The last night of NHL action before the All-Star break is usually a wild one, and Thursday's 15-game slate certainly didn't disappoint.

With only the Los Angeles Kings getting the night off, there were plenty of impressive plays and accomplishments around the league.

Here are seven moments you need to see from an extremely busy evening of hockey:

Callahan blows by Gostisbehere, buries stunning shorty

The goal of the night came from an unlikely source.

Ryan Callahan's second of the season was a dandy, as he stickhandled past Shayne Gostisbehere, drove around Michal Neuvirth, and deposited a beautiful shorthanded marker.

Teravainen goes backhand shelf on Price

The Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens combined for seven second-period goals, and the best one came off the stick of Teuvo Teravainen, who cruised in off a turnover and roofed his second of the game past Carey Price.

DeBrincat and Toews work the give-and-go

Alex DeBrincat has been a real bright spot for the otherwise disappointing Chicago Blackhawks this season, and he had himself a game Thursday night.

The 20-year-old put up four points in a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, including a hat trick capped off by an empty-netter.

DeBrincat's second goal of the game came following a sweet passing sequence between himself and Jonathan Toews.

Ovechkin tips home No. 30

Alex Ovechkin is showing no signs of slowing down at age 32.

The Washington Capitals superstar came into Thursday's action leading the league in goal-scoring, and he padded that lead with a deft deflection for his 30th of the season.

Ovechkin joined some impressive company with the goal, which gave him his 13th consecutive 30-goal campaign, and he also picked up his 500th career assist earlier in the game.

Henrique strips Laine, fires one over Hellebuyck

Adam Henrique stole the puck from Patrik Laine, appeared to take a high stick from the Winnipeg Jets sniper, then whipped a terrific shot past Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

Strome's would-be winner controversially disallowed

The Edmonton Oilers had what would have been the overtime winner against the Calgary Flames called back in controversial fashion Thursday night.

Ryan Strome's goal was disallowed on a goaltender interference review, despite minimal contact by Connor McDavid on Flames netminder David Ridditch.

McDavid gives it to the officials after winning it in shootout

McDavid clearly wasn't happy about the earlier goal being called back, as he mockingly asked the officials to review his shootout winner a few minutes later.

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The Edmonton Oilers rallied behind Connor McDavid's shootout winner against the Calgary Flames after yet another controversial goaltender interference call in overtime reversed the team's seemingly legitimate tiebreaker.

Ryan Strome looked to have scored his first goal in 13 games in the extra period, sliding a McDavid rebound past goaltender David Rittich.

Not so fast.

The league offices reviewed the play for potential goaltender interference and to the dismay of most, they found Rittich had been hampered by interference, consequently overturning the goal.

The decision had Twitter up in arms, especially given the abundance of questionable goaltender interference calls made this week - just ask Auston Matthews.

The question now is whether something will be done to address what is a seemingly worsening issue.

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Brian Boyle's unlikely trip to the All-Star Game this weekend will provide the veteran with many firsts.

The New Jersey Devils forward was named as the replacement on the Metropolitan squad for teammate Taylor Hall - who will miss the festivities due to a thumb injury. While this marks Boyle's first-ever All-Star nod, it will also give him the opportunity to finally play some 3-on-3 hockey.

"I've been dying to try 3-on-3 since it started," Boyle said, according to Chris Ryan of NJ.com. "This will be a good taste. Kind of ease me into it against the best in the world."

Boyle has been one of the year's feel-good stories. He was forced to miss training camp and the first month of the season after being diagnosed with leukemia, before making his Devils debut on Nov. 1. He's since tallied 11 goals and 17 points in 38 games, including two three-point contests. While he knows he won't bring Hall's sort of skill, he plans to cherish the moment.

"I don't really know what to expect," Boyle said. "It's cool of them to think of me. I'm not naive to the fact that there's a lot more skill there than what I can bring. But I'm going to enjoy every minute of it."

It looks as though the 2018 All-Star Game might have its latest feel-good story after John Scott took over the 2016 installment.

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Joe Thornton has gone under the knife.

The San Jose Sharks forward had an arthroscopic procedure performed Thursday afternoon to address an issue with his right MCL, general manager Doug Wilson revealed Thursday night.

The GM said no timetable has been established for Thornton's recovery, despite estimating Wednesday the 38-year-old would likely be out for several weeks.

Thornton collided with teammate Mikkel Boedker in Tuesday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.

The troublesome knee is not the same one Thornton injured last season.

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Brian Boyle is an All-Star.

The veteran New Jersey Devils forward will replace teammate Taylor Hall at the All-Star festivities this weekend.

Hall will sit out due to a right thumb injury.

Boyle has been one of the best stories of the NHL season, returning to action Nov. 1 after being diagnosed with leukemia. He has 11 goals and 17 points in 38 games.

This will be Boyle's first All-Star appearance in his 11-year career.

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Alex Ovechkin took another step in proving he's one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time.

The Washington Capitals captain deflected a Brooks Orpik point shot to pick up his 30th goal of the season.

In doing so, Ovechkin became just the 10th player in NHL history to record 13 or more 30-goal seasons and the sixth skater to tally 13 consecutive 30-goal campaigns.

Ovechkin is now just three goals shy of matching his output from last season and continues to pace the league in that category as he chases his seventh "Rocket" Richard Trophy.

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Move over, Jaromir. Next up, Mario.

Sidney Crosby moved past Jaromir Jagr and into sole possession of second place on the Pittsburgh Penguins' all-time points list when he set up Dominik Simon's first-period goal Thursday night.

It was Crosby's 1,080th career point in his 833rd game with the Penguins. Jagr racked up 1,079 in 806 contests in Pittsburgh.

Mario Lemieux is the Penguins' all-time points leader, having amassed 1,723 in 915 games.

Crosby is also on the verge of another milestone, currently sitting on 399 career goals.

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The Detroit Red Wings have reportedly declared themselves sellers at the upcoming trade deadline. Even though the team sits nine points out of a playoff spot, there are still available assets that many teams would covet for a Cup run.

Jimmy Howard

Team that should be most interested: New York Islanders
Contract: $5.29M cap hit through 2018-19

If the Islanders received league-average goaltending this season, the club would probably be sitting comfortably in a playoff spot instead of two points out. The same could be said for the Carolina Hurricanes, but there's a lot more on the line for the Isles given John Tavares' expiring contract.

Howard's numbers don't jump off the page - a .913 save percentage and a 2.74 goals-against average - but he'd certainly be an upgrade over the Jaroslav Halak-Thomas Greiss tandem that has posted a combined .898 SV% and 3.49 GAA.

The Islanders could also stand to add a defenseman or two to help shore things up on the back end, but bringing in a solid, veteran netminder would be a good start to complement one of the league's most potent offenses.

Halak's expiring contract would likely have to be sent the other way to balance things out with the Islanders right up against the cap.

Mike Green

Team that should be most interested: Toronto Maple Leafs
Contract: $6M cap hit, UFA after this season

We've already looked at which teams should pursue Mike Green, and after a few more weeks of play and further consideration, the Leafs should be pushing the most. Life without Morgan Rielly and Nikita Zaitsev on the back end has exposed the team's depth on the blue line.

Travis Dermott has shown signs that he can be a top-four D-man one day, but if the Leafs want to achieve their goal of winning a Cup, a bottom pairing featuring a combination of Dermott, Roman Polak, Andreas Borgman, and Connor Carrick isn't going to cut it - especially when the top four isn't anything to write home about.

Green isn't the sturdy, stay-at-home guy that might fit the Leafs best, but he's arguably the top rearguard on the market. Moreover, his right-handedness would help balance out a left-heavy blue line and would serve as a much-needed right-handed trigger man on the power play. The Leafs would have to get creative to take on Green's salary, but it would be well worth it.

Gustav Nyquist

Team that should be most interested: St. Louis Blues
Contract: $4.75M cap hit through 2018-19

The Blues are one of the most complete teams in the league, but to make a serious run at the Cup, they need to add scoring depth. In steps Nyquist, who, even on one of the league's worst offenses, has still managed to pot 14 goals thus far.

Whether playing alongside Paul Stastny and Vladimir Tarasenko, or Brayden Schenn and Jaden Schwartz, Nyquist's speed and ability to finish would fit in nicely in the team's top-six forward group. His presence would push someone like Vladimir Sobotka down the lineup, creating more depth.

The Blues have plenty of prospect ammunition to acquire Nyquist. Though they would also have to get creative with the cap, it would be worth it given the extra year of Nyquist's services.

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With their historic playoff streak now only a memory, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum, and have informed teams they're ready to sell current assets for future ones ahead of the trade deadline, a source told The Athletic's Craig Custance.

Entering Thursday's games, the Red Wings sit 13 points back of the final playoff position in the Atlantic Division and 11 shy of the second wild-card spot, all but surely signaling the second consecutive season Detroit will miss the playoffs after 25 straight years of postseason play.

The most likely candidate to be shipped out is defenseman Mike Green, a pending unrestricted free agent, but Custance indicates more players could be made available for the right deal.

This year's trade deadline is Feb. 26.

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