Pavel Buchnevich of the St. Louis Blues skates after a puck for an empty net goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on February 19, 2022. Credit: Getty Images/Claus Andersen
Mika Zibanejad smiled when asked on Tuesday about the fact he’d be going up against his longtime linemate, Pavel Buchnevich, on Wednesday.
"Playing with him was a lot of fun,’’ Zibanejad said of Buchnevich, who makes his first visit to Madison Square Garden as a player for the St. Louis Blues. "I have a lot of good memories from it. We had a lot of laughs, and it's going to be good to see him when I get to play against him.