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Blake Coleman had a hat trick, Auston Matthews had a hat trick and the Leafs held off the Devils in a 7-4 game on Tuesday night. [All About the Jersey] [NJ.com]
Cory Schneider came into the game in relief, and Jack Hughes left due to illness:
#NJDevils Nasreddine said that Jack Hughes left in the second period after he started to feel sick.
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) January 15, 2020
Came back to play a few shifts but realized he wasn’t well enough to play.
Didn’t come out for the third period.
Nico is heading to the All-Star Game:
#NHLAllStar Update: @NJDevils forward @NicoHischier will replace teammate Kyle Palmieri at the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/8Gq0HPXV24
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 14, 2020
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman gives a few interesting insights on Ray Shero’s dismissal, including the fact that Shero had been given a four-year contract extension last year (segment starts at 25:40): [Sportsnet]
P.K. says he hasn’t asked to be traded by the Devils. “The business is the business, you know?” he said. “But as far as me, I love my teammates here, I love the guys, it’s a great group, it’s fun to come to the rink every day.” [NHL]
Hockey Links
The Capitals have signed Nicklas Backstrom to a five-year, $46 million contract. [NHL]
Hope you didn’t miss this:
Bruins lose after Brad Marchand has the worst shootout try in the history of the sport pic.twitter.com/x9IVt4eDgG
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 14, 2020
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