Another night, another goalie interference controversy. The latest involving the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins Thursday night.

Blues netminder Jake Allen was driven out of the crease (and off the camera) by Jake DeBrusk and Ryan Spooner, allowing David Krejci to score what was probably the easiest goal of his career.

The explanation as to why the goal counted was that Allen didn't fight his way back into position, and therefore could not have made the save, according to The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong did not like it one bit.

"Well that's a new one to me," he told Rutherford postgame. "Now all of (a) sudden (the referee) is clairvoyant. There are great saves in our game for a reason because goalies do things they're not supposed to do.

"For the referee to feel that he's the judge and jury on who can make a great save, who's athletic enough ... again that's a new area I didn't realize was part of his job description."

Armstrong, like so many others, is clearly frustrated with the gray area in which goalie interference calls are made. He failed to offer much of a solution when asked how the league can fix the issue.

"I don't think they know, I don't think we know. I don't think anyone knows now because this cat is out of the bag," he said.

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It was only a matter of time, but that doesn't make it any less impressive.

The Vegas Golden Knights broke the NHL record for wins by an expansion team Thursday night thanks to an overtime victory against the Winnipeg Jets.

It was the Golden Knights' 34th win of the season, breaking the previous mark held by both the Florida Panthers and the then-Anaheim Mighty Ducks, who each won 33 games in 1993-94.

David Perron scored the overtime winner nearly four minutes into the extra frame Thursday night. Vegas had a 2-1 lead late in the third period, but Jets forward Kyle Connor tied it up with less than three minutes left in regulation.

The Golden Knights improved to 34-12-4 through 50 games, padding their lead atop the Pacific Division.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have really hit their stride over the last four games, and it's no coincidence that it transpired as soon as head coach Mike Babcock made a fairly significant lineup adjustment.

This was the Leafs' lineup for their game against the Colorado Avalanche on Jan. 22 - one game before their current four-game winning streak:

Here's the lineup they've iced for the last quartet of games, in which they've outscored their opponents 16-3:

The biggest change was clearly Marner's promotion to the second line. Not only has it vaulted his own play (three points in four games) but Kadri has also benefited, tallying more points in his last four contests (five) than he did in the 20 games prior (two).

Moreover, replacing Martin and Gauthier with Moore and Kapanen has given the Leafs a formidable fourth line with a nice combination of speed, skill, and defensive awareness.

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David Krejci has probably never scored an easier goal in his life.

Linemates Jake DeBrusk and Ryan Spooner were each given assists on the play for touching the puck prior to Krejci's goal, but the true assist came when they drove St. Louis Blues netminder Jake Allen out of the crease.

Upon further review, it was ruled that there was no goalie interference on the play.

This is the first controversial ruling since commissioner Gary Bettman issued a memo to officials, telling them to stop "overthinking" goalie interference calls.

Should this goal have counted?

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One Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman is off to a Holl of a start to his NHL career.

Justin Holl snapped one past Henrik Lundqvist to open the scoring against the New York Rangers on Thursday night, and he made some history in the process.

Holl joined only a handful of other blue-liners in league history to notch a goal in each of his first two NHL games.

He also became the first defenseman in Maple Leafs history to accomplish the feat.

The 26-year-old scored his first NHL goal Wednesday night in a victory over the New York Islanders.

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The Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils started their interdivisional tilt with a bang Thursday, engaging in a good ol' fashioned brouhaha in the opening frame.

Things got chippy following this hit, in which Radko Gudas caught an unsuspecting Kyle Palmieri.

A scrum ensued, leading to a fight between Brandon Manning and Damon Severson.

As expected, Gudas was forced to answer the bell for his antics, dropping the gloves with Travis Zajac once he was freed from the penalty box.

The Flyers and Devils entered the contest in playoff positions, separated by just two points in the crammed Metropolitan Division standings.

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With less than a month until the NHL trade deadline, the defending Western Conference champions just received a massive boost.

Filip Forsberg, who last played Dec. 29 due to an upper-body injury, rejoined the Nashville Predators' lineup Thursday for their tilt against the Los Angeles Kings.

Even though Nashville managed to go 7-2-2 in Forsberg's absence, the team only averaged 2.27 goals per game over that span. Forsberg's 15 goals are still tied for the team lead despite him missing 11 games. In total, the Swede had 34 points in 37 games prior to his injury.

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Gary Bettman has been commissioner of the NHL for a quarter of a century, and he doesn't intend to relinquish those duties in the near future.

"I don't plan on going anywhere. I'm having too much fun, I'm loving the opportunity, (and) there's nothing else I'd rather be doing," Bettman said on Sportsnet 590 The FAN on Thursday, after Sportsnet's Chris Johnston asked whether he plans to remain commissioner through the next round of CBA negotiations.

The NHL's current collective bargaining agreement was a 10-year deal signed in 2013, but the league can opt out on Sept. 1, 2019, and the NHLPA can choose to opt out on Sept. 19, 2019.

As a result, the next round of talks is expected to take place in either 2020 or 2022.

Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of Bettman's appointment to commissioner, and he insisted he hasn't lost his passion for the job.

"It's an honor to do what I do, it's a great challenge, (and) we have great opportunities ahead of us ... so as long as I can give this 100 percent, then I want to keep doing it," he said. "If for whatever reason I don't feel I can give it 100 percent, then I'll stop, but I'm running on all cylinders as long as I can tell."

The 65-year-old executive came to the NHL after serving as a senior vice president and general counsel with the NBA.

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Drew Doughty lost expensive sunglasses at the All-Star Game, and the Los Angeles Kings are resorting to the classifieds to try to get them back.

The club posted a Craigslist ad in the Tampa Bay region Sunday, after the Snap Specs (or "Spectacles by Snapchat", to be exact) that Doughty wore at the All-Star Game went missing.

Here's a look at the ad:

(Courtesy: Craigslist)

Two members of the Kings' social media staff posted the ad, according to NHL.com's Cristina Ledra.

They gave Doughty the special shades Saturday so he could capture video for the club's Snapchat account, but the star defenseman apparently handed them off to someone.

The Kings spent Sunday's All-Star tournament repeatedly poking fun at Doughty for misplacing the eyewear.

Doughty won more than $160,000 for being part of the Pacific Division squad that claimed the All-Star tournament Sunday, so maybe he can just buy the team a new pair.

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Defenseman Matt Nickerson was suspended 20 games and had his contract terminated by the Elite Ice Hockey League's Milton Keynes Lightning after punching a fan.

The incident occurred Sunday during a game against the Guildford Flames.

Nickerson had already received a match penalty for abuse of officials when he took a swing at the fan while leaving the ice.

"Ice hockey is a family sport and it is unacceptable that at any time supporters are threatened or made to feel unsafe," the Lightning said in a statement. "As a club we do not condone what happened and Matt has been held accountable for his actions by both the Elite League Department of Player Safety and by the club."

Nickerson was drafted 99th overall by the Dallas Stars in 2003, but never played in an NHL game.

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