Nicklas Backstrom had a smile on his face and no concerns about missing another game.

Blues superfan Laila Anderson attended a game in St. Louis with hew bone marrow donor, Kenton Felmlee.

Breaking down a busy Saturday in the NHL.

Even beyond Roman Josi hugs.

Makar was shaking his head after the collision. Not good.

You're ... probably going to cry at this one.

The rare OTBBGWG (overtime bottle-breaking game-winning goal).

Konecny was crushed on an open-ice hit and exited the game with an upper-body injury.

They are off to one of the best starts in franchise history.

Tristan Jarry recorded his second consecutive shutout for the Pittsburgh Penguins while another big game from Leon Draisaitl puts the Edmonton Oilers back in first place in the Pacific Division.

This is a painful way to get a blocked shot.

Williams announced in September he was "taking a break" from hockey.

So far the trade has not produced the desired results, even though both teams are doing fine.

“I felt a bond with her before we ever met."

The 19,000-seat arena is to cost more than $417 million.

They've rattled off five straight wins!

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The Minnesota Wild have won five games in a row and the Arizona Coyotes are now in first place in the Pacific Division.

It was an eventful night for the Hurricanes' goalie.

He heard some early boos but ended up getting the last laugh with the game-winning goal.

He was pinned along the boards by Nikita Zadorov and fell awkwardly on his head.

He is on pace to set new career-highs. Again.

Jim Montgomery deems it "best for" the Stars. We will see.

Bad news for any team hoping Colorado doesn't continue to grow into a juggernaut.

He was injured while playing in the Swedish Elite League in 2006 when an opponent tried to lift his stick and hit his eye instead.

The restaurant decided to honor him because it has been nearly 50 years since he had his first experience covering the NHL.

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Mark Pavelich was charged with felony assault in August for allegedly beating a friend with a metal pole, breaking several bones.

John Carlson had another huge game for the Washington Capitals while Tristan Jarry helped the Pittsburgh Penguins pick up two important points against the defending Stanley Cup champions.

The Penguins stormed past the Blues, shutting out the defending Stanley Cup champs.

The Penguins were playing without seven regulars on Wednesday night and still managed to shut out the defending Stanley Cup champion Blues.

Alex Galchenyuk scores his second goal of the season off an assist from Sam Lafferty to give the Penguins a 3-0 lead in the third period against the Blues.

This is just an unfortunate sequence of events for Jason Spezza and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In his first game as a member of the Penguins, Stefan Noesen tallies his first goal of the season to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 advantage against St. Louis.

Teddy Blueger's redirect finds the back of the net giving the Penguins a 1-0 lead over the Blues less than a minute into the 1st Period.

Bob McKenzie breaks down what Akim Aliu's meeting with the NHL in the wake of the Bill Peters allegations might mean for coaching culture around the league.

Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the NBC Sports app.

A lot of storylines for Wednesday's test against the Colorado Avalanche.

Paul Burmeister, Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter discuss hot starts from the Blues and Bruins.

Kane was given a major penalty and game misconduct.

A big stretch of home games looms -- but it isn't exactly a cupcake schedule.

In a stacked slate of Wednesday Night Hockey, the Avalanche take on the Maple Leafs, the Penguins square off with the Blues, and the Capitals look to take down a struggling Kings team.

The Nashville Predators didn't perform as expected in the month of November, but with as much talent as they have, there are a few things they can do to stay in contention for the Stanley Cup.

Our Line Starts talks to former Ottawa Senators defenseman Bryan Berard about his book, his 10-season NHL career and the eye injury he sustained early on in his career.

Our Line Starts discuss why the Arizona Coyotes have been so good and how the Devils have been so bad during the first stretch of the season.

David Pastrnak has showed he's a dangerous player, scoring 25 goals in 27 games so far this season. Can he score 50 goals in 50 games for the Bruins?

The Our Line Starts crew breaks down team's identities following the Thanksgiving break and discuss how the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues can return to the Stanley Cup Final.

Johansen was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct.

Lemieux schools the North Stars and Hextall's goes for another goal.

Coverage of Penguins-Blues begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the NBC Sports app.