Puck drop: 9:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Gila River Arena
Watch: Sportsnet Ontario
Game Day Notes
– Courtesy of Chris Johnston, here is the best read you’ll find ahead of tonight’s Arizona homecoming for Auston Matthews. Among the many nuggets in there: Matthews was ripping pucks over the cross bar from center ice at the age of six.
– On the front page of today’s Arizona Republic:
Auston Matthews returns home. Check out the cover of today's newspaper: pic.twitter.com/WpyjXaTHNw
— Sarah McLellan (@azc_mclellan) December 23, 2016
Matthews' Midget coach told him he cancelled practice tomorrow because no one wanted to go.