In the nine games John Tavares has missed, Gavin McKenna leads the Maple Leafs in power play goals with three but he has been bumped to the second unit with the return of the veteran forward. TSN's Mark Masters is joined by TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston to discuss the decision by the coaching staff to move McKenna and how seeing Tavares on the wing will take some getting used to.
John Tavares still needs final clearance from the Maple Leafs medical team but believes all signs are pointing to a return to the lineup against Montreal on Saturday.
With John Tavares likely returning to the lineup on Saturday against the Canadiens, he'll be lining up in a different spot than his usual centreman duties. Jim Hiller and Tavares discuss the move to the wing beside Nick Paul and William Nylander.
Gavin McKenna tagged along with John Tavares and his family to watch Canada play at the U17 World Challenge in Oakville this week. McKenna talks about playing in that tournament not too long ago, while Tavares reminisces about playing back when he was that young.
John Tavares likely return also means some movement for the Maple Leafs power play units and Gavin McKenna drew the short straw at practice on Friday. But the 18-year old wasn't too surprised by the decision.
Gavin McKenna assesses his game as of late and admits there have been some ups and downs, but he was very happy with his third period against Utah and is looking to build on that with a back-to-back this weekend.
The Flames return from a three-game road trip to host the Ducks Friday night. Despite picking up only one win on the road, Ryan Strome felt the effort was there and said they still managed to play to their identity.
Jonathan Huberdeau was in a regular jersey during Flames skate Friday morning ahead of their game against the Ducks. The forward has yet to play this season as he continues to recover from hip surgery but his presence on the ice gave his teammates a lift.
As part of Upper Deck’s expanded relationship with Wayne Gretzky, and its agreement with the Hockey Hall of Fame, his late father will be honoured with the newly renamed ‘Walter Gretzky Upper Deck Hockey Resource Centre’.
Cole Caufield and Auston Matthews are two of the most dynamic scorers in the game but if you had to choose, which player do you want with the puck on their stick with the game on the line? TSN Hockey analyst Frankie Corrado makes his pick.
Wayne Gretzky weighs in on Connor McDavid's torrid start to the season with the Oilers captain recording 44 points in his first 17 games.
Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke both scored a pair of goals and the Ducks held off a late charge from the Oilers, as Edmonton dropped back-to-back games.
Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal 2:18 into overtime, Justus Annunen made 30 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Thursday night.
Connor McDavid extended his point streak to 17 games with a four-point night, but the Oilers couldn't finish off a late comeback bid against the Ducks. Cameron Gaunce joins SportsCentre to dive into the Oilers loss and other Canadian action from Thursday.
Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens overcame Logan Cooley’s hat trick to beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Thursday night.
Dawson Mercer scored his first goal for Winnipeg and added an assist in the Jets' 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Mark Scheifele also had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, and Mario Ferraro, Neal Pionk, Alex Iafallo and Cole Koepke scored. Stuart Skinner made 24 saves.
Connor McDavid discusses getting hit into the net by Drew Helleson and believes the net should be treated like the end boards.
Valeri Nichushkin and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 Thursday night for their third straight home win.
William Carrier scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night.
Adam Engstrom's first tied things up in the third and Cole Caufield's 11th of the season won it in overtime for the Canadiens. Mark Roe and Martin Biron breakdown Montreal's five-goal performance.
Ty Kartye scored the go-ahead goal, Dylan Garand made 23 saves and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night.
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