Stay out of Carey Price's crease.

The Montreal Canadiens netminder took matters into his own hands, delivering multiple blows with his blocker, after Kyle Palmieri crashed the net on a scoring chance late in the first period Thursday night.

New Jersey's goal earlier in the frame went under review for possible goalie interference, which could have played a role in Price's displeasure.

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Connor McDavid has a hate on.

After emphatically celebrating his first power-play goal of the year, McDavid spotted Brandon Manning - the depth Philadelphia Flyers defenseman that cost McDavid nearly half his rookie season - and delivered some choice words.

The Edmonton Oilers captain, who rarely mixes it up, also engaged his assailant earlier Thursday, initiating back-and-forth shoving behind the net.

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Connor McDavid has a hate on.

After emphatically celebrating his first power-play goal of the year, McDavid spotted Brandon Manning - the depth Philadelphia Flyers defenseman that cost McDavid nearly half his rookie season - and delivered some choice words.

The Edmonton Oilers captain, who rarely mixes it up, also engaged his assailant earlier on, initiating back-and-forth shoving behind the net.

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David Pastrnak just continues to score.

Facing the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, the Boston Bruins forward found the back of the net twice in 80 seconds, connecting for a pair of goals midway through the second period.

The tallies bring Pastrnak to 18 goals on the season, tying him for first in the NHL alongside Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby.

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David Pastrnak just continues to score.

Facing the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, the Boston Bruins forward found the back of the net twice in 80 seconds, connecting for a pair of goals midway through the second period.

The tallies bring Pastrnak to 18 goals on the season, tying him for first in the NHL alongside Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby.

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John Tavares can't be toppled.

Showing incredible balance, strength, stability, and puck control after stealing the puck from Jay Bouwmeester in the neutral ice, Tavares withstood multiple hacks, whacks, and shoves on his path to the front of the goal, where he was rewarded for his resolute effort with a wide-open rip on net.

It was Tavares' eighth of the season, and surely his grittiest.

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John Tavares can't be toppled.

Showing incredible balance, strength, stability, and puck control after stealing the puck from Jay Bouwmeester in the neutral ice, Tavares withstood multiple hacks, whacks, and shoves on his path to the front of the goal, where he was rewarded for his resolute effort with a wide-open rip on net.

It was Tavares' eighth of the season, and surely his grittiest.

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Jack Skille is showing off his skill.

In the first period of Thursday's game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning, Skille grabbed the puck with one hand and then turned on the jets to drive into the Lightning zone, before firing the puck over the right shoulder of netminder Ben Bishop.

Not bad for his first goal of the year.

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The Montreal Canadiens will be without defenseman Greg Pateryn for the next eight weeks, as the club announced Thursday that he has been sidelined with a fractured ankle.

Pateryn suffered the injured Tuesday versus the St. Louis Blues. He has appeared in 19 games with the Canadiens this season.

Pateryn joined the club in 2008 following a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The owners aren't willing to budge.

Emerging on Thursday evening from the Board of Governors meetings in Florida, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman informed reporters on hand that the 30 owners had expressed a "strong negative sentiment" toward Olympic participation in 2018, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Dreger notes that a decision was not made inside the boardroom, but the hope that NHL players will be in Pyeongchang appears to be "fading."

This isn't a variation in stance. The NHL's owners have long been opposed to the in-season interruption and potential for stars to suffer injuries while representing their countries, but have ultimately made that concession in recent years.

Bettman also touched on escrow - another major issue loosely connected to the topic after the NHL offered international competition in exchange for an extension on the current conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. He reiterated that the system depends on escrow, and it must rise as long as players continue to vote in favor of the salary cap escalator.

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