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OUCH: Jonathan Ericsson leaves game after awkward hit from Backstrom (VIDEO)

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson was forced to leave Thursday night’s game against the Washington Capitals with what the team is calling an upper-body injury. UPDATE: Jonathan Ericsson (upper body) injury. Will not return. #RedWings — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 10, 2017 Ericsson was leveled behind the net by Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom … Read more

Ovechkin surpasses Fedorov for most goals by a Russian player in NHL history (Video)

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Alexander Ovechkin just keeps piling up the goal-scoring records. On Thursday night, after spending 4 games attempting to do so, he scored the 484th goal of his career, surpassing Sergei Fedorov’s 483 for the most goals by a Russian-born player in the NHL. He also did so in only 777 games, versus Fedorov’s 1248-game career. … Read more

Battle of the Two Seeds Goes in Detroit’s Favor

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Two of the top four seeds in the NHL took the ice tonight in Detroit, Michigan. When the dust settled, the team from the West was victorious in a hard fought, tightly contested battle. It really was an incredible game from start to finish, so join me to break down all the excitement after the jump.

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