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After Grind of Milan Cortina Games, Olympians Chase Rest to Peak Again Ahead of Stanley Cup Runs
Utah leads the NHL wild-card race as teams face a condensed post-Olympic schedule with 82 games over 170 days, increasing demands on rest and recovery.
- The Utah Mammoth solidified its wild-card position with a win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, as six NHL teams now cluster within four points of each other.
- Following a 19-day Olympic pause in February, teams must compress 82 games into 170 days, creating an unprecedented scheduling crunch that intensifies playoff positioning stakes.
- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar explained the recovery challenge: "It's very little practice, lots of recovery days," making rest-versus-seeding decisions critical amid the grind.
- Nashville faces a six-game road stretch including matchups against the Kings on Thursday and Monday, yet forward Lars Eller noted, "Now your energy level is actually increasing" fighting for playoffs.
- Projected first-round matchups feature Nashville against Colorado and Utah facing Edmonton, with The Oilers riding a three-game winning streak to keep the final playoff spots intensely contested.
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Local Olympian scored from center ice in Blackhawks' 'shoot the puck' challenge
Oak Park-native Olympian Emery Lehman showed fans at the Blackhawks game on Tuesday that his skills in an ice rink aren’t limited to speed skating. Lehman, who earned a silver medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, stepped out onto the ice at the United Center to take a shot at the ‘shoot the puck’ challenge during halftime of the Blackhawks game against the Winnipeg Jets. Wearing his silver medal, Lehman took a shot at goal from center ice a…
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After grind of Milan Cortina Games, Olympians chase rest to peak again ahead of Stanley Cup runs
NHL teams are managing their Olympic players carefully as the same stars now chase the Stanley Cup with little recovery time.
·United States
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The four-time Olympian has christened the book.
·Bratislava, Slovakia
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 41%
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