A Pittsburgh Penguins fan decided to celebrate his love of Phil Kessel with a tattoo that is both strange and awesome.

Phil Hammerstein spent three hours Friday night getting a 1950s-style pinup of the Penguins forward riding a hot dog, with a bottle of mustard in one hand and the Stanley Cup in the other.

"Big Phil just clicked with Pittsburghers - chubby dude with a comb-over and penchant for street weenies, dry humor, bad breath, tries hard and loves the game," Hammerstein told Puck Daddy's Sean Leahy of his reasoning behind getting the tattoo. "Plus I have buddies in southern Ontario to troll."

Hammerstein is presumably referring to a highly criticized story written by Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons after Kessel was traded from the Maple Leafs in 2015, which claimed he visited the same hot dog stand almost every afternoon.

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The Anaheim Ducks' defensive depth is a well-known strength for the club, and it's showing in spades with the emergence of Shea Theodore through three games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

With top-four regulars Cam Fowler and Sami Vatanen on the shelf with injuries, Theodore, 21, has played a massive role in Anaheim's commanding 3-0 series lead over the Calgary Flames.

After recording just nine points in 34 games this season, Theodore's produced five points in three playoff contests, including two goals in the Ducks' improbable Game 3 comeback. He ranks first among defenseman in postseason scoring, and sits tied for second overall in the early going.

More importantly for the Ducks - should his offensive production cool off, which is a rather likely scenario - Theodore's all-around impact has been strong.

In Games 1 and 3, he led all Ducks blue-liners in Corsi For percentage, posting marks of 56.67% and 58.33%. Fittingly, he's seen an increase in ice time as the series has progressed, reaching 22:19 on Monday night.

Unless Calgary can become the fifth team in NHL history to erase a 3-0 series deficit, Anaheim is staring at an opportunity for added rest before Round 2. Meanwhile, the thought of adding Fowler and Vatanen back into a D-corps that's already firing on all cylinders is likely an imposing one for the rest of the Western Conference.

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The Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead, and some fans at TD Garden had a difficult time containing their emotions afterward.

One individual was caught on video throwing debris at Senators players as they made their way off the ice, while another tried to snatch Chris Wideman's stick right out of his hands.

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The Calgary Flames squandered a major opportunity to gain life in their first-round series versus the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3 on Monday, letting a 4-1 lead slip away in regulation before losing in overtime.

Flames goaltender Brian Elliott, who said Calgary handed Anaheim a win in Game 1, put the blame solely on himself this time around.

"I have to own that, Elliott told TSN's Jermain Franklin. "The guys spotted four goals and we should win a game like that."

The Flames were up by three goals with under a minute to play in the second period, but Shea Theodore scored twice and Nate Thompson once to force extra time. Then, just 1:30 into overtime, Corey Perry gave Anaheim a 3-0 series lead.

"You want to help the team more than you hurt it and it's tough to swallow right now," Elliott said.

Calgary has lost all three games by a single goal, and will aim to avoid a sweep Wednesday night.

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The Anaheim Ducks fought back from a 4-1 deficit to take Game 3 with a 5-4 overtime win, as Corey Perry's game-winning goal pushed the Ducks to a 3-0 series lead over the Calgary Flames.

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