Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine are ready to go shot-for-shot at the 2016 World Championship.
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Matthews notched his third point and second goal of the game with a rising wrister in the late stages of regulation on Saturday.
The goal capped off Team USA's 6-3 victory over Belarus and matched the projected second overall pick at this year's NHL Draft - Laine - who had two goals and an assist in Finland's 6-2 win over Belarus on Friday.
With that, the story line for Monday's game between the Americans and the Finns appears to be set.
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DALLAS - Rookie playoff points leader Robby Fabbri had a goal and assist, Brian Elliott turned away a strong Dallas push in the third period and the St. Louis Blues beat the Stars 4-1 Saturday for a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.
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Dmitrij Jaskin's first career playoff goal put the Blues ahead for good at 2-1 in the second period, and St. Louis protected a 3-1 lead in the third for a second straight road victory. The Blues surrendered the same lead before winning in overtime in Game 2 in Dallas.
Elliott had 27 saves to give the Blues a chance to wrap up the series in Game 6 at home on Monday night.
Troy Brouwer scored his fourth goal of the playoffs in a rare early start (noon) just 38 hours after the Stars won in overtime in St. Louis to even the series.
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Projected first-overall pick Auston Matthews gave the hockey world a sneak peak of what NHL teams can expect from the forward next season.
The 18-year-old picked up his first goal of the tournament by sniping a shot over the blocking glove of the Belarusian netminder, giving the United States a commanding 5-1 lead on Saturday.
With an assist earlier in the contest, Matthews still has one goal to go if he wants to match the impressive outing of Finnish forward Patrik Laine.
Laine had two goals and an assist against Belarus on Friday.
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St. Louis Blues forward Dmitrij Jaskin is making head coach Ken Hitchcock look like a very smart man.
The 23-year-old was inserted into the lineup on Saturday and scored the go-ahead goal against the Dallas Stars in the second period of Game 5.
Saturday marks Jaskin's first taste of the 2016 playoffs. He has not played since April 7, but if he keeps performing, one could expect to see a lot more of him going forward.
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The Edmonton Oilers confirmed reports by announcing the signing of Drake Caggiula on Saturday.
The Oilers made the two-year entry-level deal official after various reports Friday suggested the 21-year-old has opted to join the organization.
Caggiula is coming off his fourth season at the University of North Dakota where he hit career highs with 25 goals and 51 points in 39 games.
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The NHL announced Saturday that Jamie Benn, Sidney Crosby, and Patrick Kane are this year's finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is awarded to the player "adjudged to be the most valuable to his team."
Kane scored the nomination after he collected his first Art Ross Trophy for pacing the league in points with 106, and finished second in the Rocket Richard Trophy race with 46 goals.
He hit career highs in every offensive category in his ninth season with the Chicago Blackhawks and became the first American-born player to lead the league in scoring.
Benn finished second in league scoring behind Kane after also achieving career bests in goals and points with 41 and 89, respectively. He helped the Dallas Stars capture the top spot in the Western Conference and currently leads the NHL with 14 playoff points.
Crosby earned his fifth Hart Trophy nomination after a relatively slow start to the season that saw him go pointless in eight of the Pittsburgh Penguins' first nine games.
He picked things up down the stretch, recording at least a point in 20 of his final 21 games. Crosby was also the only player to have at least two 10-game point streaks this season.
The Hart Trophy will be handed out at the NHL Awards on June 22.
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Nyquist the horse has now been closer to the Stanley Cup than Nyquist the hockey player.
The favorite to win Saturday's 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby got a visit with Lord Stanley's Mug Saturday morning.
The Stanley Cup was delivered to me this morning for good luck! @NHL @ChurchillDowns #Nyquist pic.twitter.com/jjiZSDqOd4
— TheNyquist (@TheNyquistHorse) May 7, 2016
According to Nyquist's trainer Doug O'Neill, the horse's name is in honor of Detroit Red Wings star Gustav Nyquist.
"You look at that, it gives you goose bumps," O'Neill said, according to ESPN's David Grening. "The amazing athletes and hockey players that have been involved with that and skated around the ice with it. Being born in Michigan, that is like the Holy Grail."
O'Neill stopped to think about what exactly he would do with hockey's top prize if given a day with the Cup.
"I would take it to a lot of cool places, that's for sure," O'Neill said. "If that Cup could talk, the stories it could tell. That thing has probably been to some of the wackiest places around."
Nyquist will start the race with the 13th post position and has the support of the Red Wings organization behind him.
Happy #DerbyDay! Sending positive vibes to @TheNyquistHorse in the 142nd running of the @KentuckyDerby! 🏇 #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/jjDAIWpl7S
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) May 7, 2016
-With h/t to ESPN
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