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Stars Of The Week

03/29/2021 at 1:07pm EDT

NEW YORK (March 29, 2021) – New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox and Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Medical Center RN Deena Trupkin have been named the NHL’s “First Stars” for the week ending March 28.

Throughout the 2020-21 season the NHL is celebrating the remarkable efforts of the off-ice stars who make it possible for us to play our games amid a pandemic by honoring frontline healthcare heroes from the regions represented by the League’s weekly and monthly “Stars.”

Trupkin, a Rangers fan since birth, is a registered nurse in maternal fetal medicine at Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. At the height of the pandemic, she was reassigned to work in labor and delivery. Her role became even more essential to many laboring women who could not have the in-person support of their partner or family due to the unknown threat of COVID-19 on newborns.

Trupkin’s fandom of the Rangers spans generations. Her grandfather had season tickets for more than 60 years and her daughter’s middle name is Madison, after Madison Square Garden. Trupkin is very proud to share this weekly honor with Fox, who hails from Long Island (Jericho, N.Y.).

Rounding out the “Three Stars” of the week are Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas and Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros. More on each NHL player’s performance can be found below:

A Monday Practice

03/29/2021 at 11:52am EDT

Ansar Khan tweets,

Jonathan Bernier (lower body injury) getting some work before practice with goalie coach Jeff Salajko.

Bobby Ryan skating without pads before practice.

added 12:10pm, Khan...

lines/D in practice:
Fabbri-Larkin-Zadina
Filppula-Namestnikov-Mantha
Svechnikov-Rasmussen-Nielsen
Helm-Glendening-Erne
Gagner is not skating. Smith was there at start but no longer on the ice. Ryan skated earlier
DeKeyser-Hronek
Staal-Merrill
Nemeth-Djoos
Biega-Stecher

added 12:24pm, Khan,

power play units:
Nielsen (for Smith?) net front, Erne (bumper), Larkin-Zadina (flanks), Hronek (point).
And
Fabbri (net front), Filppula (for Gagner) bumper, Svechnikov-Mantha (flanks), Djoos (point).

NHL Short Notes

03/29/2021 at 6:32am EDT

THREE HARD LAPS

* Alex Ovechkin continued his goal-per-game pace since March 11 as the nine-time Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner moved within four of Auston Matthews for the League lead in tallies this season.

* Just days after The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers began streaming on Disney+, Anaheim rallied for a multi-goal comeback victory (which are commonplace in the film franchise) and Florida forward Anthony Duclair scored the winner on a penalty shot by beating Jake Oettinger via a move reminiscent of the “triple-deke”.

* Patrick Marleau is set to move past Mark Messier on the NHL’s all-time games played list when the Sharks welcome the Wild to SAP Center.

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