As nice as it is to have top goal scorers and hard-hitting defensemen on your team, there’s no position more important than goaltending. Former NHL coach Alain Vigneault explains it best. “If my goalie is better than your goalie,

Earlier this year, before Ashley and Ryan Smith acquired the team, the Arizona Coyotes had the lowest valuation among the NHL's 32 teams, somewhere around $500 million.

MONTREAL (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night. Sergachev tapped in a pass from Nick Schmaltz with 27 seconds left in the extra period to end the game. Jack McBain and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 11 saves.

Being fat and happy will be a concern for the Oilers, too. They’re coming off their CBA-mandated five-day break, so a few of them might come back with nice tans.