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NHL experts make bold 2021 playoff predictions on X factors, best series, more
The 2021 NHL season was a campaign the likes of which we’ve never seen — and hope to never see…
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Best bets for the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff hockey is back! The first-round matchups for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs are set, which means betting options galore.…
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Analysis | Five things to watch in Capitals-Bruins
Game 1 of the Capitals-Bruins series is Saturday night at Capital One Arena. Source
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Stars’ Hintz set to have surgery for tendon issue
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz will have surgery next week in New York to repair a tendon…
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2021 NHL playoff series previews: First-round matchups, picks
After the NHL staged a 24-team, bubble-based tournament to determine the Stanley Cup winner in 2020, we’re back to a…
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Ted Leonsis hopes busy weekend for Capitals, Mystics and Wizards is harbinger of better times
“A lot of the truths that we held — ‘owning a building is positive’ — I wish I was renting…
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Tom Wilson Is Hockey’s Chief Villain. Or Is He?
“We’re all sitting on the bench looking at each other like, ‘Who is this kid?’ We were just so excited…
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Women’s league plans move forward without NHL
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is forging ahead with its bid to establish an economically sustainable professional league in…
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Avalanche Are Cup Favorites, but Even the Islanders Can Dream
The N.H.L. playoffs begin on Saturday the same way the 56-game regular season played out: the schedule featured entirely intradivisional…
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Peter Laviolette, master motivator, is known for his pep talks. Here’s why they work.
“Nothing is ever scripted, nothing is written down and I guess the reason why I think it is important is…
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The 2021 N.H.L. Playoffs Are Set to Begin
You hear a lot of superlatives about the N.H.L. playoffs. Does hockey have the most exciting playoffs? Is the Stanley…
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For some Caps fans, loving Tom Wilson is getting complicated
Loathed by most NHL fans outside Washington, Wilson, 27, is still overwhelmingly loved by the Capitals faithful. But in the…
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Lapsed fan’s guide to the NHL playoffs: Everything you might have missed
We’ve come a long way since the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup in a bubble in Edmonton,…
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A Capitals playoff primer as they prepare to face the Bruins
Washington started strong and didn’t suffer its first loss in regulation until its 10th game. After having three consecutive games…
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Avalanche lock up No. 1 overall seed for playoffs
DENVER — Tyson Jost was barely off the ice and already wearing a burgundy shirt commemorating the Colorado Avalanche winning…
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Sharks not eyeing rebuild after missing playoffs
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in more than two decades hasn’t…
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Capitals not naming their starting goaltender ahead of playoff opener
With their playoff opener against the Bruins just days away, the Capitals’ question mark at goaltender remains. Source
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2021 NHL Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, scores, highlights, analysis
After a bubble-encased 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we’re back to a more traditional setup for the 2021 postseason. However, there…
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NHL Playoff Watch Daily: Avalanche eye No. 1 overall seed
6:43 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate…
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Zdeno Chara was Boston’s leader. As the Caps’ Cup pursuit begins, he must face his former team.
Game 1 of of the Capitals-Bruins series is scheduled for Saturday night at Capital One Arena. Source
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