Jake Dotchin's time in Tampa Bay came to an ugly end in September when the Lightning waived him for a material breach of contract for showing up to training camp overweight. Dotchin landed on his feet this week, signing a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Anaheim Ducks, but it appears his saga with the Lightning isn't over just yet.

Head coach Claude Julien expects Carey Price to start for Montreal in Saturday's matchup with the Senators and sitting just one win behind Patrick Roy for second on the Canadiens' all-time wins list, Price has a chance to do what he's dreamt of doing growing up and match one of his main idols. John Lu has more.

TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun joins First Up with Michael and Carlo to discuss William Nylander's contract talks with Kyle Dubas in Switzerland, the Maple Leafs' loss to the Penguins and more.

Dustin Byfuglien's return to the ice was very noticeable Thursday. The Winnipeg Jets defenceman had a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury.

Connor McDavid set up Leon Draisiatl for the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in their home opener on Thursday. Kailer Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers (3-2-0), who have won three straight.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Matt Benning has left the game against the Boston Bruins and will not return.

Vinnie Hinostroza scored twice against his former team, Antti Raanta made 33 saves and the Arizona Coyotes spoiled Corey Crawford's season debut, beating the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night. Clayton Keller finished with a goal and an assist as Arizona improved to 1-1 on a four-game road trip.

Logan Couture had his third career hat trick and the San Jose Sharks scored three times on the power play to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Thursday night in their first game back from a five-game road trip. Couture and Joonas Donskoi scored power-play goals 27 seconds apart in the first period following a double-minor against Kyle Okposo for high sticking.

Valtteri Filppula scored twice and the New York Islanders snapped a two-game road losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Filppula, Matt Martin, Leo Komarov and Andrew Ladd each had a goal in the third period as the Islanders had a season high in scoring.

Gabriel Landeskog scored three goals, the last of which put Colorado ahead with 3:22 remaining, and the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday night.

Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the season, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Thursday night. Stamkos ended a 16-game regular-season goal drought dating to last season from the slot with 4:41 left in the second. The goal gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead.

Teams are fortunate to have even one elite centreman in the NHL. TSN Hockey analyst Dave Poulin takes a closer look at four teams that have the best 1-2 punch at centre in the league.

An increase in the number of concussions resulting from shots off the mask has prompted the league to expedite expanded testing on goalie masks, TSN Senior Hockey Reporter Frank Seravalli writes.