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On the 2-1 marker, the Kings enjoyed an extended 6-5 man advantage following a delayed penalty on Zachary Bolduc. Tiring out the home side, the Kings finally struck when Quinton Byfield pounced on a rebound to beat goalie Sam Montembeault. Of note, Byfield by all appearances waved goodbye to the home crowd as a celly. While it may have pissed off Canadiens fans, the gesture undeniably fit based on the Habs' response or lack thereof.

"First of all, I have tons of respect for Andersen as a goalie and a player in this league," Thompson said. "I grew up watching him, and (have) a lot of respect. "I think it's just one of those things where you see your guys a little outnumbered there, so I just wanted to try and come and help out. But again, no animosity towards him, and I'm a big fan of his game."

On Friday, rookie Jack Devine tallied twice in the third period to lead the Checkers to a 4-1 victory. Brian Pinho's power-play goal, assisted by Devine, tied the tilt 19 seconds into the final frame. Devine scored the eventual game-winner 1:41 later, from Pinho and Nolan Foote, and then got the clincher into an empty net at 19:12. Riese Gaber notched a second empty-netter 30 seconds later to complete the scoring. Cooper Black stopped 17 of 18 shots to outduel Syracuse's Ryan Fanti.

Mr. Jeremy Jacobs, Charlie Jacobs and the entire organization welcomed me and trusted me with the responsibility of leading one of the most iconic Original Six franchises," said Chara. "I want to thank (former Bruin GM) Peter Chiarelli for believing in me from Day One and giving the opportunity to step into that leadership role. When I joined the Boston Bruins in 2006, I became part of a team built on character, identity and toughness. These values were shaped by legends before me - Milt Schmidt, John Bucyk, Eddie Shore, Bobby Orr, Terry O'Reilly, Cam Neely, Ray Bourque, Don Sweeney and so many others.

Because scoring a goal is very, very hard, sometimes they do get lucky. But on Monday against Columbus, McDavid made it all the way. Twice. With Edmonton reeling from a 9-1 loss to the Avalanche (in which they played not zero, but two goalies), the captain who signed that cheap little extension at the start of this season helped pilot them to a dramatic overtime comeback win with a pair of goals that'll make year-end highlight reels.

Kings projected lineup Joel Armia - Anze Kopitar - Adrian KempeKevin Fiala - Quinton Byfield - Alex LaferriereAndrei Kuzmenko - Phillip Danault - Trevor MooreWarren Foegele - Alex Turcotte - Corey Perry Mikey Anderson - Drew DoughtyJoel Edmundson - Brandt ClarkeBrian Dumoulin - Cody Ceci Darcy KuemperAnton Forsberg Jacob Moverare, Samuel Helenius, Jeff Malott Status report Kuzmenko has moved onto the first power-play unit in place of Byfield, who will be on the second unit.

Friday, two players from the KHL team Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Roman Gorbunov and Vladimir Galkin, did their best "Doggie" impersonation inside their locker room. Galkin, the goaltender, put his goalie stick inside the jersey collar of Gorbunov, the team's leading goal-scorer, and walked him around the room like a dog. Of course, there's barking. Their teammates were amused. On the team's Telegram account, Avtomobilist wrote, "Washington vs. Avtomobilist's pregame ritual 😁," per a Google translation.

It's pretty cool. It's hard to realize it's happened. I try not to think about it too much, and not worry about it, and then all of a sudden it's there. I'll enjoy this for sure.

A few leftovers from Saturday night's loss in Tampa. [Rink, RMNB, Lightning] The Washington Capitals announced yesterday that Pierre-Luc Dubois will miss 3-4 months after undergoing surgery to repair two muscle injuries. [WaPo ($), NHL, AP, SI, THN, RMNB, DCB] With PLD out for an extended period of time, what are the Caps' options at center? [THN] Washington prospect Alex Suzdalev scored his first AHL goal yesterday in the Hershey Bears' win over the Rochester Americans.

Hartford is struggling mainly due to their inability to start games off on the right foot or finish them out. The Wolf Pack have been outscored 11-8 in the first period, and 10-4 in the third period. They are only managing to outscore opponents 15-10 in the second period, with 8 of those 15 goals coming in their three wins so far this season.

The opening frame represented the Toronto Marlies' best chance to take anything from this game. After surviving a barrage in the opening five or six minutes, the Marlies generated a plethora of quality scoring chances. A lack of traffic in the crease and some subpar finishing led to only one Toronto goal. Ultimately, the Maries' performance in the second period sealed their fate.

I was kind of a Caps fan ever since. I just love the colors, love the eagle, everything about it. And I even remember back in 2018 when they won the Cup, I was overjoyed. And I was super happy to see them get one.

Suzdalev fired Hershey into a 2-1 lead with 13:03 remaining in the third period. Suzdalev picked up the puck after receiving an indirect pass off the boards from Ryan Chelsey that sprung him and Bogdan Trineyev on a 2-on-1 rush. The Russian-born, Swedish-raised winger looked shot the whole way and fired a wicked wrister past Americans goaltender Topias Leinonen. The goal is Suzdalev's third point of the season (1g, 2a) for the Bears in five games.

While the Boston Bruins won five straight entering this game, they were without Elias Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy, and they still managed to claw out a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs. A lot happened over the 60 minutes, but the underlying story is that an undermanned Bruins team outworked a fairly healthy Leafs team, costing Toronto two points. The Leafs have been searching for better starts, and at the very start of this game, they momentarily found one.