<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>NHL FEATURE STORIES</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/rss</link><description>NHL FEATURE STORIES</description><copyright>NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2013 NHL. All Rights Reserved</copyright><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:09:00 EDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Key facts and figures from Game 3</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674285</link><description>After two knock-down, drag-out overtime games at United Center, the Boston Bruins made it look easy at home.&#xD;
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Goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron, along with a flawless 28-save effort by Tuukka Rask, carried the Bruins to a 2-0 victory a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:36:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674285</guid></item><item><title>Stanley Cup Final is where it all started for Jones</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674277</link><description>BOSTON -- As the top-ranked prospect among North American skaters according to NHL Central Scouting, defenseman Seth Jones was expected to be at the Stanley Cup Final meeting players, coaches and countless media in anticipation of the NHL Draft on...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:10:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674277</guid></item><item><title>Top prospects enjoy memorable day at Cup Final</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674275</link><description>BOSTON -- Less than two weeks before they join the ranks of the National Hockey League, four of the top junior prospects heading into this year's NHL Draft came to TD Garden for a memorable afternoon before attending Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Fina...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674275</guid></item><item><title>Potential adjustments could change look of Game 3</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674228</link><description>BOSTON -- The 2013 Stanley Cup Final is already three games old as the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks prepare for Game 3 on Monday night at TD Garden (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, RDS). &#xD;
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By playing the equivalent of an extra contest via parts o...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:24:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674228</guid></item><item><title>Best pick at No. 14: Propp, Flyers; Gonchar, Caps</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673857</link><description>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first NHL Draft, NHL.com assembled a 13-member panel to select the best first-round picks of all time, based on selection number. NHL.com will feature one of the top first-round picks each day, beginning wi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673857</guid></item><item><title>Julien giving rookie blueliner Krug leeway in Final</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674199</link><description>BOSTON -- If Torey Krug was treated like a rookie in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final last Wednesday, the defenseman got the veteran treatment from Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien in Game 2 Saturday night at United Center.&#xD;
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Krug, who is officia...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674199</guid></item><item><title>Blackhawks hope to regain momentum – and keep it</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674204</link><description>BOSTON -- The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins each have one win and five goals after playing nearly 186 minutes of hockey in the Stanley Cup Final. They've played enough minutes to fulfill three games and yet the series is as close on paper a...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:37:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674204</guid></item><item><title>Bickell: Amanda just gets me</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674202</link><description>Chicago Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell has become a prominent figure during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, taking on a key offensive role for a team seeking to win its second championship in four seasons.&#xD;
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Bickell, 27, scored eight goals over the ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:29:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674202</guid></item><item><title>Bruins, Hawks try to find rest following OT games</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674200</link><description>BOSTON -- In a series that opened with the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup Final history followed by a Game 2 that ended with a paltry 13:48 of extra time, both the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins have been forced to utilize any and every m...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:22:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674200</guid></item><item><title>McQuaid on father's impact, sharing Cup memories</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674198</link><description>Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid is already a veteran of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including winning a Stanley Cup title with the Bruins in 2011 and approaching 50 postseason games for his career before his 27th birthday.&#xD;
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This postseason, ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:11:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674198</guid></item><item><title>Paille showing he can provide offense when needed</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674197</link><description>BOSTON -- If the Boston Bruins go on to win their second championship in three years, there's no doubt how Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final will be remembered.&#xD;
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It'll be called the &quot;Yippee Paille&quot; game.&#xD;
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Unheralded Bruins forward Daniel Paille ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:38:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674197</guid></item><item><title>Best pick at No. 15: Mike Bossy, Islanders</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673763</link><description>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first NHL Draft, NHL.com assembled a 13-member panel to select the best first-round picks of all time, based on selection number. NHL.com will feature one of the top first-round picks each day, beginning wi...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673763</guid></item><item><title>Ovechkin praises Oates after claiming Hart Trophy</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674127</link><description>Alex Ovechkin was sharing the love with everyone in the Washington Capitals organization during a Sunday morning conference call in the wake of Saturday night's announcement he had won the third Hart Trophy of his illustrious career.&#xD;
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While he m...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:55:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674127</guid></item><item><title>Blackhawks' Bickell: Tomorrow’s another day</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674176</link><description>Chicago Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell has become a prominent figure during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, taking on a key offensive role for a team seeking to win its second championship in four seasons.&#xD;
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Bickell, 27, scored eight goals over the f...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:33:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674176</guid></item><item><title>McQuaid excited to be heading home all even</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674175</link><description>Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid is already a veteran of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including winning a Stanley Cup title with the Bruins in 2011 and approaching 50 postseason games for his career before his 27th birthday.This postseason, McQu...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:27:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674175</guid></item><item><title>Hawks rue missed opportunities to put Game 2 away</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674174</link><description>CHICAGO -- They weren't in the mood to use excuses afterward, even though one seemed obvious for the Chicago Blackhawks to take following Saturday night's Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.&#xD;
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After dominating the first period and continuing to play...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:08:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674174</guid></item><item><title>Mid-game turnabout may have changed Cup Final</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674173</link><description>CHICAGO -- When the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins battled for nearly six full periods in Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, it was as if they had played two different contests. The Bruins dominated early; the Hawks rallied to win in trip...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:58:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674173</guid></item><item><title>Hard work pays off for Bruins' Kelly</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674123</link><description>CHICAGO -- Good things come to those who wait.&#xD;
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But good times were few and far between for Boston Bruins' Chris Kelly when it came to scoring goals this season as the club's fourth-line center. It never mattered to the 32-year-old forward, howe...</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:39:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674123</guid></item><item><title>Bobrovsky becomes first Russian to win Vezina</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674120</link><description>Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had a simple formula that led to his best season, then on Saturday night to the Vezina Trophy.&#xD;
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&quot;I wanted to win every game I played,&quot; Bobrovsky said through a translator after he was named the N...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:57:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674120</guid></item><item><title>Key facts and figures from Game 2</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674110</link><description>For the second time in as many games, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks had to go past 60 minutes to determine a winner. But unlike Chicago's 4-3 triple-overtime victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Bruins needed only 13:48 of ex...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:53:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674110</guid></item><item><title>Canadiens' Subban credits teammates for Norris</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674109</link><description>P.K. Subban's 2012-13 NHL season began with the Montreal Canadiens defenseman sitting on the sidelines, watching his teammates get off to a great start while he negotiated a new contract with general manager Marc Bergevin.&#xD;
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Subban missed the fir...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:54:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674109</guid></item><item><title>Other contributions help Toews deal with slump</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674096</link><description>CHICAGO -- Considering how Jonathan Toews has played and the results he's gotten in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there is some irony in the Chicago Blackhawks captain being awarded the Selke Trophy on Friday night.&#xD;
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By receiving enough votes t...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:30:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674096</guid></item><item><title>Puck possession, matchups among Game 2 questions</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674070</link><description>CHICAGO -- The teams have had two days to rest, and now the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins are ready for an encore to their scintillating start to the 2013 Stanley Cup Final.&#xD;
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Chicago prevailed in Game 1 at United Center, but more than 112...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:26:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674070</guid></item><item><title>Best pick at No. 16: Dave Andreychuk, Sabres</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673762</link><description>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first NHL Draft, NHL.com assembled a 13-member panel to select the best first-round picks of all time, based on selection number. NHL.com will feature one of the top first-round picks each day, beginning wi...</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673762</guid></item><item><title>NHL to reveal award winners leading up to Game 2</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673865</link><description>CHICAGO -- As the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins try to rehydrate, recover and gather their emotions after their marathon Game 1 in the Stanley Cup Final, the hockey world will be allowed the opportunity to quickly swing its attention to a d...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:14:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673865</guid></item><item><title>Alfredsson on Messier Award: 'humbling experience'</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674065</link><description>Daniel Alfredsson was a 22-year-old playing for Vastra Frolunda HC in his native Sweden when he got to meet Mark Messier. Little did he know he would win a trophy named for the NHL legend nearly 20 years later.&#xD;
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That day came Friday, when Alfred...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:45:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674065</guid></item><item><title>Datsyuk looking forward to big year, Winter Classic</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674064</link><description>When Pavel Datsyuk arrived in 2001 to start what would become an illustrious career with the Detroit Red Wings, he couldn't have asked for a better situation.&#xD;
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He was joining a powerhouse squad led by Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman and featuri...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:28:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674064</guid></item><item><title>MacLean earns Jack Adams for steadying Senators</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674063</link><description>It took Paul MacLean 18 years to prove he had what it took to be a coach in the NHL.&#xD;
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It took him exactly two years to prove he was the best one in the League.&#xD;
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MacLean was named the recipient of the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:35:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674063</guid></item><item><title>McQuaid getting rest amid attention from Final</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674061</link><description>Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid is already a veteran of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including winning a Stanley Cup title with the Bruins in 2011 and approaching 50 postseason games for his career before his 27th birthday.&#xD;
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This postseason, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:21:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674061</guid></item><item><title>Wild goalie Harding wins Masterton Trophy</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674058</link><description>Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding ended a dramatic season Friday with the distinction of being named the recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, the trophy is awarde...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:30:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674058</guid></item><item><title>Messier says he's interviewed to be Rangers coach</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673991</link><description>CHICAGO -- Mark Messier has had a formal interview to be the new coach of the New York Rangers, but he would not elaborate on any details or the timing of when the club could potentially name him or someone else as the full-time replacement for Jo...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:37:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673991</guid></item><item><title>Seguin ready for bigger role, if needed, for Bruins</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674057</link><description>CHICAGO -- Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic said he believes Tyler Seguin is on the verge of breaking out of his goal-scoring slump.&#xD;
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If it happens to occur while skating beside him on the team's top line with red-hot center David Krejci, so ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674057</guid></item><item><title>Blackhawks rookie Saad picking up his game in Final</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674056</link><description>CHICAGO -- Brandon Saad's first full tour through the Stanley Cup Playoffs is almost a condensed rewind of his first regular season in the NHL.&#xD;
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&quot;It's a mirror image,&quot; Saad said Friday after practice at United Center.&#xD;
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The Chicago Blackhawks...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674056</guid></item><item><title>Blackhawks switch PP personnel, searching for shots</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674036</link><description>CHICAGO -- Still searching for answers to a stagnant power play, the Chicago Blackhawks made a couple of tweaks at practice Friday morning at United Center.&#xD;
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Coach Joel Quenneville shifted a few players into different positions, but the biggest ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:02:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=674036</guid></item><item><title>Bickell: Hometown set to share in Cup excitement</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673988</link><description>Chicago Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell has become a prominent figure during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, taking on a key offensive role for a team seeking to win its second championship in four seasons.&#xD;
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Bickell, 27, has scored eight goals over t...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:21:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673988</guid></item><item><title>Best pick at No. 17: Zach Parise, Devils</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673780</link><description>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first NHL Draft, NHL.com assembled a 13-member panel to select the best first-round picks of all time, based on selection number. NHL.com will feature one of the top first-round picks each day, beginning wi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673780</guid></item><item><title>Dano learned a lot from facing older competition</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673974</link><description>What Marko Dano accomplished this season didn't seem to faze him much, but it was something no other player in this year's draft class was able to achieve.&#xD;
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Dano, a 5-foot-11, 183-pound center, is No. 12 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking o...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:08:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673974</guid></item><item><title>McQuaid reflects on life growing up in PEI</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673971</link><description>Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid is already a veteran of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including winning a Stanley Cup title with the Bruins in 2011 and approaching 50 postseason games for his career before his 27th birthday.&#xD;
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This postseason, ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:34:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673971</guid></item><item><title>Quenneville, Julien share Windsor connection</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673946</link><description>Claude Julien laced up his skates as a player for the last time April 26, 1992, when he and the Moncton Hawks lost 6-5 to the St John's Maple Leafs in Game 2 of their American Hockey League playoff series. The Maple Leafs, led by veteran defensema...</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:20:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673946</guid></item><item><title>Bruins not panicking after 3-OT loss in Game 1</title><link>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673963</link><description>CHICAGO -- With some help from Jaromir Jagr, Boston Bruins forward Chris Kelly instantly recalled Keith Primeau's classic fifth-overtime winner in 2000 when he was asked on Thursday to remember watching a game that resembled the one Kelly played i...</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:48:00 EDT</pubDate><guid>http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=673963</guid></item></channel></rss>