If you don't know Sebastian Aho, you do now.

The Carolina Hurricanes' 19-year-old rookie scored the goal of the night Thursday, showing off his incredible skill and hands while deking the pads off Anaheim's All-Star goaltender John Gibson.

The tally was Aho's fourth of the season, and there will be many, many more.

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Bold words.

With all due respect to Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau believes he's got the best keeper on the planet in Devan Dubnyk.

Dubnyk, who boasts the NHL's best goals-against average (1.65) and save percentage (.964), delivered another stellar effort in Toronto on Wednesday, stopping 35-of-37 shots in a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs. And Boudreau was singing his 'tender's praises - loudly - after the game.

"If (Dubnyk) was in Toronto there'd be no Carey Price," Boudreau told reporters, as relayed by Sportsnet when asked about the early Vezina Trophy race. "I'm just saying, media-wise. I mean, he hasn't allowed more than three goals in any game he's played this year. He's held us in all the time."

Dubnyk was exceptional - and perfect - in the third period, stopping all 17 shots as Toronto sent wave after wave at Minnesota in search of the tying goal. And he's done it all season. In fact, Dubnyk's been doing it for years - especially in Toronto.

The 30-year-old improved to 5-0-0 against the Maple Leafs since joining Minnesota in January 2015, with a 1.20 GAA and .962 save percentage. Nasty numbers.

Previously a Vezina Trophy candidate in 2015, Dubnyk is making a strong case this year, more than a quarter through this season.

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Mike Babcock - not a happy man.

Toronto's head coach watched his club drop a 3-2 decision to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night, leaving the Maple Leafs in the basement of the Eastern Conference - and behind the pace he set out for his young group.

Babcock hates losing. It eats at him, and he called out William Nylander - one of his top young players, who began the night centering the fourth line - after the game.

"The reality is, for (Nylander) to play center in the NHL he's going to have to get way better defensively, way more competitive," Babcock said, according to TSN's Mark Masters.

Nylander was moved up with Toronto down a goal, as Babcock searched for offense.

"It's just a situation where we were behind and he's a guy who can shoot the puck in the net. Nikita (Soshnikov) did nothing wrong, Sosh plays hard," Babcock added.

After a scorching start to the season, Nylander's slowed down. He had 11 points in nine October games, but only two goals and three assists across 13 contests in November.

At 6-feet and 190 pounds, Nylander's not the biggest kid, but Babcock clearly wants more out of him.

"We've done lots of good things," Babcock said, "we just got to be better. I want to be better. We got to find a way to win every night."

Toronto outshot Minnesota 37-20, including a combined 27-12 in periods two and three, which may have frustrated Babcock even more.

"We pushed for lots of the game, but it's one thing to push when you're behind, you got to push all the time."

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It only counts as one assist, but it should count as two.

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin used his skate - and his smarts - to set up teammate Teuvo Teravainen's laser on the power play Wednesday night.

The goal was Teravainen's sixth, and the assist was Slavin's seventh - and easily his best.

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It was a formality.

With a goal and an assist in the first period against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, Erik Karlsson made Senators history, surpassing Wade Redden for the most points by an Ottawa defender.

Karlsson's goal was his seventh of the season and 107th of his career - the lifelong Senator leads all defensemen in goals, too.

Only 26, Karlsson's far from finished. He's a marvel, and he's now fourth all time on the Senators in scoring, at any position.

When it's all said and done, two Swedes will be the greatest Senators in history.

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It's safe to say there's bad blood between the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.

The teams met in the District on Wednesday night and an entertaining game - a 4-3 overtime win by the Capitals, after they blew a 3-0 lead - was overshadowed by three questionable hits, beginning with a Patrice Bergeron cross-check to the back of Matt Niskanen that sent the defender awkwardly into the boards.

Niskanen left the game with an upper-body injury and didn't return due to precautionary reasons. He'll be re-evaluated Thursday.

In the third period, Tom Wilson caught rookie Anton Blidh with a nasty shoulder to the chin - and Wilson may be hearing from the Department of Player Safety because of it.

Late in the frame, Capitals forward Jakub Vrana hit Bruins winger Tim Schaller right in the numbers close to the glass, leaving Schaller in need of some repairs:

It was a strange game - the Capitals were all over Bergeron after he took out Niskanen, and they essentially took the second and third periods off, firing only six pucks on net to Boston's 23 in the final 40 minutes. At one point, Washington went over 26 minutes without a shot on goal.

Nicklas Backstrom scored the overtime winner, on the one and only shot by either team in extra time.

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Minnesota is treating Eric Staal well. Staal, meanwhile, is still abusing the Maple Leafs.

Staal and his Wild teammates were in Toronto on Wednesday, and No. 12 scored his sixth of the season - and third against the blue and white, after a pair in October. It eventually stood up as the game-winning goal in a 3-2 decision for Minnesota.

It was Staal's 43rd career game against Toronto, and the goal was his 23rd, to go along with 24 assists. Leafs killer.

Staal is tied for the Wild lead in scoring with 18 points, and he's been a solid addition, especially at a salary of $3.5 million. Getting out of Carolina was the right decision, and he's now one point shy of 800 for his career.

Toronto deserved a better fate Wednesday, outshooting Minnesota 27-12 in the final 40 minutes - and 37-20 overall. But Devan Dubnyk's the top goalie in the league for a reason, and he was particularly stellar in the third period, his club up by one.

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That didn't take long.

David Pastrnak scored 15 goals in 51 games last season as a 19-year-old. Not bad at all - and he was only getting started.

The Boston Bruins forward is on a mission in 2016-17. He scored again Wednesday night, his 16th goal - a new career high - in only 22 games. And it was rather something.

Pastrnak's insane production is masking the fact that Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, and Ryan Spooner have just 11 goals combined (four, four, and three, respectively).

Only two men have more goals than Pastrnak this season, and you may have heard of them: Sidney Crosby and Patrik Laine.

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Matt Dumba's still looking for Tyler Bozak.

The Toronto Maple Leafs center's sixth goal of the season was undoubtedly his prettiest. He has 18 points in 25 games.

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The Montreal Canadiens' roster took a massive hit down the middle Wednesday, as centers Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais will both miss six-to-eight weeks with knee injuries.

If anyone knows just how much an injury to a top player can derail a season, it's Habs general manager Marc Bergevin. While his club's currently atop the Eastern Conference with 37 points - tied for most in the NHL - the real heavy lifting begins now. Montreal's without its top scorer and his replacement for potentially two months.

Enter Martin Hanzal.

The 29-year-old Coyotes pivot is playing out the final year of his contract, and is thought to be available on the trade market. Arizona is languishing at the bottom of the Pacific Division with only eight wins in 25 games, so it's no surprise Hanzal is a candidate to be moved.

He's earning a salary of $3.5 million this year, but costs just $3.1 million against the cap. The Coyotes are rumored to be seeking a young NHLer in return - preferably a center - who can slot into their lineup immediately.

One option could be Phillip Danault, who's 23 years old, can play center, and has five goals and four assists in 26 games. Problem is, with Desharnais and Galchenyuk out, it doesn't make sense for Bergevin to deal one of his remaining centers for another one.

Fueling speculation about Hanzal, ESPN's Pierre LeBrun took to Twitter after the Galchenyuk and Desharnais injuries were announced:

Make no mistake - the losses of Galchenyuk and Desharnais are huge, especially for a team that's hardly a possession monster (Montreal's 14th in the league with a 50.38 Corsi For rating, according to Corsica Hockey):

Bergevin doesn't have to make a trade, especially not one out of desperation. But Hanzal makes sense. He did before, and he especially does now - but only at the right price.

Another option is to simply hold the fort, and go forward with what the Canadiens have got. Paul Byron can play some center and he's been a pleasant surprise this season. Tomas Plekanec needs to step up - now. Andrew Shaw and Torrey Mitchell may have to take on more responsibility.

The Canadiens host New Jersey on Thursday, Colorado on Saturday, and Boston on Monday, before three days off and then a visit from San Jose. How the club fares over its next three games will be very interesting to watch, and may determine the road Bergevin decides to travel.

Never a dull moment in Montreal, right?

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