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PITTSBURGH — It’s been a couple of weeks since the Penguins coughed up a third-period lead.

SEATTLE — Facing the league’s hottest team Monday afternoon, the Lightning continued to shore up their defensive game.

Plus, the 49ers were the weekend’s most convincing team.

The Hawks rank 32nd in even-strength offense, 29th in even-strength defense and and 27th in special teams.

Robin Lehner, the goalie for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, is embroiled in a remarkable situation after filing for bankruptcy years after purchasing exotic snakes from a breeder - who was then murdered

CHICAGO — As the NHL’s newest team, the Kraken are used to making history by just existing. On Saturday night, they graduated.

The Hawks allowed six goals in the first 14 minutes of an 8-5 defeat Saturday, overshadowing Patrick Kane’s late goal in his return from injury.

The Kraken held Beniers back from the NHL one year longer than expected, and he has rewarded them with a fantastic rookie season. The Hawks would love if their ultra-slow path for Lukas Reichel leads to the same payoff.

An NHL future is essentially guaranteed for Vlasic, so he’s using this season in the AHL to be more experimental offensively and to test his limits.

PHILADELPHIA — The shirts belonged to his father when he was a hockey-obsessed teenager in Russia with dreams of reaching the NHL. The trading cards were pulled from his dad’s collection, the ones Dmitri Tertyshny thought of when he looked at opponents on the ice and marveled how his hockey…

Reichel’s AHL assignment comes as Patrick Kane prepares to return from injury. The move aligns with the Hawks’ general development philosophy for Reichel over the past two seasons but contrasts with a quote from coach Luke Richardson on Sunday.