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  On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with former star forward Patrick Kane on a two-year, $16 million contract that includes a no-move clause. Patrick Kane played the first of his 19 NHL seasons with Chicago, winning the Stanley Cup three times in Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He has made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times in his career, earning 138 points (53 goals, 85 assists) in 143 postseason games. Kane ranks third in franchise history in assists (80), points (132), and games played (136), and ranks fourth in goals (52). Last season with the Detroit Red Wings, the 37-year-old forward had 57 points (16 goals, 41 assists) in 67 games. He finished fourth on the Red Wings with 16 goals and 41 assists, ranking fifth with 57 points. Kane is one of two active NHL players (Alex Ovechkin) to secure 40-or-more points in each of the last 19 seasons and is one of just 19 players to do so in NHL history. In each of the last 19 seasons, Kane is also one of the three...
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Devils Snap 5-Game Losing Streak

 

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After struggling to find a win since the Olympic break, the New Jersey Devils finally broke through on Saturday at Enterprise Center, holding off the St. Louis Blues 3-1 to snap a five-game losing streak. Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton, and Nico Hischier each found the back of the net, while Jacob Markstrom was locked in between the pipes, making 25 saves for New Jersey to help lead them to victory. Pavel Buchnevich scored the lone goal for the Blues. The Devils are back home on Tuesday, where they will host the Florida Panthers, while the Blues head out on the road; their first stop is on Sunday in Minnesota.


New Jersey Devils Lineup:

Meier - Hischier - Mercer

Gritsyuk - Hughes - Brown

Bratt - Glass - Hameenaho

Cotter - Bjugstad - Tsyplakov


Hughes - Pesce

Siegenthaler - Hamilton

Dillon - Nemec


Markstrom

Allen


St. Louis Blues Lineup:

Neighbours - Buchnevich - Kyrou

Schenn - Dvorsky - Snuggerud

Holloway - Suter - Berggren

Toropchenko - Finley - Walker


Broberg - Faulk

Fowler - Mailloux

Tucker - Kessel


Binnington

Hofer


After a scoreless opening 20, Timo Meier put New Jersey on the board to put them ahead 1-0 early in the second period at 14:23. Luke Hughes got the puck in the neutral zone before handing it off to Brett Pesce, who made a pass up to Meier, who was making his way in the Blues' zone. Meier kept the puck on a 2-on-1 and snapped it high on the left side, scoring his 16th goal of the season. With 16 seconds on the clock, Dougie Hamilton found the back of the net to make it 2-0, recording his eighth of the season with a power-play goal after Jack Hughes carried the puck from the neutral zone into the Blues' end, then curled around the net, and found Hamilton for a one-timer in the high slot.


Pavel Buchnevich put St. Louis on the board to keep from getting shutout when he intercepted Jacob Markstrom's attempt at shooting the puck down the ice, grabbing the loose puck from Pius Suter, and he poked it in for his 13th goal of the season at 1:18 of the third period. With 5 seconds to go, Nico Hischier struck the empty net for the 3-1 final.






Notes:

- Jacob Markstrom made a total of 25 saves for New Jersey. ...If Markstrom had shut out the Blues, he would have become the third Swedish goaltender in NHL history to record 25 career shutouts. He would've joined both Henrik Lundqvist (64) and Tommy Salo (37).

- Luke Hughes returned to the Devils' lineup after missing 10 games due to a shoulder injury. In his return, he recorded an assist.

- With his goal, Nico Hischier recorded his sixth career 20-goal season. He ties Bobby Holik for the third most in franchise history behind Patrik Elias and John MacLean (both with 10).

- Cody Glass skated in his 300th NHL career game.

- In their previous five games, the Devils (29-29-2) were outscored 16-4.

- In the second period of this game, the Devils outshot the Blues 17-6.

- Jordan Binnington made a total of 30 saves for St. Louis.

- The Blues are 21-29-9, and have lost four of five. In their past 11 games, they are 2-8-1.



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