Derek Stepan gets the SHG to put the Rangers back in the lead, 2-1 #hockey #NYRvsCBJ - Streamable

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Derek Stepan wasn't interested in playing overtime.

The New York Rangers forward pounced on a loose puck after a miscue by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the neutral zone, then faked out goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and scored to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead with under three minutes left.

Stepan's 14th goal of the season came with seven seconds left in a tripping penalty to teammate Marc Staal, and helped the Rangers secure their third straight victory as they held on for a 2-1 win.

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Jonathan Drouin has a standing offer to return to the Tampa Bay Lightning organization, but that reportedly isn't going to happen.

“That ship has sailed," a source close to the situation told TSN's Frank Seravalli, mere hours after Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said "the door is open" for Drouin to return, but that the onus is on the player.

Servalli's source stressed Drouin's return is not a possibility, and Yzerman's offer is reportedly believed to only include the Syracuse Crunch, the club's AHL affiliate.

Even if the the offer included a chance to return to the Lightning before the playoffs, Servalli reports Drouin isn't believed to be interested.

The 20-year-old forward was suspended indefinitely without pay by the Lightning for failing to report to a game with the Crunch last month.

Yzerman elected not to trade Drouin, despite garnering plenty of interest from around the league, saying it "made no sense" to deal him for a rental player that he couldn't or wouldn't want to re-sign.

Drouin has been skating in the Montreal area with his former midget team while awaiting a deal. He could still be traded before the end of the season, but any team acquiring him wouldn't be able to use him in the playoffs.

The 2013 third overall pick could also be dealt at the draft, which takes place in Buffalo on June 24 and 25.

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"Here come the sock penguins" is not something you hear every night.

It's Patric Hornqvist's first NHL hat trick.https://t.co/6FrLfydL2E

— NHL (@NHL) March 1, 2016

It was a hat trick for Patric.

What made the feat even more memorable was that it came on Sock Penguin Night in Pittsburgh, as Penguins winger Patric Hornqvist found the back of the net against the Arizona Coyotes off feeds from Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz, and Evgeni Malkin, sending both hats and plenty of stuffed "sock penguins" over the glass in celebration.

The third goal gave the Penguins a 4-0 lead midway through the second period.

Hornqvist has the Penguins' first ever hat trick on Leap Day.

They've given up two Leap Day HTs. Ted Irvine (1976) and Gary Roberts (1996)

— Seth Rorabaugh (@emptynetters) March 1, 2016

With the first hat trick of his career, the 29-year-old Hornqvist now has 15 goals on the season, and 10 in 17 career games against the Coyotes.

His three-goal performance continues an impressive run across the NHL:

4 Hat tricks in the past 3 days... 2 Natural Hat Tricks(NSH Forsberg & OTT Zibanejad) and 2 regular Hat Tricks(ANA Perry & PIT Hornqvist)

— SiriusXM NHL Network (@SiriusXMNHL) March 1, 2016

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[Insert Sparks pun] #TMLtalkhttps://t.co/Sv1RsCAtjM

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 1, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Garret Sparks hasn't seen NHL action since Dec. 17, but you'd never know from his early performance Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The 22-year-old made 15 first-period saves to keep the game scoreless, including the series of saves above, ending with a sprawling stick stop to rob Valtteri Filppula.

General manager Lou Lamoriello said he needed a better look at Sparks after trading James Reimer to San Jose ahead of the trade deadline, and the young goalie is certainly making a good impression so far.

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EDMONTON - Jack Walker struck twice and Tyler Soy had a goal and three assists as the Victoria Royals toppled the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-1 on Monday to take over top spot in the Western Hockey League. Joe Hicketts added a goal and an assist for...

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There are no nights off for Henrik Lundqvist.

The New York Rangers goaltender made a glove save while sitting helmetless on the bench as the backup netminder in the first period of Monday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Is there anything he can't do?

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BOSTON - Heading into his first trade deadline as general manager of the Boston Bruins, Don Sweeney's biggest task was to resolve the situation with pending free agent Loui Eriksson. When the deadline passed at 3 p.m. EST on Monday, Eriksson ...

Despite speculation forward Scott Hartnell and defenseman Fedor Tyutin could be on the move, the Columbus Blue Jackets stood pat at Monday's trade deadline, and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen confessed he never came close to making a deal.

"Quietest trade deadline day I've ever seen," Kekalainen said, per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch. "Nothing else is close."

He admitted that though the team had two phone lines for incoming calls, his line alone was "plenty enough today."

Kekalainen, Blue Jackets GM since 2013, made a pair of deals at last year's deadline, moving defensemen Jordan Leopold and James Wisniewski to Minnesota and Anaheim respectively while adding young players and draft picks.

Since then, he's made a pair of notable moves, acquiring Brandon Saad from the Chicago Blackhawks during the offseason and bringing in Seth Jones from a deal that sent No. 1 center Ryan Johansen to Nashville.

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Three hours after the deadline came and went, there was one more deal on the docket.

The Calgary Flames traded forward David Jones to the Minnesota Wild for goaltender Niklas Backstrom and a sixth-round pick Monday.

Jones notched nine goals and six assists in 59 games for the Flames, and played his final game with Calgary on the top line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan.

"As much as I love Calgary and my teammates, I think this situation for me is great," Jones said.

Backstrom hasn't played an NHL game this season. The 38-year-old former Wild starter leaves Minnesota as the franchise leader in games played (409), wins (194) and shutouts (28) at the position.

#MNWild GM Chuck Fletcher: "I want to recognize everything Niklas Backstrom has done for this franchise -- winningest goalie."

— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) February 29, 2016

The Flames take on Backstrom's $3.42-million cap hit this season, while the Wild absorb Jones' $4-million hit. Both players are pending unrestricted free agents.

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Carey Price skated in full gear Monday, and later in the day, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin provided more positive news regarding their star goaltender.

Related: Carey Price skates in full equipment

"There never has been surgery and there never will be," Bergevin said of Price's lower-body injury, per TSN's John Lu. The 28-year-old hasn't played since Nov. 25, and though many believe he could be shut down for the year, Bergevin implied he's closer to full health.

"I'm convinced if he played a position other than goalie he'd be playing hockey right now," he added, according to NHL.com's Arpon Basu.

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