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Bets pour in on 4 Nations Cup final between US and Canada • Feb. 19, 2025, 5:57 PM ET (AP)
Capitals are one of just 2 NHL teams without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off. It could help them • Feb. 7, 2025, 12:41 PM ET (AP)
Trump sticks to hockey, avoids tariff talks during Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers' visit • Feb. 3, 2025, 6:33 PM ET (AP)
Despite Alex Ovechkin scoring his 877th goal, the Capitals lose to the Jets 5-4 in overtime • Feb. 1, 2025, 9:53 PM ET (AP)

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Notable Honorees Jonathan Toews • Mario Lemieux • Wayne Gretzky • Jaromir Jagr • Steve Yzerman • Joel Quenneville • Martin Brodeur • Nicklas Lidstrom • Scotty Bowman • Tim Horton

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Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston
Canadian governor-general

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