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NHL Second Half: Trade Deadline, Outdoor Games, Playoff Races

Get ready for the second half of the NHL season! From trade rumors to outdoor games and the MVP race, here's what to watch before the playoffs begin.

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Is this the year the Vancouver Canucks finally prove they’re for real?

The Canucks have never won the Stanley Cup, and were a mess a year ago. But this season everything seems to be going their way

The Guardian - US

Back in Blackhawks’ lineup at last, Colin Blackwell plans to deliver more hits this season

Blackwell has finally returned after missing 10 months due to sports hernia surgery. During that time, he realized he wasn’t physical enough last season — something he is already making a noticeable effort to change.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard starting to find rhythm at home thanks to easier line matchups

Bedard has tallied six points in his last three games at the United Center, helping balance out the big gap between his home and road production. It has helped that on Tuesday, for example, he didn’t spend much time facing Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson has deceptive speed to defend fastest opponents

Dickinson recorded the seventh-fastest skating speed in the league last season and ranked in the top 11% of players in terms of bursts over 18 mph. The fact he mostly uses that speed defensively rather than offensively, however, helps him fly under the radar.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rantanen has goal, 3 assists as Avalanche beat Islanders 7-4 for record 15th straight road win

Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 for their NHL-record 15th straight road win

The Independent UK

EA Sports announces the top 50 EA NHL 24 player ratings

EA Sports announced the top 50 NHL 24 player ratings, with some big shake-ups compared to the previous sports game’s ratings

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Joe Burrow’s contract compared to biggest in other sports

Where Bengals QB Joe Burrow ranks vs. names like Nikola Jokic.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Projecting Connor Bedard’s point production as a Blackhawks rookie

Historical precedents set by other No. 1 overall picks suggest 63 to 72 points to be a reasonable over-under line for Bedard — but that’s assuming he stays healthy for the full season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sean Keeler: Nuggets dynasty? For ex-Colordo star Derrick White, that would be awesome. Slightly painful. But awesome.

PARKER, Colo. — While the 16-year-old inside Derrick White was all shook up, the 28-year-old Boston Celtic on the outside was tempted to pull an Elvis on his television set.

The Denver Post

Kraken beat Avs 2-1, eliminate defending Stanley Cup champs

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots and the Seattle Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win in Game 7

The Independent UK

Kraken overwhelmed by Avalanche in first home playoff game, trail 2-1 in series

SEATTLE — A seesaw night of emotions for Seattle’s first major professional hockey game in more than a century had Kraken fans living, dying and reviving themselves with each gut-wrenching, spirit-lifting swing of events.

Tribune News Service

NHL playoffs: Eichel, Hughes among the top players to watch

The NHL playoffs are going on without Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin for the first time since their rookie year in 2006

The Independent UK

Nathan MacKinnon hat trick clinches Central Division title for Avalanche, first-round matchup with Kraken

In spite of their franchise-record road success, the Avalanche maintained throughout the final weeks of the regular season that playoff home ice was a worthwhile goal to chase.

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Colorado falls to Oilers in overtime in rare convergence of 100-point talent, but Avs clinch home ice in 1st round

It was 37 years and 16 days ago when Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and three other Hockey Hall of Famers converged in the same game with 688 combined points in the 1985-86 season.

The Denver Post

Nathan MacKinnon’s power play goals tie and defeat Ducks in overtime to give Avalanche edge in division

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Avalanche have prided themselves on a season of historic poise away from home. When they needed it most, they resurrected their division title dreams.

The Denver Post

Avalanche depth players rise to occasion with division lead in peril, leading Colorado to 4-3 win at Kings

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche cracked the code of the Los Angeles Kings exactly as expected: without a point for Nathan MacKinnon or Mikko Rantanen, and without Cale Makar or Bo Byram even in the lineup.

The Denver Post

Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick completes Avalanche’s first 50-goal season in 20 years, as Avs beat Sharks

Mikko Rantanen has reiterated for weeks that the individual achievements don’t matter to him. Not true, said Jared Bednar. The Colorado Avalanche coach noticed Rantanen has been “squeezing his stick a little tight” in recent games.

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Nathan MacKinnon’s 100th point, an overtime goal, gives Avalanche Central Division lead in San Jose

Bo Byram stopped himself. Marveling at Nathan MacKinnon’s season, he didn’t want to go so far as to jinx anything.

The Denver Post

Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen lead Avalanche to crucial 5-2 win over Stars

DENVER — The only passengers Saturday night were the thousands of Avalanche fans buckled into Ball Arena seats for the ride Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen were taking them on.

The Denver Post

Avs crush Anaheim Ducks, stay hot on Minnesota Wild’s heels in Central standings

No sweating it out this time for the Avalanche.

The Denver Post

Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon earn three points each in Avalanche’s 3-1 win over Coyotes

DENVER — Cale Makar was due.

The Denver Post

Sidney Crosby dangles, Jeff Carter scores twice in Avalanche’s 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh Penguins

DENVER — Sidney Crosby and the Penguins don’t need extra motivation at this stage of their season, but Crosby says he finds more fuel anyway whenever he gets to face his Halifax buddy Nathan MacKinnon.

Tribune News Service

Stanley Cup champion Avalanche toy with Red Wings en route to 5-1 victory

DETROIT — There remains a sizeble talent gap between the Red Wings and Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.

The Denver Post

Avs beat Maple Leafs in shootout in Toronto after riveting test of defenses

TORONTO — A few of the newest relics in the Hockey Hall of Fame include a jersey worn by Nathan MacKinnon in the 2022 Stanley Cup-clinching game, a prestigious trophy with a spot reserved for Cale Makar’s engraved name and a burgundy-bejeweled ring.

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