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- Caps' Ovechkin, 3 others out at least 4 games January 21, 2021Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ilya Samsonov and Dmitry Orlov will miss at least the next four games for what Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said was a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing.
- Waiver watch: Pickups to make based on early impressions January 21, 2021The 2021 NHL season has just started, which means now is the time to pounce on key contributors like Phil Kessel and Joe Thornton while they're still available.
- Which hot starts are for real? January 21, 2021Bobby Ryan, Kevin Hayes, and more are off to hot starts while fantasy players wait and see how schedule changes will affect the Hurricanes and Stars.
- Updated fantasy hockey rankings January 21, 2021What does Nikita Kucherov's absence mean for Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli? What should you make of Semyon Varlamov's start? These answers and more as Sean Allen ranks the top 250 players.
- COVID game calls: Player quantity, not quality January 21, 2021The NHL is not postponing games based on the quality of players out, rather on the quantity of players out due to COVID isssues.
- The case for the NHL keeping an all-Canadian division permanently January 21, 2021Border restrictions yielded the (We The) North Division in 2021. Here's why the NHL should keep it for 2021-22 and beyond.
- Panarin supporting Russian opposition leader January 21, 2021Rangers star Artemi Panarin is offering his support for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
- NHL pulling faulty pucks with tracking technology January 21, 2021The NHL says it is temporarily pulling pucks with tracking technology because they aren't up to spec.
- Ovechkin among 4 out; Caps hit with COVID fine January 21, 2021Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov were all added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol-related absences list, and the team was fined $100K for "social interactions" among team members who were in close contact and not wearing masks.
- Ducks athletic trainer and wife celebrating special 'Becca Blizzard Day' in 2021 January 20, 2021For Becca and Chad Walker, a traumatic life experience provided a profound appreciation for collaborations that occur every day in acute medical treatment.
