With a two-on-one heading his way, Detroit Red Wings netminder Petr Mrazek sprung across his crease and somehow managed to thwart Alex Galchenyuk's attempt with an outstanding stick save.
Phil Kessel went into Saturday night scoreless in 10, with only one goal since the beginning of March, facing his former team in a game his ex-teammates must win.
Slump's over, obviously.
The Pittsburgh Penguins forward got No. 23 on the season to open the scoring, a snipe low blocker side, just like old times at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
That's Kessel's first goal and first point in six games since being traded by the Maple Leafs. He's got some timing.
With his team facing an early 1-0 hole at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins (thanks to former teammate Phil Kessel), Toronto Maple Leafs winger James van Riemsdyk buried the equalizer after deftly tapping the puck out of midair to himself while somehow staying onside.
The goal was challenged by the Penguins due to an apparent offside, but it was upheld, giving Van Riemsdyk 27 on the season.
The forward is skating in the final home game of his NHL career with the Carolina Hurricanes, announcing earlier Saturday that he's retiring at the end of the season after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last November.
Bickell played seven games with Carolina in October, and after time in the AHL, returned on April 4, playing 12:35 in a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Earlier Saturday, Bickell's teammates surprised him by joining him at a Walk MS event in Raleigh, N.C.
The Arizona Coyotes welcomed Cunningham back to Gila River Arena on Saturday, where the club will honor him prior to their game against Minnesota for the "tremendous courage, willpower, and perseverance he's demonstrated throughout his rehabilitation" after collapsing on the ice as a member of the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners.
Part of Cunningham's leg was amputated as a result of an acute cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation, and he was recently seen walking without assistance for the first time since the incident.
This latest step is another inspirational development along Cunningham's road to recovery, and his time with the Coyotes may not be over quite yet.
Coach Dave Tippett said the Coyotes are discussing a position TBD for Craig Cunningham with the organization going forward.
The Patrik Elias era is officially coming to a close in New Jersey.
The longtime Devils forward, who recently announced his retirement after 18 NHL seasons, took part in one last pregame skate with the team Saturday. His teammates allowed him to first take the ice on his own, at which time he promptly potted yet another puck into the net.
Elias then saluted the crowd before skating off for the time being.
Despite hoping to play one final season, Elias was forced to sit out all of 2016-17 and was limited to 16 games last season as a result of a knee injury.
He hangs up his skates as New Jersey's all-time leader in goals (408), assists (617), points (1,025), game-winning goals (80), and hat tricks (eight).
The Devils have already announced they'll retire Elias' No. 26 next season. He'll be the fifth player in franchise history to earn that honor, joining Martin Brodeur, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer, and Ken Daneyko.
John Tortorella and his Columbus Blue Jackets have come upon difficult times to close out the most successful season in franchise history.
With Saturday's 4-2 loss in Philadelphia, Columbus has dropped six games in a row - the club's longest losing streak since dropping its first eight of 2015-16. But its head coach is trying not to overthink the backslide.
"I'm not going to pick apart what my team is right now, because it's so hard to judge in these types of circumstances," Tortorella said following Saturday's defeat, according to Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch.
The circumstances are by no means dire, as Columbus is locked into a first-round matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Blue Jackets have one more chance to right the ship before the postseason begins, as they'll travel to Toronto on Sunday for a matchup with the Maple Leafs.
The Boston Bruins are losing defensemen at the worst possible time.
Already playing their regular-season finale without an injured Torey Krug, the Bruins lost Brandon Carlo on Saturday - at least for the final two periods of their game against Washington. This as a result of an unpenalized hit into the boards by Alex Ovechkin that forced Carlo to leave during the first.
Prior to the start of the second period, the Bruins announced Carlo - who's averaging more than 21 minutes a night as a rookie - wouldn't return to the game due to what's been labeled an upper-body injury.