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Devils Left Off Another List

Five NHL players hit the 100-point mark this season: Leon Draisaitl for the Edmonton Oilers, Nathan MacKinnon for the Colorado Avalanche, David Pastrnak for the Boston Bruins, Nikita Kucherov for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Mitch Marner for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

While highlighting the newest members of the 100-point club, NHL archives revealed which teams have had 100-point scorers in a season, and how often.

The 1970-71 Boston Bruins and the 1982-83, 1983-84, and 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers each had four players reach 100 points in a single season. The full list spans five pages with 50 rows per page, meaning 222 teams in NHL history have had at least one 100-point scorer, if not more.

Not on that list? The New Jersey Devils.

Despite three Stanley Cups and multiple winning seasons, the Devils have never had a 100-point scorer. They’re one of just six teams in NHL history without that achievement.

The others: the Utah Mammoth, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Seattle Kraken. Three of those six are recent expansion teams, joining the league in the past seven years. The Predators and Blue Jackets were both founded in 1997. That leaves the Devils as the oldest franchise without a 100-point scorer, established in 1974 and relocated to New Jersey in 1982.

The Devils do appear in another record, though, one they’d probably rather forget. In 1983-84, they ranked 22nd for the fewest points in a single season, finishing with just 41. They share that spot with the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, and their pre-relocation team, the Kansas City Scouts. That year, the Devils played 80 games and posted a 17-56 record.

Earlier this summer, they also found themselves missing from another milestone list: 50-goal scorers.

The Devils Have Three Cups and Still Don’t Have a Single Season 50-Goal ScorerThe Devils Have Three Cups and Still Don’t Have a Single Season 50-Goal ScorerThe National Hockey League released its list of the most recent 50-goal scorers by franchise.

The Devils have proven they can win without a single dominant scorer, leaning on team depth and strong defense. Still, it would be exciting to see them finally crack these offensive leaderboards.

If Jack Hughes can stay healthy, they have a legitimate chance, both to contend for the Stanley Cup and to end their drought in scoring milestones.

Can Jack Hughes Stay Healthy?Can Jack Hughes Stay Healthy?New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes has undergone two season-ending shoulder injuries since being drafted first overall in the 2019 NHL Draft.

They also have the potential to finish with the most points in the league, a feat they achieved in 2022-23 when they recorded 112 points.

The Devils have the talent and the pieces. Now, it’s just a matter of putting it all together.

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Kevin Fiala Hosts First-Ever “Fiala’s Friends” Charity Game in Zurich

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Kevin Fiala’s Friends’ Charity Game in Zurich raised funds for St. Gallen Children’s Hospital and youth hockey, featuring NHL stars vs. ZSC Lions.

Los Angeles Kings Left Winger Kevin Fiala brought NHL star power to Switzerland this summer, hosting the first-ever Fiala’s Friends charity game on Friday at the Swiss Live Arena in Zurich. 

The event was a mix of elite-level hockey with a mission to give back, raising funds for the Children’s Hospital in St. Gallen as well as youth hockey programs for the ZSC Lions and EHC Uzwil. 

The evening was an exhibition match featuring the ZSC Lions — one of Switzerland's premier professional clubs — and a team of NHL players handpicked by Fiala. 

Dubbed "Fiala's Friends," the team included several Switzerland-born NHL players, along with other elite professionals, giving fans in the area a rare chance to witness their global heroes skate together on local ice in a relaxed, though competitive, environment.

Along with the on-ice activity, the event featured fan interactive experiences like autograph sessions, photo sessions, and merchandise auctions, all of which contributed to the fundraising effort. 

The organizers would like to make the Fiala's Friends Charity Game a yearly tradition, creating a long-term relationship between the NHL and Swiss hockey and making a tangible impact in the community.

To Fiala, the night was more than hockey. It was a night of charity, friendship, and the sport that brought them all together — demonstrating that even off the ice in the off-season, the NHL's best can still make big plays both on and off the ice.

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Sabres Prospect Profile – Sean Keohane

The Buffalo Sabres have been considered to have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL, which is in part due to them selecting high in recent drafts because of their not qualifying for the playoffs. The Sabres have displayed an eye for talent, but the organization’s developmental model has not yielded enough results. 

Leading up to the opening of training camp in mid-September, we will look at the club's top 40 prospects. All are 25 years old or younger, whose rights are currently held by the Sabres or are on AHL or NHL deals, and have played less than 40 NHL games. 

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#31 - Sean Keohane - Defense (Harvard - NCAA)

Keohane was selected in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL Draft and is a long-range prospect with impressive physical tools. A native of the Boston area, the blueliner played at Dexter Southfield Prep in Massachusetts and was slated to play a full season in the USHL with Tri-City before heading to Harvard, but after 16 games, he shifted to West Kelowna in the BCHL, where he posted 14 points (6 goals, 8 assists) in 25 games.

The 6’4”, 205 lb. defenseman had two assists in 11 games for Harvard as a freshman and his role is expected to increase with the Crimson this fall. The 20-year-old has excellent skating ability, but there are holes in his game at both ends of the ice that could be honed playing for Harvard, which has traditionally done a good job at developing prospects.

Elite Prospects indicates that Keohane “flashes nuanced defensive skating, allowing him to push an absurd amount of aggression defending the rush. He's physical, jumping off the net front to punish attackers on the end boards and tries to clog lanes with anticipation-based reads, pushing nastiness after the whistle.”

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Champions League qualifying and Carabao Cup first round: football – as it happened

Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce roared back to set up a playoff with Benfica, while Bromley stunned Ipswich in the Carabao Cup

15 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jhon Duran – the very same – has just hit the side netting with Fener’s first half-chance. Feyenoord have probably played the more intricate football but Fenerbahce look a threat on the break.

Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)

Qarabag 4-1 Shkendija (5pm, agg: 5-1)

FC Copenhagen 0-0 Malmo FF (agg: 0-0)

Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2)

Pafos 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 2-0)

Plzen 0-0 Rangers (agg: 0-3)

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After one year, this MLB postseason schedule innovation is no longer

LOS ANGELES CALIF. OCTOBER 24, 2024 - A groundskeeper touches up the World Series logo along the first base side of Dodger Stadium, one day before the Fall Classic is set to begin on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A groundskeeper touches up the World Series logo along the first base side of Dodger Stadium last fall. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The World Series could end in November this year. Major League Baseball can do without all the "Mr. November" jokes, so the league took a creative step last year: a flexible start date for the World Series.

It's not easy to cram a four-round postseason in a month. But it's even less ideal if the World Series teams roll through the league championship series, then sit around for close to a week before the World Series starts.

MLB unveiled this creative reform last year: If both World Series teams complete the league championship series in no more than five games, the start of the World Series would move up three days. Nothing kills interest in an everyday sport like a week off before the most important games of the season.

The reform did not come into play last season. Although the New York Yankees won the American League Championship Series in five games, the Dodgers needed six games to complete the NLCS.

Read more:Yoshinobu Yamamoto rocked by Zach Neto and Angels as Dodgers' NL West lead falls to 1

When MLB announced its postseason schedule Tuesday, the flexible start date for the World Series was gone. With the Dodgers coming within one victory of making that happen last season, league officials and television partners had the chance to prepare for two possibilities for the start of the World Series. The uncertainty of what date to promote, and the need for alternate travel plans and hotel blocks, left the parties with the thought that a fixed date for the World Series remained a better plan.

The World Series this year is set to start on Friday, Oct. 24, with a possible Game 7 on Saturday, Nov. 1.

The wild-card round starts Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the division series round starting Saturday, Oct. 4. The teams with the top two records in each league earn a bye in the first round and advance directly to the division series.

If the postseason started Tuesday, the Dodgers (68-51) would be the No. 3 seed in the NL, behind the Milwaukee Brewers (74-44) and the Philadelphia Phillies (69-49). The wild-card teams, in order of seed, would be the Chicago Cubs (67-50), San Diego Padres (67-52) and the New York Mets (63-55).

In that scenario, the Dodgers and Mets — the NLCS combatants last season — would meet in the wild-card round this season.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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Fulton to return to Timberwolves for pre-season

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CJ Fulton featured for the Minnesota Timberwolves during their NBA Summer League win over Phoenix Suns in July [Getty Images]

CJ Fulton will return to the United States in September to link up with NBA side the Minnesota Timberwolves for their pre-season.

The former Belfast Star player featured for the Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League, where he played four minutes in their 89-85 win against the Phoenix Suns last month.

The appearance made him the third Irish-born player to take to the court at the highest level in the United States after Pat Burke and Susan Moran and, after impressing in Las Vegas, he has been invited back to train with the squad.

Fulton has not signed a deal with the NBA franchise, but will now get the opportunity to prepare for the season with the franchise's full roster, including All Star Anthony Edwards.

The back-to-back Western Conference finalists are scheduled to play six exhibition games, including hosting Guangzhou Loong Lions of China, before their regular-season opener against the Denver Nuggets on 27 October.

Fulton initially caught the attention of the Timberwolves with his displays in the college game where he represented Lafayette and the Charleston Cougars, averaging 7.8 points and 6.5 assists per game for the latter during his senior year.

The 22-year-old missed out on selection in the NBA draft in June but can still realise his dream of appearing in the league.

Although the G-League - the NBA's team-affiliated development league - or a professional career in Europe remain options for the former St Malachy's College pupil, securing a place on an NBA roster is still the primary goal.

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David Wright stops by the show, then we do Mets therapy | The Mets Pod

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo have the perfect diversion from the struggling Mets -- an exclusive interview with Mets legend David Wright.

The guys talk to No. 5 about stories from his number retirement day, behind the scenes tales from the production of his SNY documentary, the 2015 trade deadline, his thoughts on the current team, his choice of the best Mets uniform ever, and all the details of the Battle of the Badges Game between the NYPD and FDNY that David is hosting at Citi Field on Sunday Aug. 17.

Later, Connor and Joe dive down deep (and low) to talk about the current mess that is the Mets, including the pitching problems, the hitting problems, and all the other problems.

The show also goes Down on the Farm to reveal what’s behind the recent success of Brandon Sproat, and opens up a loud Mailbag to let the listeners let it all out as well.

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Filip Forsberg Listed Among NHL Network's Top 20 Wingers

NHL Network has revealed its list of the top 20 wings in the League, as determined by the network’s producers and analysts.

Filip Forsberg of the Nashville Predators comes in at No. 18, dropping four places from his No. 14 ranking from last year.

The 30-year-old left winger led the Predators with 31 goals and 45 assists for 76 points in 2024-25, playing in all 82 of the team’s games.

Forsberg’s 30-plus goal season marked the fifth time in his 13-year NHL career he has scored at least 30 goals in a season. No other Preds player has more than two 30-goal campaigns.

His 318 career goals is tops all-time on the Predators, and he has played all 82 regular-season games for the second straight year.

Forsberg comes in just behind Alex Ovechkin, who is No. 17 on the list. He’s ahead of the Los Angeles Kings’ Adrian Kempe (20th) and Matt Boldy of the Minnesota Wild (19th).

The native of Ostervala, Sweden has totaled 681 points (318-363-681) over 780 NHL games. He has 85 power-play goals, passing Shea Weber for most all-time among Predators skaters by notching his 81st on Jan. 18.

The Hockey News projects Forsberg to be paired with Jonathan Marchessault on the first line along with Ryan O’Reilly at center. While Forsberg may have fallen several spots on this year’s list, his drop in production from 2023-24 (48-46-94) was due in large part to the Predators’ line shuffling and offensive inconsistency across the board.

If anyone is primed for a turnaround season, it would be Forsberg.

Here is the complete list.

20. Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings

19. Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild

18. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators

17. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

16. Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars

15. Clayton Keller, Utah Mammoth

14. Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators

13. Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning

12. Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils

11. Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning

10. Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers

9. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets

8. Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers

7. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers

6. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

5. Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights

4. Mikko Rantanen, Dallas Stars

3. Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild

2. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

1. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

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Wyc Grousbeck reportedly will not stay on as Celtics governor after sale of team is finalized

When the then-record $6.1 billion sale of the Boston Celtics to Bay Area tech investor Bill Chisholm was announced, part of the deal was that current team governor Wyc Grousbeck would stay in that role until 2028.

Nope. Grousbeck will step aside and Chisholm will take over as the team's governor when the sale is completed soon, reports Shams Charania of ESPN.

This isn't a shock, and it echoes what happened with Mark Cuban's sale of the majority of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her family. Cuban thought and announced that he was going to stay on and oversee basketball operations, but that turned out not to be the case (the Luka Doncic trade would never have happened on his watch).

With Jayson Tatum out for most, if not all, of next season, Chisholm's Celtics have been aggressive in reducing their payroll and associated luxury tax, trading away Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, among others. All their moves have knocked the Celtics' tax bill down by about $300 million for next season, although the team still has the fifth highest payroll in the league and remains $12 million into the luxury tax (don't be shocked if Boston makes another move or two in an effort to get below that number and reset the repeater tax). All that cost-cutting is going to hit the Celtics on the court, where they still have an impressive top of the roster led by Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, but things get thin pretty quickly with this group.

Choosing to make this a gap year and reduce an enormous tax bill is defensible, even smart, in a season where the Celtics are not expected to compete for a title due to Tatum's injury. The real test of Chisholm as an owner comes in a year: What is he willing to spend to rebuild a contending roster? With Tatum and Brown at the top, as well as others such as White, the Celtics have the foundation of a team that could hang banner No. 19, but will the new ownership spend what it takes to fill out the roster with quality and win?

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Former Penguins Defenseman Announces Retirement From NHL

Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel has announced his retirement from the NHL.

Ruhwedel, who went undrafted, spent over a decade in the NHL and played in 369 games before calling it a career on Tuesday. He broke into the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres and spent four seasons with them before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins for seven seasons. 

He was part of the Penguins' 2016-17 Stanley Cup team, playing in 34 games that season and compiling two goals and 10 points. He also played in six playoff games. 

The Penguins congratulated Ruhwedel via Twitter/X once his retirement was made official. 

Ruhwedel ended his career with the New York Rangers after the Penguins traded him during the 2024 trade deadline. He played in five NHL games this past season but spent most of the year with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack. 

In his prime, he was a perfect sixth/seventh defenseman on a contending team. He never brought a ton of offense, but he was always very reliable in his own zone and was super steady. 

He was exactly what the Penguins needed in a depth defenseman. 

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Braves at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12

It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Braves (51-67) are in Queens to take on the Mets (63-55). Spencer Strider is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Clay Holmes for New York.

The Mets' struggles look to end after a day off. New York has lost seven straight games and are 1-11 in the past 12 games as they prepare to host Atlanta. The Braves are coming off three straight wins over Miami and is 4-1 in the previous five games.

Despite the struggles, the Mets still hold the final NL Wild Card spot and are up 2.0 games on the Reds and 3.0 on the Cardinals.

Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Braves at Mets

  • Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
  • Time: 7:10PM EST
  • Site: Citi Field
  • City: Queens, NY
  • Network/Streaming: FDSNSO, SNY

Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out.

Odds for the Braves at the Mets

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

  • Moneyline: Braves (+116), Mets (-138)
  • Spread:  Mets -1.5
  • Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Mets

  • Pitching matchup for August 12, 2025: Spencer Strider vs. Clay Holmes
    • Braves: Spencer Strider, (5-9, 4.05 ERA)
      Last outing: 9.64 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 11 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
    • Mets: Clay Holmes, (9-6, 3.46 ERA)
      Last outing: 3.60 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Braves and the Mets

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Braves and the Mets:

  • Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
  • Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Atlanta Braves at +1.5.
  • Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Mets

  • Atlanta is 3-0 in the past 3 games and 4-1 in the last 5
  • Atlanta is 3-6 in the past 9 games
  • New York is 0-7 in the last 7 games
  • New York is 1-11 in the last 12 games
  • The Braves have a winning record (4-1) in their last 5 games
  • The Under is 20-10-1 in the Braves' divisional matchups this season

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Bradley Beal on joining Clippers: 'I need a ring. I need one bad.'

Bradley Beal had options after he agreed to a buyout with Phoenix that allowed the Suns to waive-and-stretch the remaining money on his contract — Beal was a free agent. Teams from across the league were calling.

Beal chose the Los Angeles Clippers. Why? To win a ring, he told Tamar Sher of KMOV 4 when Beal was back in his hometown of St. Louis.

"I feel like I've got a new life of rejuvenation for sure, a new hunger."

Beal is stepping into a key role with the Clippers, the one Norman Powell played at a near All-Star level for the team last season: Sharpshooter to space the floor, being a secondary shot creator on the wing next to James Harden, and running the second unit. Beal has come to a team that should win a lot of games: The Clippers were a 50-win team last season and should be improved after adding solid veteran depth around Harden and Kawhi Leonard, such as Brook Lopez as a backup center and John Collins at the four.

But are they contenders? Can Harden be trusted in the playoffs? Will Leonard be healthy?

The other challenge for coach Tyronn Lue will be balancing a deep roster, but one that has some one-way players. For example, do the Clippers start Beal next to Harden for the offense, or start Kris Dunn for the defense? Is Collins the starting four, or does he come off the bench and Derrick Jones Jr. starts because of his superior defense? Lue tried not to play Dunn and Jones Jr. together last season because it ruined the team's floor spacing. Lue has to find that balance again.

Beal has joined a team where he feels comfortable, is going to have a big role, and is going to do a lot of winning in the regular season. However, he may not need to formalize his ring size just yet.