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EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers haven’t had enough wins this year to complain about the manner is which they get one.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jannik Hansen angered the San Jose Sharks with his hit to Tommy Wingels’ head. They got even more upset when he scored immediately after leaving the penalty box.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Eric Fehr always wanted to win the Stanley Cup. That’s what he dreamt of when playing hockey on the pond on his family’s farm in Winkler, Man.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The NHL board of governors approved IceArizona’s sale of 51 per cent of the Arizona Coyotes to Philadelphia hedge fund manager Andrew Barroway on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON – A decade ago, the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals shared rock bottom. They were cellar-dwellers in the standings and in the stands.

WINNIPEG – There has been no sophomore slump for Ryan Strome.

MONTREAL – The Americans made it a game at the end, but Canada has advanced from the group stage of the world junior champion with its perfect record intact.

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin remembered what Troy Brouwer said earlier this season about the Winter Classic and took it to heart.

In the first step of what could be a long rebuilding process, the Edmonton Oilers traded winger David Perron to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday for a 2015 first-round draft pick and centre Rob Klinkhammer.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – When news broke that Andrew Barroway was buying a majority stake in the Arizona Coyotes, speculation began to fly that team would leave the desert.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – If the Minnesota Wild are going to bounce back from another December swoon, they’ll need Darcy Kuemper to return to his early season form.

CALGARY – It wasn’t exciting, but it was effective.

DENVER – Matt Duchene works on his shootout moves before every game. His efforts paid off for the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – With first place in the Eastern Conference at stake and tired legs on both benches, the Montreal Canadiens played with more energy.