The Vancouver Canucks didn't beat the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, but Ryan Miller did what he could to prevent the loss from happening.

The goaltender made a sprawling glove stop after racing back to the empty net late in Detroit's 3-1 victory.

Miller stopped 24-of-27 shots, while Red Wings netminder Jimmy Howard earned the win with 36 saves.

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Ryan Getzlaf now sits alone atop the Anaheim Ducks record books.

With a helper on Ryan Kesler's empty net goal versus the Carolina Hurricanes, the captain moved into first place on the all-time Ducks assist list, passing Teemu Selanne.

The playmaking pivot now has 12 assists on the season.

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Colin Miller may or may not be a Columbus Blue Jackets' sleeper agent.

The defenseman put the puck in his own net Thursday night after the Boston Bruins won a draw in their own zone.

Blue Jackets forward Sam Gagner got credit for the goal, which cut the Bruins' lead to 5-2 in the third period.

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Brent Burns' position is open to interpretation.

The offensively minded San Jose Sharks defenseman went end-to-end to chase down the puck, then out-muscled Florida Panthers blue-liner Jason Demers before cutting the lead to 2-1 late in the first period Thursday night.

It was Burns' sixth goal and 13th point in 14 games.

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The Great One may not have played his final alumni game, after all.

Wayne Gretzky was among the names included on the St. Louis Blues' roster for the Winter Classic alumni game against the Chicago Blackhawks on New Year's Eve, the Blues announced Thursday night.

After playing for the Edmonton Oilers' Heritage Classic alumni squad, Gretzky said the game might have been his last. He played 18 games for St. Louis after being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in 1996.

Martin Brodeur was also named to the alumni squad Thursday night. The Blues' assistant general manager said in late October that he was considering suiting up for the game.

The legendary goaltender played seven games for St. Louis to conclude his playing career in 2014-15.

Here's the rest of the Blues' alumni game roster:

Forwards

L

Defensemen

Goaltenders

Mike Liut
Ed Staniowski
Chris Mason

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Not a lot of players can do this.

Sidney Crosby converted a rocket pass from Phil Kessel to notch his ninth goal in eight games, angling a perfect deflection past Devan Dubnyk.

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Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been fined $2,000 as supplementary discipline under NHL Rule 64 (diving/embellishment), the league announced Thursday.

Ekman-Larsson, who received a warning following an incident Oct. 5, was fined as a result of a play that drew a minor interference penalty to Nashville Predators forward Kevin Fiala on Nov. 3.

If found guilty of breaking the rule again, he'll be on the hook for $3,000.

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Robin Lehner is wading into political waters with his latest goalie mask.

The Buffalo Sabres goaltender has added a 'Trump' sticker and a small photo of the president-elect on a military-themed mask for the team's Military Appreciation Night on Friday.

"Even though I'm not American, I appreciate what the military and all these guys do," Lehner said, per Jonah Javad of WGR. "I've got a little support for my man Trump here."

According to Amy Moritz of the Buffalo News, Lehner - a native of Sweden - says he admires Trump, while head coach Dan Bylsma defended the goalie's right to style his mask however he sees fit.

"It's his right to put that on there and he's got other things on there as well that he's honoring and paying tribute to. He's got Trump's name on the back there so that's his right to do so."

As mentioned above, the mask may be auctioned off after the game, along with special camouflage jerseys that will be worn by the Sabres during warmups.

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The Vancouver Canucks announced Thursday that Jannik Hansen will be sidelined for the next four to six weeks with a fractured rib.

The injury stems from a devastating hit by Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly in a heated Saturday night contest.

Following the hit, Hansen jumped Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri for a blindside hit on Canucks forward Daniel Sedin.

Hansen has six points in 12 games, good for fourth among Canucks players.

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A pair of Canadian teams will be featured on NBCSN in November.

The network has added a game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 29 to its schedule, giving American viewers the opportunity to watch the second meeting between 2016 No. 1 overall pick Auston Matthews and 2015 No. 1 overall pick Connor McDavid.

The game will be joined in progress following the conclusion of a Boston-Philadelphia matchup earlier that night.

It's the second game NBCSN has added to its original schedule; following Matthews’ four-goal debut, the Maple Leafs’ Oct. 15 home opener against Boston was also picked up.

Both players are off to great starts, and are set to be among the brightest stars in the league for years to come.

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