The Staal brothers have been playing hockey for a long time and somehow, Monday was the first time Marc Staal was on the same team as his older brother Eric.
That goes from their days growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to their NHL careers.
“Three years is a long time in the hockey world,” Marc Staal said after the duo skated together in a 2-1 win over Columbus at the Garden thanks to a shorthanded goal by Derek Stepan late in the third period.