3. Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pittsburgh Penguins are dealing with a crazy amount of injuries on their defense. They entered Saturday’s game already playing without Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson, Mike Matheson, Juuso Riikola. Then early in the first period on Saturday they lost Kris Letang. That is four of their top-six and five of their top-seven. That is a big problem. On Saturday, the solution to that problem was Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The rookie defenseman has shined since entering the lineup and had his best game on Saturday, logging a team-high 22 minutes and recording three assists, including the game-winner on Sidney Crosby‘s overtime winner.

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"When we're successful, we see how we're playing well and we need to translate that to a full 60 minutes," Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy said Sunday night.Winnipeg Jets

The familiarity between the teams might be leading to some early tension. Minnesota forward Marcus Foligno and Los Angeles defenseman Kurtis MacDermid, who scored in the Kings' 5-3 win on Tuesday, started a fight off the opening draw.Montreal Canadiens

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• Yes, it’s true that morning skates are going out of fashion. Even grumps like John Tortorella have been losing interest in going through those motions. At least, under normal circumstances. But under COVID conditions, coaches are seeing increased value in morning skates. [CBC]Washington Capitals

Patrik Laine sorted out his visa in Canada last week, then the Blue Jackets sent a private jet for him on Friday. After 48 hours of quarantine, Laine could make his Columbus debut in this game against the Stars. It could be opportunistic timing for a first impression; Laine has 18 goals in 17 career games against Dallas.

Johnson tied it at 3:33, finding a rebound off Anthony Cirelli's initial shot for a power-play goal. The first of the season for Johnson also was the first Tampa Bay goal in 120 minutes, 33 seconds.