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Game Day Preview: Canucks @ Arizona- Jan 26/17

It started out looking like the Canucks were going to stomp a mudhole in the Colorado Avalanche, firing 20 shots on Calvin Pickard in the first 20 minutes. After that, it was pretty much an even contest, the Canucks blew a 2-0 lead and needed a PP goal on the road to secure the win , and vault the Calgary Flames into the 2nd Wild Card spot .

Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- Big Break Coming

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Chicago Blackhawks are one game away from the All-Star Game break which if you watched the third period of the Tampa Bay Lightning game! The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t have the best third period the other night, and tonight they face a team that they have totally struggled against this season in the Winnipeg Jets. The Blackhawks now trail the Minnesota Wild by 2 points in the standings and 3 games in hand which always seems to be the case this time of year.

Provorov will watch ex-teammates play for Penn State

Sam Carchidi became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat. Carchidi has written three books: the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports ; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story , which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Provorov will watch ex-teammates play for Penn State

Sam Carchidi became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat. Carchidi has written three books: the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports ; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story , which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Lightning Finding their Identity?

Just over halfway through the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are still trying to find their identity. After finishing with a 46-31-5 record a season ago , the Lightning are not currently on pace to repeat that.

Blackhawks switch it up, put Patrick Kane on the penalty kill

There are few situations when the NHL ‘s reigning most valuable player isn’t on the ice during a game, but when the Hawks have been shorthanded is generally when Kane is on the bench. Very few instances during Kane’s nine-plus season career has he killed penalties – the winger was averaging 4 seconds of ice time with the Hawks down a man this season – but that’s where he found himself late in Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning .

Wednesday Habs Headlines: Don’t worry about Carey Price

Carey Price’s below-Carey numbers have certainly been the talk of the town of late, but positives can be taken away from the fact that the team is performing relatively well throughout his slump, and the Canadiens have the opportunity to prove their more than just their star goaltender. [ TSN 690 ] If Montreal has serious interest in Martin Hanzal, the Arizona Coyotes have reportedly asked for a return that consists of Michael McCarron, a first round and conditional pick.

Blackhawks lose as Lightning rallies in 3rd

CHICAGO – Tyler Johnson scored two goals 30 seconds apart early in the third period, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Tuesday night to end a three-game slide. Brian Boyle had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Nesterov and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning, who broke loose for three goals in a 3:57 span of the third to erase a 2-1 deficit.

Warsofsky added to All-Star Classic roster

Penguins defenseman David Warsofsky was named to the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic’s Atlantic Division squad Tuesday. Warsofsky, who has 29 points in 27 games this season, replaces rookie Jake Guentzel, who is in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kings snap 4-game losing streak with 3-1 win over Devils

Anze Kopitar and Tanner Pearson scored in the opening 1:46, and the Kings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Kings defenseman Alec Martinez capped their three-goal first period, and Peter Budaj stopped 24 shots in his 21st win of the season.

The Rangers are suddenly punching back

Regarding the Rangers, who have one more game to go on Wednesday at the Garden against the Flyers, before going on their third – count ’em – third winter vacation of the season. What is this, school? 1. There was a notable physical edge to the Blueshirts in Monday’s 3-2 victory over the Kings , continuing an encouraging trend that has been developing over the last week to 10 days.

Bettis Didn’t Believe Results Of Cancer Test At First

New Research Aims To Extend Lifespan Of Dogs, Are Humans Next? A Labrador retriever living in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be on the cutting edge of aging research. ‘I’ve Shed More Tears Over Those Cubs’: Man Sentenced For Shooting Bears A Jefferson County judge has sentenced an Evergreen man to two years of probation for shooting two bears outside his home in September 2015.

Oscars Go Gaga For ‘La La Land’ With Record-Tying 14 Nods

New Research Aims To Extend Lifespan Of Dogs, Are Humans Next? A Labrador retriever living in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be on the cutting edge of aging research. ‘I’ve Shed More Tears Over Those Cubs’: Man Sentenced For Shooting Bears A Jefferson County judge has sentenced an Evergreen man to two years of probation for shooting two bears outside his home in September 2015.

SoCal punctuates its hockey renaissance with All-Star Game

Anaheim Ducks’ Logan Shaw celebrates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. LOS ANGELES — Jari Kurri arrived in Los Angeles 26 years ago, just in time to join Wayne Gretzky and Luc Robitaille in propelling hockey to a new level of prominence in Southern California.

Dmitry Orlov Gets His First Power Play Goal

With John Carlson out of the lineup, and perhaps not even returning until after the All Star break, the Caps are missing their top power play defenseman. So, Matt Niskanen , who normally plays second unit behind Carlson, will get more playing time.

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Orlov doubled his goal output for the season and Justin Williams, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie and Lars Eller also scored for the Capitals, who have won three in a row and haven’t lost in regulation since Dec. 27. Washington scored on six of its 25 shots on Cam Ward and handed Carolina its fourth consecutive loss. Braden Holtby made 25 saves for his 23rd victory of the season.

Pledge to stop bullying in sport

The vast majority of B.C. sports organizations agree, and slightly more than half report they know of an athlete who has dropped out of their program because of bullying. 94 per cent of B.C. sports organizations surveyed believe sport bullying is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

Police: 6 Arrested In Maplewood Mail Thefts

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Office Of Anti-Abortion Group In St. Paul Vandalized

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Wisconsin Governor Proposes New Welfare Work Requirements

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Final Defendant Sentenced To 32 Years In Iron Range Fatal Stabbing

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AFTERMATH: Pens beat Bruins

The two goals he scored in today’s 5-1 Penguins win over the Bruins put him in some rare air among NHL scorers. Sure, we’re cherry picking stats here at the peak of his powers, and sure, Sheary obviously benefits from playing alongside Sidney Crosby, but these numbers are something else.

Eberle scores twice, Oilers sweep Flames for first time

Jordan Eberle had two goals and two assists, Laurent Brossoit stopped 38 shots for his first NHL win and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 to sweep the four-game season series for the first time Eberle scores twice, Oilers sweep Flames for first time Jordan Eberle had two goals and two assists, Laurent Brossoit stopped 38 shots for his first NHL win and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 to sweep the four-game season series for the first time Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jLZur2 Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Laurent Brossoit, right, stops Calgary Flames’ Sean Monahan during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Calgary, Alberta.

Schlemko’s OT goal leads Sharks past Avalanche 3 2

David Schlemko scored his second goal of the season with 3:42 remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks won their fourth straight game, beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night. Joel Ward and Melker Karlsson also scored to help the Sharks win for the 15th time in their past 16 regular-season home games against Colorado.

Oilers Flames Hockey

Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott blocks a shot with his chest during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) Photo: Jeff McIntosh, AP

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Scott Hartnell scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period to push the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night. Hartnell scored in the first period and got the tiebreaker in the third, helping the Blue Jackets overcome a terrible second period to beat the Hurricanes for the second time this week.