Lineup for Week 3 of NHL Player Gaming Challenge announced

NEW YORK - Three matches highlight Week 3 of the NHL Player Gaming Challenge™ presented by Honda, the NHL announced today. Each NHL Club is represented by one or two current players and will play in a one-time matchup against another Club in a best-of-three EA SPORTS™ NHL®20 series. Matches will be available on NHL platforms:
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WEEK 3 SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 14 (5 p.m. ET)
MATCH 7 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS
Drake Caggiula & Alex DeBrincat (CHI) vs. Michael Amadio & Blake Lizotte (LAK)

MATCH 8 - DETROIT RED WINGS vs MINNESOTA WILD
Madison Bowey (DET) vs. Devan Dubnyk (MIN)

Saturday, May 16 (3 p.m. ET)
MATCH 9 - EDMONTON OILERS vs NHL SEATTLE
Caleb Jones & Darnell Nurse (EDM) vs. Luke Willson (Seattle Seahawks, NFL)

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ICYMI: WEEK 2 REPLAYS

Match 4: Jake DeBrusk & Charlie McAvoy (BOS) defeat Clayton Keller & Conor Garland (ARI)

Match 5: Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) defeats Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH)

Match 6: Cam Fowler (ANA) defeats Evander Kane (SJS)

The NHL Player Gaming Challenge™ presented by Honda is a #HockeyAtHome initiative that reminds fans to stay safe, stay home and play together. As the NHL community continues to practice social distancing and take all necessary precautions during this time, the League will continue to help fans stay connected to players and the game by providing access to unique content and archived games.
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CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS
Thursday, May 14, 5 p.m. ET
Where to Watch:
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Facebook Premiere

Drake Caggiula & Alex DeBrincat (CHI) vs. Michael Amadio & Blake Lizotte (LAK)

* DeBrincat's hockey resume includes an OHL championship, two medals at major international tournaments, a CHL Player of the Year Award, an OHL MVP and one season as the OHL leader in both goals and points.

* In 2018-19, DeBrincat (21 years, 100 days) became the second-youngest player in Blackhawks history to reach the 40-goal mark in a season (behind Jeremy Roenick: 21 years, 65 days on March 23, 1991).

* Caggiula won a championship in his final season before embarking on his professional hockey career, earning tournament MVP as the University of North Dakota won the NCAA title in 2015-16. He scored twice in the NCAA national championship game, a 5-1 victory against Quinnipiac.

* In his first full NHL season, Lizotte leads Kings rookies in scoring with 6-17-23. He signed as a free agent with the Kings on April 2, 2019 and made his NHL debut four days later in the club's season finale against the Golden Knights.

* Amadio is in his first full NHL season and fourth with the Kings organization. Drafted by the Kings in the third round of the 2014 NHL Draft, Amadio made his professional debut during the 2016 AHL postseason, contributing 1-4-5 in 11 games to help the Ontario Reign reach the Conference Finals against eventual champion Lake Erie.

Additional facts can be found
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DETROIT RED WINGS vs. MINNESOTA WILD
Thursday, May 14, 5 p.m. ET
Where to Watch:
Twitch
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YouTube
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Facebook Premiere

Madison Bowey (DET) vs. Devan Dubnyk (MIN)

* Bowey won a championship in his final season before embarking on his professional hockey career, in 2014-15 as captain of the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL.

* Though he has yet to appear in a game during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Bowey has his name on the Cup after playing 51 games for the Capitals during the 2017-18 regular season.

* Dubnyk is in his 11th NHL season and sixth with Minnesota, where he settled as a starter during a memorable 2014-15 campaign.

* Dubnyk received the Masterton Trophy in 2014-15 after a remarkable second-half run. Eight points outside of a playoff spot when he made his team debut on Jan. 15, Dubnyk backstopped the Wild - his fifth NHL organization in the past two seasons at the time - to their third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dubnyk set a franchise record with 38 straight starts following his acquisition from Arizona and went 27-9-2 with a 1.78 GAA, .936 SV% and five shutouts to begin his tenure with the Wild.

Additional facts can be found
here
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EDMONTON OILERS vs. NHL SEATTLE
Saturday, May 16, 3 p.m. ET
Where to Watch:
Twitch
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YouTube
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Facebook Premiere
Caleb Jones & Darnell Nurse (EDM) vs. Luke Willson (Seattle Seahawks, NFL)

* Jones has appeared in a career-high 43 games with the Oilers in 2019-20 and is from a famous sporting family that includes his brother, Seth Jones, of the Blue Jackets and his father, Popeye Jones, who played in the NBA for 11 seasons.

* Jones is a two-time gold medal winner with the United States, winning at the 2015 Under-18 World Championship and the 2017 World Junior Championship.

* Nurse ranks second on the Oilers with 23:27 time on ice per game and is also from a family of athletes. Nurse's father, Richard, was a receiver for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats; his uncle, Donavan McNabb, was a six-time Pro Bowl quarterback in the NFL; and his sisters have excelled in basketball with the oldest, Tamika, playing in the NCAA for Oregon and Bowling Green while younger sister, Kia, is a two-time NCAA champion and current member of the New York Liberty in the WNBA.

* Nurse recorded NHL career-highs for goals (10), assists (31) and points (41) in 2018-19.

* Willson is a tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL and a Super Bowl champion who grew up a Maple Leafs fan while playing minor hockey in LaSalle, Ont.

* In 2013, Willson had two receptions in Super Bowl 48 to help the Seahawks win the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. Seattle's 43-8 win over Denver that year was the largest margin of victory by an underdog in Super Bowl history and tied for the third-highest margin of victory overall.

Additional facts can be found
here
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