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Devils Links
Mackenzie Blackwood got his first NHL win Thursday night in impressive fashion. He put up 40 saves in a 5-2 victory over the Bruins, and who the heck knows what kind of team this really is. Probably not a great one, but winning is fun. [All About The Jersey] [NorthJersey.com] [NJ.com]
Over at the World Juniors:
Ty Smith logged some big minutes in Canada’s big win over Denmark:
Ty Smith (NJD) logged over a third of the minutes for Canada’s blue line tonight, leading the team by a large margin.
— Brandon Holmes (@BHolmes_Hockey) December 27, 2018
Breakdown:
Ty Smith - 21:17
Ian Mitchell - 16:56
Josh Brook - 16:31
Noah Dobson - 16:00
Markus Phillips - 14:18
Jared McIsaac - 14:12
Evan Bouchard - 13:17
A good showing for Akira Schmid against one of the tournament favorites:
Canada hangs on to earn a 3-2 win in a game they out-shot Switzerland 32-17. Hats off to Akira Schmid (NJD) who kept the Swiss in this the whole way and a very impressive showing against a far deeper team from the Swiss. Entertaining third period.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 28, 2018
A goal for Aarne Talvitie:
Finnish captain Aarne Talvitie (@PennStateMHKY & @NJDevils) picks off a pass and scores for a 2-0 lead!#WorldJuniors #FINvsKAZ pic.twitter.com/UWtMtcXvJD
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 28, 2018
Hockey Links
Just as it appeared Habs goaltender Carey Price appeared to be rounding back into form ... he’s hurt. It’s a lower-body injury. [Sportsnet]
The Penguins have signed Jake Guentzel to a five-year, $30 million contract extension. [NHL]
Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Alex Ovechkin will captain the four NHL All-Star teams next month. [TSN]
The Blues will reportedly host the 2020 NHL All-Star Game:
The Blues will host the 2020 NHL All-Star Game @Enterprise_Cntr, league sources have told @TheAthleticSTL.
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) December 27, 2018
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