Columbus had a chance to get one back when Andrew Shaw was sent off for hooking, but Chicago killed off the penalty.Philadelphia Flyers

"I think everybody wants to be inspired," Laviolette said. "Everybody wants to be motivated; everybody wants to sink their teeth and their hooks into something -- whatever that is, or you can just wake up and live in a gray area. I truly believe that. And if you can address that, if you can get players excited about everything, then it's a positive thing."Montreal Canadiens

Counting Saturday, Mrazek has played in four of Carolina's five games. He was 2-1-0 across the first three and didn't face a shot in the Dallas game. Reimer entered for his second appearance of the season.

''The most important thing is that we push through and we find a way to persevere anyway, and that'll be great for us in the end,'' Colliton said. ''That can make our team stronger. We're trying to build a foundation that we can rely on in hard times, so `Why me?' would be the total wrong approach, I think.''

Start the rebuild: It's finally time for the Penguins to start looking toward the future. They've spent years going all-in, but the bill is coming due for the aggressiveness that helped create a 14-year postseason streak and three titles. The team did not pick in the first round in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2020 and no draft pick the team has made since 2015 has reached the NHL. There's not a ton of high-end young talent in this system. Replenishing the prospect pool before completely bottoming out (see the Detroit Red Wings) will help make the inevitable down period less painful. Malkin is 34, has started this season with five points in 10 games – small sample, but it's the worst points-per-game mark of his career – and has just one year left on his contract. Is his decline real? Is he still part of the future? The same questions can be asked of Letang, who also has just one year left on his deal. It might be painful to part with Nos. 71 and 58 but doing so now while they still have value will help the Pens get the premium prospects and picks needed to jump-start the next competitive era of Penguins hockey, with Crosby, 33, still around. — Jace EvansLos Angeles Kings

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Heinen followed with Anaheim's first power-play goal in 18 tries this season, squeezing a shot from the left circle under Kuemper's stick arm on a long rebound.Buffalo Sabres

So color me baffled as to why Toronto would choose to chronicle its pain by signing up for Amazon Studios' latest season of "All or Nothing," which is filming the Leafs' 2021 campaign right now.

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