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The NHL announced Thursday that players from all 31 NHL teams will take part in the NHL Player Gaming Challenge beginning next week in conjunction with EA Sports NHL 20 and ESL Gaming.
The NHL Player Gaming Challenge will commence April 30 and run for four weeks with one or two players from each NHL team competing in one head-to-head matchup with one or two players from another NHL team in NHL 20. In all, there will be 16 games played.
Some of the top players who will be participating are Matthew Tkachuk of the Calgary Flames, Alex DeBrincat of the Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, Filip Forsberg of the Nashville Predators, Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers, Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators, Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks, Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals and Kyle Connor of the Winnipeg Jets.