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Jack called game! No. 86 scored in overtime to secure a 4-3 win over the Avalanche on Sunday as the Devils stretched their win streak to eight games. [Devils NHL]
Dougie Hamilton scored a pair of power play goals as the Devils took a 3-1 win over the Sharks on Friday. [Devils NHL]
Well, it had been a little bit since the Devils had an injury:
On Jack Hughes and reading: “The lifestyle of an NHLer allows Hughes more time than the average person to read, as he takes the opportunity to pull out his book when the team is on the bus or the plane. For Hughes, reading is one way he can get away from the game. ‘You turn your brain off and you are thinking about other things,’ he explained. ‘It is nice not to be on your phone or watch TV. It is nice to sit and chill.’” [The Hockey News]
This is pretty slick:
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Patrik Laine will miss some significant time:
Where would we be without power rankings? A look around the league: [ESPN] [The Athletic ($)]
“If one Stanley Cup victory lap doesn’t do the trick, might as well take another. The Florida Panthers’ second straight championship was enough, at least, to push them to the top of The Athletic’s NHL front-office rankings, as voted on by many of the league’s top decision-makers.” [The Athletic ($)]
Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love:
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