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The Staal brothers and San Jose’s James Reimer – who are Canadian – and Philadelphia’s Ivan Provorov, who is Russian, all pointed to their religious beliefs for refusing to take part in warmups.David Pastrnak eclipsed the 50-goal mark and the Bruins won their seventh game in a row by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout.The team celebrated its Pride Night on Thursday against the Maple LeafsPlayers for the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers, Eric and Marc Staal, declined to participate in the team’s Pride Night on Thursday, citing “religious beliefs.”A National Hockey League team with a Russian player has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride night, citing an anti-gay Kremlin law that could imperil Russian athletes when they return home.The Staal brothers and San Jose’s James Reimer — who are Canadian — and Philadelphia’s Ivan Provorov, who is Russian, all pointed to their religious beliefs for refusing to take part in warmups.Elias Pettersson scored twice, Phillip Di Giuseppe scored, Brock Boeser got an empty-netter, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night.Brothers Eric and Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers declined to wear special Pride-themed warmup jerseys ahead of the team’s 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.Russian law prohibits mention of LGBTQ rights in the countryNHL teams have conducted Pride celebrations on different days to varying degrees — with Blackhawks the latest team to opt out of wearing the jerseys.The Chicago Blackhawks decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night because of a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights.