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1-1-2013 Player of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Month He registered 14 goals and 9 assists for 23 points in 16 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 512 NHL games during his career, notching 189 goals and adding 239 assists along with 508 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 38 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 26+23=49 with 20 PIM.


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1-1-2013 Rookie of the month: Alexander Radulov (R)
NHL has awarded Alexander Radulov (R) of Montreal Canadiens as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points in 13 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Radulov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 35 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 15 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 35 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 14+15=29 with 6 PIM.


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30-12-2012 Pavel Datsyuk reaches a milestone !
Pavel Datsyuk() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Marcus Johansson. Sometimes the puck just bounces your way..., he replied after giving his game stick to a representative of a local charity organization..

A native of Russia, Pavel Datsyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 6th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 783 NHL games during his career, notching 274 goals and adding 500 assists along with 192 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 37 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 23+30=53 with 8 PIM.


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29-12-2012 Martin Erat reaches a milestone !
Martin Erat() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Mike Fisher. Hey, I'm just happy it went in the net. Wins are more important than assist records for us right now, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..

A native of Czech, Martin Erat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 736 NHL games during his career, notching 170 goals and adding 300 assists along with 429 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 38 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 8+10=18 with 24 PIM.


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29-12-2012 Media praises the Washington Capitals
We've worked hard this season and the results speak for them selves said Washington Capitals coach Ron Wilson after today's win over the Boston Bruins. The Washington Capitals have now a 7 game undefeated streak.


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29-12-2012 Wojtek Wolski injured.
Wojtek Wolski () suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Anton Volchenkov (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. Come on, would you feel good having to miss some two weeks of hockey, he said after the game in the dressing room.


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27-12-2012 Player of the week: Blake Wheeler (C)
NHL has awarded Blake Wheeler (C) of Florida Panthers as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 1 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Blake Wheeler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 356 NHL games during his career, notching 81 goals and adding 104 assists along with 169 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 35 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 12+18=30 with 2 PIM.


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23-12-2012 Joe Thornton reaches a milestone !
Joe Thornton() scored the 1100th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a feed by Ryane Clowe. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he said to the press.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1109 NHL games during his career, notching 345 goals and adding 755 assists along with 970 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 32 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 12+19=31 with 17 PIM.


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23-12-2012 Daymond Langkow reaches a milestone !
Daymond Langkow() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Matt Calvert. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, he said to the press..

A native of Canada, Daymond Langkow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1066 NHL games during his career, notching 270 goals and adding 400 assists along with 543 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 35 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 7+11=18 with 8 PIM.


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22-12-2012 Media praises the Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are flying high with a 12 game undefeated streak. Los Angeles Kings defenseman Keiji Endou commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!


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20-12-2012 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 507 NHL games during his career, notching 185 goals and adding 237 assists along with 503 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 33 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 22+21=43 with 15 PIM.


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19-12-2012 Media glorifies the Los Angeles Kings
The media is impressed by the team's 9 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager 14 and headcoach Andy Murray


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18-12-2012 - trade
Columbus Blue Jackets traded Luka Vidmar and 's round 2 pick in 2013 to Montreal Canadiens for Kyle Beach and 's round 3 pick in 2013

A native of Canada, Kyle Beach was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 98 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 4 assists along with 62 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 20 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 8 PIM.