Minnesota Wild fans were denied one hat trick, but Kirill Kaprizov delivered another

Brian Rolston scored both goals to help the Minnesota Wild edge the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in exhibition play Monday night. Rolston, who led the Wild in goals last season, netted the game-winner early in the third period when left alone between the faceoff circles. Pierre-Marc Bouchard won a battle along the boards and slid the puck to Eric Belanger, whose pass from the corner set up Rolston’s…

A judge refused to block the NHL from taking control of the New York Rangers’ Web site despite claims that the league is acting like “an illegal cartel” by controlling team promotions. U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska said Friday that the NHL seemed on solid legal ground when it decided to take control of its clubs’ Web sites to strengthen the quality of its Internet relationship with fans and…

The rate of fights has decreased for the past decade. Former NHL enforcers weigh in on the trend and whether fighting will one day cease entirely.

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