If TNT's goal was to score some of the biggest names in hockey for their NHL coverage next year, then getting the best goal scorer ever certainly won't hurt.
Where do things stand on the NHL's return for the 2020-21 season? There are plenty of ideas on the table as the target start date of Jan. 1 rapidly approaches.
Good news for NHL fans. The NHL has announced its Return to Play Plan to finish out the 2019-2020 season, and one of the hub cities could be Minneapolis.
According to a report from Greg Wyshynski at ESPN, the scenario of neutral sites is no longer being considered by the NHL for a return and instead the league has shifted to targeting neutral NHL arenas by division to host the remainder of the games.
It is a rarity in hockey. A goal scored by a goaltender. For the first time in 7 years a NHL goaltender has scored a goal in a game between Nashville and Chicago.