The Blackhawks are also hitting a crucial point of their schedule where they're slated to face three other teams that are battling for the final spot, as well. These have the potential to be four-point swings like Tuesday was for the Blackhawks.Los Angeles Kings
It's an unfamiliar position for the organization, to pour assets into a championship chase. But this is the situation the Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in in this unprecedented season. Colorado Avalanche
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It will be fast, tight-checking, intense, dramatic hockey. Overtime hockey looms like the South Side Slopes. Every inch of ice will be fought over. Every player's and coach's personal journey and story, whether it's from Hermantown, Finland, western Canada, Orlando, Japan, Slovakia or the Jersey shore will play out on the 200-by-85-foot sheet of melting pot ice in downtown Pittsburgh.Ottawa Senators
Hajek pulled the Rangers to 2-1 as his shot from the point got through traffic and beat Sorokin for his second with 9:37 left in the middle period.
6. After being a healthy scratch in the last three games, Carl Soderberg was reinserted into the lineup and immediately made an impact. He scored a goal — after winning the faceoff — and had a team-high three shots on net in the first period alone.
In the past five games, the Caps have been outscored 8-4 in the first period, outshot 64-37 and have given up 22 high-danger chances while producing only 11.Winnipeg Jets
Secondly, the expansion draft is probably factoring into the Canes decision to curb their extension talks with Hamilton. Because the Seattle Kraken will have their expansion draft before free agency, teams will be able to expose their soon to be free agents to the Kraken. The Hurricanes will have to make some very tough decisions come this offseason. Holding off on signing Hamilton until after the expansion draft will give them one less tough decision to make.