Gary Bettman is not only a colleague, a mentor and a friend, he is unquestionably the most influential executive in the history of the National Hockey League. His place in the Hockey Hall of Fame is as close to an empty-netter as they come.
Anthony Mantha, Dennis Cholowski and Michael Rasmussen scored in less than eight minutes of the first period, and the Detroit Red Wings won their fourth straight game, 6-1 against the Arizona Coyotes at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Tuesday.
LAS VEGAS -- Marc-Andre Fleury made 33 saves for his NHL-leading fifth shutout, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-0 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
MONTREAL -- John Moore scored a power-play goal with 2:57 remaining in the third period to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday.
PHILADELPHIA -- Cam Atkinson scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets won their third straight game, 4-3 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.
The data shows that extending 3-on-3 overtime by about four minutes would mean close to 90 per cent of games get resolved prior to the shootout, Travis Yost writes.
Andreas Johnsson buried two goals as part of a four-point night, Jake Muzzin scored once and added two assists for his first three points with Toronto, and the Maple Leafs thumped the free-falling Anaheim Ducks 6-1 on Monday.
Alex DeBrincat had three goals and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 8-7 on Monday night for their ninth win in 11 games.
Olivier Garneau scored twice as the Rimouski Oceanic defeated the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5-3 on Friday to win their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series.
Dave Tippett spoke about his experience with Team North America a few years ago, where Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews fed off each other, and how he sees Leon Draisaitl filling a similar role as Matthews did.