NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Zeev Buium scored in his first game since being traded to Vancouver, Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced and the Canucks beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday.
The game was initially supposed to be Quinn Hughes and the Canucks against brothers Jack and Luke, after plenty of buzz about them wanting to play together in the NHL someday. Instead, Quinn was traded to Minnesota in a blockbuster move Friday night, and Jack remains out of the lineup after having finger surgery in November.
Buium was part of the return from the Wild, along with center Marco Rossi, who returned after missing a month because of injury. Buium also had an assist.
Liam Ohgren, the third player involved in the deal, along with a first-round draft pick, also made his Vancouver debut.
Jake DeBrusk scored the Canucks’ opening goal 61 seconds in, continuing a recent problem for New Jersey goaltender Jacob Markstrom, who allowed three on the first seven shots he faced Thursday night, when he was pulled eight minutes in from an 8-4 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Markstrom allowed two goals in the first period on eight shots, then was perfect the rest of the way, finishing with 13 saves. The Canucks put only one shot on net in the third.
Luke Hughes scored the only goal of the game for the Devils, who were playing for a third time in four days. They’ve lost 10 of 16 games since Jack Hughes was injured during a team dinner in Chicago.
Up next
Canucks: Make their second stop on a five-game Eastern Conference road trip Tuesday night at the New York Rangers.
Devils: Open a two-game Western road trip Wednesday night at the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Baby-Faced Assassin is the most prolific over-the-age-of-30 scorer in NBA history.
Steph Curry‘s latest 40-plus point performance gave him 45 such games since turning 30 years old, moving him ahead of Michael Jordan for the most ever.
The 37-year-old achieved the feat with his 40th point and 10th 3-pointer in the Warriors’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Moda Center.
Steph passes Michael Jordan for the most 40-plus point performances by a player age 30 or older 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZtY2TeJhyS
Curry has been on fire in his two games since returning from a quad injury that kept him sidelined for five contests.
In Golden State’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at Chase Center, Curry dropped a game-high 39 points on 50-percent shooting from the field, including 6-of-15 shooting from 3-point range.
Curry is far from done and he’s not slowing down, so expect him to add several more 40-point performances to his resume before he hangs up his sneakers.
PHOENIX — Veteran starting pitcher Merrill Kelly agreed Sunday to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a two-year, $40 million deal, according to a person familiar with the move.
The right-hander spent the first 6 1/2 years of his career with the Diamondbacks before the pending free agent was dealt to the Texas Rangers at this year’s trade deadline in July. He was good for both teams, finishing with a combined 12-9 record and 3.52 ERA.
Kelly’s return to the desert isn’t a huge surprise considering he’s a Scottsdale native and played in college at Arizona State.
The fan favorite was a key piece of the team that went to the World Series in 2023. He had a 12-8 record and a 3.29 ERA that season, adding a masterful performance in Game 2 of the World Series against the Rangers, which is the only game the D-backs would win in the Fall Classic.
The 37-year-old doesn’t have overpowering stuff but thrives thanks to a six-pitch mix that keeps hitters off balance. He has carved out a solid MLB career despite not making his debut until he was 30 in 2019.
He was drafted in 2010 by the Tampa Bay Rays but got stuck in Triple A before electing to sign with the SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball Organization from 2015 to 2018, going 48-32 with a 3.86 ERA.
The Diamondbacks liked what they saw and signed him to a four-year, $14.5 million deal in 2018.
He agreed to an two-year, $18 million deal with Arizona in 2022 that covered the 2023 and 2024 seasons and included a club option for 2025 that the D-backs exercised.
ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild (18-9-5) is set to host the Boston Bruins (19-13-0) for a second of a back-to-back.
Tonight marks Quinn Hughes Wild debut but also a former Wild center's first game back in Minnesota.
Marat Khusnutdinov will return to Minnesota tonight with the Bruins to face the Wild for the first time since the trade.
Khusnutdinov, 23, was drafted by the Wild in the 2020 NHL Draft with the 37th overall pick. He played in two seasons with the Wild before he was traded for a forward who is now a near point-per game player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
At the 2025 trade deadline, the Wild traded Khusnutdinov to Boston along with forward Jakub Lauko and a 6th-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for Justin Brazeau.
“He is still feeling things out here. How to play in this league and how to play in a consistent way, I would say,” head coach Marco Sturm said of Khusnutdinov. “I thought [Thursday] night was one of his better games. For me, it’s nice he competes, he has a lot of speed, and I can throw him on any line or any position – that’s what I like about him.”
In 18 games to finish the year, Khusnutdinov had three goals and five points. This year he has four goals and eight points in 27 games. Since being moved to the top-six, the youngster has four goals and three assists in 20 games.
The Bruins practiced in St. Paul on Saturday at The TRIA Rink and Khusnutdinov led the team stretch after the practice.
He is still finding his way but the young center has been given a lot more ice time and has even been given power play time and overtime minutes. He has scored in overtime with the Bruins this year.
“I think it’s a good trade [for] me. More ice time on [the] Bruins. Playing power play,” Khusnutdinov said. “I played fourth line, second line, first line. It is good for me…It doesn’t matter which line; good for me.”
Marco Sturm on Marat Khusnutdinov:
"He definitely gave us a good recommendation yesterday for dinner. That was good." https://t.co/yr8qb6CY6V
After the Wild's game against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Kirill Kaprizov talked about his reaction to the Hughes trade.
He said that he was actually with Khusnutdinov on Friday when it happened.
“I just was in my car I think," Kaprizov said. "I saw Marat yesterday, and we just sitting and then Moose called me, ‘Oh you saw this?’ I said, ‘Oh, what.’ Yeah.”
Kaprizov took on a mentor role for Khusnutdinov when he broke into the NHL with the Wild. He didn't know any English and Kaprizov helped him by driving him to practices and games. He sat next to him in the locker room and pushed him to learn English.
The Wild moved on from Khusnutdinov pretty quickly for a power forward that played 25 games for them and had one goal. But tonight will be Khusnutdinov's first game back in Minnesota.
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According to KHL.ru, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets draft pick Sergei Ivanov has been named to the 2026 Fonbet KHL All-Star Game. He will play for the U23 All-Stars.
The game will also feature "World Stars," which consist of North American and European players. Two former Blue Jackets made the team. Former forward Kevin Labanc, and former defenseman Adam Clendening will play for the World Stars.
DEC. 4, 1990, IS A DAY GRANT MARSHALL WILL NEVER FORGET. He was 17 years old playing in his first season in the Ontario League with the Ottawa 67’s when he was viciously checked from behind by Jason Young in a game against the Sudbury Wolves. The hit left him with a broken neck and temporary paralysis. In the blink of an eye, his NHL dream was put on hold. “At that point I was so scared,” Marshall says. “I couldn’t move. My life was turned upside down.”
The Metro Division is a part of the mushy middle of the NHL standings. Not one team in the Metro is ranked lower than 20th in the entire league. While the Metro-leading Capitals have moved up to third. It really is the wild, wild west right now, and no team seems to want to run away with the division.
Wow, that was some hit, wasn’t it? You’ll probably never skate through the neutral zone with your head down when Darren Langdon is on the ice again, right? In case you’re wondering where you are at the moment, you’re in Raleigh, N.C. Actually, you’re in an ambulance and, yeah, that’s your dad riding with you. Way to screw up the Dads’ Trip there, pal.
Dmitri Voronkov(11-PPG) scored the only goal for Columbus, while Jet Greaves made 27 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
For two periods, the Blue Jackets looked like they were holding their own against the juggernaut Hurricanes, but when the game ticked over into the third period, they took control and pummeled the Blue Jackets.
Boone Jenner(4), Dante Fabbro(2), and Dmitri Voronkov(12) scored for Columbus, while Jet Greaves made 21 stops in relief of a pulled Elvis Merzlikins in a 6-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
This game got ugly in a hurry, and there was no coming back from it. When David Perron and Drake Batherson scored 1:13 seconds apart in the first, it was ok, no big deal, right? But when Tim Stützle scored on the power play with around five minutes to go in the first, Dean Evason had seen enough. Evason, who admittedly doesn't like to pull goalies, yanked Elvis Merzlikins after giving up his third goal of the period. Merzlikins did not look comfortable at all in the 15 minutes he played.
Charlie Coyle(5) and Yegor Chinakhov(3) scored the only goals against the Vegas Golden Knights, while Jet Greaves made 22 saves in a 3-2 loss on a snowy Saturday night in Columbus.
They had this one. It really felt like they had this one. Instead, after blowing multiple leads in the game, they would lose to the Golden Knights to seal their 5th straight loss.
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Baylor scoring leader Taliah Scott left the 13th-ranked Bears' loss to No. 2 Texas when her right foot turned awkwardly after she stepped on the foot of a defender making a move toward the basket Sunday. Scott was in obvious pain when she remained on the floor along the baseline after Texas rebounded her missed shot and went to the other end before play was stopped midway through the second quarter. Bears coach Nicki Collen said postgame that she had no update on Scott, who was set to be evaluated when they got home.
The Human-Skating Yo-Yo that is the New York Rangers went UP – for a change – last night at The Garden.
Beating the fast-slipping Montrealers 5-4 in overtime was not a classic in any sense of the word. But the Yo-Yos from Seventh Avenue won't complain, especially captain J.T. Miller, who scored the game-tying goal and the power play-winner in the extra session.
"The key here," says The Old Scout, "is that the Blueshirts exploited a weak team that used a third-string goalie (Jacib Fowler) playing only in his second NHL game. And it took a dumb Montreal penalty in OT to get New York the win."
Igor Shesterkin had to make only 13 saves on 17 shots, while the Locals' other goals were produced by rookie Noah Laba, Breadman Panarin on a penalty shot, and Will Cuylle.
"It's encouraging that Laba is getting used to NHL play and that Cuylle is re-finding the game that made him so useful last season." added The Old Scout.
Also noteworthy is that the Blueshirts rallied from an 0-3 deficit to avoid a potential loss – and that captain Miller finally came up with a big game; at long last.
"When we were down, we kept pushing," says Laba, "and we knew the goals would come."
Give the Rangers a few more third-string goalies and an overtime power play and, sure, the goals will come.
We'll see how the New York Yo-Yos make out tomorrow night Chris Kreider's Ducks come to town; hopefully with a first-string goalie just to make it interesting!
About the only thing that can slow down the Boston Celtics lately is the NBA schedule.
Boston had won five straight and 10 of its last 12 while screaming into the NBA Cup slowdown, a stretch that includes just two games in 11 nights. The Celtics stumbled in a visit to Milwaukee on Thursday, the only game they will play in a seven-day stretch. Things (finally) start to crank back up Monday with a visit from the East-leading Pistons, even if three more (agonizing) days off will follow.
Here are five things we’d like to see from the Celtics when things eventually kick back into high gear:
1. Hauser finds his groove
The lasting image from Thursday’s loss in Milwaukee will be Wisconsin native Sam Hauser missing two quality looks from beyond the arc, then smoking an even more wide open layup off a solid cut to the basket on the very same possession.
Hauser, now in the first year of a four-year, $45 million extension, is shooting career lows at 34.2 percent beyond the 3-point arc and 34.5 percent overall. He’s generating 101.2 points per 100 shot attempts, which is a staggering 27 points per 100 worse than his average over the last three seasons, per Cleaning the Glass data.
After opening the 2025-26 season as a starter, Hauser is averaging just 22.3 minutes per game in a reserve role. The Celtics are 6.8 points per 100 possessions worse with Hauser on the court versus off, the worst on/off difference on the team among regulars this season.
The good new is that it doesn’t feel possible that these shooting woes can persist. Hauser seems as exasperated as anyone when his shot isn’t falling. Defensively, he’s quietly held up well, holding opponents to 4.6 percent below expected output over the last 13 games. Hauser is defending well without fouling, ranking in the 93rd percentile in the NBA in fouls per shot attempt contested (7.3 percent).
Hauser’s shooting woes were slightly masked when Derrick White and Payton Pritchard struggled to find their shots out of the gate. As those two start to settle in a bit, it’s time for Hauser to do the same.
2. Give us more Hugo
Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez has played in six straight games and nine of Boston’s last 10. Boston is outscoring opponents by a team-best 16.3 points per 100 possessions during that stretch (the next closest is White, at +11.3).
Gonzalez singlehandedly flipped the energy against the Knicks as Boston rallied out of an early hole to start the month with a win. He’s made 12 of 14 shots over his last four outings. Playing time is earned not given under Joe Mazzulla, but it feels like Gonzalez is making good things happen whenever he gets his opportunity.
Gonzalez is generating steals on 3.3 percent of team plays, which ranks in the 99th percentile among wings, per Cleaning the Glass data. Only Oklahoma City’s Cason Wallace generates more at that position (3.6 percent). That steal rate ranks Gonzalez fourth in the entire NBA behind only Alex Caruso (4.1), Wallace, and Miami’s Dru Smith (3.5).
3. Wanted: One more reliable big
The Celtics have now played 217 total minutes without a pure center on the court. Boston owns a +8.7 net rating in that span while putting up a video game-like offensive rating of 133.6. That’s 12.2 points per 100 possessions higher than Boston’s No. 3 ranked offensive rating for the season.
The question is whether that’s sustainable, and whether Boston is OK just trying to outgun opponents whenever Neemias Queta isn’t on the floor. The Celtics have leaned into the luxury of having Josh Minott and Jordan Walsh play center-like roles with their length and athleticism. But a 124.8 defensive rating in those minutes is less than ideal.
Maybe the solution for Boston is as simple as letting president of basketball operations Brad Stevens tinker with the roster when trade season formally launches on December 15 (the day most players signed this offseason can officially be moved).
We suspect Boston’s other veteran big men — Chris Boucher, Luka Garza, and Xavier Tillman — will get their occasional chances, and they must be ready to maximize them. Rookie two-way center Amari Williams could get time once he’s healed from a hand fracture.
The bottom line is that, with Queta averaging 24 minutes per game, there’s another 24 minutes for this team to fill at the center spot. Going small has produced Boston’s best non-Queta basketball, but it gets clunky when the Celtics are struggling with their own offensive efficiency.
The Celtics rank 18th in the NBA in defensive rating while allowing 115 points per 100 possessions. That number has actually slid backwards a bit to 116.6 over the last 13 games, masked by Boston’s offensive output in that stretch.
Boston lingering in the back half of the league actually feels like a bit of a surprise. The Celtics rank seventh in opponent effective field goal percentage (53.1) and eighth in opponent turnover rate (15.4 percent). They’ve actually defended the rim well despite their lack of size.
In fact, Boston has been hurt most by a rise in opponent 3-point success. Celtics opponents shot 35.4 percent last season (fourth-best in the NBA) and are up to 37.5 percent this year (24th overall).
The Celtics have one of the best half-court defenses in the league, limiting opponents to a defensive rating of 96.5 points on first-shot defense, per Cleaning the Glass data. They’ve simply been hindered by an inability to secure rebounds and limit second-chance opportunities.
Finishing off possessions and cooling opponents on the perimeter could go a long way toward Boston surging into the top half of the league in defensive rating.
5. Taking care of business
The Celtics have a league-best nine wins against teams over .500. They are just 6-3 against teams under that mark.
On one hand, it’s encouraging that the Celtics play their best basketball against top competition. Over the course of two weeks, they handed losses to the Pistons, Knicks, Magic, Cavaliers, and Raptors — five of the top seven teams in the East standings. But losses to the Bucks, Jazz, and Nets have left the Celtics in a crowded pack behind Detroit and New York in the East.
Good teams don’t play with their food. They handle business against inferior opponents. The margins are simply too thin for the Celtics to downshift at all this season. They need to stay locked in regardless of who’s on the other side.
The Celtics play seven straight games against sub.-500 opponents from December 22 to January 5. They can either maintain their run up the East standings, or diminish how good they’ve been against the conference’s best.
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman mentioned during Saturday's broadcast of the Edmonton Oilers versus the Toronto Maple Leafs that there is a noticeable change in Connor McDavid. No, it's not the 15 points he's put up in five games -- although that's a big deal. Instead, it's McDavid's smile -- something the Oilers haven't seen a whole lot this season.
Friedman noticed that at least twice during the game against the Maple Leafs, he could see the often stoic and serious McDavid visibly relax, smile, and sometimes laugh. Overall, he looked happy on the bench. That's a recent change, something that has come with the Oilers playing better hockey, having a better record... and perhaps, finally making a decision on their goaltending.
This is not to suggest that McDavid wanted Skinner out of Edmonton. McDavid was the first to say that the former starter will be missed after being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, Friedman also noted that there was speculated tension in the room as the entire organization knew that the goaltending needed a makeover.
Friedman seemed to be hinting that the uncertainty with Skinner weighed on everybody.
The analyst argued that, as the season got going, if Skinner had a rough game tensions tended to resurface. While I can say I noticed those tensions first hand after a tough loss, I can't say I ever felt the fingers being pointed solely at Skinner.
What I can say is that the locker room vibes were often tense. Skinner faced the music on many nights, but the Oilers' early struggles brought with them high stress levels. They were staying in the fight and never slipping too far out of contention. Still, from the very first game of the season, when Skinner flubbed a handle against the Calgary Flames, which led to a tying goal and eventual overtime loss, the writing was probably on the wall.
Friedman reported on Saturday that pressure was weighing heavily on Skinner himself. A consummate professional, when the trade finally happened, it sounds like all parties were ready for it. Reports have since surfaced that Skinner wasn't opposed to a fresh start, while the Oilers were aware he wasn't going to be their starter for this season's playoffs -- no matter what.
Stuart Skinner has far more Stanley Cup Playoff experience than Tristan Jarry -- which some are arguing is a reason to call the Oilers losers on this trade. One thing to remember, that experience brought with it two failed attempts to win the NHL's ultimate prize. The Oilers weren't going to gamble with a third attempt at it and the same guy between the pipes.
When it comes to Jarry, having less Stanley Cup Playoff experience in the eyes of the Oilers. If for no other reason, no one knows what Jarry can and will do. Would it be nice if he was a proven playoff netminder? Sure. But what he isn't is a goalie who got the very end twice and couldn't cross the finish line.
Skinner, unfortunately, carried that with him into this season. He knew it, the Oilers knew it, and the players in that locker room knew it. Whether or not moving on from that is the kind of thing that might cause McDavid to smile more often is perhaps assuming too much.
What might be fair to argue is that the Oilers are playing better hockey and that big questionmark about what Edmonton intends to do with a very real goaltending conundrum is, at least for now, answered.
That could be bringing with it a sense of ease that allows everyone to move forward.
They had a 5-1 lead with less than 13 minutes to go in regulation against the San Jose Sharks and coughed up the lead before losing in overtime. They even had a 5-2 lead with less than six minutes left and still couldn't find a way to get the two points.
The Penguins were dominating the Sharks all afternoon, but when one bad thing happened, it snowballed and got so much worse.
They will try to get over it quickly on Sunday when the Utah Mammoth come to town. The Mammoth are fresh off a 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Friday night and are 15-13-3 this season, good for fourth in the Central division.
Nick Schmaltz has been fantastic this season, compiling 12 goals an 29 points in 33 games. Clayton Keller has also been great with 10 goals and 28 points in 33 games. Dylan Guenther and JJ Peterka are also big threats when they're on the ice.
The Mammoth will be without Pittsburgh native Logan Cooley, who has 14 goals and 23 points this year. He has blossomed into an entertaining player since he was drafted third overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is closing in on more history. He's only two points away from tying Mario Lemieux for the most points in the Penguins' franchise history and the eighth-most points in NHL history. He also only needs three points to move past Lemieux.
Sergei Murashov will start in goal for the Penguins since goaltender Stuart Skinner is still dealing with immigration following the trade from Edmonton. Defenseman Brett Kulak is dealing with the same thing and also won't be available for this game.
Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh and fans can listen to the game on 105.9 'The X.'
In the 4-2 Predators loss, both head coach Andrew Brunette and forward Jonathan Marchessault agreed that Nashville had played a good game, and the loss was more on the Avalanche, which found a way to win.
"I don't think it was a step back. I think we had a pretty good effort," Marchessault said. "Sometimes you've just got to give credit to the opponent and that's a really good team that finds ways to win hockey games. Tonight, they were just better than us."
The Predators had 18 scoring chances, 11 of them high danger on 29 shots and paced play for the early part of the second period. However, facing Colorado's starter, Scott Wedgewood, they struggled to find the back of the net.
It also came down to Nashville giving Colorado a little too much space, a power-play opportunity, or letting in a bad goal.
Nathan MacKinnon's opening goal saw the Predators' defense give the league's leading scorer too much space. Jack Dury's shot found its way into the net off a double deflection off of Roman Josi and Nic Hague.
Victor Olofsson scored on a play that saw the Avalanche pull Wedgewood for a 6-on-5 opportunity on the delayed penalty call. The final goal was an empty net.
"First goal was a little bit of a breakdown, an unlucky bounce on the second goal and 5-on-6, with their goalie out, was the difference in the game," Brunette said. "We hung in there and had our chances. I really liked the first 10 minutes of the second period and then we got into penalty trouble."
Nashville had opportunities to cut the lead and tie the game. Specifically in the second period, Ryan O'Reilly made a centering feed to Steven Stamkos in the slot, but Wedgewood shut down Stamkos' opportunity.
Marchessault still got a conversion on the power play and Tyson Jost scored late, recording his second goal of the season.
"It was a game that could've been had. We had some really good opportunities to tie the score, and it didn't happen," Brunette said. "I really like our overall game. There were no overall passengers. That's kind of the pattern we've had over the last two or three weeks and we'll continue to do that moving forward."
Up next: Nashville Predators (12-15-4, 8th in Central) at St. Louis Blues (12-14-7, 7th in Central) on Monday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. CST at the Enterprise Center.
On a day when the New York Islanders inducted Pat LaFontaine into the team's Hall of Fame, one of the team's newest acquisitions was the hero.
Emil Heineman scored the shootout winner to cap off a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, his second in as many skills competitions.
However, in a roundabout way, Heineman's heroics were the end of a 44-year history of the original deal that brought LaFontaine to Long Island. The pick used to select LaFontaine was acquired in a 1981 deal with the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Dave Cameron and Bob Lormier.
However, that was just the start of what was an expansive trade tree.
The Heineman branch of the trade tree has several high-profile names involved.
It starts with Pierre Turgeon, one of four players acquired in the first trade with the Buffalo Sabres in 1991. After four seasons, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens with Vladimir Malakhov for three players, including Kirk Muller and defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who set the next leg into motion.
Schneider and D.J. Smith were part of the deal that brought Wendel Clark back to Toronto, with Kenny Jonsson, an Islanders Hall of Famer being part of the return. However, a Hockey Hall of Famer in Roberto Luongo was taken with a first-round pick that went to New York in the trade, which became the next branch.
He and Olli Jokinen were dealt to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mark Parrish and Brent Sopel. Those two were dealt to the Los Angeles Kings in the trade for Jeff Tambelini. The other Islander acquisition, Denis Grebeshkov, was traded to the Edmonton Oilers Marc-Andre Bergeron and a 2008 third-round pick that became Kirill Petrov.
Petrov and Allen Rourke were part of a return deal to the Oilers for a 2008 second-round pick, which became Travis Hamonic. Which leads us to the more recent and, for now, final developments.
Hamonic was traded to the Calgary Flames in 2017 with a 2019 fourth-round pick for three draft picks. One of them was a 2019 first-rounder, which became Noah Dobson. Evidently, this culminates in the Heineman trade, where he joined the Islanders in exchange for the picks that became Victor Eklund and Kashawn Aitcheson.
However, several of the tree's branches are eye-catchers. As part of the deals on the opposite side, the Alexei Yashin trade is part of the story. The Islanders traded Hall of Fame defenseman Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt and a first-round pick, which became Jason Spezza, in the deal for Yashin. Also notable was a deal for forward Oleg Kvasha to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a 2006 third-round pick, which was later traded to the Boston Bruins to allow them to take Brad Marchand.
With the original trade of LaFontaine to Buffalo sparking the last 44 years of deals into motion, everything came full circle on his special day. As Heineman continues to make a name for himself on Long Island, it all can be traced back to Saturday's honoree.
Jordan Henderson’s first goal for Brentford was cancelled out by a towering header from Dominic Calvert-Lewin
13 min It’s all fairly cagey. Leeds, who look very comfortable for a side who only recently switched to a back three, are having plenty of possession in the middle third.
9 min Almost a chance for Leeds, who have settled nicely on the ball. Bogle slides a pass down the side to Calvert-Lewin, who slips Van den Berg cleverly and guides a low ball into the six-yard box. Okafor is slightly on his heels and Brentford are able to clear.
Morgan Scalley was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach at Utah on Saturday, succeeding Kyle Whittingham, who announced Friday he would step down after 21 seasons.
