For the second and last time this season, the Montreal Canadiens will take on the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at the Bell Centre. The two sides met earlier this month, and the Habs came out on top in a 4-3. Once again, it will be a battle between the two top rookies in the league, as Lane Hutson currently leads the race to the highest-scoring rookie with 43 points, with Macklin Celebrini trailing by one point.
Last night in the Utah Hockey Club vs. Chicago Blackhawks game, Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev threw a very questionable hit on Blackhawks star forward Connor Bedard.
The Calgary Flames (28-21-8) were pegged as underdogs when they boarded the plane to Washington, DC, to face the Capitals, the NHL's second-best team. The odds were even lower when head coach Ryan Huska named Dan Vladar their starter.
ST. LOUIS -- When Brayden Schenn suits up in his 1,000th NHL game on Thursday for the St. Louis Blues against the Washington Capitals, he will be the 408th player in NHL history to accomplish the feat.
The Pittsburgh Penguins joined the NHL in 1967 and have finished atop and at the bottom of their respective divisions several times over in 57 seasons. However, there's a catch regarding those last-place finishes.