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Daily Nuggets: Knights Recover; Canucks Drama, Kaprizov Surgery

The Golden Knights are riding the high of a dominant win on Sunday and will try to win consecutive games for the first time since January 7th. There’s still plenty of time, but it looks like it’ll be a photo finish for first in the Pacific Division. The Islanders welcome a new addition to their blue line, and Kirill Kaprizov may need surgery. Oh, and the Vancouver Canucks president confirmed the severity of the rift in the locker room.
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The Edmonton Oilers won last night, putting them back in control of the Pacific Division. The Oilers and the Golden Knights have 32 games to play this season, but it’ll be an entertaining battle if things continue like this.
Former Golden Knight Logan Thompson signed a sizable extension yesterday to remain with the Washington Capitals for the next six years. His path to the NHL wasn’t easy. Read about it here.
Tomorrow is the last day of the Golden Knights shoe drive. You can donate new or gently used shoes at the team’s practice facility.
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The Athletic ($): Star winger Kirill Kaprizov missed practice today, and his lingering lower-body injury will require surgery. He’ll miss a minimum of four weeks.
#mnwild GM Bill Guerin tells the media Kirill Kaprizov will be out minimum 4 weeks with surgery on lower-body injury. Not season-ending
— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) January 28, 2025
Vancouver Canucks: Remember when JT Miller and Elias Pettersson were denying the existence of their feud? Well, team president Jim Rutherford states that their drama is the reason for the Canucks inconsistencies this season.
#Canucks Rutherford to @garymasonglobe putting to rest once and for all any question that a rift in the room most certainly exists pic.twitter.com/xvAF14Ac5o
— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) January 28, 2025
New York Islanders Hockey Now: After losing yet another defenseman to injury, the Islanders traded a conditional fifth-round pick to the St. Louis Blues for Scott Perunovich.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: If there was any hope for the Penguins, it’s gone now. For the first time since 2005-06, the Penguins playoff aspirations end in January.