup in 1999. ... We feel we've turned Dallas into a hockey town."

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Connor Bedard Leads NHL In Jersey Sales

Mar 2, 2024 12:43 AM

Chicago Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard has the top-selling jersey in the NHL this season, according to Fanatics.

Bedard, 18, was the first pick in the 2023 NHL draft. He leads all rookies in points (40) and is tied with Minnesota Wild center Marco Rossi for the lead in goals (17), despite missing 14 games with a broken jaw this season.

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Nathan MacKinnon Has Two Points To Hit 100 This Season

Mar 1, 2024 1:19 AM

Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, giving him 100 points in 61 games this season, as the Avalanche beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Thursday night.

MacKinnon scored his 36th goal with 2:28 left in the third period, sending a wrist shot between Petr Mrazek's legs. He joins Peter Stastny (7), Joe Sakic (6), Michel Goulet (4) and Peter Forsberg (2) as the only players in Nordiques/Avalanche NHL history with multiple 100-point seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

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Blackhawks Retire Chris Chelios's No. 7 Jersey

Feb 26, 2024 12:35 AM

The Chicago Blackhawks retired Chris Chelios' No. 7 jersey Sunday during a pregame ceremony that highlighted the defenseman's hard-charging lifestyle on and off the ice.

Prior to a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Chelios, dressed in all black and surrounded by family, friends and former teammates, blew kisses to the cheering crowd after he was introduced. There were chants of "Cheli! Cheli!"

"The path, the journey, where we came from, where I came from, it's so hard to believe this is happening," Chelios said.

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Auston Matthews Scores Goals 50, 51 In 54th Game

Feb 22, 2024 4:15 PM

Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night in the Toronto Maple Leafs star's hometown return, becoming the fastest NHL player to reach that mark in 28 years.

Playing his 54th game of the season, Matthews scored 5:01 into the game on a power play to give Toronto a 2-0 lead over the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena. He added his 51st -- giving him 350 career goals in 535 games -- late in the second period for a 4-2 lead.

The Maple Leafs went on to win 6-3.

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Penguins Retire Jaromir Jagr's No. 68

Feb 18, 2024 9:42 PM

There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis.

Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. 68 on Sunday.

The look on Jagr's face, the subtle catch in his voice, the smile that remains boyish even at 52 said it all.

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Auston Matthews Nets Second Straight Hat Trick

Feb 18, 2024 12:56 PM

Auston Matthews had his second straight hat trick to push his NHL-leading goals total to 48 and added two assists for a career-high five points in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 9-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Amid consistent "M-V-P!" chants raining down from the rafters, Matthews broke a tie for the Toronto record for hat tricks in a season with six, passing Reg Noble (1917-18), Babe Dye (1924-25) and Darryl Sittler (1980-81).

Matthews also had his team-record 73rd multigoal game, two more than Sittler. The American has 13 career hat tricks.

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Connor McDavid Tallies Career-High Six Assists

Feb 14, 2024 1:10 AM

Connor McDavid had a career-high six assists to lead Edmonton to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Oilers' eighth straight home victory.

It was McDavid's second career six-point game (Nov. 14, 2019, against the Colorado Avalanche)

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Alex Ovechkin Breaks Wayne Gretzky's Record For Empty-Net Goals

Feb 11, 2024 1:47 AM

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin shattered a Wayne Gretzky NHL goals record in Saturday's win over the Boston Bruins -- although not the one Ovechkin hopes to break soon.

Ovechkin's empty-net goal at 19:33 of the third period was the 57th of his career, breaking a tie with Gretzky for the most in NHL history. The Capitals shut out the Bruins 3-0 in Boston to snap a six-game winless streak.

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Auston Matthews Scores 40th Goal, Reaches 600 Career Points

Sharks To Retire Joe Thornton's No. 19 In 2024-25

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Marc-Andre Fleury Moves Into Second Place In NHL Wins

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Marc-Andre Fleury Ties Patrick Roy For Second In All-Time Wins

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Marc-Andre Fleury Reaches 1,000 Game Milestone

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Henrik Lundqvist Among Three Goalies Inducted Into Hockey HOF

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Pens To Retire Jaromir Jagr's No. 68

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Paul Stastny Retires From NHL After 17 Seasons

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Joe Thornton Officially Retires After 24-Year NHL Career

Auston Matthews Opens Season With Two Hat Tricks

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Derek Stepan Retires After 13 NHL Seasons

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Brandon Sutter Retires After 13 NHL Seasons

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Former Goalie Cory Schneider Retires

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Dustin Brown, Jamie Langenbrunner To Enter Hockey HOF

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Pearl Jam Tells Chris Chelios News Of Jersey Retirement

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Michael Del Zotto Retires After 13 NHL Seasons

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Carl Hagelin Retires From NHL Due To Eye Injury

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Jonathan Bernier Retires After 14 NHL Seasons

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Avs' Cale Makar Makes 'NHL 24' Cover

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Bruins' David Krejci Retires After 15 Seasons

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