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[October 11, 2017]  The Sports Xchange

10/10/2017 NHL Note - Boston Bruins White, Ryan

F Ryan White was signed by the Boston Bruins to a professional tryout contract, the team announced Tuesday. White split last season with the Arizona Coyotes and Minnesota Wild, collecting nine goals, seven assists and 84 penalty minutes in 65 games. The 29-year-old Manitoba native recorded career highs in goals (11), points (16) and penalty minutes (101) in 73 games with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Elie, Remi

LW Remi Elie was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League, the Dallas Stars announced Tuesday. Elie has one goal and a plus-3 rating in two games for Texas this season. The 22-year-old Ontario native recorded a goal, six assists and a plus-5 rating in 18 games with Dallas last season. He also had nine goals and 19 assists in 53 games with Texas in 2016-17.

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NHL Note - Pittsburgh Penguins Summers, Chris

D Chris Summers was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday after D Ian Cole was placed on injured reserve. Summers, 29, scored four goals and eight assists in 74 games with AHL Hartford last season. He figures to step in as the Penguins' No. 7 defenseman, with Chad Ruhwedel likely being inserted into the lineup to fill in for the absence of Cole.

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NHL Note - Boston Bruins Heinen, Danton

F Danton Heinen was recalled by Boston from Providence of the American Hockey League, the team announced Tuesday. The 22-year-old Heinen has notched an assist in one game with Providence this season. He appeared in eight NHL games last season with Boston, which selected him in the fourth round of the 2014 draft.

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NHL Note - New York Rangers Chytil, Filip

F Filip Chytil was assigned by New York to Hartford of the American Hockey League, the team announced Tuesday. Chytil, who was scratched for Sunday's contest versus the Montreal Canadiens, has logged just 12:39 of ice time in two games this season. The 18-year-old made his NHL debut on Oct. 5 against the Colorado Avalanche, becoming the fourth-youngest player to appear in a game with the Rangers in franchise history.

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NHL Note - New York Rangers Desjardins, Andrew

F Andrew Desjardins was released from his professional tryout contract, the New York Rangers announced Tuesday. Desjardins skated in three preseason games with New York this year. The 31-year-old has recorded 23 goals, 41 assists and 307 penalty minutes in 408 career contests with the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks.

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NHL Note - St. Louis Blues Bortuzzo, Robert

D Robert Bortuzzo was fined $3,091.40 by the NHL for cross-checking New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson during Monday afternoon's game in Brooklyn. The amount is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement. Bortuzzo took exception to Nelson colliding with Magnus Paajarvi away from the puck during the second period. He cross-checked Nelson to the ice from behind and then repeated the move twice more as the Islanders forward attempted to get to his feet.

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NHL Note - Pittsburgh Penguins Cole, Ian

D Ian Cole was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after taking a slapshot to the face Saturday. The shot knocked out several of Cole's teeth in the Penguins' 4-0 win against the Predators. He is out indefinitely. "We don't have a timeline for him to this point," coach Mike Sullivan said Monday. "He looks surprisingly better than I thought he would today. There's obvious swelling and things of that nature, but he is making progress and he'll continue to be evaluated ... I would say he's out for the (Capitals) game (on Wednesday)."

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NHL Note - Carolina Hurricanes Skinner, Jeff

F Jeff Skinner found the back of the net to tie the game 1-1 with 1:25 left in regulation. This marked Skinner's first goal of the season, and he led all skaters on Tuesday with five shots on goal. In 2016-17, Skinner led the Hurricanes with five points (2g, 3a) in four games against the Blue Jackets.

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NHL Note - Carolina Hurricanes Kruger, Marcus

F Marcus Kruger skated in his 400th NHL game vs. Columbus. Kruger has tallied 106 points (33g, 73a) in 400 career games, and notched his first Hurricanes point with an assist in his Carolina debut on Saturday.

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NHL Note - Columbus Blue Jackets Milano, Sonny

F Sonny Milano scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway with 31 seconds remaining in overtime as the Blue Jackets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday night at PNC Arena. "I'm just trying to stick here and prove myself as a two-way player," Milano said. "I'm never safe, I don't think." Milano, 21, tied a franchise record by scoring in each of the first three games of a season. He was plugged into a spot on the fourth line for this game, then cranked up his production again anyway.

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NHL Note - New York Rangers Shattenkirk, Kevin

D Kevin Shattenkirk on Tuesday played his first game against the Blues, whom he played 425 games for before being traded to the Washington Capitals last season.

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NHL Note - New York Rangers Chytil, Filip

C Filip Chytil, 18, taken with the No. 21 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

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NHL Note - St. Louis Blues Jaskin, Dmitrij

RW Dmitrij Jaskin was scratched from Tuesday's game after missing a team meeting earlier in the day.

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NHL Note - New York Rangers Lundqvist, Henrik

G Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to St. Louis. One of the goals came from Brayden Schenn, who banked a shot off Lundqvist's arm and into the net to make it 2-1. "Honestly, I don't know how that found the net there," Lundqvist said. "It was obviously frustrating to see it go in. It was just a quick play from the boards." Lundqvist kept the Rangers' deficit at a goal midway through the second period when he stopped Scottie Upshall on a short-handed breakaway.

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NHL Note - New York Rangers Zibanejad, Mika

C Mika Zibanejad scored his fifth goal of the season and fourth on the power play in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to St. Louis. The Rangers cycled the puck around the zone before a Kevin Shattenkirk shot was stopped by Carter Hutton. Pavel Buchnevich swept the rebound wide of the crease and onto the stick of Zibanejad, who scored to make it 1-1.

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NHL Note - St. Louis Blues Hutton, Carter

G Carter Hutton made 32 saves in his first start of the season in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over the Rangers in New York. Hutton's biggest stop came in the third period, when he denied the speedy Michael Grabner on a breakaway. "He didn't have a big step, but I knew he was coming. He can wheel," Hutton said. "For me, I was just trying to match his speed. Be out, be aggressive, and we had enough back pressure on him -- that puck was rolling, he had to make a quick shot -- and I was able to get my shoulder on it." Between Hutton and No. 1 Jake Allen, Blues goaltenders have stopped 139 of 148 shots against them this season. "My job is to play on those back-to-back nights, and whenever I get in there to go in, and compete, and play well," Hutton said.

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NHL Note - St. Louis Blues Schwartz, Jaden

LWJaden Schwartz had a goal and assist in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over the Rangers in New York. Schwartz stole the puck from Brady Skjei in the Rangers' zone on the first shift. D Carl Gunnarsson snuck down from the blue line and took a cross-ice pass from Schwartz, and quickly fired it past the glove of Henrik Lundqvist 15 seconds into the game. "It was a good start for us," Schwartz said. "(Gunnarsson) made a heck of a shot there and did a good job of finding an open area." Schwartz added an empty-net goal at 18:13 of the third period, and has seven points through four games, second in the NHL in scoring.

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NHL Note - St. Louis Blues Schenn, Brayden

C Brayden Schenn scored in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over the Rangers in New York. After the Rangers' Steven Kampfer turned the puck over along the boards, it ended up on the stick of Schenn on the goal line. He banked it off the arm of Henrik Lundqvist to put St. Louis up 2-1.

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NHL Note - St. Louis Blues Gunnarsson, Carl

D Carl Gunnarsson scored 15 seconds into Tuesday's 3-1 victory over the Rangers in New York. Jaden Schwartz stole the puck from Brady Skjei in the Rangers' zone on the first shift. Gunnarsson snuck down from the blue line and took a cross-ice pass from Schwartz, and quickly fired it past the glove of Henrik Lundqvist. It was Gunnarsson's second goal of the season after he scored five in his first 189 games for St. Louis.

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NHL Note - Montreal Canadiens Streit, Mark

D Mark Streit was scratched Tuesday for the second game in a row.

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NHL Note - Chicago Blackhawks Schmaltz, Nick

C Nick Schmaltz missed his second game Tuesday with an upper-body injury.

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NHL Note - Montreal Canadiens Price, Carey

G Carey Price made 22 saves in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Chicago.

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Burrows, Alex

LW Alex Burrows, who was traded to the Senators at last year's deadline after playing 12 years with the Canucks, was honored during Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory in Vancouver. Burrows waved to the crowd, which gave him a standing ovation during a first-period video tribute. "It was really special," Burrows said. "I didn't know how I was going to react to the ovation and the video. It was great. I had a lot fun tonight, even happier with the win."

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NHL Note - Vegas Golden Knights Neal, James

LW James Neal continued his hot start with a pair of goals, and the Golden Knights earned a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes in Vegas' first-ever home game on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Neal, who had the game-winning goals in the first two games for Vegas, made it 3-0 with his fourth goal of the season, spinning around in front of the net and firing it past G Antti Raanta's stick side at 6:15.

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NHL Note - Vegas Golden Knights Fleury, Marc-Andre

G Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his third win with 31 saves to lead the Golden Knights to a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes in Vegas' first-ever home game on Tuesday.

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NHL Note - Arizona Coyotes Raanta, Antti

G Antti Raanta, who shined with 42 saves in his Arizona starting debut Saturday night, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Golden Knights, was gone after 6 minutes, 15 seconds Tuesday at Vegas. He allowed three goals on five shots. Raanta said, "Of course it was a special night for Vegas. It was great to be a part of it until five minutes into it and it was 3-0 and the whole building was going crazy and their team was going crazy. It was a tough start, but we need to learn from it. "

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NHL Note - Calgary Flames Engelland, Deryk

D Deryk Engelland, a Las Vegas resident for the past 15 years, scored in the Golden Knights' home opener Tuesday, a 5-2 win over Arizona. Engelland made it 2-0 in the first period when he slapped in a shot from above the right circle. "We always say we want to help the city start to heal," said Engelland, who gave a brief speech to the crowd during the ceremony. "Hopefully we're doing that. I'll take (goals) when I can get them. I couldn't be more happy than to get one tonight."

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NHL Note - Arizona Coyotes Domingue, Louis

G Louis Domingue replaced ineffective Antti Raanta in the first period Tuesday, and he stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced at Vegas.

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NHL Note - Arizona Coyotes Martinook, Jordan

F Jordan Martinook sat out the Tuesday game with lower-body injury. He is day-to-day, Arizona coach Rick Tocchet said.

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NHL Note - Arizona Coyotes Perlini, Brendan

F Brendan Perlini sustained an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return.

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NHL Note - Montreal Canadiens Plekanec, Tomas

C Tomas Plekanec scored in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Chicago. The Canadiens, pumped up by the opening-night crowd, started with a rush, and Plekanec gave them their first lead of the season 75 seconds into the game.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Forsberg, Filip

C Filip Forsberg's second goal of the game, on a power play with 36 seconds left, capped a wild rally from a 5-3 third-period deficit, giving Nashville a stunning 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Forsberg also had an assist in the game.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Hartnell, Scott

LW Scott Hartnell's second goal of the game, on a power play with 1:17 left, tied the game, and Nashville went on to pull out a stunning 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

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NHL Note - Philadelphia Flyers Elliott, Brian

G Brian Elliott (2-1-0) saved 25 shots Tuesday in the Flyers' 6-5 loss at Nashville.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Rinne, Pekka

G Pekka Rinne (1-1-0) saved 25 shots Tuesday in the Predators' 6-5 win over the Flyers.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Subban, P.K.

D P.K. Subban notched three assists Tuesday in the Predators' 6-5 win over the Flyers.

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NHL Note - Philadelphia Flyers Filppula, Valtteri

C Valtteri Filppula scored two goals Tuesday in the Flyers' 6-5 loss at Nashville.

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NHL Note - Philadelphia Flyers Simmonds, Wayne

RW Wayne Simmonds was named the NHL's third star of the week on Monday. Simmonds scored four goals in three games, notching a hat trick at San Jose and a game-winner in overtime at Anaheim. He was held scoreless Tuesday at Nashville.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Fiala, Kevin

RW Kevin Fiala (upper-body injury) returned to action Tuesday after missing the Predators' 4-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Saturday. He notched two assists against the Flyers.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Josi, Roman

D Roman Josi and C Colton Sissons were scratched Tuesday due to lower-body injuries.

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NHL Note - Nashville Predators Sissons, Colton

C Colton Sissons and D Roman Josi were scratched Tuesday due to lower-body injuries.

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NHL Note - Chicago Blackhawks Anisimov, Artem

C Artem Anisimov scored in Tuesday's 3-1 victory in Montreal.

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NHL Note - Chicago Blackhawks Saad, Brandon

LW Brandon Saad scored his fifth goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-1 victory in Montreal. Saad gave Chicago a 2-1 lead when he shook off a check by Canadiens rookie D Victor Mete and scored on a pass from Jonathan Toews at 18:12.

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NHL Note - Chicago Blackhawks DeBrincat, Alex

RW Alex DeBrincat scored his first NHL goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 victory in Montreal. DeBrincat, the Blackhawks' second-round pick (39th overall) in 2016, tied the game at 17:53, driving home a pass from Patrick Sharp after a clearing attempt by Montreal's Jordie Benn hit a linesman at the Canadiens' blue line. "It's probably a dream come true," DeBrincat said of his goal. "You think about that moment your whole life, and finally it comes true. It's pretty cool. He's a great goalie, obviously, and I was lucky enough to get one past him." DeBrincat averaged 111 points in three seasons with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League.

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NHL Note - Columbus Blue Jackets Bobrovsky, Sergei

G Sergei Bobrovsky was within 85 seconds of recording his second shutout in as many outings until Jeff Skinner gloved a failed clearing attempt from Blue Jackets left winger Markus Hannikainen and then broke down the slot and scored an unassisted goal. The Hurricanes were using an extra skater at the time. Bobrovsky, who delivered a shutout to open the season against the New York Islanders, finished with 37 saves for the Blue Jackets (2-1-0).

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NHL Note - Columbus Blue Jackets Anderson, Josh

RW Josh Anderson played in his first game after starting the season with a condition stint with Cleveland of the American Hockey League. He signed a three-year contract last week.

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NHL Note - Columbus Blue Jackets Dalpe, Zac

C Zac Dalpe, who was scratched for the first time this season Tuesday night, began his career with the Hurricanes, playing in 41 Carolina games across three seasons, most recently in 2012-13.

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NHL Note - Carolina Hurricanes Van Riemsdyk, Trevor

D Trevor van Riemsdyk, who made his Carolina debut Saturday night, was scratched. He was being evaluated for a concussion.

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NHL Note - Vancouver Canucks Sedin, Henrik

C Henrik Sedin had two assists in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa.

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NHL Note - Vancouver Canucks Vanek, Thomas

LW Thomas Vanek scored in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa.

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Ceci, Cody

D Cody Ceci scored in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory in Vancouver.

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Dzingel, Ryan

C Ryan Dzingel forced overtime when he tied the game at 5:09 of the third period in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory in Vancouver.

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Anderson, Craig

G Craig Anderson made 26 saves in in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory in Vancouver. "Eventually you're going to win one of those shootouts," Anderson said after Ottawa improved to 1-0-2. "It's just a matter of statistics. I thought we did a great job. Another resilient effort by the guys being down a goal in the third (period) and finding a way to get a point and then taking care of business in the shootout." Anderson forced the shootout when he denied Sven Baertschi on a breakaway in overtime.

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Stone, Mark

RW Mark Stone scored in the fifth round of the shootout in Tuesday's 3-2 victory in Vancouver. Stone beat G Jacob Markstrom with a wrist shot low on the blocker side. He had made some mental notes after watching Markstrom react on earlier shots by Bobby Ryan (a save) and Kyle Turris (a goal). "You watch Bobby come in on the first shootout and I think he drops that right leg and then Turris goes in there and makes a great shot and he drops the leg again," Stone said. "So I said, 'May as well go and see if he is going to drop it a third time,' and fortunately he did."

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Oduya, Johnny

D Johnny Oduya missed his second game Tuesday with a lower-body injury.

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NHL Note - Ottawa Senators Karlsson, Erik

D Erik Karlsson missed his third straight game Tuesday after June 14 foot surgery.

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NHL Note - Vancouver Canucks Boeser, Brock

RW Brock Boeser, who led Vancouver with four goals and seven points in the exhibition season, was a healthy scratch Tuesday for the second consecutive game.

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NHL Note - Vancouver Canucks Markstrom, Jacob

G Jacob Markstrom made 40 saves in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa. For the second consecutive game, Markstrom gave up an easy goal early in the first period to put the Canucks down 1-0. D Cody Ceci scored at 4:08 when his innocent-looking shot from the faceoff circle hit Markstrom's glove then trickled into the net between his pads. "My mistake," Marskstrom said. "It was tough against a team like Ottawa. When you know it's going to be tight, you don't want to give them free goals. The team really bailed me out a couple of times here. You don't want that to become a habit."

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NHL Note - Vancouver Canucks Tanev, Chris

D Chris Tanev scored in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa. Tanev said it was a game the Canucks easily could have won. "We are going 2-1 into the third, you want to get those two points," he said. "They are big down the stretch of the season. ... We'll learn and move on."

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NHL Note - Chicago Blackhawks Crawford, Corey

G Corey Crawford, playing in his hometown, spoiled the Canadiens' home opener, making 41 saves in Tuesday's 3-1 victory. Crawford improved his record against Montreal to 8-0-2. "It's fun to play here, friends and family are here," Crawford said. "I was pretty excited to come here and play. That was another big win for us on the road in this building. They came out flying, and we didn't get rattled. We scored some big goals on some nice plays, a couple of tic-tac-toes there. We showed poise and kept making plays." Coach Joel Quenneville said he liked the way Crawford handled himself. "He was big. They were loading up with traffic, and he challenged them," Quenneville said. "I think he likes it here."

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NHL Note - Pittsburgh Penguins Daley, Trevor

D Trevor Daley played in Dallas on Tuesday for the first time since spending 10 seasons with the Stars (2005-15). Daley was honored with a video tribute during the first period.

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NHL Note - Detroit Red Wings DeKeyser, Danny

D Danny DeKeyser sustained a lower-body injury late in the second period of Tuesday's 4-2 loss in Dallas and did not return. "I don't have an update," coach Jeff Blashill said on DeKeyser's status. "I'll know more tomorrow. I haven't even talked to the training staff."

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NHL Note - Detroit Red Wings Mrazek, Petr

G Petr Mrazek stopped 29 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 loss in Dallas.

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Benn, Jamie

LW Jamie Benn recorded his 300th career assist in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Detroit.

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NHL Note - Detroit Red Wings Mantha, Anthony

RW Anthony Mantha scored in Tuesday's 4-2 loss in Dallas. Mantha made it a one-goal game when he beat Ben Bishop far post with a wrist shot from the left circle with 4:49 remaining. "I knew we had traffic," Mantha said. "We just tried to shoot. I just wanted to turn around and fire that puck."

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NHL Note - Detroit Red Wings Abdelkader, Justin

LW Justin Abdelkader scored in Tuesday's 4-2 loss in Dallas. Abdelkader scored with the Red Wings on a four-on-three power play when Abdelkader tapped the puck in at the near post following a cross-ice pass from Henrik Zetterberg. "I saw they had two righties out there, and when that happens, (Abdelkader) usually slides back door, and that worked," Zetterberg said.

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Hanzal, Martin

C Martin Hanzal scored into an empty net with two seconds left in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Detroit.

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Seguin, Tyler

C Tyler Seguin scored in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Detroit. The Stars took a 2-0 lead when Seguin scored his second of the season on a power play with 31 seconds left in the first period. Seguin one-timed a John Klingberg pass over Petr Mrazek's blocker, beating the goalie top shelf and short side from the top edge of the left circle.

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Bishop, Ben

G Ben Bishop stopped 23 shots in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Detroit. Bishop, one of Dallas' marquee offseason additions, earned his first win with the Stars. "It's exciting, especially at home in front of the crowd," Bishop said. "I maybe would've liked to do it in the first one, but we'll take the two points. It was a big win for us. You never want to lose three in a row in this league." Bishop, who took a puck to the head Friday in the third period against Vegas and left the ice, returned to action after sitting out one game.

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Klingberg, John

D John Klingberg registered a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Detroit. Klingberg scored at 9:15 on a wrist shot from the high slot, a flick that struck the left goalpost and deflected off G Petr Mrazek's right skate before crossing the line. "We were actually setting up another play, but the puck came right back in the middle," Klingberg said. "I just move right on the blue line and try to shoot past the blocker there. It bounced in somehow."

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NHL Note - Dallas Stars Janmark, Mattias

C Mattias Janmark registered a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Detroit. Janmark scored his first goal of the season at 8:05 of the second period. His soft wrist shot deflected off Petr Mrazek's right pad before resting inside the near post. It was Janmark's first goal since May 9, 2016, when he scored in Game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference semifinals against the St. Louis Blues. Janmark missed last season with a knee injury.

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