{"id":456800,"date":"2026-02-13T14:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/456800\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:02:30","slug":"deens-daily-avs-olympic-goals-habs-start-strong-penguins-season-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/456800\/","title":{"rendered":"Deen\u2019s Daily: Avs Olympic Goals; Habs Start Strong; Penguins Season to Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Avalanche\u2019s top two centermen both scored in their first Olympic game. Also, a look at the Penguins and Flyers\u2019 seasons to date, and a strong start to the Olympics for the Montreal Canadiens too.<\/p>\n<p>All that and more on this edition of Deen\u2019s Daily \u2014 February 13.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Hockey Now<\/p>\n<p>It sure feels like the Canadians and Americans are on a collision course for a Gold Medal matchup. And if they get there, both of the Avalanche\u2019s top two centermen would have likely played significant roles for their nations.<\/p>\n<p>At least that was the case on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA was dominant and set the tone from the start of their group match against Latvia. As their fourth-line center, Brock Nelson played a huge role in that.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2026\/02\/12\/brock-nelson-stars-in-opening-match-for-usa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Nelson Stars In Opening Match For USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Nathan MacKinnon found the back of the net in a one-sided Canadian victory over Martin Necas and Czechia. MacKinnon drove play on his line at five-on-five while also being a key piece of the star-studded Canada power play.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2026\/02\/12\/mackinnon-canada-overpower-necas-and-the-czechs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MacKinnon, Canada overpower Necas and Czechia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around The NHL<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Hockey Now: <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-report-cards-forwards-sidney-crosby-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Penguins Report Card<\/a> at the Olympic break: High grades and missed chances.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Hockey Now:\u00a0Juraj Slafkovsky was excellent on the first day. <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/montreal-canadiens\/team-canada-suzuki-highlights-olympics-czech-mcdavid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Suzuki<\/a> also scored on Day 2.<\/p>\n<p>Philly Hockey Now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/phillyhockeynow.com\/2026\/02\/12\/flyers-best-players-dan-vladar-travis-konecny-trevor-zegras-christian-dvorak-owen-tippett\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 5 Flyers<\/a> before the Olympic break this season.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Hockey Now:\u00a0Moritz Seider played <a href=\"https:\/\/detroithockeynow.com\/2026\/02\/12\/seider-germans-won-in-olympic-opener\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a whopping 26+ minutes<\/a> in his Olympic debut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/colhockeynow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CHNS-Tip-Jar.png\" alt=\"Contribute to CHN's travel and support local journalism!\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Avalanche\u2019s top two centermen both scored in their first Olympic game. 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