Mike Smith didn't miss a beat in his first appearance in the Arizona Coyotes' cage after more than three months of inaction Saturday in Edmonton, making 44 saves on Oilers shooters to record his second shutout of the season.

His 44 saves - which serves as the second-most required for a clean sheet among goalies this season - came 40 games after having to undergo surgery to repair an abdominal muscle.

It was the 29th shutout of his career, and helped Arizona extend its 22-game point streak over the Oilers - dominance that extends nearly five years.

Viktor Tikhonov, Antoine Vermette, and Alex Tanguay scored for the Coyotes, who will return home after taking four points in two nights, and five in total on their four-game road swing.

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Cody Eakin may not reach back as far, next time he celebrates a goal with a fist pump.

The Dallas Stars forward flung himself off balance revelling in a beautiful goal scored with a rising backhand on a partial break Saturday versus the St. Louis Blues.

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Stop us if you have heard this before: There's been a turnover in Montreal.

This time, it's Mike Condon to blame. The goaltender committed an egregious giveaway Saturday night, finding the tape of Nino Niederreiter with an attempt to clear for the first of two goals against through 20 minutes.

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The Buffalo Sabres shared some ultra-cool footage of legendary broadcaster Rick Jeanneret's call of Jack Eichel's last-second overtime winner versus the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon.

And wouldn't you know it? The dash-cam footage is more delightful than the goal itself.

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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss the next six-to-eight weeks with an upper-body injury, general manager Jim Rutherford announced Saturday.

The 29-year-old was injured after a collision with defenseman Dalton Prout behind the Blue Jackets' net during his team's 3-2 win over Columbus on Friday. The injury appeared to be to his left hand or wrist.

His 27 goals and 58 points trail only Sidney Crosby on the Penguins this season. The team went 5-4-1 during a ten-game stretch in February that the Russian missed due to a lower-body injury.

The current timeline likely rules Malkin out for at least the opening round of the postseason if the Penguins qualify. They current sit three points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot.

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After watching Connor McDavid score an overtime winner against him earlier in the month, Jack Eichel decided to bury one of his own Saturday.

Facing the Carolina Hurricanes, the 19-year-old scored his 21st goal of the season during the third period, and then added another in overtime after jumping on a loose puck and beating Cam Ward to lead his team to a 3-2 victory.

After the first overtime winner of his career, Eichel now has five goals in his last six games.

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After missing 15 games with a knee injury earlier this season, it appeared Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall may have suffered a similar ailment Saturday against the New York Rangers.

Kronwall was helped off the ice and left the game after being sandwiched between a pair of teammates - goaltender Petr Mrazek and forward Andreas Athanasiou - while falling to the ice.

He did not return to the game, but told Ansar Khan of MLive.com that he did not believe the injury was serious after the Red Wings' 3-2 overtime win.

The 35-year-old leads the team in ice time, averaging 22:41.

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With a number of athletes testing positive for banned substances in recent weeks, including, most notably, tennis star Maria Sharapova, many are beginning to ponder if sanctions on athletes caught using performance-enhancing drugs should become even more harsh.

Among those who want to see harsher penalties is retired NHL legend Teemu Selanne, who discussed doping in a blog post published Wednesday on his website, Selanne.com.

"I think the only way that would make athletes think long and hard about using banned substances is an automatic life-time ban for serious doping offences," Selanne wrote. "I'm sure that would at least make a person stop and think whether it’s a chance worth taking."

His words came in response to reports the NHL blocked the World Anti-Doping Agency in September from testing athletes during the lead up to the World Cup of Hockey. The 45-year-old Selanne is a member of Team Finland's executive staff for the tournament.

Selanne also mentioned the highly anticipated alumni game he will participate in between former members of the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers.

"And finally, I can’t even express how excited I am about the alumni game at the NHL Heritage Classic outdoor game in my beloved Winnipeg next October," he wrote, later adding the game will "surely be interesting" with Wayne Gretzky playing in just his second alumni game.

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During the second period Saturday against the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders captain John Tavares hit a milestone by burying his 200th career goal past Tuukka Rask.

The 25-year-old forward jumped on a loose puck and quickly lifted it over Rask with a perfect backhand for his 26th goal of the season. He's scored at least 24 times in each of his seven NHL seasons.

Tavares should hit another milestone before the month ends, as he entered Saturday six games shy of 500.

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