Peter Baugh

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New York hockey reporter at The Athletic

“You know in your head if it’s a penalty or not. Whether it gets called or not, sometimes it’s a different story.” Finding the line between what you can and can't get away with in the NHL playoffs is tricky. It also could be the key to victory. My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

In the NHL playoffs, finding the line — and sometimes crossing it — is half the battle

In the playoffs, NHL players do absolutely anything and everything they can to grind their opponents down: "It is a fine line."

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Middle-of-the-night phone calls. Political favors. Six cities, six days. The Hurricanes' multi-continent mission to get Alexander Nikishin to the U.S. as quickly as possible had all that and more. A step-by-step look at how it went down⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...

Inside the Hurricanes’ multi-continent mission to get top Russian prospect Alexander Nikishin to the U.S.

Nikishin is available for the playoffs after a six-day journey that took him more than 10,000 miles across six cities in three continents.

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#NYR lines Panarin-Trocheck-Cuylle Lafrenière-Miller-Zibanejad Kreider-Carrick-Brodzinski Othmann-Pärssinen-Berard Miller-Fox Soucy-Borgen Jones-Schneider Shesterkin Quick Scratches: de Haan, Vaakanainen, Rempe (illness)

END 1: The Rangers are tied 1-1 with Winnipeg. The power play got going again with a Mika Zibanejad goal, but New York allowed yet another five-on-five goal. Jets lead 12-9 in shots.

#NYR lines for Shesterkin vs. Hellebuyck night Cuylle-Miller-Zibanejad Panarin-Trocheck-Lafrenière Kreider-Carrick-Kaliyev Othmann-Brodzinski-Rempe Miller-Borgen Vaakanainen-Schneider Soucy-Jones Shesterkin