The end result wasn't desired, but the Buffalo Sabres sure got what they need out of franchise center Jack Eichel.

With his team down two goals to the Carolina Hurricanes midway through the third period, the 21-year-old scored two goals in 10 seconds, earning his first career hat trick after having scored in the previous period.

The third goal in particular was the kind of "put the puck on my stick and let me take over" play that this perennially struggling this team needs from its best player.

In the end, the Sabres fell to the Hurricanes in overtime, but Eichel finished with the three goals, an assist, and 11 shots on net. It's the kind of dominant performance that Buffalo will hope to see more of from a player who'll begin earning $10 million per season beginning in 2018-19.

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That's one way to celebrate a goal.

New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle won a net-front battle with defenseman John Klingberg of the Dallas Stars on Friday, depositing a rebound for his seventh goal of the season.

In the ensuing celebration, he exchanged words with Klingberg and almost exchanged blows with Greg Pateryn, earning a two-minute minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct.

The goal was also the 100th of Boyle's career.

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Team Canada's 2018 world junior roster is set, as the outfit made its final cuts Friday for the upcoming tournament.

Forwards Nick Suzuki and Tanner Kaspick were the forwards trimmed from the final roster, while defensemen Josh Mahura and Mario Ferraro, as well as goaltender Michael DiPietro also didn't make the cut.

Suzuki, the 13th overall pick in the 2017 draft (Vegas), is by far the most surprising omission, as the 18-year-old center has 44 points in 26 games with Owen Sound (OHL) this season.

He joins Cody Glass and Owen Tippett as fellow 2017 first-rounders to miss out on this year's tournament, set to begin Dec. 26 in Buffalo.

With the final decisions made, the 22 players Canada has chosen are as follows:

Forwards

Defense

Goaltenders

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As the Ottawa Senators prepare for what's expected to be a downright frigid outdoor game, there's no shortage of hot topics surrounding the club.

In recent days, owner Eugene Melnyk has downplayed rumors that he's looking to sell the team, while the long-term status of all-world defenseman Erik Karlsson has also been brought into question.

But here's a new one: While reiterating he won't sell, Melnyk mentioned the remote possibility of relocation in advance of an alumni game on Parliament Hill as part of the NHL100 Classic festivities.

"It just won’t happen," Melnyk said with respect to selling the team, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet. "It’s a franchise. Imagine if you own a McDonald’s franchise. But you can move it. Why would you sell it? It’s something that’s very difficult to buy. We’re doing OK here. Nothing great, but we’re doing OK."

Melnyk added he's disappointed the team isn't selling out after advancing deep into the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but still, relocation remains a worst-case scenario.

The Senators rank 25th in average attendance, drawing 15,281 a night. The team also enters Saturday against Montreal with a 10-13-7 record, good for 15th in the Eastern Conference.

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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ryan Callahan is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the team announced Friday.

The injury occurred as a result of this crash involving Arizona's Oliver Ekman-Larsson the night before.

The former New York Rangers captain had been skating on the team's fourth line with Chris Kunitz and Cedric Paquette, and had contributed one goal and five assists in 29 games.

Callahan, who's in his fifth season with the club, was limited to 18 games last season with hip issues.

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Hockey Canada is reportedly considering adding Victor Mete for more than just one international tournament, but it remains to be seen if he'll be eligible for the second one.

The Montreal Canadiens defenseman is on Team Canada's radar for the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea, but it's not clear if he'd be allowed to play, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Mete was loaned to Canada's national junior program for its selection camp, which wraps up Friday.

If the Canadiens bring him back to the NHL after the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship, he'll be ineligible for the Olympics, but he might not be permitted to play in Pyeongchang even if he were sent back to the OHL's London Knights after the junior tournament.

Montreal hasn't decided which course of action to take, reports LeBrun, adding it will be up to the CHL to decide whether Mete can play in the Olympics, and that league is slated to discuss junior players' Olympic eligibility with Hockey Canada once the WJHC concludes.

Mete hasn't been stellar in his first NHL season, collecting only four points in 27 games with the Canadiens while averaging less than 15 minutes of ice time. He played the previous three campaigns with the Knights, and was selected by Montreal in the fourth round of the 2016 draft.

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The Edmonton Oilers will have their No. 1 netminder back when they take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, as Cam Talbot was activated off injured reserve on Friday.

Related: Talbot's return could spark win streak Oilers desperately need

Talbot's upper-body injury had kept him sidelined for the past seven games - a stretch that saw the Oilers go 3-4-0 with Laurent Brossoit manning the crease.

The 30-year-old's return comes at a key time for the Oilers, as the club currently sits with the second-worst record in the Western Conference. The team will play five of its next six games at home, and with five of those coming against Western Conference foes, Edmonton will have a chance to claw its way up the standings.

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Jay Bouwmeester's return to the St. Louis Blues' lineup was short-lived, as the club placed the veteran back on injured reserve with an undisclosed issue on Friday.

The news comes after Bouwmeester sat out against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday and again on Thursday versus the Anaheim Ducks after taking the ice for the pregame warmup.

As Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic noted, the IR designation is retroactive to Tuesday, meaning Bouwmeester will miss at least two games and will be first eligible to return next Wednesday when the Blues take on the Calgary Flames.

Bouwmeester has made only 10 appearances this season after missing the first 21 games with an ankle injury. He's tallied just one goal and one assist in that time.

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The Montreal Canadiens won't be the Ottawa Senators' only enemy when the teams head outdoors for the NHL100 Classic.

Players and coaches will have to endure frigid conditions Saturday night at TD Place Stadium, with weather forecasts calling for temperatures around 3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 16 Celsius), the NHL announced. With that in mind, Sens players are already working on ways to combat the cold.

"I can't even pronounce the thing that goes over your head. It's sounds like a dessert - a balaclava or whatever," Bobby Ryan said to TSN's Ian Mendes.

"There are going to be moments we wish we were inside," Erik Karlsson added, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

While trying to stay warm on the ice, the Sens will also be looking to start a winning streak coming off a victory over the Rangers on Wednesday.

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