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Trade action heats up at NHL draft ahead of free agency
Read full article: Trade action heats up at NHL draft ahead of free agencyThe Penguins got the action started on the second day of the NHL draft by trading goaltender Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators. “You just know on days like these if you get a phone call from your GM, it’s usually a trade,” Bonino said. The Penguins previously traded winger Patric Hornqvist to Florida, and Chicago traded defenseman Olli Maatta to Los Angeles. Vegas is looking to trade the 35-year-old and even sweeten the deal with a pick but has to deal with an overflowing goalie market. Bonino and new Predators forward Luke Kunin will be swapping jerseys after the trade that continues the Wild's makeover.
Panthers extend points streak to 5 games with shootout win in Nashville
Read full article: Panthers extend points streak to 5 games with shootout win in NashvilleVincent Trocheck scored the deciding goal in the shootout to give the Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. "I haven't won a game in a shootout in almost two years, so it was important to me to win this one." Roman Josi and Kyle Turris scored the goals for Nashville, which has lost three of four. From there, he lifted a wrist shot high to the glove side of Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne. "We kind of talked about it, that we want to have a real good push late in games," Turris said.