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• Aaron Ekblad returns to Panthers for practice

  Defenseman cleared after sustaining neck injury during World Cup of Hockey 2016

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  Aaron Ekblad returns to Panthers for practice
• Auston Matthews to make Maple Leafs debut

  No. 1 pick will play first preseason game against Sabres on Friday

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  Auston Matthews to make Maple Leafs debut
• Fantasy: Top 250 rankings for 2016-17

  NHL.com identifies most valuable assets for standard leagues

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  Fantasy: Top 250 rankings for 2016-17
• Andrew Shaw suspended three preseason games

  Canadiens forward disciplined for boarding Capitals defenseman Connor Hobbs

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  Andrew Shaw suspended three preseason games
• Blues have theme night at Busch Stadium

  Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk throws first pitch before Cardinals game against Reds

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  Blues have theme night at Busch Stadium
• Nikita Kucherov won't join Lightning without contract

  Report: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman will step up efforts to sign restricted free agent forward

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  Nikita Kucherov won't join Lightning without contract
• Tyler Johnson healthy again for Lightning

  Tampa Bay center fully recovered from broken wrist that hampered him last season

  Training Camp

  Tyler Johnson healthy again for Lightning
• Clarke MacArthur working way back from concussion

  Senators forward says he's 'encouraged by how my body has reacted' since injury

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  Clarke MacArthur working way back from concussion
• Auston Matthews gets big break with Maple Leafs

  No. 1 draft pick shatters glass in first day of practice after looking like he belongs in NHL

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  Auston Matthews gets big break with Maple Leafs
• Matthews breaks glass in practice

  Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs No. 1 overall pick Auston Matthews shatters the glass during his first training-camp practice

  Matthews breaks glass in practice

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• Shayne Gostisbehere focused on adjustments

  Flyers defenseman wants to evolve into better two-way player

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  Shayne Gostisbehere focused on adjustments
• Rasmus Ristolainen practicing with Sabres

  Restricted free agent skates with Buffalo players not playing in preseason game

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  Rasmus Ristolainen practicing with Sabres
• Connor McDavid, Milan Lucic play together for Oilers

  Form new top line with Jordan Eberle in preseason loss to Canucks

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  Connor McDavid, Milan Lucic play together for Oilers
• Jakub Vrana won't let defense rest

  Offensively gifted Capitals forward prospect working diligently to improve play in own end

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  Jakub Vrana won't let defense rest
• Rookie Michal Kempny's poise impresses Blackhawks

  26-year-old defenseman, signed as free agent, expected to earn regular role this season

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  Rookie Michal Kempny's poise impresses Blackhawks
• AHL names four to Hall of Fame

  Billy Dea, Bryan Helmer and Rob Murray, and executive Doug Yingst to be inducted on Jan. 30, 2017

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  AHL names four to Hall of Fame
• Jared Bednar wins home debut with Avalanche

  First-year coach pleased by late push in preseason victory at Pepsi Center

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  Jared Bednar wins home debut with Avalanche
• Alex Ovechkin rejoins Capitals at camp

  Captain returns after playing for Team Russia at World Cup

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  Alex Ovechkin rejoins Capitals at camp
• Dennis Seidenberg to join Islanders after World Cup

  Report: 35-year-old defenseman, playing for Team Europe, will sign one-year, $1 million contract

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  Dennis Seidenberg to join Islanders after World Cup
• Jimmy Vesey to make debut for Rangers

  Forward to play first preseason game against Devils

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  Jimmy Vesey to make debut for Rangers
• Jack Eichel 'in game shape' for Sabres

  Buffalo center set for second NHL season after experience of World Cup

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  Jack Eichel 'in game shape' for Sabres
• Frederik Andersen makes camp debut with Maple Leafs

  Goaltender acquired from Ducks in June had been out with upper-body injury

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  Frederik Andersen makes camp debut with Maple Leafs
• Auston Matthews makes impact in Maple Leafs debut

  Top pick in 2016 NHL Draft breaks glass with slap shot on first day at training camp

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  Auston Matthews makes impact in Maple Leafs debut
• Justin Bieber helps Jari Kurri prep for alumni game

  Pop superstar practiced with Jokerit on tour stop in Finland

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  Justin Bieber helps Jari Kurri prep for alumni game
• Mailbag: Jacob Trouba request, Pacific playoff teams

  NHL.com's Dan Rosen answers weekly questions

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  Mailbag: Jacob Trouba request, Pacific playoff teams
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• Eric Staal looking to fit in with Wild

  Veteran center hopes to contribute offensively after scoring 13 goals last season

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  Eric Staal looking to fit in with Wild
• Randy Carlyle focused on present, not past

  Prefers to turn page entering second tenure as Ducks coach

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  Randy Carlyle focused on present, not past
• Kyle Quincey agrees to one-year contract with Devils

  31-year-old defenseman played past four-plus seasons with Red Wings

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  Kyle Quincey agrees to one-year contract with Devils
• Wayne Gretzky introduced as Centennial ambassador

  All-time leading scorer will play major role in yearlong celebration of NHL's 100th anniversary

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  Wayne Gretzky introduced as Centennial ambassador
• Centennial: 100 Years of the NHL

  Take a look back at some of the best moments and memories from the first 100 years of the National Hockey League as Michael Chiklis narrates

  Centennial: 100 Years of the NHL

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• Phil Esposito wouldn't let Canada lose Summit Series

  Architect of victory in decisive Game 8 against Soviet Union 44 years ago Wednesday

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  Phil Esposito wouldn't let Canada lose Summit Series
• Shea Theodore aims to stay on track to NHL

  Shuttle to San Diego of AHL no longer appeals to Ducks defense prospect

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  Shea Theodore aims to stay on track to NHL
• Gretzky on being named ambassador

  Wayne Gretzky sits down with Dan Rosen and discusses his role as ambassador for the NHL Centennial

  Gretzky on being named ambassador

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• No progress on NHL in 2018 Olympics

  Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says 'time is very short to make a decision'

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  No progress on NHL in 2018 Olympics
• NHL unveils 2017 Centennial celebrations

  'The Great One' Wayne Gretzky named NHL Centennial Ambassador

  NHL Centennial

  NHL unveils 2017 Centennial celebrations
• NHL Centennial: Gretzky's career

  As the NHL approaches its Centennial anniversary, the league takes a look back at the career of one of the greatest, Wayne Gretzky

  NHL Centennial: Gretzky's career

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• Gretzky talks NHL memories

  Newly named NHL Centennial celebration ambassador Wayne Gretzky discusses his first memories of the NHL and his own personal highlights

  Gretzky talks NHL memories

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• 2016 Free Agent Tracker

  Complete list of signings by team, available players

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  2016 Free Agent Tracker
• Sept. 29: Kings, Ducks play game in England

  Plus: Dave Andreychuk born; Blues name Chris Pronger captain

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  Sept. 29: Kings, Ducks play game in England