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CHICAGO — As the NHL’s newest team, the Kraken are used to making history by just existing. On Saturday night, they graduated.

The Hawks allowed six goals in the first 14 minutes of an 8-5 defeat Saturday, overshadowing Patrick Kane’s late goal in his return from injury.

The Kraken held Beniers back from the NHL one year longer than expected, and he has rewarded them with a fantastic rookie season. The Hawks would love if their ultra-slow path for Lukas Reichel leads to the same payoff.

An NHL future is essentially guaranteed for Vlasic, so he’s using this season in the AHL to be more experimental offensively and to test his limits.

PHILADELPHIA — The shirts belonged to his father when he was a hockey-obsessed teenager in Russia with dreams of reaching the NHL. The trading cards were pulled from his dad’s collection, the ones Dmitri Tertyshny thought of when he looked at opponents on the ice and marveled how his hockey…

Reichel’s AHL assignment comes as Patrick Kane prepares to return from injury. The move aligns with the Hawks’ general development philosophy for Reichel over the past two seasons but contrasts with a quote from coach Luke Richardson on Sunday.

ST. LOUIS — A victory over Calgary on Thursday would have put the Blues in a virtual tie with the Flames and Edmonton for a wild-card spot. All three teams would’ve had 47 points in 43 games, with Calgary and the Oilers claiming the two wild-card spots in the Western…

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Wild won't start the second half of their season trying to shake off a losing streak.

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos left the building Thursday night with everyone wanting just one more goal. The Lightning captain snapped a four-game drought with a power-play goal to pull within a goal of the 500 mark in a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Amalie Arena.

BOSTON — Down goes No. 1.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings are set to face off in an NHL matchup on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena.