It appears more dominos could fall after Patrick Marleau became the first veteran unrestricted free agent to find a home during the season.

There is "significant interest" from a number of teams in 34-year-old center Brian Boyle, TSN's Bob McKenzie reported on Tuesday's edition of "Insider Trading."

Boyle split last season between the New Jersey Devils and the Nashville Predators, scoring 18 goals - the second-highest mark of his career - and adding six assists in 73 games. The 6-foot-6, 245-pounder also threw 145 hits and won 51.1% of his faceoffs, although he doesn't move around the ice as quickly as he used to.

The 40-year-old Marleau returned to the San Jose Sharks on a reported one-year deal for the league minimum ($700K) on Tuesday. In addition to Boyle, veteran names such as Dion Phaneuf, Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie McGinn, Adam McQuaid, and Scott Darling all find themselves unemployed with the season underway.

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Drew Doughty was the center of attention Tuesday night in Calgary, and he made the most of it.

The Los Angeles Kings defender was booed relentlessly by the Saddledome fans as a result of his ongoing feud with Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, but he delivered a three-point performance that included the overtime winner and then a spirited celebration. Afterward, Doughty said he relished the opportunity to send the fans home with a loss.

"Oh yeah. As much as I love getting booed every time I touch the puck, you kinda wanna shove it in their faces," he said in the locker room, via TSN. "And before that overtime started I knew I had a great opportunity and I was like, 'Every time I get that puck I'm ripping it.'"

The rivalry between Doughty and Tkachuk dates back two seasons from when the Flames star was suspended two games for an elbow to the head of the former Norris Trophy winner. The animosity between them has been persistent ever since, and Doughty fueled the fire ahead of Tuesday's game by saying, "We both know who the better player is" when asked for his thoughts on Tkachuk.

Tkachuk also had a big game on Tuesday, as he registered three points, including a late equalizer that sent the contest to overtime.

He and Doughty won't have to wait long to renew hostilities, as their clubs will clash on Oct. 19 in Los Angeles.

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Welcome to Puck Pursuit, a weekly NHL podcast hosted by John Matisz, theScore's national hockey writer.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Spotify.

This week, ex-NHL winger Mike Cammalleri joins the show to discuss a wide range of topics:

• Why he's helping to create a CBD-infused sports drink
• Origins of BioSteel, a popular supplements company
• Why 5-foot-9 forwards like Mike fit well in the modern NHL
• The story behind a mid-game trade from Montreal to Calgary
• Playing with Iginla, Giordano, Kopitar, McDavid, etc.

...and more!

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Matthew Tkachuk had a memorable night, but his rival got the last laugh.

Drew Doughty fired home the overtime winner as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Doughty couldn't resist egging on the Calgary crowd as the celebration continued.

The decisive marker came after Tkachuk potted the tying goal on an impressive deflection following a giveaway by Doughty with just over a minute left in regulation.

Tkachuk finished with two goals and an assist, while Doughty posted two helpers in addition to the winning marker.

The two players have engaged in a periodic war of words off the ice that began after Tkachuk caught Doughty with an elbow to the face during a game in March 2017. At the time, the Los Angeles blue-liner called the Calgary forward "a pretty dirty player."

Doughty renewed the feud earlier this week when he said: "We both know who the better player is."

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James Neal is looking quite comfortable in blue and orange.

The Edmonton Oilers forward buried four goals - including a natural hat trick - in the team's 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

Neal scored his fourth tally on a nifty one-timer from a tight angle to put Edmonton up 5-1 in the third period.

The goal pushed Neal's season total to a league-leading six in three games after he notched only seven in 63 contests with the Calgary Flames in 2018-19.

The Oilers acquired Neal from the Flames for forward Milan Lucic on July 19. Lucic recorded just six goals in 79 contests in Edmonton last season and has yet to score through two games in 2019-20.

Neal tied the game in the first period with a wicked blast from the slot for goal No. 1:

Just 1:36 later, the 6-foot-3 sniper gave the Oilers the lead with a quick release in tight:

Neal completed his eighth career hat trick with a slick deflection on the power play:

The Oilers improved to 3-0 on the season with the victory.

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Veteran forward Patrick Marleau is returning to the San Jose Sharks, the team announced Tuesday.

Marleau, who spent the first 19 seasons of his career in San Jose, signed a one-year, $700,000 deal, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.

The 40-year-old signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of the 2017-18 season. In June 2019, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, who bought out the final year of his contract days later.

Marleau recorded 16 goals and 37 points in 82 games for the Maple Leafs last season.

The Saskatchewan native is the Sharks' all-time leader in games played (1,493), points (1,082), and goals (508). He ranks second in assists with 574.

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The San Jose Sharks have reached out to free-agent forward Patrick Marleau's camp, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

A couple of other teams are also in the mix for Marleau's services, LeBrun added.

Marleau had one season remaining on the three-year, $18.75-million contract he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017, but he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes this summer and was bought out shortly thereafter. The 40-year-old was hoping to rejoin the Sharks, but his agent Pat Brisson said in September that the fit between the two sides wasn't there.

At the time, the Sharks wanted to give younger players a chance to play, but it appears general manager Doug Wilson may have changed his mind. So far this season, six rookies have cracked San Jose's lineup during the team's 0-3-0 start.

Joe Thornton believes his old teammate still deserves to be in the NHL.

"(Marleau) should be playing somewhere," Thornton said, according to The Athletic's Kevin Kurz. "I expect he'll be somewhere soon. He skates with us in the summer and he's still the best skater on the ice."

Marleau had one of the NHL's most impressive ironman streaks going, as he went 10 straight seasons from 2009-10 to 2018-19 without missing a single game. But perhaps aside from his durability, Marleau's greatest asset was his speed - even in his late-30s.

However, his play tailed off in the 2018-19 season with the Leafs, as his 16 goals and 37 points were his lowest totals since his rookie campaign in 1997-98.

Marleau remains the Sharks' all-time leader in games played, goals, and points. He and Thornton formed one of the league's most prolific duos during their time together in the Bay Area, and the pair won two Olympic gold medals while skating on a line for Team Canada in 2010 and 2014.

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