Jaromir Jagr's feeling excellent, thanks for asking.
The 44-year-old's playing future is a topic of discussion wherever the Florida Panthers go on the road, especially to a place Jagr's played before as a member of the home team. That was the case Monday in New Jersey, where Jagr said he's still got 10 years to go.
"I go to 55," Jagr said, writes The Record's Andrew Gross. "I just changed. Fifty-five. I feel good so I go to 55."
Jagr has never said he'll play until a certain age, though 50 has been bandied about. The point is: he'll tell us when he's done.
No. 68 didn't register a point in his team's 3-0 shutout of the Devils, but played 18:54, third-most on the team. His 25 points are tied for second on the club.
Alex Ovechkin went into Monday night needing one goal to tie Canadiens legend Maurice "Rocket" Richard on the NHL's all-time goal-scoring list, and after a goal and two assists in Washington's 4-1 win, he left the Bell Centre tied with No. 9 at 544.
Ovechkin's won the "Richard Trophy" as the NHL's leading goal-scorer six times, including in each of the last four seasons.
"The Great Eight" is now only one point from 1,000 in his career, and he'll look to record the milestone Wednesday at home in D.C., with Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in town (of course).
"It means I'm getting old," Ovechkin said of the career milestones after the game, according to NHL.com's Arpon Basu.
"Time moves forward and time moves quick, so you just have to enjoy every second, every moment when you have the opportunity to try to do something special," Ovechkin added, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels.
Only 31, Ovechkin's clearly getting philosophical with age.
The superstar scorer said head coach Barry Trotz talked to him about tying the record in Montreal. And he did.
Up next, a conversation about point number 1,000, no doubt.
It hasn't been, though, as the Islanders rank dead last in the Eastern Conference 38 games into their season, owners of a 15-15-8 record.
Yet, as he's done in the past, captain Tavares affirmed his commitment to the club that drafted him first overall in 2009, even though a lucrative free-agent deal could be waiting for him down the road.
"I think for myself, I’ve always shown and talked about my commitment here," Tavares told Steven Marcus of Newsday. "Wanting to have success here and keep building on some of the good things we've done. Obviously, this (low) point's been disappointing."
Tavares is an unrestricted free agent after the 2017-18 season, and to his standards, is underperforming this season with a team-leading 27 points.
"For myself, I know that I have not been to the level that I expect of myself and the standard that I want to be at," Tavares said. "(I) keep trying to improve and get better. I need to be counted on more, to be more of a difference-maker."
The Islanders lost a wealth of talent to free agency last offseason, and are enduring dwindling attendance numbers along with substandard ice conditions at the Barclay's Center.
None of that seems to be bothering Tavares.
"I think I’ve stated enough how much I enjoy being here," he said.
The goal, Kuznetsov's fifth of the season, came less than a minute after Tomas Plekanec finally got the Habs on the board, his fourth briefly tying up the game 1-1.
The goal was eventually the winner, Washington coming out on top 4-1.
Roberto Luongo stands alone in fifth place on the NHL's all-time goaltending wins list.
The 37-year-old veteran won his 448th career game on Monday - a 3-0 decision for the Florida Panthers over the New Jersey Devils - breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk.
It took Luongo 953 games, while Sawchuk needed 971.
The shutout was Luongo's 73rd of his career.
Luongo won't be in fifth for long. Up next, just six wins ahead, is Curtis Joseph:
Rank
Goalie
Wins
1
Martin Brodeur
691
2
Patrick Roy
551
3
Ed Belfour
484
4
Joseph
454
5
Luongo
448
Only 11 goalies in history have won 400 or more games, with Henrik Lundqvist needing just eight more to join the club.
The majority of Luongo's wins - 252 over eight seasons - came as a member of the Vancouver Canucks. Monday was his 189th win as a Panther, in his second go-round with the club.
Luongo also won seven games as a member of the New York Islanders, who drafted him fourth overall in 1997.
Roberto Luongo stands alone in fifth place on the NHL's all-time goaltending wins list.
The 37-year-old veteran won his 448th career game on Monday - a 3-0 decision for the Florida Panthers over the New Jersey Devils - breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk.
It took Luongo 953 games, while Sawchuk needed 971.
The shutout was Luongo's 73rd of his career.
Luongo won't be in fifth for long. Up next, just six wins ahead, is Curtis Joseph:
Rank
Goalie
Wins
1
Martin Brodeur
691
2
Patrick Roy
551
3
Ed Belfour
484
4
Joseph
454
5
Luongo
448
Only 11 goalies in history have won 400 or more games, with Henrik Lundqvist needing just eight more to join the club.
The majority of Luongo's wins - 252 over eight seasons - came as a member of the Vancouver Canucks. Monday was his 189th win as a Panther, in his second go-round with the club.
Luongo also won seven games as a member of the New York Islanders, who drafted him fourth overall in 1997.
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Winnipeg Jets defender showcased his scoring touch with a beautiful goal versus the Calgary Flames on Monday night, making a great move before firing a short-side bullet past Chad Johnson.
Everything looks to be coming together for Bo Horvat.
The Vancouver Canucks made him their guy in 2013, trading netminder Cory Schneider for the right to pick him ninth overall, and halfway through the third season of his career, he's a budding star.
With a team-leading 13 goals and 29 points through 42 games this season, Horvat is on track to become the first player not named Sedin to lead the Canucks in scoring since 2005-06, when Markus Naslund recorded 79 points.
While Henrik or Daniel - second and third in team scoring, respectively - can surely assume the team lead before the season ends, it remains important to recognize the strides Horvat has made.
The 21-year-old is three goals shy of the career-high 16 tallies he established in 82 games last season, and just 12 points shy of reaching a new best in that regard.
What's more, the Canucks are winning, owners of a 7-3 record in their last 10 games, and unexpectedly in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race.
Over Vancouver's impressive stretch, Horvat's leading the way, currently riding a seven-game point streak and manufacturing 13 points in his last 13 games.
Horvat has also set new highs in ice time (17:26) and owns the highest faceoff win rate of his career (54.2%).
The increased success couldn't come at a better time for Horvat, either, as he's scheduled for restricted free agency - and likely a hefty raise.
The club waived backup goalie Curtis McElhinney on Monday, and he leaves with a .924 save percentage. The 33-year-old was shelled Saturday against the New York Rangers, and he's gone, replaced by 24-year-old Anton Forsberg, who got the call from the AHL.
Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said it wasn't only Saturday's start that factored into Monday's decision.
"It's not based upon one game," Kekalainen said, writes The Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline. "(All the games) go into the evaluation, where we feel he's at with his career and where we feel our other goalies are with their careers, the future of our goaltending."
Forsberg's that future.
A seventh-round pick in 2011, that Forsberg is getting an opportunity is a story in itself. He's produced at the minor-league level and jumped Joonas Korpisalo - a second-round pick, 62nd overall in 2012 - on the depth chart thanks to a 9-0-0 miracle playoff run last year, playing an integral role in the Lake Erie Monsters' Calder Cup championship.
Here are Forsberg's AHL numbers:
Season
GP
SV%
2014-15
30
.927
2015-16
41
.914
2015-16 Playoffs
10
.949
2016-17
21
.930
He's played nine NHL games in his career, including four last season, recording a disappointing .882 save percentage.
But he's getting a chance. Even though Korpisalo filled in admirably for oft-injured No. 1 goalie Sergei Bobrovsky last season.
Korpisalo played 31 games for Columbus last season, the only 31 games of his NHL career, and posted a strong .920 save percentage. Losing his starting job in the minors, though, has affected his play. He has a .900 save percentage in 12 AHL games this season.
Kekalainen said McElhinney "is a great pro and a great person," and said the decision to waive him was a difficult one.
"(Forsberg) deserves a chance to show what he can do at this level based on the AHL playoffs last spring, but also his continued excellent play," Kekalainen explained. "Korpisalo gave us a lot of wins in the NHL last season. He was basically our No. 1 goalie when Bobrovsky was hurt. He has to earn his opportunity again. This time it's Forsberg who has earned it."
Columbus is in action Tuesday in Carolina, Friday in Tampa Bay, and Saturday in Sunrise, Fla., so it's certainly possible Forsberg starts one of the final two games the Blue Jackets play this week.