VIDEO: After trade from Flames, David Jones’ son likes the Wild

In a trade announced nearly two hours after Monday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, forward David Jones is heading from the Calgary Flames to the Minnesota Wild, and his son sure seems excited about dad's new team.

Jones posted the video on Twitter after sending a thank-you to Flames' fans. The 31-year-old recorded 62 points in 174 games across three seasons in Calgary.

The Wild sent veteran goaltender Niklas Backstrom and a sixth-round pick to Calgary in the trade.

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PHOTO: Rangers’ Zuccarello gives stick to fan in need of prom date

New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello scored the game's first goal in Monday's 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, but provided a huge pre-game assist to a fan in need of a prom date.

After seeing a pair of high-schoolers holding the sign below during pre-game warmups, Zuccarello handed an extra stick to a security guard to give to the young couple. He autographed both the sign and the stick following the win.

"Gotta help a buddy out," Zuccarello said, per the New York Daily News. "Gotta help him get to prom."

The helping hand worked, as the young lady said yes - though she admitted it would've been a yes regardless.

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VIDEO: Wings’ Anthanasiou turns on jets, toe drags, scores top-shelf

If Dylan Larkin is the fastest skater in the NHL, a fellow Detroit Red Wings rookie can't be far behind.

Andreas Athanasiou scored his second goal Monday against the Dallas Stars in spectacular fashion, speeding into the offensive zone before toe-dragging around defenseman Johnny Oduya and roofing the backhand past goalie Antti Niemi.

His two-goal performance doubles his season total in his 18th game with the Red Wings.

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Lightning hold off impressive rookie-laden Leafs for 7th straight win

Tyler Johnson recorded his first multi-goal game of the season and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off a young Toronto Maple Leafs lineup for a 2-1 victory Monday, extending their winning streak to seven games.

The big performance from Johnson comes just one day after he was forced from a game against the Boston Bruins due to a puck to the head from an Adam McQuaid clearing attempt. The 28-year-old has three goals and two assists in his last six games.

The other story from the game came from a quartet of Maple Leaf rookies making their NHL debuts in William Nylander, Kasperi Kapanen, Zach Hyman, and Nikita Soshnikov. All four impressed, but were ultimately kept off the scoresheet.

Player TOI SOG Hits
Nylander 18:41 2 0
Kapanen 16:48 3 2
Hyman 15:58 2 1
Soshnikov 14:12 3 1

After Nazem Kadri scored with under three minutes left to make it a one-goal game, head coach Mike Babcock turned to Nylander, Kapanen, and Hyman for the game's final shift and the Maple Leafs kept considerable pressure before defenseman Jake Gardiner failed to keep the puck inside the blue line.

"I thought they were good," said Babcock of the debuting Leafs, per James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail. "I was impressed with them."

Though the result didn't go the way they'd hoped, it was clearly a dream come true for all four players to hit the ice at the NHL level.

"When you're standing in front of (Steven) Stamkos, you're like 'this is the NHL,'" Nylander told reporters, but admitted: "I just wanted to score, that's the only thing, and win the game. Otherwise it was lots of fun."

The Leafs now head to Washington on Wednesday, where recent acquisition Brooks Laich will visit his old team. The Lightning, who have drawn even with the Florida Panthers at 78 points atop the Atlantic, will wrap up their three-game trip against the Ottawa Senators.

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