Seth Trimble went down in a team workout on Sunday, and will now undergo surgery later this week.
The Penguins May Now Have Three Pieces Of Their Future Core – And That's A Big Deal
Obviously, there is such a thing as getting too far ahead of the curve in sports.
Anything can change at any moment. Players can look like all-timers one day and the league’s worst the next. Organizations can change gears depending on results and on the pipeline. There is an element of unpredictability in sports - and, in this case, hockey - that makes them exciting.
And that is especially true with young players. On Sunday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Penguins debuted their top goaltending prospect, Sergei Murashov, at home against the Los Angeles Kings on the second leg of a back-to-back. Murashov, 21, earned the call-up after a roaring start at the AHL level for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (WBS) Penguins - which included a .931 save percentage and a 1.73 goals-against average - and after it was announced that veteran netminder Tristan Jarry would miss at least the next three weeks with a lower-body injury.
The Penguins may have dropped the contest, 3-2, but Murashov had some moments to shine. And - regardless of the result - the fanfare around his debut speaks to a larger narrative.
The game against the Kings was their second sellout of the season, and yeah, it probably had a thing or two to do with the fact that it was a Sunday afternoon game and that the Pittsburgh Steelers did not play until the evening since they were in San Diego to face the Chargers. But this team is also just exciting, and a large part of that has been the emergence of a trio of young players who have fans looking forward to the future - and who have been helping the Penguins win hockey games.
Murashov - along with 18-year-old forward Ben Kindel and 19-year-old defenseman Harrison Brunicke - are all now on the Penguins’ current active roster. Each of them are the best prospects at their respective positions that the Penguins have to offer right now, and each of them has made a sooner-than-expected NHL arrival.
Takeaways: Penguins Fall To Kings, 3-2, For Third Loss In Four GamesAfter earning just one of four points on a back-to-back weekend set against the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/">New Jersey Devils</a> and <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/los-angeles-kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>, the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> may just welcome the brief Swedish vacation they’ll embark on starting Monday.
Of course, things are just beginning for Murashov. Brunicke has not received consistent playing time as of late, and a decision about his future looms since he hit the nine-game mark Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. And Kindel continues to impress at the NHL level this season, as he has five goals and seven points in 15 games.
Even if things aren’t coming to fruition at the same time for each of them, one thing is abundantly clear: The Penguins have more talent in their system right now than they have in many years, and these three players figure to be a huge part of their future.
In fact, they very well could represent three key pieces of their future core. And because the Penguins might have that “core” piece at each position already in their organization and making some degree of impact at the NHL level, it could certainly change a lot about the Penguins’ approach to building out the rest of the team.
Kindle, a center, has shown an NHL readiness that not many expected so soon. At 18, he doesn’t look a touch out of place, and his all-around game is already operating at a high level. So far, he is looking like a lottery-level talent, and the Penguins may just have a core or franchise-level center on their hands - something that certainly helps a rebuild along.
Penguins' Top Prospect Ben Kindel Gets Big OpportunityThere have been a ton of boxes checked for <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>' rookie sensation Ben Kindel in the last two months.
Then, there is the smooth-skating Brunicke, who - even if he may not quite be as NHL-ready as Kindel has shown up to this point - is pretty advanced for a teenage blueliner. Once he gets up to NHL speed on his reads - namely in the defensive zone - he should be a force to be reckoned with, as he has shown high-ceiling ability in transition and offensively and could be a top-pairing defenseman a few years down the road.
And, as for Murashov - the newest arrival - it’s difficult to point to a goaltending prospect the Penguins have had with this much hype since Marc-Andre Fleury, who debuted with Pittsburgh in 2003 and retired second all-time in wins. The young Russian netminder has dominated at every level of professional hockey in his young career, and he was the Penguins’ best goaltender throughout the pre-season. His stint may not last beyond Jarry’s injury, but if he shows well, the Penguins could rest assured that they may have a star talent waiting in the wings.
Of course, a lot else needs to go right, too, for the Penguins to have a sustained window of success in the future. They will probably need another center as part of their core, and that could be someone they may or may not already have. A left defenseman to complement Brunicke would be ideal as well, in addition to a top-line winger - someone the Penguins may also already have in Rutger McGroarty.
But, if the trio of Kindel, Brunicke, and Murashov do pan out and are part of that future core for the Penguins, that means the future is already here - and that means it’s looking bright, too.
Opinion: Despite Struggles, Brunicke Should Remain With PenguinsThe <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> made a flurry of moves Tuesday, sending young blueliner Owen Pickering back to the AHL, placing three others on injured reserve, <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/penguins-call-up-3-players-announce-several-roster-moves">and recalling two veterans and top goaltending prospect Sergei Murashov from the AHL</a>.
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$450K pitches: Indictment vs. Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz reveal star closer as force behind alleged scheme
For the past four months, as Major League Baseball carried its momentum from an exciting second half into a wildly entertaining and invigorating postseason, a dark cloud has hung over the league in the form of a sports betting investigation that featured a host of troubling unknowns. Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers — Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase — had been placed on administrative leave in July as the league investigated unusual gambling activity concentrated on individual pitches thrown by Ortiz and Clase, and the harrowing possibility that the pitchers were directly connected to wagers placed on the outcome of said pitches.
Once the initial shock of the pitchers’ respective removals from Cleveland’s roster passed during the summer, the story faded somewhat into the background as an ominous to-be-determined outcome, with outside observers left to wildly speculate about the best- and worst-case scenarios for what exactly had transpired. The league’s investigation unfolded behind the scenes with minimal substantive updates provided along the way beyond the repeated extensions of each pitcher’s leave.
Finally, a clearer picture of the situation has been revealed via federal indictment from the Department of Justice offering a detailed and troubling account of Clase and Ortiz’s alleged misdeeds. The 23-page document describes a picture of events that closely resembles what was presumed by many based on the initial round of reporting regarding what exactly was being investigated: That, according to federal authorities, on multiple occasions, Clase and Ortiz were throwing certain pitches nowhere near the strike zone with the express purpose of ensuring bettors — individuals with whom they had direct connections with — win wagers predicated on the pitches being balls, not strikes.
“MLB contacted federal law enforcement at the outset of its investigation and has fully cooperated throughout the process," MLB said in a statement on Sunday in response to the DOJ’s charges. "We are aware of the indictment and today's arrest [of Ortiz], and our investigation is ongoing.”
In addition to the basic premise of the alleged scheme, several other key takeaways can be gathered from the details within the indictment, beginning with the timeline of events itself. Upon the initial round of reporting regarding Clase and Ortiz, the focus seemed to be on a series of suspicious pitches thrown during the 2025 season. But the indictment describes three instances of bettors winning large sums of money by wagering on pitches thrown by Clase all the way back in May and June of 2023, with over $100,000 won on just those three pitches alone.
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Why exactly Clase did not resume such alleged activity again — or at least, to our current knowledge — until April of 2025 is one of the biggest unknowns left looming as the story continues to unfold. But the fact the investigation uncovered these three examples from two seasons ago — long before Clase was even teammates with Ortiz — highlights that Clase, not Ortiz, was the individual most frequently and explicitly involved in carrying out the alleged improper actions on the mound. This is a crucial distinction considering it was Ortiz who was first placed on the restricted list in early July, suggesting he was the main character in the investigation until Clase joined him on administrative leave later that month. But there are direct references to eight instances of Clase throwing balls on purpose compared to just two from Ortiz, which did not occur until after Clase had seemingly successfully executed the scheme on several occasions over multiple seasons, according to the indictment.
It appears, however, based on the timing, that Ortiz’s two offerings in question — which both took place in June, and resulted in over $60,000 in winnings for the group of connected bettors — raised the requisite suspicion to warrant the investigation in the first place, which ballooned into something bigger.
In total, the bettors allegedly won over $450,000 from these wagers. The indictment details several instances in which a portion of the winnings were transferred to the pitchers’ associates in their home country of the Dominican Republic, although it remains unclear exactly how much of the winnings ended up with the pitchers relative to the individuals placing the bets.
What is clear in the report that features multiple examples of Clase communicating and interacting directly with bettors — including, shockingly, during the very games in which he was engaging in the illicit activity and by obtaining tickets for one of the bettors to attend said games in Cleveland — is that Clase was the driving force behind this alleged scheme. This is a stunningly poor reflection of character for a pitcher who already had one major misstep earlier in his career when he was suspended 80 games in 2020 for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. Clase had seemingly righted the ship since establishing himself in the majors in 2021, signing a $20 million extension in 2022 and blossoming into one of the most dominant relievers we’ve ever seen. Clase did not seem to be in the kind of position to need to turn to illegal affairs to find some extra fast cash, and yet it was him who allegedly engaged in this gambling scheme for an extended stretch before Ortiz, a far less established, notably less compensated pitcher who had far more to lose, “joined the criminal scheme,” according to the indictment.
It is this apparent context that could help Ortiz as he begins to battle these charges in court after being arrested Sunday, and his lawyer has already released a strongly-worded statement defending his client and declaring the indictment as insufficient in proving Ortiz’s knowing involvement. Clase, meanwhile, is reportedly not currently in custody, at least for now, but will certainly have a lot of explaining to do once he is detained.
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On the surface, it’s an understandable instinct to lump this latest piece of bad news as merely the latest chapter in an ever-expanding trend, as the proliferation of legalized sports betting and the increased ease of access to online sports wagering has unsurprisingly opened the door for a new era of scandals across various professional sports. But while two of baseball’s most infamous storylines involved gambling — from the crooked White Sox in the 1919 World Series to an all-time great player in Pete Rose betting on his own team while managing the Reds in the 1980s — it is not a category of scandal that had resurfaced much at all in the sport until recently. The hallowed and repeatedly reinforced Rule 21 — which threatens permanent ineligibility for any player, umpire, league or club official involved in any form of wagering on baseball — had long held up as a sufficient scare tactic.
But as legalized betting — and as the ways to wager on baseball have expanded exponentially in the form of “prop bets” to allow for wagers on hyperspecific events within a game beyond strictly its final outcome — has entered the mainstream, a wave of gambling-related scandals have surrounded MLB to various degrees in recent years.
This alleged nefarious activity involving Clase and Ortiz, however, achieves an entirely new level of alarming. Other than featuring “MLB” and “gambling” in the headlines, this latest explosive addition to the genre should not be held as remotely equal to the other recent betting-adjacent scandals in and around baseball. This is not Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stealing and losing millions of dollars gambling illegally on a litany of sports that didn’t even include baseball, according to prosecutors. This is not umpire Pat Hoberg naively sharing a gambling account with a friend who was placing bets on baseball. This is not a group of minor-leaguers placing small wagers on major-league games from a distance, or even Tucupita Marcano betting on games involving his team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he was on the major-league injured list.
All of these instances are disturbing and problematic in their own right, and featured varying degrees of league and legal punishment as a result. But what has allegedly taken place with Clase and Ortiz is infinitely worse. It is two individuals choosing to blatantly alter the specific outcome within a game with the express purpose of cashing in themselves, in turn completely disregarding the premise of fair and honest competition. It is an explicit and brazen attack on the integrity of the sport as we know it, which at its core, is what Rule 21 intends to uphold first and foremost.
It is this unfortunate reality — the worst-case scenario that what is happening on the field could be directly influenced by outside gambling activity — that MLB must grapple with moving forward, even once its internal investigation into Ortiz and Clase concludes. Having embraced various gambling companies as sponsors and welcomed a wave of advertising on broadcasts promoting in-game betting, the league is already fully engaged in the challenge of overcoming the optics of a drastic uptick in betting-related content coinciding with the rise in these betting-related scandals. But far more important than how any of it looks is finding a way to rebuild a more concrete boundary between betting activity and those who make up the sport itself is paramount as the league progresses into an era where gambling is unlikely to suddenly become any less prevalent.
Knicks believe high-scoring offense still has room for improvement
The Knicks will wake up on Monday with the No. 2 offense in the NBA. But they’ll also have the league’s ninth lowest field goal percentage.
So where does the efficiency come from?
For one, the Knicks average nine more field goals per game than their opponent. That’s thanks in part to strong offensive rebounding (Knicks are No. 1 in offensive rebounds per 100 possessions). Head coach Mike Brown’s club also keeps teams off the line (No. 2 in opponent free-throw attempts).
And then there’s the three-point shooting.
The Knicks lead the league in made three-pointers per 100 possessions. They are third in attempts per 100 possessions and have the best three-point field goal percentage among teams with at least 40 attempts per game. The returns in the first nine games are good, but players and coaches believe there is plenty of room for improvement.
“I truly believe we can still play better, we can still mix it up. What we have to get cautious of is not settling,” Brown explained after the Knicks’ dominant win over Brooklyn. “We’re moving a lot of bodies around and we want to keep moving bodies around and make it hard on the defense. And if we do, and it becomes just second nature to us, then we’ll have a chance to be a pretty good offensive team.”
What are some of those areas of improvement?
“Our recognition… out on the floor and our pace, getting the ball in bounds on a make, not walking the ball up, getting right to our stuff. If they take (a certain action) away, bam, we’ve got counters. Go to the counter.”
Jalen Brunson and the starters seem to be adjusted well to Brown’s offense. When Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns share the floor with Mitchell Robinson, the Knicks are plus-30.
Brunson, as you’d expect, sees much that the Knicks can improve on offense.
“It’s about not being complacent and being more fluent in the stuff we run where everything is an instinct and we’re not thinking about what we’re doing. Everything’s a reaction and it comes seamless like that,” he said Sunday. “So we’re working towards that… So yeah the ball’s going through the hoop but we can be a lot better.”
Something else you should know about the Knick offense: there are very few plays installed at this point.
“We still like to play out of concepts, read and react. I think our guys are getting a little more comfortable with that,” Brown said before Sunday’s game.
The lack of set plays is somewhat intentional but it’s also circumstantial. The Knicks had injuries to key players in the preseason/early regular season. Those injuries have limited the amount of plays Brown and his staff can put in.
“Trying not to put in too much too quick has been the challenge of us as a coaching staff because we don’t want to overwhelm them and we want to try to catch everybody up before we add too much more,” the coach says.
But also, the read-and-react approach is "mainly by design," Brown says.
“I think at the end of the day, it would be great if they can just play without play calls. So now it’s harder for the defense. Because if I sit there and (call a play from the sideline), well, the other team with the way scouting is and all that, they’re for sure going to have a coach standing up, (calling out how to defend the play.)... If you can play fast but can get to your stuff quickly -- knowing that getting into your stuff you have three or four different options -- that (makes it) hard (for the defense to get settled in). We want to be able to play that way throughout the whole year.”
As you’d expect, Brunson and Towns have the freedom to deviate from Brown’s principles. Anunoby also has the green light to make plays outside of the framework.
“I’m a quick decision guy. Catch it, pass it, shoot it, or snap drive. If Jalen catches it, he dances with it a little bit, he’s got that leeway, that freedom,” Brown says. “If he dances with it two or three times in a row and it’s not working, it’s my job to say, ‘Hey, let’s go quick decision and we’re moving on.’ But those types of guys have the freedom.”
Brown feels Towns has gotten more comfortable in the offense "each time he steps on the floor". The key for the coaching staff is to help Towns operate from different areas of the floor.
“We want to keep trying to move him around so teams can’t just sit at the top of the floor. If we can do that, then I think eventually the game’s going to be a lot easier for him,” Brown said. “He’s going to be in places where teams aren’t used to doubling. One time he’s here, now he’s (in a different location), now he’s (in a different location). So that’s what we plan on doing with him.”
So far, all of Brown’s plans have yielded a strong offense. It’s early and plenty can change between now and mid April, but the Knicks offense is on pace to score a lot of points.
“I think everything we're doing is still a work in progress and we're trying to -- all of us are trying to figure out how we can impact in the system most efficiently,” Towns said Sunday. “I'm glad we're learning through wins.”
DEFENSIVE FREEDOM
Brunson, Towns and Anunoby have freedom on offense to break away from Brown’s principles. On the other side of the ball, several Knicks have the green light to improvise outside of Brown’s defensive plan.
“OG is a special player, Mitch is a special player. Mikal is a special player. Josh (Hart) is a special player. Deuce (McBride). So these guys have the freedom to do some things defensively that you kind of let it go,” Brown said. “And if it happens too much and it’s not working, then you have to correct it. Even same thing on the glass. Josh is a special rebounder. And if we have crash zones where we want our guys to crash the glass from; the reality of it is, as special as Josh is, when it comes to second opportunities, he’s going to have a lot of freedom, no matter where he is on the floor.”
TRACKING THREE-POINT DEFENSE
The Knicks track several elements in each game. One of those elements? Contested three-pointers.
“We want to be 100 percent but I’m OK at 75 percent or higher. And we had a lot of guys that were below 75 percent when it came to contesting (in recent games),” Brown said before Sunday’s game. “We want them to do the best they can and no more. We want them to be the second jumper, do the best they can and no more.
"We believe that you can shift -- or make that floor look smaller -- because we’re long... But sometimes we have a knack of shifting and then when it comes to closing out, sometimes we don’t even put a hand up so we can do a little bit better job in that area.”
Penguins Five-Day Break Before Sweden Games Comes At Perfect Time
It's no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins have been one of the top storylines of the 2025-26 NHL season so far.
They were 8-2-2 heading into November, good for first in the entire NHL. It was a start that nobody saw coming, considering almost everyone in the national media picked them to be one of the worst teams in the league.
Their schedule got a bit tougher at the turn of the month, and they just finished up a stretch of five games in the first nine days of November. They went 1-3-1 in those games and now have the next five days off before they play two games against the Nashville Predators in Sweden. The two games are part of the NHL's Global Series.
Part of that 1-3-1 stretch was from this past Thursday through Sunday, when they played three games in four nights. They beat the Washington Capitals on Thursday before playing a really strong game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. They got a point out of Saturday's game, even though they probably deserved two, before losing in regulation to the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.
Sunday's contest against the Kings started well for the Penguins, who led twice, including in the third period, before losing 3-2. It looked like they ran out of gas in the third period, as their forecheck wasn't there, and they were lackluster in their own zone. Even Penguins captain Sidney Crosby enjoyed one of his quietest games of the season. Once Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper made a save on a great Bryan Rust chance early in the third period, it was lights out from there.
Now that this busy stretch is over, the Penguins will have two games in a 12-day span. They'll fly to Sweden on Monday before playing the first of two against the Predators on Friday. They'll play the second game of the Global Series on Sunday, and won't play again until Nov. 21 in Pittsburgh against the Minnesota Wild.
This is a perfect time for the Penguins to get their legs back and recharge for a little bit. It's huge because this team is dealing with a ton of injuries right now, and it may bring some of them closer to a return. The Penguins are currently without the services of Rickard Rakell, Noel Acciari, Justin Brazeau, Caleb Jones, Tristan Jarry, Rutger McGroarty, and Filip Hallander.
Rakell and Brazeau had been off to great starts to the season, especially Brazeau. He was fitting in perfectly on the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Anthony Mantha before going down with an injury before the Nov. 1 game against the Winnipeg Jets. He has six goals and 12 points in 12 games.
The Penguins May Now Have Three Pieces Of Their Future Core - And That's A Big DealObviously, there is such a thing as getting too far ahead of the curve in sports.
Jarry had also been playing well before he got hurt against the Toronto Maple Leafs last Monday. Yes, he didn't have a good third period against the Maple Leafs in that game, but he's still saving 4.8 goals above expected with a .911 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average.
This extended time off will also give the coaching staff time to tweak some things in the defensive zone, since, per MoneyPuck, the Penguins rank 28th in 5v5 expected goals against per 60 at 3.01. According to Natural Stat Trick, the Penguins have allowed 408 scoring chances against at 5v5, which is the second-worst mark in the league. Only the Wild have allowed more (413). They have also allowed 167 5v5 high-danger chances against, which ranks second-worst in the league.
The coaching staff will also have to make a decision on defenseman Harrison Brunicke, and there's a chance it could come this week. He has played in nine games, meaning if he plays a 10th, his entry-level contract will kick in. Brunicke has been scratched for the previous three games after playing in his ninth game on Nov. 3 against the Maple Leafs.
It'll be fascinating to see how rejuvenated everyone looks when the puck drops at 2 p.m. ET on Friday for the first Penguins-Predators game in Sweden. The second game will start at 9 a.m. ET on Sunday.
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MLS playoffs: San Diego rout Timbers, advance to Western semifinals
Amahl Pellegrino and Anders Dreyer score braces
San Diego to face Minnesota United in next round
Amahl Pellegrino and Anders Dreyer each scored twice and San Diego FC eased into their first-ever Western Conference semi-final appearance with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers to clinch their first-round series on Sunday night.
Dreyer also picked up an assist on Pellegrino’s second goal while helping top-seeded San Diego secure a home semi-final against fourth-seeded Minnesota after the November international window.
Continue reading...Carr’s 16 points lead 6 players in double figures, Bears beat Washington 78-69
Cameron Carr hit three 3-pointers and finished with 16 points to lead six Baylor players scoring in double figures and the Bears beat Washington 78-69 on Sunday night. Tounde Yessoufou scored 13 points for Baylor (2-0) and Caden Powell added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dan Skillings Jr. and Isaac Williams scored 12 points apiece and Michael Rataj finished with 11.
Revisiting The Kevin Fiala And Brock Faber Trade
After recording his 500th career point and the game-winning goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, it seems like the perfect time to look back on how Kevin Fiala joined the Los Angeles Kings.
It was June 29, 2022, when former Kings GM Rob Blake acquired Fiala from the Minnesota Wild. In return, Los Angeles traded away defenseman Brock Faber and a 2022 first-round pick.
On the same day, he signed a contract extension with the Kings, inking a seven-year deal worth $7.875 million per season.
In his final season with the Wild, Fiala recorded a career-high 85 points, scoring 33 goals and 52 assists. Since then, the left winger hasn’t reached that point total, but has set a personal best in the goals department last season with 35 tallies.
Aside from the goals, Fiala has been relatively consistent since his move from Minnesota. In his first two seasons with Los Angeles, he put up 72 and 73 points, respectively. His ice time has gradually increased in his tenure with the Kings, too.
'I Don't Know How He Does It': Los Angeles Kings’ Corey Perry Playing Like An Anaheim DuckLos Angeles Kings right winger Corey Perry has been playing like he was with the Anaheim Ducks all those years ago, despite being in season No. 21 and as a 40-year-old. This season, he has seven goals and five assists for 12 points in 16 appearances. He’s been a reliable scorer and offensive player for Jim Hiller’s squad, getting his name on the scoresheet more than in every other contest.
As for what went the other way to the Wild, Faber has become an excellent young defenseman in the NHL. He had a strong rookie campaign, finishing second in Calder Trophy voting behind Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard.
In that first season - following two regular-season games and six playoff games the year before - Faber recorded eight goals and 47 points in 82 games. Last season, his production dropped off, and he put up 29 points, despite scoring a career-high 10 goals in 78 appearances.
Speaking of last season, his responsibility grew immensely for both club and country. He averaged 25:32 of ice time and was called to represent Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-off.
Where Does Kuemper Stand In Team Canada’s Goaltending Depth Chart?Darcy Kuemper has been solid for the Los Angeles Kings lately, including a shutout in his last appearance. However, where does he stand on Team Canada's goaltending depth chart ahead of the 2026 Olympics?Now, in his third full season with the Wild, he has three goals and nine points in 16 games, seemingly on pace for what he was producing in his rookie campaign.
The other part of that trade was the first-round pick in 2022 going to Minnesota. In other words, left winger Liam Ohgren was selected with the 19th pick.
Ohgren, 21, has played 33 career NHL games, including five games this season for the Wild. Lately, he’s been with the AHL’s Iowa Wild, where he’s scored three goals and five points in nine games.
Overall, the Kings received an elite offensive mind who can be a threat on a nightly basis. And the Wild received a bright, young defenseman who should log plenty of ice time for years to come.
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"It's On Me": Dylan Larkin Takes Responsibility For Red Wings' Three-Game Slide
For the third consecutive game, the Detroit Red Wings struggled to find the back of the net and paid for it with their third consecutive regulation setback.
While they had no shortage of opportunities on Sunday afternoon against the Chicago Blackhawks at Little Caesars Arena, they were repeatedly denied by goaltender Arvid Soderblom, who put together one of the best performances of his career with 44 saves.
Meanwhile, Detroit badly lost the special teams battle. The Blackhawks scored on all three of their power-play opportunities, while the Red Wings failed to convert on the five chances they had, which included a four-minute opportunity late in the second period.
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Afterward, team captain Dylan Larkin pointed the finger at himself not only for the lack of scoring in their three recent setbacks but also for not winning key face-offs.
“Starts with the face-off, which I take most of the time, and not winning them, and we’re going down 200 feet and that’s on me and got to win the first battle of the two minutes," Larkin said. "Last year when we were good (with the man-advantage), this year even when we had it going good we were winning those draws and attacking and getting the kill on their heels.”
“I have two back doors in two nights and zero goals to show for that, that’s on me," he continued. “People look to me to score and look to the big guys to score, and I think I would point the finger at myself.”
Larkin, who scored Detroit's only goal in the first period of play, had a golden opportunity on a two-on-one rush with Lucas Raymond, only to have what appeared to be a certain goal stopped by the left skate of the outstretched Soderblom.
NHL (@NHL) on XWHAT A SAVE FROM ARVID SODERBLOM 😱Following what was an extremely encouraging 5-1 start to their centennial campaign, the Red Wings have since gone 4-6. Additionally, they've also failed to score on each of their last 13 power-play opportunities.
“I don’t want to make too much out of it. It’s not good enough right now, but we have a good power play," Larkin said. "We have the personnel there. We’ve showed it. Not just over a few games, but over years. We’ve showed that we can be good. We just got to figure it out.”
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Notre Dame Commit Devin Fitzgerald Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald (Phoenix, Arizona/ Brophy College Preparatory) was officially honored as a 2026 Navy All-American by America’s Navy and NBC Sports representatives during a live jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour.
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Offensive Lineman Felix Ojo Honored as a 2026 Navy All-American
Offensive lineman Felix Ojo (Mansfield, Texas/ Lake Ridge High School) was officially honored as a 2026 Navy All-American by America’s Navy and NBC Sports representatives during a live jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour.
Knicks use great shooting night to throttle Nets, 134-98, in battle of boroughs
The Knicks obliterated the Nets, 134-98, in a battle of the boroughs at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.
Here are the takeaways...
-- Entering play in the midst of a three-game winning streak and putting up impressive offensive numbers in the process, it didn't take long for New York to get going. After missing their first shot of the night, the Knicks made four straight baskets, including two three-pointers, to go up 10-3 before Brooklyn's head coach Jordi Fernandez called a timeout. From there, New York was off and running.
-- The Knicks were making it rain from deep all game long. It started in the first quarter when they went 7-for-11 from downtown with six of the triples coming from the corners, something New York has been extremely good at so far this season. When they weren't draining it from deep, the Knicks were going to the line or scoring underneath the basket with relative ease to put up 40 points in the opening quarter, compared to Brooklyn's 22.
-- New York moved away from the deep ball in the second quarter, focusing more on scoring inside the paint. Karl-Anthony Towns imposed his will around the basket and got contributions from reserve players such as Jordan Clarkson and Josh Hart who both had good games off the bench. The biggest difference in the second quarter, in which the Knicks dropped another 37 points, was the Nets' shots started to fall as well.
-- Brooklyn matched New York's first quarter output and put up 40 points in the second quarter thanks to an avalanche of three-pointers headlined by Michael Porter Jr. The two teams went into the locker rooms at halftime with the Knicks leading 77-62.
-- Following the break, New York came out firing from deep once again and continued to see them go in. Six different players made a three-pointer in the third quarter en route to a 35-point period. Even more impressive, defensively the Knicks completely clamped down on the Nets and held them to 17 points in the third. This right after allowing 40 in the second quarter.
-- New York's defense forced Brooklyn's offense to shoot a ton of threes and to no avail. The Nets went 3-for-13 from downtown and only attempted four shots from inside the arc (going 2-for-4) in the quarter.
-- Basically over since the first quarter, the Knicks put the Nets completely away in the third and fourth quarters and were able to get some of their younger players some valuable minutes at the end of the game while resting their starters. Guys like Tyler Kolek (three assists), Pacome Dadiet (two points, one rebound) and Mohamed Diawara (five points) were able to see the floor with Diawara sinking his first career three-pointer.
-- Towns led all scorers with 28 points and reeled in a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals. Mikal Bridges had the most efficient night (6-for-8) and nailed down four threes on five attempts. OG Anunoby joined Bridges with four triples and also added eight rebounds (four offensive), three assists and one steal to his ledger.
-- Mitchell Robinson got the start once again and finished with eight points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 17 minutes of action.
-- The Knicks shot 53.3 percent from the field and 45.9 percent from deep, while the Nets struggled in the second half and only shot 40.2 percent from the field and 31.1 percent from deep.
-- Drake Powell had a good game with 15 points off the bench for Brooklyn.
Game MVP: Karl-Anthony Towns
In a game with so many stars, we'll go with the only player to record a double-double.
Highlights
Jalen Brunson + the foul 💪 pic.twitter.com/U9v65WilcN
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 9, 2025
What a pass from Jordan Clarkson to KAT 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VUmj7p0Lvt
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 10, 2025
MITCHELL ROBINSON COMING THROUGH pic.twitter.com/TPhItGz44w
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 10, 2025
Landry Shamet for three! pic.twitter.com/Qn8QHB3ZYH
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 10, 2025
Mitchell Robinson getting it done at both ends 💪 pic.twitter.com/1Rm1pzMp96
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) November 10, 2025
What's next
The Knicks are back in action on Tuesday night when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies at home. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
No. 25 North Carolina guard Seth Trimble breaks arm in team workout
No. 25 North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble is out indefinitely after suffering a broken left forearm during a workout on Sunday. The school said a timetable for Trimble's return will be determined following surgery this week. “So sad for Seth,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said in a statement.
Breaking: Ryan Strome Activated from IR, Radko Gudas Placed on IR
According to the NHL media site, the Anaheim Ducks have activated forward Ryan Strome from injury reserve. Strome has yet to make his season debut, as the Ducks have gotten off to the best start to a season (10-3-1) since 2014-15.
Strome sustained an upper-body injury in a preseason practice, forcing him off the ice and onto IR for the first month of the 2025-26 season. Strome had been extraordinarily healthy in his three seasons in Anaheim, and since he signed a five-year contract in July 2022 with an AAV of $5 million. In those seasons, he’s suited up for 82, 79, and 82 games, respectively.
“Experience. He’s one of the guys,” Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville said of what he brings to the team. “I think that with him, he’s going to come on this trip. I don’t know if he’ll play on the trip, but he’s getting close.”
Strome has been an automatic and exact 41-point producer for the Ducks in three of their leanest offensive years in their history. With a new coaching staff, systems, and budding young stars, the Ducks are the NHL’s top offensive team, averaging 4.14 goals/G. One wonders if Strome will see an uptick in production upon his return to the lineup, as he’s one of the players who seems like a perfect fit for the Ducks’ zone defense, play-building, and puck possession systems.
With Mikael Granlund also currently out due to an injury and Frank Vatrano serving admirably on the team’s fourth line, Ryan Poehling has played the last four games as the Ducks’ third-line center between Alex Killorn and Nikita Nesterenko. It would seem Strome could slide into that line without disturbing any impactful chemistry that’s developed within the rest of the forward group.
He’s been practicing with the team for the last week in a non-contact jersey, and indications suggest he’s set to make his season debut on Sunday when the Ducks host the Winnipeg Jets.
“I think he’s very close to getting consideration to play,” Quenneville said just before the Ducks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in OT on Saturday.
Radko Gudas has been placed on IR, and Granlund remains out, but not on IR.
“Yeah. I say a little bit (away), but not that far. Close,” Quenneville said of his remaining two injured roster players.