Mark Giordano may as well be guzzling from the fountain of youth.
The Calgary Flames' captain scored the game-winning goal in his team's Wednesday night win over the New Jersey Devils, earning his 60th point of the season in the process.
With the tally, Giordano became the fourth defenseman in NHL history to record at least 60 points in a season at age 35 or older, reports Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960, citing NHL Public Relations.
Giordano joins Nicklas Lidstrom, Al MacInnis, and Sergei Zubov as the only blue-liners to reach the milestone. Lidstrom and MacInnis - who accomplished the feat four times and two times, respectively - are both enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Giordano's game-winner propelled the Flames to a season-best seventh straight victory. He has 14 goals and 46 assists on the year.
The 23-year-old lay motionless behind the Calgary Flames' net before medical staff moved him onto the stretcher. He gave the crowd a thumbs-up as he was being taken off the ice.
Mueller had full feeling and movement in his extremities and was alert, oriented, and conscious, the team announced. He was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.
The Swiss blue-liner entered the evening with 10 points in 46 games.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott is out week-to-week after suffering a shoulder injury Wednesday night against the Edmonton Oilers, head coach Mike Babcock told reporters, including TSN's Kristen Shilton.
Dermott was checked awkwardly into the boards by Oilers forward Brad Malone.
Dermott in some serious pain after Malone knocks him down. Looking like his arm/elbow. pic.twitter.com/lZeS9gldap
The Maple Leafs announced earlier Wednesday that fellow blue-liner Jake Gardiner is out week-to-week with a back injury.
Depth defensemen Martin Marincin and Justin Holl will both play Thursday against the New York Islanders, while Igor Ozhiganov will come out of the lineup, Babcock added.
Johnsson's camp prefers to wait on an extension, Dreger adds.
The 24-year-old entered Wednesday's action with 17 goals - second among all NHL rookies - and 17 assists in 55 games while averaging less than 13 minutes per night.
A seventh-round pick of the Maple Leafs in 2013, he ranks 13th in the league in goals per 60 minutes at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.
Johnsson is one of three key pending restricted free agents the cap-strapped Maple Leafs will try to retain this summer, along with Mitch Marner and Kasperi Kapanen.
The Dallas Stars' veteran forward will miss Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Kings with an upper-body injury, marking the first non-disciplinary absence of his 12-year career, according to Mike Heika of NHL.com.
Cogliano's ironman streak for consecutive games played ended at 830 contests last season when he was suspended two tilts for a high hit on Adrian Kempe. It was the fourth-longest such streak in NHL history. Thursday will mark his first missed game since that suspension.
The 31-year-old has four goals and 10 assists on the season, putting him on pace for the worst statistical campaign of his career.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Jake Gardiner for the foreseeable future as the defenseman is considered week-to-week with a back injury, the team announced Wednesday.
The 28-year-old was ruled out for the Leafs' game versus the Edmonton Oilers earlier in the day. Igor Ozhiganov dressed in his place Wednesday night.
Gardiner played slightly over 16 minutes in his last tilt against the Buffalo Sabres, nearly five minutes fewer than his season average.
He's collected 29 points this season, suiting up for 60 of Toronto's 62 games so far.
"I expect him to play well," the Edmonton Oilers head coach told reporters, including TSN's Mark Masters, before the game. "He's pissed off and hopefully he stays that way from 7 to 9:30 (p.m. ET) ... he's not a happy guy right now and that's good for us."
McDavid will be back in action after being forced to sit out the last two games for his high hit on New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy last Thursday. It was the first suspension of McDavid's career.
The 22-year-old all-world center said Saturday that he wasn't expecting to receive the ban prior to his hearing, but figured he would be suspended upon discussing the matter with the NHL Department of Player Safety.
The Ottawa Senators' plans for a new downtown arena have hit another roadblock.
Mediator Warren Winkler advised the National Capital Commission that the parties involved in the negotiations over a proposed LeBreton Flats facility have been unable to reach a settlement, the NCC announced Wednesday.
The commission will convene by teleconference Thursday to discuss Winkler's news, and another meeting will be held March 7 to finalize a new process.
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk lamented the collapse of the project in a statement Wednesday.
"We are devastated that our dream has been shattered," he said. "However, we will not let our vision die or allow our enthusiasm to be diminished by this ill-fated experience. More than ever, we are determined and committed to explore alternative approaches in central locations that could accommodate a world-class hub. We are here for the long term and want a world-class venue where Ottawans will live, work, play, and enjoy the best the city has to offer. The people of Ottawa deserve this."
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly in an email to Postmedia on today's developments: "We have been in touch with Eugene and we certainly support his efforts to find a new, long-term home for the Sens in Ottawa." #Sens
GBA Development and Project Management president Graham Bird was able to get the three parties - including Melnyk's Capital Sports Management and Trinity Development Group's John Ruddy - to agree to mediation in January.
Melnyk's firm sued Ruddy's group for $700 million in November after the two sides revealed internal partnership issues.
The league did not see the hit as a violation of Rule 48, which governs checks to the head, and it believes the head is not the main point of contact, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon.
Chara caught Kane up high before the two players dropped the gloves in the third period of Tuesday night's game between the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks.
Kane called Chara's initial check a "classic headshot" when asked about it postgame, according to TSN.
Chara was ultimately assessed an elbowing minor and a fighting major for the ensuing scrap, while Kane received a fighting major, an instigator penalty, and a game misconduct