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The Predators didn't need Eeli Tolvanen's power-play goal to win on Tuesday night in Detroit.

Zub impressing Sens teammates by Matt Tidcombe @matttidcombe On Monday, Artem Zub impressed the hockey world with his poise as he scored his first career NHL goal on a breakaway. But in reality, Zub has been impressing those around him for a while now. "He's a very good hockey player," Erik Gudbranson said. "He's very cerebral. He keeps himself in good positions. He's strong on his feet. He's a good passer and good puck mover. "I was on the ice when I saw him come ou...

Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith remarked on Wednesday that he thought defenceman Mike Reilly had been his best blueliner over the past few weeks, excluding the heavily deployed Thomas Chabot and Nikita Zaitsev pairing. Reilly has been playing much better of late, and it’s also true that the Chabot-Zaitsev pairing tends to take on the lion’s share of minutes for an Ottawa team still trying to fight its way to some degree of competitiveness and respectability. But if you asked me who Ottawa’s best defender had been over the course of this season, the answer so far might be 25-year-o...

The Chicago Blackhawks started a six-game road trip in Detroit against the Red Wings, kicking things off with a 3-2 overtime win that they didn’t really deserve. The Blackhawks were out-played pretty much the entire night with the Red Wings finishing with an advantage in shot attempts (56-46), shots on goal (29-24), and high-danger scoring chances (10-7). But a win’s a win, and the Blackhawks are now 5-0-1 when scoring the first goal in a game this season and 3-0-3 in their last six road games. Carl Söderberg did his best Patrick Kane impression on the game’s first goal in the first pe...

What Tampa Bay Lightning players have a shot at making 2022 Olympics rosters? It’s all the rage right now, so might as well take a look at who’s in, who’s out, and who is on the bubble. Share this story Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images We’re a year away from the 2022 Winter Olympics and that means it’s time to project the Olympic rosters. I might as well get in on the action here with a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the renegotiated CBA, the NHL promised to let players go to the Olympics after stonewalling players and locking them out for the...