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 The NHL announced Friday that, under the All-Star selection
process, the coach of the team with the highest points percentage
(points earned divided by total possible points) through Saturday --
the halfway point of the season -- will earn the right to lead one
of the All-Star teams.
Laviolette's Predators have recorded a league-leading points
percentage of .725 (27-9-4) and are assured of retaining the top
spot through Saturday. Joining Laviolette will be members of his
Nashville coaching staff.
Sutter, as coach of the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings, will
direct the other All-Star team and be accompanied by members of his
Los Angeles coaching staff.
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Former Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky signed a four-year
contract extension through the 2018-19 season with the Columbus Blue
Jackets.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, but The
Columbus Dispatch reported the contract to be worth $29.7 million.
The 26-year-old Russian has a 68-41-13 record with a 2.34
goals-against average, .924 save percentage and 10 shutouts in 123
games with the Blue Jackets since the 2012-13 season.
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Peter Horachek will remain the interim coach of the Toronto Maple
Leafs for the rest of the season, the team announced.
The Maple Leafs will hold off on hiring a new coach to replace Randy
Carlyle, who was fired Tuesday, until the season ends.
After Horacheck took over, the Maple Leafs lost his first game
behind the bench, 6-2 at home to the Washington Capitals on
Wednesday night.
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Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nicklas Grossmann will miss the next
three weeks because of an upper-body injury suffered Thursday night.
Grossmann was injured in the first period of the Flyers' 3-2 win
over the Washington Capitals. He was hit into the boards by Capitals
right winger Tom Wilson.
In 41 games this season, Grossmann has a career-best three goals. He
also has five assists while averaging 18:10 of ice time per game.
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The Nashville Predators activated forwards Taylor Beck and Matt
Cullen from injured reserve.
Beck missed the Predators' recent road trip because of an illness.
Cullen has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury.
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The Washington Capitals recalled goaltender Pheonix Copley from the
Hershey Bears and reasigned goalie Justin Peters to the American
Hockey League club for conditioning purposes.
Peters, 28, registered a 2-3-1 record with a 3.28 goals-agaist
average and a .872 save percentage in seven games with Washington
this season.
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Longtime NHL player Todd Bertuzzi signed a professional tryout
agreement with Binghamton of the AHL.
The well-traveled Bertuzzi, 39, has 314 goals and 456 assists in
1,159 NHL games with the New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks,
Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames and Red Wings.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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