Anthony Cirelli? He bleeds. Those are all compliments, by the way. Shorthand for a signature style of play. Point, the world knows, is quick and elusive. Kucherov, we’ve all come to understand, is a visionary in skates.

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is getting roasted on social media for his post-game comments after a horrible team effort against the Vancouver Canucks last night.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

Patrik Laine scored the overtime winner to help the Canadiens outlast the Rangers while rookies Lane Hutson and Jakub Dobes put their names on notable all-time lists. \* The Senators and Stars each extended lengthy streaks to improve their positioning in their respective playoff races.

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Saturday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens provided hockey fans with one of the more exciting games of the season, while giving both fan bases a free ride on an emotional roller coaster.

Konecny has been on a steady rise. He has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and four of the past five. An All-Star last February, he finished the 2023-24 season with a career high in goals (33) and points (68), and he’s on pace to shatter his best numbers with 35 goals, 59 assists and 94 points this year.

When you add up the salaries of the Leafs first power play — assuming it has Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Willam Nylander, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly on the ice — you get to $54.1-million worth of talent.

With every team now having played 40+ games, it’s a great time to reflect on the season so far and look at some of the incredible performances we’ve seen from players around the league.

As the Maple Leafs went about dismantling the Montreal Canadiens in the second and third periods on Saturday night in a 7-3 win, the Lightning was beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 at home for its third win in four games

Malkin may not be directing as many pucks on net compared to previous campaigns, but he's still at 33 points in 42 games — including 10 on the power play — and skating his usual elevated minutes. And yet,

NHLs team must make adjustments, some more extreme than others. The difference between years of winning and losing may come down to branding.