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The Devon Levi era in Buffalo kicked off Friday with a 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Rangers, and the 21-year-old Sabres goaltender said his NHL debut exceeded his expectations.

"(It was) everything and more. ... It was a dream come true. ... The game went by fast. I was having fun," a smiling Levi told reporters postgame. "I guess when you're having fun, things go fast. It honestly went by in a blur. It was amazing."

Levi stopped 31 shots, good for a .939 save percentage. He faced 20 shots in the third period alone, but the busy frame was his favorite part of the night.

"They get a goal and then a power play, it's a 2-2 game, what are you going to do to give your team a chance to win?" he said. "That's when the pressure is on, those are the moments I love.

"I was just having fun out there, I wanted some one-timers on that power play, I wanted them to find the seam and test me."

A rousing "Levi" chant broke out after the youngster made a stunning cross-crease stop on Kaapo Kakko late in the second period.

DEVON 👏 LEVI 👏

What a save from the rookie goaltender!

📺: @Sportsnet ➡️ https://t.co/uEVY6yXLpz #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/AYvRaGAWH4
— NHL (@NHL) April 1, 2023

"It was unbelievable, the fans are unreal," Levi said. "It's so nice having that support coming in as a new guy. It just makes it so much easier to have the warm welcome from everyone."

Veteran forward Jeff Skinner pointed to Levi after scoring the overtime winner, and the team rushed to the netminder as the goal horn sounded.

Skinner, Skinner, Overtime Winner! @BuffaloSabres defeat the Rangers in overtime and the team mobs rookie goaltender Devon Levi in his first ever NHL win #LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/DGekhYgDtx
— MSG Networks (@MSGNetworks) April 1, 2023

Skinner said he "blacked out" during the moment.

"I don't know if you know, but they were trying to keep him in a cage," he joked. "I was just trying to let the beast go."

Skinner's quip referenced comments Levi made the week prior while waiting for his immigration papers to be finalized. "You can't keep the beast tamed in the cage for too long," the goaltender warned, according to beat reporter Bill Hoppe.

Levi said he "learned a lot" from his first taste of NHL action.

"I learned that the NHL is hockey. It's just the game of hockey, it's the game that I've been playing my whole life. ... It's been my dream to be challenged by the best, and I'm finally here.

"I have an opportunity right now. ... I thought I played well, I definitely know what I can improve on. I feel like I have more."

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In case his stats weren't a clear enough indicator, Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk said he's settled into his new surroundings rather nicely this season.

"I knew I was going to love it, but I didn't think I'd love it this much," Tkachuk told The Athletic's Joshua Kloke.

Tkachuk made waves this past summer by commandeering a move from the Calgary Flames after six seasons. He told the club he wouldn't sign a new deal as a restricted free agent, triggering the monumental trade that sent Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar to the Flames. Tkachuk signed an eight-year, $76-million deal with the Panthers shortly after the deal.

"I just saw my opportunity and took it," Tkachuk said.

He added: "I know Florida as a team isn't talked about as publicly as some other teams. But honestly, I didn't listen to (the doubters)."

Tkachuk has played his way into the Hart Trophy conversation this season with 101 points through 73 games while averaging a career-high 20:33 per contest. The Panthers' leading scorer also won All-Star Game MVP in front of his home fans in February.

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San Jose Sharks top prospect William Eklund underwent season-ending surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, the team announced.

Eklund is expected to make a full recovery in time for the start of training camp in September.

He suffered the ailment in an AHL game on March 22.

William Eklund hurt here pic.twitter.com/kp80aagTVZ
— JD Young (@MyFryHole) March 23, 2023

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Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek is done for the season due to a shoulder injury, head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed, according to The Athletic's Thomas Drance.

"There's really no reason for him to come back," Tocchet said, according to The Vancouver Sun's Patrick Johnston. The coach added, "He's going to have a long time to make his shoulder perfect."

Tocchet said there is no concern that he needs surgery and Hronek would be able to play if it were the playoffs, according to Johnston.

The Canucks acquired Hronek prior to the trade deadline along with a 2023 fourth-round pick in exchange for the Islanders' 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick.

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Jonathan Toews will return to the Chicago Blackhawks' lineup Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, head coach Luke Richardson said, according to Chicago Sun-Times' Ben Pope.

Toews hasn't played since Jan. 28 due to ongoing symptoms of long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome.

The illnesses forced the Blackhawks captain to miss the entire 2020-21 campaign. He has 14 goals and 28 points in 46 contests this season.

The 34-year-old was noncommittal when asked about possibly retiring following the 2022-23 campaign.

"I'm not near making that decision yet," Toews said Friday, according to Pope. "Either that decision will be clear for me this summer, or I'll be really feeling good and ... ready to train and prepare and get myself to a place where I can play high-level hockey again."

"I was expecting that there was a backlash, but I think I naively underestimated the backlash and I've publicly said that and I was really upset about it and it's something that I learned a lot from," Molson told The Montreal Gazette's Stu Cowan on Thursday.

In November 2020, Mailloux was charged and fined for invasion of privacy and defamation in Sweden after photographing a woman without consent during a sexual encounter and then identifying her to his teammates and sharing the picture with them.

He announced prior to the draft that he was withdrawing himself from consideration as he felt he hadn't "demonstrated strong enough maturity or character to earn that privilege."

Red Wings (+210) @ Jets (-250)

Jets games are where offense goes to die. They don't score, their opponents don't score, and it feels like every game they're involved in is a grind from start to finish.

Forget a total of 6, let alone 6.5; their games have featured five goals or fewer seven times in a row. Seven! While that streak won't last forever, I love the wiggle room that 6.5 provides in this matchup.

As mentioned, the Jets are struggling to score. They're doing a great job of preventing goals, though: At five-on-five, they rank second in the NHL in expected goals against over the past 10 games. They're giving up next to nothing.

When teams finally do break through, they have the privilege of dealing with Connor Hellebuyck. He owns a .917 save percentage (league average is .899) and ranks sixth in goals saved above expected. He has largely played very well all season. The Red Wings are likely to have a difficult time getting pucks by him.

Creating any sort of chance volume against this slow-paced, grind-it-out Jets team is a hard task for anybody, but it should be especially difficult for the Red Wings. At five-on-five, they slot 28th in expected goals generation over the past 10 games. They grade out even worse in terms of actual goals, ranking ahead of only the Blackhawks. I don't see Detroit being the team that forces the Jets into a high-event game.

In terms of expected goals pace - combining generation and prevention numbers - both teams rank bottom five over the past 10. There shouldn't be fireworks in this one.

Bet: Under 6.5 (-135)

Mika Zibanejad over 2.5 shots (-132)

Zibanejad has gone cold shooting the puck. He has recorded three shots or more just four times over the past 10 games while posting some underwhelming attempt numbers. That doesn't bother me at all.

If you dig deeper, you'll notice Zibanejad's recent string of opponents has been extremely challenging. He's faced the Penguins (three times), Hurricanes (twice), and Devils during this rough patch, and each of those teams is very good at limiting shots.

When the Rangers have faced lesser teams or higher-event teams, like the Capitals, Panthers, Predators and Blue Jackets, Zibanejad has gotten the job done.

A date with the Sabres is a definite step in the right direction. They're prone to playing high-event hockey and they've allowed the seventh-most shots by centers over the past 10 games.

It's also worth noting - even given his recent struggles - Zibanejad has registered three shots or more in 63% of his games this season.

Expect him to get back on track in a softer matchup than he's grown accustomed to seeing of late.

Roope Hintz over 2.5 shots (-125)

Hintz remains somebody we like to target on the road. His success rate is 12% higher in that situation and the numbers suggest it's no coincidence.

The Stars forward's attempt outputs are also noticeably higher away from home, where his sole mission is facilitating as many Jason Robertson shots as possible.

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The Boston Bruins clinched the Presidents' Trophy as the league's most dominant regular-season squad for the fourth time in franchise history with a hard-fought 2-1 overtime victory over the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Sniper David Pastrnak played the hero in the extra frame to secure the Bruins' franchise-best 58th win of the campaign.

The victory gave the Bruins 121 points on the season with seven games remaining on their schedule. With 131 points, the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings hold the record for the highest total since the award was introduced in 1986.

PASTA! David Pastrnak takes Lindholm's nifty feed to his backhand and tallies to win it for the Bruins in OT!#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/6KUuSK6aep
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) March 31, 2023

Boston will have home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which start April 17.

The Bruins have been an intimidating force at TD Garden. Head coach Jim Montgomery's side owns a 31-4-3 record in its own building this campaign, which he feels will be a daunting prospect for any playoff opponent to overcome.

"Teams aren't looking forward to coming in here," he said, according to Boston.com's Conor Ryan.

Captain Patrice Bergeron said he's "proud" of all the Bruins have accomplished so far.

"A lot of games and a lot of hard work," he said, per the Associated Press' Ken Powtak. "I'm proud of the way we've done it, sticking to our process and growing as a team."

The 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks are the last Presidents' Trophy winners to lift the Stanley Cup. In the nine seasons since then, the regular season's best squad has only advanced past the second round once.

The Bruins haven't made it beyond the playoffs' first two rounds since 2019, when they fell to the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Final. Beantown was bounced in the first round by the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games last season.

It's been a stellar season for the Atlantic Division's top dogs, who set an NHL record with 14 consecutive home victories to start the campaign.

Pastrnak has led the way with 53 goals and 98 points in 75 games, while goaltender Linus Ullmark is a virtual lock for the Vezina Trophy. Heading into Thursday's game, he owned a .937 save percentage and 1.90 goals against average.

"It's exciting," Levi said, per NHL.com's Heather Engel. "I've been dreaming of this moment my whole life, so for it to finally be here, it's a big deal. I'm really excited."

The Sabres signed Levi to a three-year, entry-level contract earlier this month after his collegiate career with Northeastern came to a close. Levi made a name for himself as one of the best up-and-coming netminders over two years with the Huskies. He finished the current season with a 17-12-5 record and six shutouts while leading the NCAA with a .933 save percentage.

He was among the 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award as the nation's top player.

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Matthew Knies, Logan Cooley, and Adam Fantilli have been named the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA top men's hockey player.

Knies and Cooley make up two-thirds of Minnesota's top line alongside Jimmy Snuggerud.

Knies, 20, has 21 goals and 20 assists in 38 games for the Golden Gophers during his sophomore season. Selected 57th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021, the 6-foot-3, 209-pound power forward is widely expected to turn pro after the Frozen Four.

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Travis Hamonic is intent on settling down in Canada's capital.

The Ottawa Senators defenseman is hoping to re-sign with the club this offseason after his contract expires.

"I love it here. And I want to say that from the bottom of my heart," Hamonic told The Athletic's Ian Mendes. "My wife and kids are so happy here. They are really settled here. And the community has really welcomed us. On a personal level, this is a no-brainer. And with the hockey team, this is headed in the right direction. This organization is on the upswing."

Hamonic has bounced around in the latter half of his career. After seven seasons with the New York Islanders, he spent three years with the Calgary Flames and parts of two campaigns with the Vancouver Canucks before being dealt to the Senators last season.

He said the move to Ottawa has been better than he could have hoped.

"It just seems like everything has aligned for me to be here. I have really found a home here," Hamonic said. "It was a real blessing in disguise when I got traded here. I didn't know what to expect, but this has been one of the best things that's ever happened to me in my career."

Hamonic said his agent and Senators general manager Pierre Dorion have already had preliminary discussions on a new contract, although negotiations have yet to become serious.

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We have a juicy 11-game slate ahead of us on a busy Thursday night in the NHL. Let's take a closer look at a few of my favorite plays on the board.

Rangers (+115) @ Devils (-135)

The Devils are playing top-tier hockey at five-on-five right now. They've controlled well above 58% of the high-danger chances over the past 10 games, which slots them third in the NHL.

Only the Kings and Penguins - who routinely need to out chance opponents to compensate for horrendous goaltending - have fared better in that regard.

With a stacked top six featuring Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, and Jesper Bratt, New Jersey will be awfully dangerous when getting the bulk of the chances.

That should prove to be the case again Thursday. The Rangers are a very good finishing team that can consistently make the most of the opportunities they get. However, they're not great at carving out an even share against an average opponent, so I imagine a team like the Devils could have a greater edge.

We've certainly seen that this season. Through three head-to-head meetings, New Jersey has won the chance battle by a whopping 28 at five-on-five. Even with Igor Shesterkin between the pipes, that's bound to be problematic.

The Devils won two of the three games against the Rangers thus far, causing New York a world of problems with their speed. New Jersey's recent acquisition of Meier only adds to it, not to mention the power and finishing ability he also brings to the table.

I expect New Jersey's dynamic group of forwards and relentless attacking style to give the Rangers all kinds of problems in this spot, especially if underrated defenseman Ryan Lindgren remains out of the lineup.

Back the Devils to return to the win column in what should be an exciting and emotional game.

Bet: Devils (-135)

Martin Necas over 2.5 shots (-120)

Necas is an absolute machine on the road. Even without Andrei Svechnikov in the lineup and the additional opportunity that comes with his absence, we haven't seen any change in Necas' success at home. He remains underwhelming in Carolina (42% hit rate) and a monster away from his own rink (71% hit rate).

He's gone over this number in seven of his past 10 road dates, including against the Stars, Golden Knights, and Rangers. Those three teams are a lot better than the Red Wings, but they play similarly slow styles. That Necas excelled against them bodes well for his chances of success in this spot.

Necas' volume continues to be rock solid for a 2.5 line, as he averaged 6.3 shot attempts over the past 10 road games. That's a drastic difference from the 3.8 attempts he's put up per night in Carolina.

Expect an active offensive night from Necas in Detroit.

Jason Zucker over 2.5 shots (-140)

Volume is king in the shot prop world, and Zucker has it in spades right now. He's registered three shots or more in nine of his past 10 contests, averaging a whopping 6.6 attempts per game. That's a huge step up from the rate we've previously seen from him this season (4.5).

The Penguins have found a way to tilt the ice further in their favor and generate an unmatched amount of shots over the past 10 contests. Clearly, Zucker has been the prime beneficiary.

In just his seventh start this season, goaltender Alex Lyon made 38 saves in a crucial 3-2 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, which helped the Panthers snap a four-game skid and gain ground in the wild-card race.

"He gave us every chance to win the game. He stopped the penalty shot, a huge couple of saves in overtime, and throughout the whole game," captain Aleksander Barkov said postgame, according to Bally Sports Florida.

"He's the type of guy who brings the joy into the locker room and on the ice. You want to play good in front of him. I still think we could have done a little better job in front of him, but he didn't need that today."

Lyon saved 0.95 goals above expected at all strengths, per Natural Stat Trick, and few were as important as the stop he made on Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews in the extra frame.

Matthews snapped on this shift pic.twitter.com/tuqfNeS7Q9
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 30, 2023

Lyon said a study session with fellow Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky - who missed the contest due to illness - helped that play come to fruition.

"(Matthews) scored on (Bobrovsky) in Florida like that last week," Lyon said, according to Olive. "We talked about that a lot, how he's so good at moving to the net-front quickly."

Head coach Paul Maurice grabbed a share of the spotlight Wednesday when he directed an expletive-filled tirade at his bench in the second period shortly before the Maple Leafs saw a goal disallowed.

Paul Maurice visibly angry after the Panthers conceded their second goal which was disallowed shortly after.#TimeToHunt pic.twitter.com/V09F8br5yQ
— Bally Sports Florida: Panthers (@BallyPanthers) March 30, 2023

"(It) was just where I was at," Maurice said, per Bally Sports Florida. "If I could have yelled louder, if I could have found a f-----g way to be more profane than I was, I would have.

"I'm not gifted enough, I needed to channel my father, who is a gifted curser."

The victory drew the Panthers within one point of the Penguins for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, though Pittsburgh has a game in hand.

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The New York Rangers have signed forward Filip Chytil to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.

The deal carries a cap hit of $4.43 million, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen, and kicks in for the 2023-24 campaign. Chytil's current contract is a two-year bridge pact worth $2.3 million per season.

By the end of the third shift, you'll start to see the patterns of a hockey genius.

The Bruins captain will probably win a faceoff cleanly, and for the following 40 seconds, he'll stay within a few feet of the puck, never cheating for offense or defense. He won't be overbearing to teammates or suffocating to opponents; he'll just be nearby, lurking from the perfect spot. If Boston has the puck, he's a safety valve, and if the opposition has possession, he's a disruptive force.

As I discussed during the home stretch last season, Bergeron earns Selke Trophy votes through thousands of subtly smart plays. And the 2022-23 campaign, Bergeron's 19th in the NHL, has been no different. At 37, he remains a textbook 200-foot center and a front-runner for the award that honors "the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game."

Bergeron's finished first, second, or third in voting in a staggering 11 straight seasons, claiming the trophy a record five times. He's arguably the greatest defensive forward ever, and until his play tapers off or he retires, the Selke is his to lose.

Yet voters don't blindly select Bergeron. It's a deep field this year, with Jordan Staal, Mikael Backlund, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Elias Pettersson among the dozen or so forwards vying for votes.

Using data from Sportlogiq and Evolving-Hockey, let's assess how three of them - Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers, and Nico Hischier of the New Jersey Devils - stack up against Bergeron. (All tracking statistics current through Monday's games.)

The Marner conversation

What's helping Marner's case: Marner leads the league in takeaways, with 97 in 73 games. Like a grandmaster chess player, he's elite at anticipating his opponent's next move. He takes efficient routes and won't be outhustled.

Marner, who's armed with remarkable hand-eye coordination, ranks second among everyday NHL forwards in blocked passes per game. He regularly knocks down clearing attempts and intercepts stretch passes before quickly turning the change of possession into a grade-A scoring chance for the Leafs.

Marner is both an offensive dynamo (28 goals and 66 assists for 94 points) and a workhorse (21:19 a night, including 2:20 on the penalty kill). He has Bergeron beat in both areas (57 points in 73 games; 17:36 and 1:46). And while the Selke is by definition reserved for defensive studs, there's logic in the old "the best defense is a good offense" argument. A strong two-way impact should be seen as a boon to - not a drag on - Marner's case.

What's hurting Marner's case: Centers have owned the Selke during the salary-cap era. In fact, 2002-03 was the last time a winger won (Jere Lehtinen). While it'd be nice to break the drought - Mark Stone has come close - the trend is grounded in reason: Wingers generally have it easier than centers on the defensive side of the puck. They don't help out as much deep in the zone or take faceoffs - two areas in which Bergeron absolutely crushes.

Bergeron's Bruins also boast the NHL's top penalty-killing percentage while the Leafs sit 14th. Quality of teammates is a major factor with a stat like PK%, and Boston has better personnel, but the 13-team gap is worth mentioning.

Meanwhile, Bergeron ranks second in goals against per 60 minutes among the 349 forwards who've logged 500 five-on-five minutes or more this season. His ludicrous rate of 1.31 trails only Stefan Noesen, a Carolina Hurricanes forward who's faced significantly weaker competition. Marner's tied with Jordan Staal for 90th, at 2.18 goals against per 60. Very good, but not Bergeron great.

The Barkov conversation

What's helping Barkov's case: For voters who fancy a pure defensive artist, Barkov would be a tantalizing candidate. Among everyday NHL forwards, he ranks first in puck-battle wins per game, second in stick checks per game, third in loose-puck recoveries per game, and fourth in blocked passes per game. What else could Panthers head coach Paul Maurice ask for?

Barkov, the 2020-21 Selke winner, plays a ton (21:15 overall, 2:04 shorthanded) and alongside less talented teammates than the others we're considering here. His two most common linemates at five-on-five this year have been Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe, while Gustav Forsling and Brandon Montour have been the defensemen who most often share the ice.

Bergeron's crew, by comparison, consists of Brad Marchand, Jake DeBrusk, Hampus Lindholm, and Charlie McAvoy. All but DeBrusk are star-caliber players.

What's hurting Barkov's case: Barkov's tracking stats are extremely impressive. But Bergeron ranks fairly high on various lists too - fifth in puck-battle wins, sixth in blocked passes, 16th in stick checks, and 49th in loose-puck recoveries. Barkov's edges in those categories aren't definitive.

Barkov's shot-based statistics - five-on-five shot attempts against, expected goals against, shots on goal against - grade out at 18th, 118th, and 134th out of 349 qualified forwards. While some of that is linked to Florida's middling five-on-five numbers, the low ranks still sour Barkov's Selke resume. Another thing: Barkov's appeared in only 60 games this year. Missing 14 games isn't cause for exclusion from the discussion, but it diminishes the body of work.

Lastly, a note on the quality of Barkov's opponents. Sportlogiq calculates a "strength of opposition" metric, which is the cumulative average of offense-generating plays by opposing forward lines. The higher the average, the more difficult the defensive assignment. Barkov, with a strength of opposition rating of 22.9, is 215th among everyday forwards. Bergeron, with a 24.5 rating, is fifth.

The Hischier conversation

What's helping Hischier's case: If Marner's the takeaway king and Barkov's the tracking-data wizard, Hischier's the do-everything, all-around guy. The Swiss center doesn't have a discernible weakness, posting good-to-excellent numbers in virtually every relevant defensive category, from expected goals against and faceoff win percentage to puck-battle wins and takeaways.

Penalty differential is an interesting separator, though. This season, Hischier's been assessed only four minor penalties but drawn 25 penalties for the league's third-best differential. This type of discipline isn't typically associated with strong defensive play or the Selke, but maybe it should be. Power plays are so lethal in the modern NHL that every man-advantage opportunity is valuable.

Something else that can't be discounted: Hischier is the defensive conscience of an upstart Devils team, leading the forward group in shorthanded ice time (New Jersey has the seventh-best PK%). In many ways, he's the yin to Jack Hughes' yang.

What's hurting Hischier's case: Awkwardly, what helps Hischier is also what hurts him. Bergeron is a do-everything, all-around guy like Hischier, except the Bruin gets better results. Take the faceoff circle: Hischier has won 53.6% of all draws, tying him for 30th in the league, and he's even better in the defensive zone, tying for ninth at 57.8%. Bergeron's 60.6% overall rate (third) and 61.3% D-zone rate (fifth) make Hischier's strong work appear, well, less stellar.

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Aaron Ekblad doesn't seem ready to forgive Brooks Koepka for chirping him mercilessly last weekend.

"We're not buddies," the Florida Panthers defenseman said Wednesday, according to Sportsnet's Luke Fox. "(We'll) never be buddies."

The former top-ranked golfer in the world and current LIV member used an insulting prop at the Panthers' game against the New York Rangers on Saturday.

LIV Golf Superstar Brooks Koepka has a message for Aaron Ekblad.

“F’ing traffic cone” #TimeToHunt pic.twitter.com/j2y7dJio0g
— David R (@David954FLA) March 25, 2023

He hasn’t stopped. pic.twitter.com/zQqSiYQwGm
— David R (@David954FLA) March 25, 2023

In case there was any doubt it was Koepka, he was at the game with some friends and they were all wearing track suits as an apparent nod to Italianfest, the evening's theme.

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Koepka later explained his behavior.

"I did not bring the cone," he said, according to GolfWRX's Matt Vincenzi. "He gave up a bad goal. It was a bad pass in the third. I'm a die-hard (Panthers) fan, and he gave up a bad goal."

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The Vancouver Canucks have signed NCAA free-agent defenseman Akito Hirose to a one-year, entry-level contract, the team announced.

Hirose is coming off a stellar three-year run at Minnesota State University (Mankato). He tallied four goals and 23 assists in 38 games for the Mavericks this past season.

"His skating ability is absolutely NHL-quality and he thinks the game at a high level," prospect analyst Chris Peters wrote. "Those two factors give him a chance to be a solid depth defenseman down the line."

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Hirose is 23 years old, shoots left, and is listed at 6-feet and 170 pounds. His brother, Taro, has played 58 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings.

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