“The NHL’s top two scorers since Feb. 1 are Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov (36 points) and Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (34). Maybe that’s not a coincidence. ‘He is probably my favourite player in the league,’ Eichel said of Kucherov during a conversation last Friday. ‘The subtle plays he makes. One thing he does really well is shoot through a screen. He can pick a small corner through both the screener and the goalie and put it there. That’s something I’d like to do, too.’” [Sportsnet]
Steven Stamkos inches closer to return. “Today was probably the best day yet.