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The Carolina Hurricanes have hired Bill Peters, the team said on Thursday. Peters spent the last three seasons as an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings. Before that, he coached the Chicago Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate in Rockford, Ill. Eight players who played under Peters for Rockford, as the Hurricanes noted, went on to win the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2010 or 2013 — Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jordan Henry, Antti Niemi, Corey Crawford, Bryan Bickell, Nick Leddy, Brandon Bollig and Ben Smith....

The “Two Man Advantage” contest may fill easily based on increased demand. That has an $8 entry with $40,000 prize pool. There is a $333 World Championship Qualifier and a high-stakes ($400 entry) $75,000 Penalty Kill Special with $15,000 going to first place. Keep in mind, with scoring down, Vegas has a couple over/unders at six. Also, check out the Fantasy Hockey X podcast for a little extra help....

Please note that DraftKings has done away with the $4 Forecheck and has a $5 Fall Festival Classic for now. The payout structure is a bit different, and in order to “double up”, one has to finish in the top 13.6 percent basically. Also, coming next week will be some lineup construction tips. MORE: SN DFS | DFS Lineup Builder Good luck on Thursday night fantasy hockey fans. Because of the volatile nature of goalies and other reasons, there will be more information on social media coming later this afternoon and this evening....

That day finally arrives Wednesday when the Golden Knights announce their selections for the NHL Expansion Draft. While there have been a myriad of mock drafts done by every imaginable source, including, behind closed doors, by McPhee and his staff the past several months, the final mock-ups take on more relevance now that all 30 NHL teams submitted their respective protected lists this past Sunday. Vegas must select a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defensemen, and three goalies, with the remaining four players of any position....

Now the focus is on free agency. Some teams have already gotten started re-signing their one players or trading for others. But Wednesday marks the official start of free agency, where teams are open to sign any free agent on the market. Every teams has their holes and gaps on their roster they need to address. Here is a look at every team’s offseason needs.: MORE: When does NHL free agency start?...

Both players received game misconducts after a pair of fights broke out near the Panthers net. The sequence started when Mike Weaver shoved Antoine Roussel after the Dallas forward kept poking at the puck in the pads of goalie Tim Thomas. After Weaver and Roussel dropped their gloves, Kulikov and Garbutt started fighting nearby. All four players got fighting penalties. Roussel received a 10-minute misconduct penalty, but wasn't ejected, and was given an extra 2-minute penalty for instigating....

EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 Boston Bruins vs. No. 4 Detroit Red Wings — Boston wins series, 4-1 Friday, April 18: Detroit 1, Boston 0 Sunday, April 20: Boston 4, Detroit 1 Tuesday, April 22: Boston 3, Detroit 0 Thursday, April 24: Boston 3, Detroit 2 (OT) Saturday, April 26: Boston 4, Detroit 2 No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. No. 3 Montreal Canadiens — Montreal wins series, 4-0 Wednesday, April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4 (OT) Friday, April 18: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday, April 20: Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday, April 22: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3 No....

With Tampa Bay trailing by a goal in the final seconds of the first period Friday, none other than Nikita Kucherov appeared to tie the game on an incredible individual effort, flipping the puck past Capitals goalie Braden Holtby while falling to the ice on a partial breakaway. The crowd at Amalie Arena whipped into a frenzy, thrilled to head into intermission tied after the Lightning managed just two shots on goal in their sluggish start to the period....

The Blue Jackets head coach told reporters after his team’s 4-3 Game 5 loss to the Bruins on Saturday that he believes the series will go the distance, despite Boston now holding a 3-2 lead. “Things happen for a reason and I truly believe that,” Tortorella said. “We’ll be back here for Game 7.” The Blue Jackets mounted a furious comeback in the third period of Saturday’s game, overcoming a two-goal deficit to even the score at 3-3 before David Pastrnak scored the game-winner with less than 90 seconds left in regulation....

And while Trotz led Washington to the Stanley Cup last year, he won’t hold anything back if he faces them in the playoffs this year. “Do I want to beat them? Absolutely, 100 percent, because I want to have the same experience and win the Stanley Cup with this group,” Trotz told the New York Post on Thursday. Trotz was not retained by the Capitals after leading the team to their first championship in franchise history....

It seems no one told Alex Killorn as that as that is just what he did to net the first goal of the postseason Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets matchup. Facing a penalty kill with just over four minutes gone in the first period, the seventh year forward stole the puck from Seth Jones at the Lightning’s blueline and broke in alone on Columbus’ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to ignite the offense for Tampa Bay....

Sixteen teams are set to begin the gauntlet of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and there’s no telling who will be the last club standing and drinking out of Lord Stanley’s Cup. The Central Division saw eight teams battle for four spots. The Hurricanes and Predators are squaring off alongside the first Sunshine Showdown. Who will move one step closer to fulfilling their Cup dreams by advancing to the second round?...

The search will now begin in earnest for Chiarelli’s full-time successor who will have a say in selecting the next head coach. Speculation over the Oilers next GM began almost as soon as Chiarelli received his walking papers. A month ago, The Score cited TSN’s Darren Dreger reporting Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson narrowed the list of potential candidates. The notables under consideration could include former Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi, Vegas Golden Knights assistant GM Kelly McCrimmon, Montreal Canadiens pro scout Sean Burke, Anaheim Ducks consultant (and former Vancouver Canucks GM) Dave Nonis and Los Angeles Kings assistant GM Mike Futa....

Yep, the league sent out the press release for the as-yet-untitled Epix serieses, which will chronicle the Blackhawks-Caps and Kings-Sharks outdoor games starting in December, a little before the festivities at Nationals Park began, and there’s not a lot to dislike. U.S. customers — whether they subscribe to Epix in any way or not — are going to be able to stream the episodes live through a variety of means, including NHL....

The biggest trade came courtesy of the Golden Knights, who acquired Mark Stone from the Senators in a package led by bluechip prospect Erik Brannstrom. Vegas promptly agreed to sign their new prize, a pending UFA, to an eight-year contract extension worth a reported $76 million ($9.5 million AAV). NHL TRADE TRACKERFull list of every deal completed before the 2019 deadline That was just the beginning. After Stone, the floodgates opened....

Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about Marchand’s actions against Tampa Bay a night earlier. Marchand licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan on the face during Game 4 of their second-round series after appearing to do the same to Toronto’s Leo Komarov earlier in the playoffs. The league says Marchand has been put on notice that his actions are unacceptable and that similar behavior in the future will be dealt with through supplemental discipline....

The Pikmin mobile game was announced on March 22, 2021, and is currently slated for a release later this year as of this writing. The game is said to be made by Niantic’s Tokyo studio and is also hosting a closed beta at the moment for some fans to see what the app plans to offer upon release. The beta has undergone an update, which has led Niantic to reveal its new, proper name....

Bosa suffered an apparent knee injury on an inside run by New York. His knee was twisted in a weird way, and he immediately grabbed it as he fell to the turf. Just a few plays later, Thomas suffered an injury as well, requiring the cart to come out. As if things couldn’t get worse, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo came up limping after an awkward tackle in the first quarter. However, Garoppolo was able to return later in the game....

According to NFL Media, the Jaguars quarterback is expected to be placed on the injured reserve/return list after undergoing surgery scheduled for Monday morning. While the team has yet to confirm the injury or provide an official update, it was reported that Foles suffered a broken left collarbone in Sunday’s 40-26 loss to the Chiefs. Should Foles in fact be placed on IR, he would be eligible to return in Week 10 following Jacksonville’s bye when the Jaguars visit the Colts on Nov....