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For the Eastern Conference, Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper will head the Atlantic Division and Washington’s Todd Reirden will lead the Metropolitan. In the Western Conference, Winnipeg’s Paul Maurice will serve as the bench boss for the Central Division while Calgary’s Bill Peters will steer the Pacific. The head coaches selected lead the teams with the highest point percentage for their respective division entering play Jan. 5. Cooper’s Lightning have the league-best point percentage (....

What it did have, like each draft every year, was winners and losers. Here’s a quick look at each, knowing that in most cases it will take years to really grade what took place this weekend.. Winners Vegas Golden Knights The NHL’s newest franchise acquitted themselves quite well, making three of the first 15 selections in the first round, landing their most-coveted option, center Cody Glass (pictured) with their first-ever pick, number six overall....

When looking at available defensemen and goalies, there is not a lot of talent to sign. John Klingberg is the clear best option on the blue line, but after that there’s really no true top-pairing defenseman up for grabs. Kris Letang was set to be the other top guy, but he re-signed with the Penguins. In the crease, Darcy Kumper and Jack Campbell provide two solid options in net, but they are the only two starters....

The playoffs officially began on Aug. 11, and it’s been a heart-thumping, speed-and-skill, action-packed time. Now we’re just seven games (at the most) away from crowning a champion. Here’s everything to know about watching NHL playoff games in 2020, including a complete TV schedule with start times and channels for every series. MORE: Watch NHL playoff games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) NHL playoff games today Here’s the full schedule of NHL playoff games for today:...

Logan Couture’s power-play goal 5:13 into the second overtime in Saturday’s Game 2 gave the Sharks a much-needed 4-3 win to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. It’s the first time the NHL’s storybook expansion franchise has lost in the playoffs, six games into its postseason history. That Golden Knights were a questionable overturned goal away from improving to 6-0 will make the loss all the more difficult to swallow....

On Thursday night, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety suspended Drew Doughty one game for an illegal check to the head of William Carrier. The play occurred midway through the third period of the Golden Knights 1-0 victory on Wednesday, and Carrier did not return to the game after the hit. Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant took issue with the play, saying after the game, " … I thought it was a bad hit....

After allowing a goal to Tyler Seguin that tied the game at 2-2, Nashville’s 13th-year goaltender made a series of saves on shots taken directly in front him from both sides of the net just 20 seconds later to keep the game at a stalemate. The Predators would go on to beat the Stars 3-2. Rinne’s effort then, along with his entire 40-save performance, allowed the Nashville to take the lead a few minutes later off the stick of Mikael Granlund, who netted his first goal of the postseason to give the Predators a 2-1 series lead....

Wayne Simmonds left Nashville’s matchup with Dallas on Saturday after he took a puck to the knee off of a shot from Roman Josi. Simmonds went to the locker room with a notable limp and he did not return to the bench when the trainer came back a few minutes later. The 30-year-old winger came over to the Predators in a trade from the Flyers at the deadline. He has one goal and two assists in 17 games with Nashville, but so much of what Simmonds does doesn’t show up on the scoresheet....

San Jose Sharks veteran Joe Thornton notched his first playoff goal in nearly three years on Friday night, scoring his team’s third in a 5-3 Game 2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Thornton, 39, entered the contest with 27 goals in 161 playoff games, so the London, Ont., native wasn’t exactly a prime candidate to add to his total; however, with goals flowing freely between both teams, Thornton got in on the action to close a wild first period as the Sharks nullified Vegas’ early 3-0 lead with three straight goals of their own....

Leafs Considering Nylander Trade Options The contract standoff between the Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free agent William Nylander has reached a new critical stage. Facing a Dec. 1 deadline to get the 22-year-old winger signed lest he become ineligible for the remainder of the season, Leafs management appears willing to consider trade options. Over the weekend, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported hearing the Leafs informed teams interested in Nylander to prepare formal offers....

Radim Vrbata is staying put in Arizona, as is Matt Duchene in Colorado. The Coyotes are sending mixed signals to the rest of the league, holding on to Vrbata, a top-50 scorer in the NHL this season. Despite fan fervor, the Colorado Avalanche decided not to deal Duchene and teammate, Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog. Jarome Iginla is on the move to the Kings, completing a very busy trade deadline for Los Angeles....

As a right of passage to the NHL, it’s expected Vegas won’t be very good in its inaugural season. But this is hockey, after all, and just because the underlying stats say they should lose 6-0 doesn’t preclude the Knights from stealing a few of those games, which was the case Friday in Dallas. WATCH: Golden Knights, Stars stand together in tribute to Vegas shooting victims The Stars, revamped with shiny, big-name offseason additions, thoroughly outplayed their fledgling opponent for about 57 minutes....

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In reality, Foles got a ton of help. And that’s what one should expect out of a contending team with its eyes set on winning the Super Bowl. MORE: Eagles-Falcons box score, stats Foles, unsettled in the first half, rebounded with a strong, mistake-free second half to put together a solid overall performance (23-of-30, 246 yards, 100.1 passer rating) in doing what he couldn’t four years ago — delivering enough plays to help his team survive its postseason opener....

A spokesperson from Twitter told Newsweek that the move was made due to “repeated violations” of the company’s rules. The controversial figure has described himself in the past as an “American nationalist” and a “paleo-conservative,” though others have condemned remarks he has made as racist and antisemitic. In February of 2020, Fuentes’ YouTube channel was permanently removed due to what the company cited as “multiple or severe violations of YouTube’s policy prohibiting hate speech....

The rumors are heating up about the Philadelphia Eagles moving Jackson, whom they owe $10.5 million in base salary for 2014. The New York Jets should still be considered the primary suitor, given they are still needy at wideout and just signed former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. Super Bowl-contending teams such as the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots, are longer shots to acquire Jackson. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, if Philadelphia can't find a trade partner during or soon after the NFL owners meetings in Orlando this week, the team would be willing to release him....

The division has a new look all around, as the Browns and Ravens made some big offseason signings, the Bengals added a new head coach for the first time in 17 years and the Steelers will prepare to play without their “Killer B” trio. Here’s the outlook for the AFC North heading into training camp: Team on the rise Cleveland Browns The Browns had nowhere to go but up in 2018 after posting a winless record the previous season, but after going 7-8-1 in 2018 they could really take off in 2019....

The NFL’s TV numbers slide has infected long-running pregame shows on ESPN, NBC Sports and CBS Sports. The hardest hit has been ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET), which has lost 15 percent of its viewership. With Samantha Ponder succeeding Chris Berman as host after 31 years, ESPN’s “Countdown” has averaged 1.138 million viewers through the first nine weeks of the 2017 season. That’s down 14....

Here’s a look at Week 6’s Bullet Points from Omnisport’s data-driven Stats Perform colleagues. (If you like what’s served up see here, check out @StatsbySTATS each Sunday on Twitter.) THURSDAY (All Times Eastern) Giants (2-3) at Patriots (5-0), 8:20 p.m. (NFL) Including victories in Super Bowl XLII and XLVI, the Giants have won three of their last five matchups against the Patriots. All five of these games have been decided by four points or fewer....